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Tlie Japs "" I1". .... ..i.ino t ipv have IT mortar., .nil. tank fmlnc. and suicide Jap. 1- .nirhcl c inrjcj o( ex- v tried u counter-landing our line" (the scheme mi will) micli ouUtand ettu In coming down the val and nhoro guns .sank K UndingDoji. I obvious Hint in fighting as this, whore we have In alter every Jnp In hole, we aro playing tho in. But places llko Iwo hinawa aro strategic toe w IIAVK to have in fcmakc OUR kind of war ETlain hadn't been an ally, lave had to TAKE It. in So GET AT the ttormans, Lr to finish off tho Japs, tve lo get clone enough to jo hit hard nnd often. 'iprUCHKiuer, n u w v v 1 iui nia. uu m "'"i- can lick his opponent he other side or lite ring lo get close. 6 Is a new development v. which may or 'may significant. The Chlneso iin mve rc-entorca roo- Son tho China const. J list tho Island of Formosa bi look Koochow last OC' ow isn't too important rt, but vve might use 11 m behind more userut ind take them from tho iwcma in Kurope, wen he have to neutralize first. t . S a rumor loose In ha that the Japs are their mainland strategy Idea of concentrating in forces NORTH of the river (Manchuria. Ro il HILL makes one of always intcrestlmr In which he rc-nlediics to stay with us to the msh ana nst the Jbds. has over had much doubt The British have a lot lie at stake there, and ouunoR orccd mat pull easily. we a like 1.1 n statement nn mat he s o na n scores with Jnpan. . ' not so sure of him. islans arc mopplnit ud I'll dlehards In Czccho- l having rounded up of them In thr nnil 94 flicy'vc taken 1,060,000 prisoners since last and announce that In rnicd on Page Two) Mayfield By Nazis Number 10485 "It's Been A Long Time, Mother" i . - (Mtv .V'l (.'' '. I-- ' REDS OVERRUN LAST POCKETS OF RESISTANCE 360,000 Nazi Troops Rounded Up In 24 Hours . Esther Bellant Savclk claiptd her mother. Mri. Guy Bel tent of Peck street, tn her arms this morning upon her arrival from San Francisco where ahe has been under treatment since the arrival of a hoipltal ship which brought her from Manila. Esther left for the Philippines in January, 1940 and, since the fall of Bataan, has been a prisoner of the Japaneae at Santo Tomas prison. The bare hills surrounding Klamath Falls were "beautiful," Esther remarked as she greeted a score of relatives and friends on stepping from the train. Points For Lard Increase To Add To List Of Worries 1 i.ilr.uai--t'ier-, By STERLING F. GREEN WASHINGTON. May 14 (P) Tho feeding of liberated Europe became n housewives' problem today -villi a four-point increase in the ration value of lard, short ening and cooking and salnd oils. These now require 10 points a pound mis ui'A ncuon, taken nt 12:01 a. m. yesterday, was ac- TO MEET AT POST Nl. W. Mayfleld. re. rniSMnn In nonrl In r" -amiRI-y 8, was L wtir ni tiormnnv on. In .i.m.j . . y ' " " received today rents. Mr o,i nit., uf nA.- t. r". fuia tiope. K dated .!,,,.. 11 "- inn narpnn 1 ibi h isoner of n,. "s, on that day. In - covering from P'oni," th ion-. low, but I'll tell you to, hospital Nundcd. Will be OK R.,..kc? .Prisoner the n.. navo 8 good "ay. onniiok i u luua anu La ll0,ntng us good. Say OKC- Vm 0K J UK I'm sure. So to i 1 vyou "ometime. fPted 1 di 0 mcssac 'y iui hSiiSI't ? sis Ik., " "'"ce me ba J w, miss. The B'llli annual meeting' of tho Southern Orccon Medical society will be held at the Ma rine Barracks in Klamath Falls on Tuesday, May IS, with mcdi tal officers of the Marine Bar racks nrescntlntr tho program which, will bo held nt the post theatre. BcelnniiiE at 10 a. m. nn ad dress of welcome will bo given bv Col. Gcomo O. Von Ordcn, commanding officer, after which a talk on the use of dig'talis in congestivo failure will be given bv Lt. -Jackson Norwood. Gas trointestinal tract bleeding is tho ton e to be snoken upon by Lt. J. R. Hnstcrllk, and a color film on nrocloscopic patnoiogy will be shown nt tnis time. uv. Cmdr. J. W. llnvilnnd will dis cuss the subject of fllnrlnsis, which will be followed by a talk on tracheobronchitis and croup in children by Lt. (j. g ) S. Spcctor. Lunch at BOO Lunch will be served at 12:45 p. m. In the dining room at the BOQ, and at 2 o'clock the guests will return to the post theatre to hear Lt. Cmdr. Meyer , (Continued on Page Two) Doofftfe May Head for Pacific LONDON, May 14 (P) Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittlc, who commanded tho U. S. eighth air force in tho crushing air assault on Germany, has relinquished that command, it was an nounced tonight, leading to im mediate speculation that he was headed for the Pacific. The official announcement said merely that the famous speed flier would return to headquarters of the U. S. army air forces In Washington "for a now assignment." However, Uoollllles back ground, his organization and nersonal leadcrshln of the first air altacK on Tokyo uy a-to Mitchell medium bombers on companlod by a new attack on black market operators. OPA announced that the names of more than 3000 price violators have been turned over to the bureau of internal - revenue so that the government may try -to recover illegal profits. Al Capone Trap ' This technique similar lo the one that sent Chicago's Al Ca pone to federal prlson--wlll per mit the government to deter mine whether tho violators have attempted any income tax eva sion. It will be used in all cases, a spokesman said, where OPA discovers price violations ex ceeding $500." Elsewhere on the evcr-widch-ing food front: . Central Agency . A tentative majority report by senate food investigators called for creation of a "food czar" to centralize all government con trols, increased . subsidies for meat packers and inauguration 01 suosiay payments to cattle feeders. President Truman said "We must and can find a way" to :hare American food with "oth ers so badly in need." Mr. Tru man wrote in reply to a letter from Food for Freedom,, Inc., asking him to see "for tho sake of the future peace and secur ity of this nation and of the world .... that our food com mitments abroad - are faithfully kept." . ' $3 Million uovca Faces iBond-IBuyers LONDON, May 14 (P) The last small pockets of German die-hard ' resistance . in Czecho slovakia and Austria were being overrun by four Russian armies today as the Moscow radio an nounced the rounding up of 360, 000 additional nazi troops in the past 24 hours. ' Five days after fanatical Ger-1 received their orders. They will man troops refused to lay down J work for rank. Klamath folks, several hund red strong, rose early this morning as they prepared to ex pend every effort in making the 7th War Loan a howling success. The kick-off breakfast, held In the Willard hotel at 7:30- a. m., found every chair filled as committee heads and workers began the task of rais ing the Klamath county quota of three million dollars, of which $1,538,000 is in "E" bonds. - Today, Monday, is "B" day. "B" for bonds. Immediately after the break fast, retail store employes, which comprise the 3rd Army, met in the Pelican theatre and their arms and continued to fight against the red army, Mos cow declared that troops of the first, second, third and fourth Ukrainian armies had closed in on nazi positions in Austria's Al pine regions and the woods of Czechoslovakia and "were clear ing the occupied area of isolated German troops groupings." It appeared the mopping up" was almost complete.. - ' Captives Increase The Russians announced that the total number of Germans captured since Tuesday - had swelled to 1,060,000, boosting to 2,860,000 the. number killed or captured since the final Russian drive began on January 12, find to 12,600,000 the number killed or captured in nearly four years of war, according to soviet count. German captives were being rapidly - coralled into, prison camps to Join thousands of their comrades being shipped across Poland to be put to work restor ing, "ssla's War-damaged cities; "Give Up Materiel . - In tho-last day of the round up in Czechoslovakia and Aus tria-. .Moscow revealed - that - (Continued on Page Two) . Rocney Bortis To Return To U. S. :Tho most Wonderful Mother's Day .gift in' the world was. re- eeived by Mr. and Mrs. Clemens w. Bortis of 840 Roseway drive on Sunday afternoon when they were the recipients of a cable gram from their son. SSgt. Rod ney , D; Bortis, from Paris, France. The cablegram, sent on May 10, stated that he expected to be home in the near future Bortis, who served , as a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber, was listed missing in action over Germany since mid- January, and later reported a prisoner of trie uerman govern ment on March. 21.., . After receiving training at va' rious fields in this country, he was sent overseas in August of 1944, and was believed to be based in England at the time of his last mission. He was graduated from Klam ath Union high school with the class of 1943. His. father is on a government project under the civil servf.-e at the Marine Barracks. 7x7 Bonds Mrs. Rose Poole, who heads the 7th War Loan committee, urged each woman in the city to take it upon herself to buy a "7x7" bond', over and above the regular purchase. This bond is described as "$5 per day for hospital care for seven days, plus $2.50 for the emergency kit,, which brings the total to $37.50 or the price of a $50 bond." . Women of. the county have accepted tlie 7th . War Loan as their own responsibility. Spon sor groups are the Business ,and Professional. Women's club and the Soroptimist club. -Speak at Kick-Off Among those who spoke at the kick-off breakfast were Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Norma Miller,, BPW president; Vern Owens, master of ceremonies, Andrew M. Collier, Klamath county war savings chairman; Charles Mack, county payroll savings chairman; Mrs. Robert A. Thompson, head, of classifica tions; Mrs. Winnifred Gillen, agricultural committee chair man; Mrs.- Martha McCollum, special events chairman; Mrs. Ann Rickbeil, retail sales chair man; Col. George O. Van. Or den, commanding officer of the Marine Barracks, and Mrs. Shel don Brumbaugh, president of aoropumisi. Special music was included in the morning's program led by John Houston. Solos were sung by Lloyd Rauw, accompanied by Violetle Moore. Original Club ; One of the features of the 7th War Loan, and original in Klamath county, is the "Limit Club." Membership in this organization will include those who purchase the limit in "E" bonds, or $3750 in cash value which has a maturity value of $5000. First school to go over the top was reported to bond head quarters today. It was Altamont elementary school with a sub scription of $3350 in the face of a $2500 quota. Jean Drew was in charge of the drive, The quota was oversubscribed last Thursday, Mrs. Poole was ad vised. Speakers at the retail session this morning included Mrs. Rickbeil, chairman, Mrs. Poole, drive chairman, John Houston and Vern Moore. RUSSIANS GAIN IN Eisenhower Says Friendly Treatment Violates Ruling PARIS. May 14 (VP) Gen. Elsenhower said today he re grets instances in which senior. officers treated captured nazi and high German officials' on a 'friendly enemy " basis in di rect violation of his orders. The supreme commander snid in a statement: "Violates Orders" 'Mv attention has been called to press reports of instances of senior United States officers treating captured nazi and high German officials on a 'friendly enemy' basis. Any such Incident has been In direct violation of express and long standing orders. Drastic measures have been set in motion to assure termi nation of these errors forth with. Moreover, any past in stances of this nature are by no means indicative of the atti tude of this arm.v. but are re sults of faulty Judgment of In dividuals concerned, who will bb personally acquainted with expressions of my definite disapproval. Hegreta "In the name of this great hrd hn. u w" miss- April 18, -1B4Z, made 11 iikeiy torce ana on my own, 1 regret llbr 'iu n received that his services would be used these occurrences." . again in tlie Pacific war. statement was made following widespread criticism appearing in the British and ' American press on treatment of Reich marshal Hermann Goering by the seventh, army. , -, Chicken Dinner Dispatches from the seventh army last Wednesday said Goering was given a lunch -of chicken and peas at the head quarters of Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist, commander of the 36th (Texas) division after "brief greetings and a , h a n d shake" and posed for pictures with Dahlquist and Brig. Gen, Robert Stack of Schenectady, N. Y. The London News Chronicle, declaring the British people had been angered by reports of the way Goering was received, said "Hermann Goering is an evil, cruel murdcren to whom justice must be done. Because he is fat he (s not kind." 1 Army public relations offi cers at allied headquarters in Rome said the war department in Washington had banned fur ther interviews with captured prisoners,' internees or persons likely to face charges of being war criminals. By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Pre Diplomatic Newt Editor SAN . FRANCISCO, May 14 (P) Anglo-American-Russian maneuvers for postwar world leadership are developing at top speed behind the scenes ,of tho - United- Nations-conference. So far, Russia is credited by her western allies with some major gains. The soviet union, moving firmly into a - situation once dominated by Anglo-American policies, is regarded by Anglo-. American officials as seeking at least three main objectives in her foreign policy: Seek Security . 1. Arrangements for her own security first by lining her strategic borders witn .govern ments Moscow considers friend ly (in Poland, for example) and by layins down protective treaties, as with France and Britain; second, by helping de velop and support the world se-. curity organization being plan ned here. - 2. Building up a case Which will enable Moscow to bid for what it might call "moral lead ership" of the world. This fol lows the line of showing Rus sia as a champion of democrat ic rights and freedoms and the western powers as defenders of conservatism. In keeping with it was,. Foreign Commissar Mol otov's '. fight , against admitting Argentina to , the conference, his efforts to have the world (Continued on Page Two) Kennett To. Menage Moe's Walt Kennett, for many years identified with merchandising in Oregon, has been named man ager of . Moe's store, it was an nounced Monday. Kennett re places J. A. Souther who has purchased the Golden mile store at Alturas, Calif., with - other Klamath men. Kennett will take' over his new duties May 25. He came to Klamath Falls in 1035 and was in business here with his broth er, Webb Kennett, men's cloth ier. When Webb sold that busi ness to Dick Hibbs, Kennett af filiated with Dick Reeder's store for men. Minesweeper Lost in Action WASHINGTON, May 14 UP) Loss of the minesweeper YMS- 103 in the Okinawa area as the result of enemy action was an- 1 -uncea .toaay py me navy. . ,'. Casualties aboard the vessel, which carries a normal com plement of about 30, was report ed as "moderate." The next of kin have been notified. The commander of the 136 foot ship, was Lt. (ig) Leslie M. Thornton Jr., son of Leslie M. Thornton of Kansas City, Mo. no took command or tne yms 103 in September. 1944. after serving as executive officer. 011 the vessel. . . . The navy said that Thornton was a survivor. Churchill Pledges British Aid In Peace, War On Nips; Attacks Irish Government LONDON, May 14 UP) .The efforts of the British Empire were pledged by Prime Minister (Jhurchiu today to the twin tasks of perfecting thr Deace- or ganization of the United Nation and to joining with the United States in inflicting' total' defeat upon Japan. . The wartime- leader, in a worldwide broadcast address last night made It plair, that with those tasks ahead he does not in- TO ,S. PARIS. May 14 (P) Supreme headquarters announced tonight the disaccreditation of Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press on a charge of breach of con fidence in breaking prematurely the story of the signing of the German surrender. Morton P. Gudebrod of the Associated Press was disaccredit- ed at the same time for taking an aotive'part in the premature release of a news story." Kennedy and Gudebrod botn were ordered to return to the United States. Robert Bunnelle, managing ex ecutive for the United Kingdom for the Associated press, was reinstated. 1 . Kennedy and Gudebrod were ordered to leave on May 17. Gudebord was - granted an extension,; however, by Brig. Gen. Frank Allen,, Jr., chief of public relations, in view of tne fact that he is ill in a hospital (Continued on Page Two) Haarby Bechen Liberated Sgt. Haarby Bechen, former Klamath Falls man reported missing early this year while on a reconnaissance patrol , i n France, was one of two Oregon men released from Pongau pris on camp in Germany two days after V-E Day. Sgt. Bechen, whose home is given as Hillsboro, Ore.,- enlist ed from Klamath Falls and at that time was a member of the Klamath county tax assessor's office. The Pongau camp was the last allied prison camp in Germany to be liberated. ( : Hood River Tops' 7th Loan Quota HOOD RIVER. May 14 UP) Within a few hours after the opening of the national Seventh War Loan today, Hood River county had filled Us overall quota of $818,000, also its $504, 000 E bond quota, Chairman .ban &iegier announced. The : campaign was pushed through "rapidly here because of pressing , orchard work. Tlie county is believed one of the first in the nation to reach its goal. tend to relinquish voluntarily the reins of government. He asailed. the Irish govern ment of Premier Eamon De Valera for remaining neutral while Britain was under attack by Germany, asserting, "if it had not been ,for the loyalty ; and friendship of northern Ireland, we should have been forced to come to close quarters with- Mr. De Valera or perish forever from the earth." . Churchill disclosed 'that the nazis had. been planning to use multiple long-range artillery against London, in addition to rockets and flying bombs.. London Menaced "Only just in time did the al lied armies blast the viper in .his nest," Churchill said. "Other wise the autumn of 1944 to say nothing of 1945 might well have seen London shattered as Berlin." In perfecting a Deace oreaniza- tion "we must make sure that those causes which we- fought for find recognition at the peace table in fact as -well as word," Churchill said. "Above all, we must labor that the world organization which the United Nations' are creating at San Francisco does not become a shield for the .strong and a mockery for the weak. Mutt Be Worthy "It is the victors who must search . their hearts- in their glowing hours and be worthy by their ability .of the immense forces that they wield." There had been predictions that Churchill might mention an election to end Britain's wartime coalition government, but he had only indirect comment in that connection. - . No Election "I wish I could tell you tonight that all our toils and troubles were over," he said. "Then in deed I could end my five years service happily, and if you thought you had enough of me and that I ought to be put out to grass, I assure you I would take it witn the best of grace. But on the contrary, I must warn you, as I did when I began this five years' task and no one knew then that it would last so long that there is still a lot to do, and that you must be pre pared for further efforts of mind and body and for further sacrifices to great causes." CHIMIN Troops Mop Up Two Recaptured Ports r On Mainland By LEONARD MILLIMAN Associated Prett War Editor Record numbers of Sunorfnrla and carrier planes gave Japan uuvini pouncung ot the war today in a two-Dronieri afinftf approaching the might of 2000' Kiaiie rams 01 tne European ...bav., aa i uuui insf npr- nrin on three potential invasion ports. American marines in the bit terest ground action drove into the mine-strewn ruhhio n on Okinawa, potential spring 1 card for the ultimate assault" on the enemy's home islands, home 600 miles to the west Chi nese troops mopped up in two recaptured China ports which may some day receive U. S. forces and supplies for the re'-' conquest of the mainland. . " Nagoya Burnt An Unprecedented fliohf 'AV more than 500 Superforts poured more than 3500 tons of new type' incendiary bombs on Nagoya,; transforming Janan's thii-rf i. ?stFity..int0 a blazing fire box: in the first daylight raid of its kind. Tokyo radio ronnrforf ,i,a. of carrier planes .from two task" forces struck simultanon.isW ,t southern Japanese airfields, in a: 'wu-uay auack that extended through the entire nieht " .Tnri. anese broadcasters said that for eight and a half hours yesterday 900 carrier aircraft bombed and strafed the airdromes, majors source of aerial attacks on U. S. Okinawa invasion . forces which ; "rfve cost tne Nipponese 3168 planes in seven weeks. Enter Naha Led bv flame-thrnwinc ffinL U. S. sixth, division marines drove into the northern outskirts of Naha, capital and primary port of Okinawa. There they were slowed by heavily mined streets, a river running through the CltV ' anrt an intaneifi.A tlllOrV hflrrairn ae Tnn.- o. .1,1. vajjaiiujtts threw in fresh reserves and em-. pioyea human bombs in an at- -tempt to check the advance. Other tenth army units edging toward the China coast occupied tiny Tori Shima, 55' miles west of Okinawa. In Foochow On the Chinese coast itself. Chinese troops entered the port of Foochow. They were reported battling Japanese troops in the (Continued on Page Two) Ey The Associated Press -.'' Earth - shaking t e m b 1 o fTS, bright sunshine, gusty winds the rain squalls vied for atten tion along the Pacific north-, west's weather front yesterday. The earthquakes three of them were reported from Prince George, British Colum bia. The heaviest struck at 4:33 p. m. Saturday,' rocked homes and building houses, and cracked the plaster in several buildings. uu)eis or jess intensity were -reported at 3:05 a. m. and 4:15 p. m. Sunday. No serious dam-' age or injuries have been report ed. - - . Residents said the Saturday quake was the first feltMhere In 30 years. In Seattle, alternating , sun, rain and wind had lake and sound shore residents on their toes throughout the day. Coast guard headquarters reported cans tor neip 011 itoanoite, ma drona and Riviera beaches as winds estimated at 40 miles an hour capsized sailing craft. - Klamath Falls residents felt cool, weather and rains over the weekend, after having a short sample of summer weather.. -At. the higher Marine Barracks,, snow was reported early this morning, and hills surrounding the post were blanketed in white, Trousseau. Bride Reunited H The wife of Ensign Walter Potts, who is attached lo one of the local military installations, is now able to dress in ac-1 cordance with "what the fashionable - young newly wed will j wear this season," although it was a matter of several months. J before this feat was accomplished. A stranger walked off with her trousseau and Potts' navy uniforms during their first stop on their honeymoon trip, . thereby leaving them with "not a thing" 'to wear. For manyj weeks,' the couple have-awaited the day when their attire .: would be found, and recently their wish was fulfilled. The slippery-fingered thief made one fatal mistake after ; copping the clothes, for last week, Kansas City police ques--; tioned a man wearing the coat of a navy officer with a civil ian hat and,, upon searching him, found the clue that solved the crime. The minsing link was a sorority pin belonging to '-,, the new Mrs. Potts. ' " J The hunt began, the clothes were found all save the :. navy, uniforms and forwarded post haste-to the couple hero: .-, Mrs. Potta is now stepping out in the finery of a young bride. pes StvA War In The Pacific - Buy A Bond Today In The Seventh War Loan Drive
