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TODAY'S big news Is Hint the
1 Jup fleet tried again and
'"The bottle opened yesterday
(Jup time) with a heavy alt- at
tuck on our warships and shore
inflation. In the vWnlly of
Okinawa. It wi MODERATELY
aucceiwful. The Utile yollow men
unk three oi our rnu ujrui ami
damaged several olhora. along
fwlth Kimo m a 1 1 e r wnrcrou.
Hill WO .
plinen which appnrently upset
the JP applecart.
"EARLY today a Jii nunrnvr.
iC force wt lighted some 50
miles south of the Japanese
m.i,ti.nH irnd UK toward OKI
nawa. Mltucher'a . fnt currier
(orce unllea in inimcuiai.iy
m-Mlnn little air realatanre (la
dlcntlim that the bulk of the Jup
plnnc.i had been anoi down me
day before) nut encountering
hcavv antiaircraft fire.
When the smoke of huttle
cleared nwny. we had aunk the
i,.iilrliln Ytimnto (lamest re
nialnlim Jap batllcwauon. 43.000
tons, one of the moat powerful
K.iiir.hliu In the w o r 1 d. the
equal of our new Iowa), two light
rru sera aim inrco grnroj cn.
W led three morn Jap dealroy
en burning and three others es-
CA spokesman In Washington
estimates this morning that In
the battle the Japa loat anoul 2a
Dr cent or Iheir remaining com
hat navv. What is left, ho aaya,
could be handled by only ONE
of our many tank forces.
AT the same time yesterday,
' the Jans ntinchcd an air at
tack on the co-operating British
fleet, In the southern HyuKyua,
apparently damaging the uauic
snip King oporgo v.
OUR naval s authorities guess
today that the Japs might
have been trying a double play
whose chief purpose may have
been getting their shrinking
fleet out of the dangerous Inland
sea, with the secondary purpose
of taking a hit-and-run swipe at
our navni forces around uki
nawa. All the enemy vessels-cn
gaged were FAST, so they could
run sway speedily after hilling
THERE Is an Interesting -little
x myjiery In the Pacific news
toaay. inc .in nil flew anoul 2U
big, slow, OI3SOLF.TE bombers
into the fitmt ve.ilerdnv slim
fish "Marys." not aeon since the
karly days of the war arousing
the suspicion on our Dart that
rhey may be getting dangerous
ly short of planes. Wo shot down
12 of the 20 in no time flat.
V"N Okinawa, heavier resist'
ear Nairn. We're still f nd nil a
..".V 10 VM,,,IK Ifl WW
P'-ry few Japs In our push north
fvard from tho Island s center.
K pulled a freak assault yes-
terriftv. tnklnir Lneenn. 'In
Wllthern Llllnn. ullh PttnriT.K.
fUMPEn observation planes
P'nlch wc flew Into Lticcna's two
Irfielcll. Our men nlleri nut nf
il. : . . .'
BMP imio grnssnoppcrs ana toon
iic mwn.
1WE bombed the Hong' Kong
l. re yesterday for the third
trslght day. drnnnins 1A4 tons
t-npt much In Europe, but a fair
Haw L- li . ,.. . . r ....
r uuinoinn in me racmc.
inrce Hundred of our Super.
oris. KSrnPTirn nv nriMT.
fRS FROM IWO, hit Tefkyo
RUZUKI seems to have cobbled
i n new uap caoinci.
R annninti.rl hlmtr fnrflffn
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hospital Closes
fop Labor Lack
For thn (Ir.l ll. .! II .....
JsUbllslicd here, tho Klamath
f?unty Isolation hospital has had
ccaso operation for lack of
tih. ' 'l,,1,1,10 resignation of Mrs.
r miimra, registered nurse,
Gi Ji" l0IW n tor California, the
PlBtlOll tnunllnl l I 1 II.,
Pr-, Kridny April 6.
kfnr ,i rFl1 "HMO. is needed
bsn?rf hosl'ltnl e be re-
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10 ensn of mumps being cared
oSh0'."1?"? cs- lh0 doctor dls-
nrnmnl ll.. II - 1
ct -i J?ulaon cannot be com-
hd m home' 1,8 Pointed out,
" ono reason mniinu- k..
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Ao?2?W 'wnd. the
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In The
Tokyo Hit By B-29s,
Iwo-Based Fighters
By
LEIF ERICKBON
GUAM,
Anr 1 7 Ul'i-Mn
thuu 300 fighter-escorted Super
forts ruided Tokyo today In the
greatest 'lund-bascd raid ever
inodu on Japan and the first
Involving land baaed fighter
pliinea.
Mustangs from recently cap
tured Iwu Jlma iniido up the
fighter contlniii-nt of tho "very
luruo task force" which also
raided Nugoyu shortly before
noon toduy.
Tho first flKhtcr mission over
Tokyo presoges future steady
emiiloyment of Mustangs as
tiupordirt escorts.
Tho P-Sls flew more than
1300 miles on tho round trip
from Iwo to Tokyo. They wore
units of tho soventh flghlcr
Reds Begin Driving Nazis
From Vienna; Encirclement
Faces Remaining Germans
LONDON, April 7 (A?)
Russian troops have capturad
Moslding. southtrn suburb of
Vlanna, altar bloody house to
house fighting: and tha fitrcast
combat lnslda tha Austrian
capital is raging In tha aast
rn quarter whara most of
tho city's utility plants ara
located, a German broadcast
said tonight.
Tha Carmans also declared
the Russians had apaarad 30
mllas wast of Vienna and
reached 8. Poelten on the
road to Llns. The penetrating
spearheads were wiped out,
DNB added.
By EDDY OILMORE ' '
MOSCOW, April 7 W'i The
red army today commenced
driving- - the - Germans from
Vienna.' and there were good
Indications that the nails face
tho possibility of an early en
clrclemcnt if thoy do not make
a withdrawal. .
Soviet storm columns to the
south and. southeast pushed
5TH AMf SEIZES
ROME, April 7 OP) American
fifth army troops, continuing
their attack near the Llgurlan
coast in western Italy, have cap
tured thn dominating 3000 foot
Monte Folsorito. and are driv
ing forward against scattered re
sistance, allied headquarters an
nounced lonny.
Monte Foluorlto is four and
half miles from the sea coast and
lOi miles southeast of La Spczia
' ' ' Yanks Withdraw
North of Strcttola, half way
between Monto Folgorlto and
the sea. the Americans were
compelled to withdraw slightly
from newly-won positions. The
enemy put up a heavy fire in
that sector. A small German
counterattack northwest of the
town was rcmilsod.
Two British destroyers, the
Marno and Lookout, and swarms
of American flahtorbomBers ef
fectively supported tho fifth
army operations in the Monte
Folgorilo area, -no acsiroyers,
lying offshore, pumped shells In
to the German artillery posl
tions. Tho allied communique
reported that some enemy guns
were silenced and others were
compelled to move.
sritisn AtiacK
On the eastern coastal sector
Rrlt sh e ahth nrrny troops, in
what was described officially as
a "local Btlack," drovo across
thp Reno river northwest of San
Alberto and near the southwest
corner of Lake Comacenio. incy
took 60 prisoners.
Rlnhth armv headquarters dls-
pinned that the recent successful
clearing, of tho enemy from the
spit of lana scpnrtuuiB -. v.u
macchlo from the Adriatic was
carried out by the British sec
ond commando brigade, which
captured nearly 1000 prisoners.
6 Million Feet of
Timber Purchased
T.Av-ir.vtEW The Fremont
farmi ttorvlee revealed the sale
of 6,000,000 board feet of tim
ber, mostly ponderosa pine, to
Anderson Brothers Lumber com
pany. This timDcr is suuaica m
the Holphensteln creek area near
Cottonwood reservoir. As soon
as weather conditions permit,
logging will continue,
rwHMlnna nf- tho sale were
$7.25, plus a 37-ccnt deposit for
slash disposal, making a total of
$7.62 per tnousana icei ior me
nlni.. and a $1.30 tier thousand
feet for the white fir on the prop
erly... i
Shaata-Cancade Wonderland
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 7. 1945
command, headed by Brig. Gen.
Emvst M. Moore, who recently
established hcud(iiartcrs on the
volcanic Inland 730 miles soutli
of Tokyo.
Mustangs definitely shot down
21 enemy (loiters and six prob
ables. Ten more damaged. Two
P-Sls were lost.
Hit Plana Plant
Musluims flew with the Sup
erfurts slrlkliiK the NakaJIma
Musashlno aircraft cnijinc plant
in western Tokyo. Tho second
group in the "very large task
force" of Supcrforts hit the
Mitsubishi aircraft plant at Na
goya. Both attacks were demolition
raids at medium altitude. First
reports Indicated clear weather
and targets bombed visually.
norinwarus yesterday some
advance scouting groups pre-
sumaniy wresting positions m
sido the Austrian capital.
Mortar, machincgun and snip
Ing fire which the Germans
have been laying down was as
neavy as ever but soviet pres
sure appeared to bo too much
lor the defenders.
Sever Highway
Russian troops which severed
the Vlcnna-Linz highway earlier
in the fighting fought their way
eastward toduy toward the capi
tal. Apparently this Russian
wing captured places north of
the Deer park and was threat
ening Mo cut off mm artillery
in ine Vienna woods,
Heavy battles were In pro'
grcss for the western suburbs
of Wadlingnau and Marlnbrunn,
an importunt Junction for rail
way and highway traffic. Tanks
and motorized infantry of this
same soviet wing appeared to
be pushing into Hadcrsdorf, a
northwestern suburb leading to
heights overlooking Vienna. The
bulk of the German artillery
was located on these heights.
Near Heart oi City
Russian Infantry In largo
numbers was being moved up
to the outer suburbs to back
up the soviet storm units which
first battered into the city's
defenses, who were reported
within four miles of St. Stcph
an's church, in the middle of
the city.
The nazl-controlled Vienna
radio transmitter was less than
a mile ahead of the Russians.
Tills radio station reported Just
before midnight last night that
violent street fighting had
broken out In tho city proper.
The roar of artillery was heard
in tho background of the broad
cast. Troops Aid in
Flotd Battle
NEW ORLEANS, April 7
Troops were thrown today into
tho flood battlo In Louisiana
where a' half million acres have
been inundated and more than
3000 families driven from their
homes.
Camp Livingston troops were
sort to help hold the Cane
river levee, where engineers
said a critical situation existed.
A thousand German prisoners
of war arc being used to sand
bag Red river levees. In many
places the entire populations of
towns pitched in with shovels
and sacks.
Army field kitchens and
tented refugee colonics dotted
tho dry areas.
Nazi Leaders Told (o Give
Up Local Governing Posts
LONDON. April 7 (iT) The
German radio announced today
Hitler decree- ordering nazi
party district leaders to give up
their jobs in local governments.
All personal union Deiweon
the offices of the stntc and the
nazi party . hns to be split up,"
tho tlccrco sold.
'Tho reason for the decree is
that the tasks of the party are
mainly to care for tho popula
tion and In these difficult times,
when quick decisions and some
times moves nave to oe carried
out at a moment's notice, it is
not thought suitable that a party
official should be burdened with
the tasks of local administration,
and vice versa." ..
"It will nrc longer bo Dossible
to combine the office of kreis
lclter, (district or county leader)
and county councillor or lord
mayor, and no district leader can
An Imperial Japanese com
munlque said 270 planes were
in the raiding force,-120 over
Tokyo and 130 at Nagoya. No
claim was made by the Jap
anese of any U. S. planes being
downed but a Dome! agency
dispatch said four or five
"enemy" planes were downed
over Tokvo.
Tho Mustanas were units of
the seventh fighter command,
headed by Brig. Gen. - Ernest
M. Moore, who recently estab
lished headquarters on the
Islands 730 miles south of
Tokyo.
"ThlB is the first time army
nlr force fighters ever have
been over Japan, and we had
to go a long way to do It," Gen
eral Moore said.
JAP POSITIONS
IN PACIFIC HIT
By RICHARD BERGHOLZ
MANILA, April 7 OP) Air
operations are stealing the show
in the Philippines theater.
This latest one-day record for
S lanes was reported in Gen.
ouglas MacArthur's communi
que today:
Heavily attacked Hong Kong
a third consecutive day, wreck
ing three merchant ships with
direct hits and starting tremen
dous fires along the waterfront.
Hit Formosa
Loosed 72 tons of fragmenta
tion bombs on Toyohara air
drome, Formosa, iiring many
parked planes.
Sank or damaged, three size
able tankers ond two small
freighters in the Pescadores is
lands, west of. Formosa. .
. Sank 17 small Japanese car
go ships south of Hong Kong.
Strike Borneo
Started large fires in Tarakan
oil storage area of northern
Borneo. - .
And, most sensational be
cause of its very daring, troops
of the 11th airborne division
were ferried 20 miles In tiny,
one-passenger Cub planes to
capture Luccna, capital of Ta
bayas province on southern Lu
zon, and Luccna's two airfields.
The Lucena attack was the
strangest yet in the Southwest
(Continued on Page Two)
Man, Eleven
Women to Hear
Chaplin Case
LOS ANGELES, April 7 (P)
A lone man will sit in the Jury
box with 11 women to hear the
retrial of Joan Berry's paternity
suit against Charlie Chaplin.
The man, Cecil A. Croxen, for
merly of Oshkosh, Wis., and the
women have been sworn in and
will begin hearing testimony
Monday in the new trial of the
case which ended in a jury dis
agreement last January.
PFC Earl Hitson
Wounded on Iwo
PFC . Earl J. Hitson, , U. S.
marine corps, suffered wounds
while in combat on Iwo Jima,
according to word received from
Washington, D. C, by the
youth's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Hitson of Bonanza.
Hitson was wounded Febru
ary 23 when he received shrap
nel in the chest. He was in
action with the marines on 13
day and served 12 days In com
bat before going back in re
serve when he was evacuated.
hold the same office in two or
more districts at the same time.
"In the future, no village or
town party leader can combine
this office with that of mayor."
"Cooperation" Safeguarded
The order added that "close
cooperation between the party
and state will, however, still be
safeguarded."
The decree was Interpreted
here as a means of enabling nazi
party leaders, in the provinces
and towns to escape capture,
leaving non-party members be
hind as stooges to deal with the
allied conquerors.
At the same time, the nazls,
who have announced the inten
tion of fighting last-ditch guer
rilla warfare, would be able to
perpetuate the propaganda that
German civilians surrendered
while the nazls continued to re
sist, i i
April 7. 1945
Mx. (April 6) 52 Mln. 30
Precipitation last 24 hours Trace
Stream yr to data 7.91
Normal 9.44 Last yar 6.08
Forecesti Partly cloudy) light ihowari.
Top Nip
Premier A d m. Baron Kan
taro Suiuki appointed himself
to two of tha moat Important
Japanese cabinet posts in form
ing a new administration after
the resignation of the Koiao
group, Jap news agencies re
ported. T
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9
(pj Japan's third war cabinet
was formed today amid the
roar of demolition bombs burst
ing in Tokyo from the greatest
land-based air raid ever mount
ed against Japan.
The Japanese Dome! news
agency announced that Premier
Adm. BaronKantaro auzum ap-
COMMAND SHAKE-UP
BAH TRANCISCro, April 7
(P)The Tokyo radio today
reported a ' snake-up In . the
Japanese army high command
with the establishment of new
OTerall army and air. force
commands.
While Premier Baron Kan
taro Suiuki's new cabinet was
at the Imperial palace for In
stallation ceremonies, the war
department, headed by Min
ister Gen. Korechika Anami
announced the reorganisation,
said the broadcast heard by
FCC.
pointed himself foreign minister
and Greater East Asia minis
ter, two of the most important
posts in the cabinet.
Minister Retained
Adm. Mitsumasa Yonai was
retained as navv minister al
though under his administration
the imperial navy suffered two
disastrous defeats in Philippine
waters and lost more than 100
admirals.
Gen. Korechika Anami, re
cently appointed director gen
eral of army aviation neaa-
quarters, was appointed war
minister. Both Nonai and Anami
had the blessing of the control-
(Continued on fage two;
Mine Negotiations Revived;
Contract May
WASHINGTON. April 7 (IP)
Bituminous operators and John
L. Lewis expressed optimism to
day, in a sudden revival of ne
gotiations, that a wage contract
could be concluded on Monday.
Lewis issued a statement, as
did Conference Chairman Ezra
Van Horn, asserting that a con
tract is more than oossiblc. de
spite the gloomy predictions of
a few nours earner.
K. C. Adams, editor of the
Mine Journal, issued this state
ment in behalf of the miners
president:
Both Optimistic
'"Mr. Lewis shares in common
with Mr. Van Horn, chairman of
the conference, the optimistic
prophecies given the press at the
conclusion of the joint session
this afternoon.
"Ho feels, like Mr. Van Horn,
that the industry should of its
Record Crowd
At Ball Foreseen
One of the biggest dance
crowds in many years here is
expected at the armory' tonight
for the benefit ball for the Port
land Shrine Hospital for Crip
pled Children.
Baldy Evans' orchestra will
play for the event. Hundreds
of tickets have been sold, and
others will be available at the
door.
All proceeds will go to the
support of the Portland hospital.
The Klamath Shrine club is in
charge.
Hiimbn 10434
II. 5. T
T
9th Army Lashes Out
From Pied Piper
Village
By JAMES M. LONG
PARiS, April 7 (IP) American
tanks struck to witnin 10 miles
of Hannover today in a breakout
from their Weser bridgehead,
and British armor fougnt less
than 12 miles from the great port
ol Bremen.
Both allied advances bearing
down on the great northern Ger
man cities stiu were going strong
this afternoon.
The U. S. ninth army lashed
out from Hamelin on the Weser
river and careened eight miles
toward Hannover (472,500). The
British plunge carried 35 miles,
flanking Bremen (342,000) and
hitting to within 60 miles of
Hamburg, Germany's third city.
ttl Reported
The German high - command
declared a fierce battle was rag
ing in the U. S. third army ter
ritory east of Muehlhausen and
within 130 miles or less of Ber
lin. American reports said a
German counterattack had been
repulsed, and 40 nazi tanks
knocked out.
The German-reported battle Is
near the Eisleben area, where
enemy broadcasts yesterday an
nounced airborne ' operations
within 90 miles of the reicb capi
tal. Third army correspondents
said they were unable to confirm
or deny the Eisleben . sector
operations.
Canadian armored columns
were luns ing through Holland
and already were-1 11-miles from
the Zuider Zee and within nine
miles of snipping the last Ger
man rail escape from' the big
western Holland cities.
Timelag Seen
Even as news of the latest
swift advances by U. S. and Brit
ish armor was received, supreme
headquarters advised correspon
dents that the pace so, stretched
communications and kept opera
tional headquarters , moving so
much that a considerable time
lag had developed between re
ported positions and actual ad
vance points. '
Allied forces bagged at least
40,094 prisoners Friday. Reports
were not yet in from three of the
nine armies in the west.
Treble Damages Paid
By Pelican Bay
PORTLAND, April 1 (IP) A
treble damage' settlement of
$4765.16 has been paid by the
Pelican Bay Lumber company,
Klamath Falls, for overcharges
on 1944 sales of ponderosa pine
lumber, tne ufA announced to
day.
Box factories, other industrial
plants, and wholesalers bought
most of tne lumper, omciais saia.
Be Concluded
own accord adjudicate its contro
versies, and he has joined whole
heartedly in extending the nego
tiations that will promote peace
and progress in the coal indus
try." Cancel Visit
The operators called off a
scheduled visit to the war labor
board today and expressed belief
a contract could be drawn Mon
day. In lieu of a personal report on
the status of negotiations with
the United Mine Workers, the
operators said they were sending
a letter to the WLB, details of
which were not disclosed.
IN
1
OVID CITIES
Born 30 Years Too Late?
The paper shortage, the present unpleasantness existing in
this newspaper field, would not have been such a pain in the
neck back in 1911.
That year, on January 17, to be exact, W. O. Smith, editor
and publisher of the Klamath Falls Herald, filed an affidavit
showing his subscription list which added up to the staggering
total of 533 subscribers. One of County Clerk Charles DeLap's
deputies ran across the paper the other day while clearing out
a vault.
First few names appearing on the No. 1 galley sheet were
V. E. Arant, Fred L. Applegate, E. I. Applegate, A. D. Addison,
Carl Adams, and George Ager. '
Today The Herald and News, which combines the original
Klamath Falls Herald and The Klamath News, has a circula
tion of about 12,500. Roughly, this is an annual average in
crease of 322 subscribers since 1911.
Newsprint quotas are based on use of paper in 1941, year
before the war. Just about that time interest in local and
world news perked up and the annual subscriber increase in
1942, 1943 and 1944 averaged 1333 per year.
The Herald and News boasts one of the highest per capita
subscription ratios In the state of Oregon. In fact, your paper
places fourtn, led only by the
published in Portland, and the
Yanks Destroy
Yamato, 391
Enemy Planes
By LEIF ERICKSON
GUAM,. April 7 " Six Japanese warships, Including their
largest remaining battleship the 45,000-ton Yamato, and 391
enemy planes were destroyed in two-day battle between planes
and surface units of the two fleets yesterday and today, only 50
miles from Japan. Adm, Chester W. Nimiti announced.
Three United States destroyers were sunk, several other and
some smaller craft damaged. Seven of our planes were lost.
Japanese fleet losaes in addition to the battleship were an
Agano-claas light cruiser, on other lighter cruiser, and thre de
stroyers. Th battle opened Friday afternoon when heary forces of
Japanese planes attacked United States ships and shore Install,
tions in the vicinity of Okinawa. Three of our destroyers were
sunk and several damaged. One hundred and sixteen of th at
tacking planes were shot down.
no larger fleet units werel
hit.
Early today navy search air
craft sighted an enemy surface
force at a point about 50 miles
southwest of Kyushu, southern-
25 PER CENT LOST
WASHINGTON, April 7
(IP) A "good 25 par cant of
th remaining Japan ma
jor combat fore" was loat or
put out of action in th naval
air nggmnt announced by
Fleet Admiral Nimitz, an of
ficial naval spokesman said
today.
. Th n w losses, he said,
leaves th Japanese with "a
task fore that can be han
dled vary easily by. any of
our major task forces."
most Japanese island. Vice
Adm. Marc A. Mitscher's fast
carrier force steamed toward
the enem f and during the mid
dle of the day brought the ene
my under aerial attack.
... No Air Battlo...-.
No air opposition was met
but heavy antiaircraft fire
greeted Mitscher's airmen as
they bored in to the attack.
The Yamato reported dam
aged last month in a carrier
raid on Japan's Inland sea and
last October in the battle of
Leyte gulf when her sister ship,
the Musashi was sunk went
down after being hit by eight
torpedoes and eight bombs. -Ships-
Strafed
The continuing attack finished
off the light Agano-class cruiser,
the small cruiser and three de
stroyers. Three destroyers were
left burning and about three
others escaped- the attack.. All
of the ships, were strafed heavi
ly with rocketa and. roachine
euns. . ' .
Seven- carrier aircraft were
lost in this action.
The carrier aircraft had de
stroyed 245 other enemy air
craft in separate actions rnoay
and added 30 more in minor
contacts .today. .
IMMEDIATE .Ml
ERECTION EYED
Th five-man city-county Jail
commission, in its first regular
meeting since official appoint
ment by the county court, made
plans for immediate construction
of the jail instead of holding the
project for post-war .develop
ment. The group met In the county
court rooms ITiaay aiieinuvii
with members of the court sit
ting in. Although no definite ac
tion was taken, it was decided
to ask for preliminary sketches
of a building from Sheldon
Brumbaugh, Klamath Falls ar
chitect. Llovd L. Low was named
nhairmm nf the commission
Other members are Acting Chief
of Police Orvllte Hamilton, ver
non Moore, Dick Henzel and Nel
son Reed. '
Plans and possible -locations
were discussed by the commis
sion. Two locations under con
sideration, both facing Klamath
avenue, are at the dead end of
Klamath at 3rd, and adjoining
property recently purchased by
the county court from Clara L.
Moore.
The commission plans to in
spect new jails along the coast
before settling on any specific
plan for the local structure. It
is hoped to have construction
underway by late summer. Coral
Sabo, county land sales agent,
was named secretary pro-tern.
Next meeting is slated for Fri
day, April 13, at 2 p. m.
Oregonian, the Journal, com
Register-Guard at gugene.
YANKS SEIZE
$100 MILLION
E
By EDWARD D. BALL '
WITH. THE U. S. THIRD
ARMY, April T (IP) Lt. Gen.
George S. Patton's forces today
captured German gold reserves
estimated to a total 100 tons
of bullion, worth roughly $100,.
000,000, placed' in a salt mine
near Gotha along with currency
of the United States and other
countries, and priceless art
treasures.
Dr. Fritz Vieck, ' reichbank
representative at the denosit.
told officers the bullion repre
sented "an tne gold in. Ger
many. He said it had been re
moved from Berlin over a
period of five weeks beginning
February 11.
Near Gotha . , '
The mine' is' near Moeckers.
25 miles southwest of Gotha.
- Besides the cold the bootv
included three billion marks in
currency, $2,000,000 in Ameri
can .currency, 100,000,000
French francs, 100,000 British
pounds, i 4,000,000 Norwegian
crowns and lesser amounts lr)
Turkish,,". Spanish,- and .Portav
guese currency. ; i. .
Capture Officials
" Nineteenth Infantry ' division
troops who made the seizure
captured three reichbank offic
ials' including a Dr. Vieck, on
of the bank's advisers, and Dr.
P. O. Rabe, curator of the Ger
man state museum and assistant
director , of the National Art
Galleries in Berlin.
The bank official said tha
Germans started to move thai
treasure from the 2100-foot deep
salt mine, a .few days, ago, but
were thwarted by blown
bridges., ' -.' -.'
Japs in Burma
Said Defeated
CALCUTTA, April 7 (7P)-r Th
southeast Asia command - an
nounced today that in the battlo
for central Burma and Manda
lay "the Japanese 15th army has
been decisively defeated and no
longer exists as an effective"
fighting force."
The' announcement said tha
fighting inside the Mandalay
Meiktila pocket In central Burma
led to one of the "greatest victor
ies" in Admiral Lord Louis
Mountbatten's command.
The communique, issued at Lt.
Gen. Sir Oliver Leese's head
quarters, said that in an "inten
sive killing match" with the Jap
anese in the past few weeks tha
14th army had gained completa
mastery of the battlefield.
Yanks Capture
Okinawa Posts
WITH THE U. S. 24TH ARMY
CORPS, Okinawa, April 8 (IP)
(Sunday) Infantrymen support
ed by tanks and artillery and
naval gunfire conquered strong
Japanese hill positions today in
their advance on southern Okin
awa toward Naha city and its air
fields. ,
The Yanks' advance against
artillery, mortar and machine
gun positions, some of them in
natural caves on ridge tops, was
slow and the veterans of other
Pacific battlefronts were learn
ing that the Japanese had soma
new tricks. ,
Proposals for
Meat Supply Eyed
WASHINGTON, April 7 (IP)
Convinced by investigation that
there may be no meat for ex
port including lend-lease
after July, a special house food
committee today proposed:
, 1. The army take over closed
packing plants and turn out its
own beef to break the general
supply shortage
's. A cut in the meat quota al
lowed hotels and restaurants.
. 3. The army lower its stand
ards so that it can use some of
tha lower grades of beef, increas
ing the prime supply generally.
GOLD
RESERV
I.