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U l n CTiDirD.nTTDirn pion, packed with possible bna. ann it U ifi.nr.rn lv iinrlnl. Id that everybody who, gets ine aoors tins noon will (fi ha.rn rtltl.nrt.fn nA- IiaiR An. mi,.l l.n nMn..n identify himself by all the men mcinods, including ex- Hal nTl nf Mr. rlnnlnl ...nL. v, ni., .,,,.111 rvuim inuoo nurd to understand any senator or rnnrnsnnt. icvmi man knnMn fn Htl.EA f "ere inis morning win My be wearing a harried Mumca expression and will t lo his heels If ho sees you visiting members of the f fill ft K f ,. trail li. 01 lllcro COmCS Hit- uiouRnt oi mo tan l iiiRi wnnt l?ncs are for? ri , not this time. Hero are press Knllcry of the I .vmiUIVHB I1HS St podatlons for a little short i press press hniifip- scating Inn -".una iut a nine snorr. persons, and It mluht be 1 as manv n 1 ii rtnJmlht on occasion bo Into the remaining Ii.i7 uut tnero arc f,?"1" more than FIVE i.nnti.. . L'uect on Page Nine) fn The Shasta-Cascade Wonderland March 7, 1945 Max. (March 6) 34 Mln. . Precipitation last 24 hours Stream year to date Normal ... 8.32 . Last year .... Forecast: Showers. :..:..id I Trace 7.09 j 5.79 PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7, 1945 Number 10407 GERMANS SAY "r-rrr BATTLE OPENS ' ? Drives f inch GiHln:flmies FIELD ON ISLE Two-Day Lull Broken In Battle For - f Island FORJERLIN Towns Won Northeast Of Stettin, Say Russians Marines Enjoy Winter Sports At Camp Wilson LONDON, March 7 (P) Ger man broadcasts today declared tlio llusslnns had opened the battle for Berlin, breaking into the northeastern defenses of Kuestrin on the Oder 3D miles from the rclch capital, and as saulting Zchdcn on the Oder's cast bank 31 miles from Berlin. The capture of thrco towns, Gollnow, Massnow and Stcpcn Itz. northeast of Stettin, bv the first White Russian army was announced tonlKiu by j'remier Stalin In a third order of the day. Front Aflame Berlin said the Oder front was aflamo along a 70-mile stretch from south of Kuestrin almost all the way north to Stettin. Tanks of Marshal Gregory Zhukov's first Whlto Russian army attacked Zchdcn, 28 miles northwest of Kuestrin on tnc winding Oder, tho German radio said, and possibly were trying to drlvo a wedge across to tur.n on Borlirv.,or Stettin, from the flank. Attack nu after a 24-hour ar tillery barrage, tho Soviets nimchiKi Into tho northeastern defenses of Kuestrin, due east of Berlin, another nazl broad caster said. Major Aaaault The German high command said Zhukov launched a major assault intended to overwhelm Kuestrin and "establish further attacking bases" for a push on Berlin. The Germnns weeks ago said the Russians had shoved bridge heads over tho Oder 30 to 40 miles below and above besieged Kttpstrin. - . Kuestrin was reported under attack from norm and soum, Moscow was silent concerning this front. IN FINAL PHASE -a struian ni"nr.Hni.7 MANILA, March 7 (IP) The KS..Iau.nM rnmnnirm for Luzon It took the Jnpancse more than live monms 10 conquer u nli-nnrlv is cntcrintt its "final phase," Gen, Douglas Mac Arthur said today. irltu ln,.lln llhnmtpri. Bn laan and Corregldor retaken and the central Luzon piain over r,m tim more than 10 Yank -ij..i'i . nnmmlltiH tn the oner ation from the U. S. sixth and eighth armies are regroupinu ju go after scattered Nipponese in tho mountains. CtMl ClTH On rocky Corregldor, at the entrance of reopened Manila , vi, r.r tho Knarrl nnrn- chute regiment have scaled oft 300 caves and tunnels, a spokes man disclosed toaay. in m n.l nlipnt the few nf nnnn Ninnoncsc which had formed the fortress (Continued on r-age nine; y Handlers Not Tolerated HtV. j, r nnltnrt Tills Imilin. " yo" spare a dime ior . lllll"ar atinrnnnh nC 1. nnn.linndlcr is SCldOm irLln.iK,nmatri Falls and will not be tolerated under pres- " war-l m ,!., nf inha avail- u . tuuuiiions wncn incrts aic iciivji . ------- Hujvcrybody thnt wants to work, according to city l& c.r'PPlod persons who have something to sell are not CedV however, , and mny go their way unmolested by c.' In tho cBsn-nf nn-out.and.out pan-handler, strict Hires urn ,nf,..j - . Prmri,H?old E- Tlnsn s Bn example. This man was seen to lcc..( . "Ilce pcopio for aims two wccks ubu, " r,:!s(Ul With hl,i'V,a,.H.i.,nV atnrv In at least two coses. in??" belnR arrested bv city police he was sentenced to 7 Hne or an rin,,!. in Toll for vnsrancv by Police Iklt n0,,d Francy. Ho was mado a trusty In the jail and Sice Ch a' and nothlng aS bee" S0Cn 0F (ncvWta.lexPlnlned today by Judge Franey that the need u t care ot caaes wnere the man or wom2n iB, wolfnre actually "v-o L-ure or rnflpn wnnrn mo man or wuumn l;.S.?nd that the sob storv is one not viewed with much l? y city authorities. I (ail V a ' v. NEARGDBLENZ Censorship Blackout Closes In On 1st Army Drive On a short wlntor vacation from their duties at the Barracks, a group of marines take off lor an all-day trek in the moun tains noar tholr Crater Lake national park snow camp. The resort is being operated for the marines by PISgt. Carl Fisher. NCO-ln-charge, shown leading the party above, and has a permanent personnel of two ski instructors end two cooks. A maximum oi 24 men or eight married couples can go up for two and one-half days of snow sports. J a. . TROOPS GAIN FIVE MILES IN ITALY Ski Camp Operated Near Ft. Klamath by Marines ROME. March 7 OP) Ameri can mountain troops have gained five miles In tho rugged Apen nines .southwest of Bologna-in the strongest advance on the fifth army front in weeks, allied headquarters' announced today. (The German hiiih command said in a broadcast communique that British troops made a "local attempt" to land behind German lines on the Adriatic coast, but the attack was beaten off.) The action was officially des cribed as "a most successful limited objective attack." Striking nortneastwaro wesi of the Pistoia highway three days ago, tho Americans have captured a number oi oominat ine ncaks and tho town -of Cnstel D'Alano, 20 miles from Bologna. More than 1200 pris oners have been taken. News Withheld Tho attack becan at 7 a. m. March 3 under a 20-minute artil lery barrage and with air assist ance. Headquarters pcrmiuca disclosure oi the assault only this morning. Brazilian Irooos. advancing simultaneously with the U. S. lutn mountaineer aivisiun, ceil ed the town of Castelnuovo, three miles southeast of Castel D'Alano and a milo west of Hichwav 64. running between Pistoia and Bologna. Italian Revolt Spreads in Rome ROME, March 7 (P) Dis orders spread to the Regina Coeli prison and sporadic bomb explo sions throughout Rome punctuat ed Italy's political crisis today. Following yesterday's clash before the royal palace between carabinicri and a crowd in which a communist demonstrat or was killed and several per sons were wounded, convicts and persons awaiting trial for fascist crimes burst out of their anti quated cells at the prison before dawn. Police and firemen quelled tho riot with fire hose streams. Bombs burst sporadically in various, sections of tho capital and crowds were reported to hnve demonstrated before cara binlerl barracks in outlying sec tions. Robert Bischoff Killed in Action Cpl. Robert Bischoff, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rude Bischoff of . Murphy, Ore., pioneers of tho Langcll valley area, was killed in action February 16 in tho Luxembourg sector, accord ing to word received from the war Henartment. Bob entered the armed forces in October, 1943, and had been overseas for several months. Ho attended' Bonanza grade school and later moved to Beagle where he was graduated from the Sams Valley high school. In addition to his parents, Bob is survived by a sister, Cleo. He was a nephew of the Miller brothers, formerly of Langcll valley. Un in the mountains border- lno Crater Lake national nark. only 43 miles from Klamath Falls, the marines are now.ooer- ating a ski camp wnicn is proo ably the only one-of its type -in this country's armed forces. Uamp Wilson, leased ior me snow season by aarracKs oin cials, is located about six miles from Ft. Klamath In country which is usually blanketed, by snow six months each year. The resort has modern capins, mess hall and galley, with com fortable living facilities for a maximum of 24 men and tne permanent camp crew, and par tics of marines go up twice a week for two and one-half-day outings. Varied Slooet Within a short distance of the cabins are several gentle slopes for beginners many of the ma rines going out have never be fore been on a pair of skis and further along in the mountains are jumps and slides to catch the fancy of an expert. Beginners are taken in hand by the camp instructors and OF taught the rudiments of : the sriort. how to stand un and walk on tne runners, Deiore going uui on their own, After a couple of sessions with these experts, Cpl. Harold Francis Cha vis' and' PFC Paul Richardson, even the no vices begin to talk of "herring bones" and "Christies" and "snow-plows" like Olympic champs. Chavis was a professional ski instructor at Mt. Hood before joining the marines,, and Rich ardson is from ski country in Maine. Sight Tracks Some 12-16 inches of snow covers the flat country near the camp site, but visitors who have trekked into the mountains re port measuring the snow up there in feet instead of inches, and have come across numerous deer and bear tracks. A favorite all-day ski jaunt for the more hardy sportsmen is a trip to Annie Springs six miles away. The passes to Crater Lake are all snowbound, but later in (Continued on Page Nine) Ohio Surges Over Banks-; 7 Killed; War Output Hii By The Associated Press Tho Ohio river, out of Its banks along nearly all its 981 miles today, took 17 lives, and crippled war production, Dut a cheering note appeared in the official forecast of clearing and colder weather for most of the valley. Heavy rains which had spilled as much as 1.73 inches by the time it ended virtually had stop ped, the U. S. weather bureau at Chicago reported, and clearing and colder weather was en route. Tho cold, extending below freez ing, was expected to check the runoff, and thus give the river an opportunity to drain its crests. Report Crests Louisville, Ky., where a 45 font crest was exrjectcd later to day, reported 1.55 inches of rain. Pittsburgh, at the confluence of the swollen Monongahela and Alleghany rivers which form the Ohio, reported precipuauon tntnlintf Inches. Similar conditions prevailed along the watershed. L.iarKs burg, W. Va., had 1.73 inches. Check Expected Cold air moving across south ern Illinois and southwest In diana changed the rain to sleet, and by freezing the ground was expected to check the runoff. Temperatures of below freezing were expected to cover most of the Ohio valley by nightfall. Tho cold spell, the weather bureau said, will be of short duration, and be followed by clearing and warmer temper atures from Minnesota south ward. Babies Drown Deaths in the Ohio flood totaled 17. William Pinion, 15, drowned attempting to swim to a barge. An unidentified woman drowned at Owensboro, Ky and at Davidsvllle Run, Holsopple, Pa., two 3-year-old girls fell in while watching the rising waters. From the Allcghany-Mon- ongahela confluence the river was moving steadily toward crests approximately 10 feet under record 1937 marks. A 33-foot crest was predicted of ficially for Pittsburgh, but un official rivermen saw a possi bility of a 35 foot crest. At Cin cinnati the river was expected to top 70 feet,. some IB leet aoove flood stage. SALEM, March,-., 7 (FK-Sen Marshall E. Cornett,-i Klamath Falls, said today -he would-in- troduce a Dronosed constitution- al. amendment to create a 31st senatorial district comprising Crook, Deschutes, Jelfersonand Lake counties. Those counties, nlus Klam ath, now make ud the 17th dis trict. Klamatn, under tne new proposal, would be the 17th dis trict by ltseu.. - Earlier Proposal ' Earlier today. Cornett said he would introduce a proposed constitutional amendment pro viding that no county have more than one senator, dui ne said later that he would not have time to work this out be- fore the legislature adjourns This will be his "long-range nrocram." Uornett said. The house still would be ap nnrtinhen1 on a rjODulation basis. The constitution now provides thnt both houses be apportioned according to population, and that the legislature snail De reappor tioned in the year following a federal census. This latter pro vision . has been ignored for many years. au.MBmDBT aenuior Pnrnett's nrnDOsed amend- ment. which would be submitted to the people if the legislature approves it, still would call for a 30-member senate. Each county would have its own senator, ex cept that some smaller counties would be consolidated into joint districts, since there are 36 counties. ; Cornett said Sen. W. H. Stray- er, Baker democrat, is looking (Continued on Page Two) YANKS DRIVE 0 BUI By JAMES M. LONG. PARIS. March 7 (P) The American first army moved within two miles of the Rhine city of Bonn tonight while the swift and powerful third army closed within 14 miles of the middle Rhine .and less than 20 of Coblenz. A censorshiD blackout sud denly was imposed on the first army operations secrecy simi lar to that wnicn prevailed De- fore the great Rhineland break through and the third army dash through the Eifels. The blackout suggested transcendent developments were in progress. Gains Seven Miles The first army, closing on Bonn from all sides, was said officially to have -gained up to seven miles during the day, overrunning more than a dozen settlements including Bruhl, five miles . south of the captured ruins of Cologne.' The blackout Drevented DinDOintine the ad vances on tne urst army rgni. flank, which has lagged far be hind the left and. center in the Cologne and Bonn areas. In the Wesel Docket, last siz able German bridgehead west of the lower Rhine, tne uermans resisted with the utmost violence in an effort to rescue the last of an estimated 20,000 troops sealed in a pocket eight miles long and four to five miles wide. British, Canadian and American ninth army troops closed within five miles of Wesel, Ruhr corner city. sona r ootino The ninth army cleaned. out pockets south of Rosoy and gave the allies a solid footing on the great barrier river from Cologne to east of Rheinbere. The 35th infantry division oi (Continued on Fage Two; 7 By VERN HAUOLAND U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD. QUARTERS, Guam, March 7 OP) An all-out push against tho 6000 or so Japanese still entrenched on the rocky northern end ot Iwo Jima was underway today. with tremendous artillery sup- port and army fighters operating off the southern airfield for the first time. Those fighters ara based within flying range of Tokyo. The ground drive, breamng at two-day comparative lull in this fiercest battle of the Pacific war, achieved small gains yesterday in the center and on tne leii flank of the marine line squeez ing the bitterly-resisting enemy against the northern cliffs. , Small tiains . The marines moved out behind a deadly rolling artillery bar rage, the most intense ot tna campaign. But the Japanesa fought back so strongly with a continuous stream of small arms and mortar fire that the marines were confined to "small, local gains," in the words of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz' communique today. These gains were scored on the west side by Maj. Gen. Kel ler E. Rockey's fifth marine di vision and just east of the center by. Maj. Gen. Clifton B. Cates' fourth division. Maj. Gen. (Continued on Page Two) 1 El E By NORMAN CARIGNAN MjSXICO CITY, March 7 OP) Twenty American republics are: about to invite Argentina back Into the fold today provided sho cooperates and takes the neces sary steps ' to become a United Nation. .Chief, delegates have drafted the invitation and they said it would be adopted late to day. . This presumably would In clude a declaration of war against the axis and would ap parently carry with it a ticket to the San Francisco conference if Argentina complies. .' , Country Isolated ' Argentina has been isolated from the hemisphere nations and was left out of this confer, ence; . . The resolution to be put b ' fore the steering committee ex- , presses the hope that Argentina "may find herself in a position to express her agreement and (Continued on Page Two)- Fertilizer Shortage May Reduce Potato Production A prospective fertilizer short-' age here which threatens to re duce basin potato production by 1,000,000 sacks was reported to chamber of commerce directors today, and the chamber joined the county agent's office and various farm organizations in a determined effort to obtain re lease of the needed ammonium phosphate. ' Information from County Agent C. A, Henderson was that only about 75 per cent of the basin's fertilizer needs have Officer Shoots Sergeant Trapped in Burning B-25; Freed of Manslaughter By CLYDE A. FARNSWORTH KUNMING, March 2 (Delay ed) (IP) An officer at a forward American air base who fired two mercy bullets into the head of a flier hopelessly trapped in a wrecked and burning plane was acquitted today, ot volun tary manslaughter. A general court martial of seven colonels drawn from the U. S. 14th air force and as sociated service organizations returned the verdict after hear ing 10 witnesses piece together one of the most soul-searing episodes of the war. The defendant was a 31-year-old lieutenant colonel, com mander of a fighter group, vet eran of 80 air missions, and ranking officer at the base. The accident victim was a 20-year-old sergeant gunner in a B-25 bomber. (No names were given in this dispatch. Presumably censorship withheld them). The incident happened Jan. 18. Two other crew members of the five-man bomber were killed in the crash, which oc curred when the craft overshot thn rttnwav on returning to base from a mission against the enemy. The plane hurtled down a fiO.foot embankment. Witnesses said rescuers reach ed the wreckage almost immed iately. Three men were in the flight compartment at the time the pilot, co-pilot and the sergeant gunner, whose duty on missions was to man the twin 50-caliber machineguns in the top turret. Co-Pilot Dead The co-pilot was killed in his chair. The pilot was seriously iniured. Both were removed as flames spread through the plane. As many as six men, Draving gasoline flames from a broken wing tank, took hold of the sergeant's arms and shoulders at one time, witnesses said, and tried to pull him free, but he was pinioned tightly about his crushed legs Denina ine armor plate backing of the co-pilot's seat. The wreckage had folded in upon his legs when the right wine due into the ground. Witnesses said that a long effort would have been neces sary to cut away the metal that had snapped in on the sergeant's lower less like the laws of a bear trap, and that physicians could not get into position to amputate the legs. Tried io Pull Loose The rescuers, it was testified. actually tried to DUU the trap. ped man's body loose from his crushed legs, but did not have the strength. All hope ol rescue naa peen given up, witnesses said, wnen the lieutenant colonel, standing off about 15 feet, fired twice at the sergeant's head where it showed in the wreckage of the flight compartment. (The dispatcn cua not say what fire fighting facilities were available). No Defense At the court martial, which sat throughout the afternoon in the recreation hall of an air force hostel here, the defendant elected not to testify In ms own behalf. The defense counsel, Lt. Col John H. Hendren of Kansas City, Mo., rather than base his case on a contention tnai ine snoot ing was indeed an act of mercy. brought out testimony intended to show that the defendant naa acted irrationally under great emotional strain. r The main pillar of the de fense, however, was medical testimony that the con dition of the victim's body, when finally recovered, left a reasonable doubt that the sergeant had indeed died from the bullets rather than from burning. been taken care of, and thai growers are receiving notices from fertilizer companies that they will be unable to fill com' mitments made last fall due. to government allocations. In tetlegrams to Senators Cor don and Morse and Congressman Stockman, the chamber pointed out. that this lack of fertilizer may result in a 2500-acre reduc tion in potato plantings in the basin and a 20 per cent loss in yield on other acreage for which, there 1 s insumcient teruuzer. Henderson said this could amount to 1,000,000 sacks under the potato goal. worK on r roeiem The ' Tulelake Growers ara . working on the problem, and have wired congressman wair : Engle asking his help. The Ore gon and California congressmen ' were asked to confer with the war food administration. Sena tor Guy Cordon wired the cham ber today that he had already taken up tne matter wnn yytj and would notify the chamber immediately of results. Specifi cally, WFA was asked to arrange permission for fertilizer compan ies to luuiil tne romraimiTOH made to growers last fall. . ' .. M. S. West was appointed a di rector of the chamber at today's meeting by President Malcolm Epley, ana tne appointment w confirmed. West, a lumberman, , succeeds G. C. Blohm, who re signed when he moved to Malin and was no longer able to attend ; meetings. Adopt Report : Chamber directors adopted aa report of the roads and high- . .. ways committee asking the pub lic roaas aamimsuuium w the Klamath Falls-Canby high, way on the federal aid system. Support was also given nation al legislation to provide funds ' for acquiring roadside strips. . The chamber - president ap pointed an elections committeal -composed of K. E. Hutchinson, ; chairman; E. Mullls, Henry E. Perkins, Ray Garrison, Paul Skeen and Dr. Boyd Sprague, Annual election will be held in a few weeks. . .