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I I - - - - , - -
..iv TrNKlNS
iip Jans on Okinawa oro1 still
fiercely, but Co;,.
lJ.VtlSIlh.y..r.DI8IN;
ISatiNG ns an o v o r a 1
. unit Ho adds that tnej
Sift ' 1000 fewer .nil;
ind mo"
formerly
IynE Is ew sum-up of
iiLwa casualties th.ll
Oklnnw
Im?fVi rlnv of Inst week
W i. hndlcs hnd boon
l"V our combined killed
F r.nlfllers. sailors and
r.T:, ihni time totaled
...... l.... nhnlll tllK
.... f .limn wounded,
Tnnd rnilnS offer the best
V"0";. Inlnl of wound
If cum"
in liiiirr-"'; --
lccrs n to the original
JM-"" . . u
!1 . rr tnn nnvo uc-u iw
"? --I l,t llm nml
j ,n. - - . ..1 I-
an It 1ft I1UW
bcon In the neighborhood
a mnncr m mm
k..n experience Indl-
Hint wo'll have that many
skill
lr Tokvo radio has been
fullering for days about an
U fleet inni nn
fcnis." It adds nervously to-
ftliot tills ,;leci IS iieniniim
report thnt lllrohito has
illjcd 20 million Japanese
knts to participate ai-iivei?
if dCIcn.'C Ol llirir nuun'
nmhnh v mi cnuu kic
throwers It was talking
the other day). ' ,,
r. frodlnii the little yellow
umii senre stuff today for
fcver effect it may nave on
nerves. President Truman,
Hlng congressional medal
mor, snys: ' vvc arc prcpur-
tr ko Iho Japs wnn over
hlng force." The navy
h 12 more aircrnu cnrnot
BEST (as the cable edjtors
md urges a speed-up in me
hrds to complete mem.
calls for lBUU-more war
before August for use
kt the Jnps.
r . .
EN and how It will come
(known only-to our-high
nO, DUt Willi U1C nnw.mil
Eurone over the Jans are
lily duo to loam something
the facts ot ma in a worm
thev are the LUNt IJ
In cu on ineir icci.
Chinese claim- to - be
beading out from Too-
tflklnc sevcra towns.
ncrslst thnt the Jans
lie evacuating tho China
from Shanghai clear south
hit Kong.
loesn t sound , reasonable,
fou never can tell.
'ATCHES from Europ
kgest that the British and
ly we Americana are try-
jet up a decentralized
government ana are
tor "worthy German
heistcrs" (mayors). The
may even bring In aome
tn refugees from London
can't find any home-town
lis willing to tackle the
iusly If we have to out
n men In aa local official
German city, town and
we'll have a lob on our
We're naturally trying to
Pic sntl-nazl Germans
le willing to tackle the
rcDiuming Germany from
wna up.
ry teaches us that COM
lorelgn occupation, from
Jayors, chiefs of police,
i up, duiicis outer natreris
pd to GROW rather than
we re apparently trying
mat mistake if we can
Russians continue to pot-
us aoout dickering with
Who s n o m tn hnvf.
fiia of German govern-
nensourg, on the uan-
er, and who appears not
"icii nrrcsTca as yct.u
in me iod we navi
US, it will he F.AK1F.R
vc some kind of Ger.
fornmcnt to deal with,
Wim HU m 11 nn IWni.
S Is an almost hopeless
lusslnns go on prodding
I1 why we don't start
fie war criminals,
e have to CATCH a lot
irst. Adm tled v. t
;ear tic air If we'd get
ui nnu niB'uA paariu
Her way, but we and
iiueq on Paao Three)
Hurt In
of War
,rs,n. 10-year-old son
"a Mrs r-oi i -
Fmnn, suffered severe
KL aunday night
F. ovep 8 broken
rwnue engaged in a
M, nlavina ...111,
youngstera, was in an
W mme,.4510 Peck.
tekn bottle""."
Hi. "Vn. " the abdo-
ililu """-e oervice
i lL'ro'n Bellant
""ip nospital where
Wlcd. resting easily
In The Shasia' Cascade Wonderland
PRICE FIVE CENT8
May 21, 1945
Max. (May 20) .. . ... 37 Mln. 37
Precipitation last 24 hours .00
Stream yaar to data ...;.10.31
Kormal 10.77 Last yaar 7.70
Forecast: Sprinkles tonight and Tuaidav.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 21, I84S
Number 10471
FROG
T RATE
QUA
LIZATION
FIXED BY ICG
South, West Affected
By Surprise
Ruling
By J. FRANK TRAGLE
WASHINGTON, May 21 (P)
The nation's railroad freight bill
Is being rcfigurud.
. In a move widely gig..ificunt
to the south and west, the inter
state commerce commission:
Ordars Equalisation
1. Ordered basic freight rates
of those sections except for the
far west equalized with eastern
rail charges,
2. Directed that the nation's
carriers simplify rate-making by
setting up a uniform system of
freight classification for the en
tire nation.
- Caught by Surprlsa
The loiig-awnitod order, uni
versally conceded to be the most
important In the commission's
58-year history, was released
late Saturday without an ad
vance hint. As a result its 204
pages caught railroad represen
tatives completely by surprise.
They withheld comment pending
a thorough study.
The decision, however, was
quickly acclaimed, by southern
leaders.
"South on Its Way"
Gov. Ellis Arnall of Georgia
declared: "America may well
take notice the south is on its
wav."
Arnall added' that the ICC
ruling will not deter Georgia
from pressing its supreme court
suit against a numocr . ot rail
roads -on charges of conspiring
against the south- In establishing
railroad freight rates. ,
"Now that me luu has savca
its face," he commented, : "the
U. S. supreme court will, In my
judgment, complete the Job of
freeing tne transportation sys
tem of America." , ,
Half A Million
In Bonds Sold
By Marine Show
Approximately 25 marines
were back at the Barracks her
today, after selling nearly half
a million dollars worth of bonds
in a tour of five western Oregon
towns. A show similar to the
ones presented In these towns
will be given here May 30- In
connection with the 7th War
Loan drive.
Featured in the show, written
and directed by Richard Nason,
were Lt. Ott Schulte, winner of
the Navy Cross: Sgt. William B.
Fields, Silver Star holder, and
Sgt. Tallbot Voglcr, who wears
the Bronze Star.
The famed mar no orchestra.
with Singers PFC Carl Hagcl
and SSgt. Bill Schlonker, en
tertained residents of Grants
Pass. Roscburg, Rccdsport, Coos
Bay and Coqulllc on the tour.
On Thursday, May !7, the
show was broadcast over the Mu
tual network from San Francisco
to Seattle, originating from sta-
tlon KOOS In Coos Bay , between
2:15. and 2:45 p. m.
Men Of The Franklin Talk It Over
rU tow rw lfMM' ,
lZ .
Four man. who servtd on tha aircraft carrier Franklin. criDDled bv a lona Jaoanesa nlana
last March 19, told their story just two months to tha day later at the. Klamath naval air station.
saattd. Lt.-Comdr. s. n. Sherman, flight surgeon on tha Franklin, and left to right. Pilots Lt.
Theodore Egar. Palmyra, Mo., Lt. DaWayna H. Sttgner, Downey, Calif., - and Lt. (jg) Harry
Klncald, Oak Hill. W. Va. D. S. navy photo.
By WILLIAM T. PEACOCK
1 WASHINGTON. May 21 (P)
A bitter congressional struggle
is shaping up over the future
of price control.
For the past three months
OPA has been a storm center
of controversy over meat prices
ana distribution. Bui while this
held public attention, a deeper,
more, fundamental issue has
been developing.
- Soon to reach the senate
floor, this, in essence, is the
question of when and how price
controls, are to be relaxed. The
end of the European war has
pushed it to the forefront.
Taft Belief
On one hand is a school of
thought, led by Senator Taft
(R.-Ohlo . which holds that
start must be made soon on
cnslng price restrictions, else
the nation's economy will be
strangled.
Taft contends that the
groundwork for a major depres
sion win be tarn it price mar
gins are held narrow and regu
lations kept tight In the recon
version period. He says it will
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Hungary State
Treasure Found
PARIS, May 21 OF) The state
treasury of Hungary, including
the total gold reserve behind all
Hungarian currency in clrcula
tlon, was uncovered recently by
the U. S. Both infantry division
on a rocky, pine-covered crag
high in the Austrian Alps.
The treasure trove, hidden at
the ancient mountain village of
Pital Am Pyhrn, was unearthed
bv Hungarian-born MSgt. Wll
liam J..DcHuszar of (jnicago, in.
Marines Strike Nearer Shuri
r-Av jcjsjih.do jr
"''"mk f' PW&o'"r
OKINAWA
ri.. ji.i.lnn mnrin adaed clour to Shuri, heavily-defended.
fortress elty of Okinawa, driving through 800 yards of ravines
nd draws.
Frontier, Crime Problems
Spur Demand For Meeting
.. By ED L. CAMPBELL
: Associated Press Staff Writer
Europe's vexing problems of
frontiers and war criminals
spurred new demands today for
an. early - meeting of the Big
Three. -:
The British press warned that
some of the issues alreadvwere
bcginnlngto,.assume proportions
Ol international, crises ' as ten
sion heightened 'in the dispute
over the Adriatic port of
Trieste.
Moscow . commentators in
L DF
By HOWARD FLIEGER
WASHINGTON. Mav 21 (B
A ramrod-stiff G. I. sergeant
t r o m tne shrapnel - splattered
battlefields of Europe stood be
fore his president and the con
gress today to receive the Con
gressional Medal of Honor.
The sergeant, slender black-
haired Jake W. Lindscy of
Lucednlc, Miss., was the 100th
Infantryman, to receive the cov
eted award, highest in his coun
try's gift. -
Applaud Award
Senators and representatives
cheered and applauded a few
with excited yens as tne tech
nical sergeant bowed his head
to . receive the blue-ribboned
war trophy from President Tru
man. '
"This is a proud and moving
occasion for every American,"
the president said in remarks
broadcast over . all major net
works. " -
"It follows the complete vic
tory of the allied forces over a
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Copt. Lynn Moore
Freed From Camp
Capt.' Lynn L. Moore, Klam
ath Falls attorney serving In the
infantry, nas been released from
a German prison of war camp in
Poland.
Word to. that, effect was re
ceived here through Mrs. Doro-
tny Moore, -wno is at Toledo.
Ore., during Captain Moore's
absence.- The Klamath lav"yer
was wounded first by a German
bayonet, recovered, was wound
ed again and taken prisoner on
the western front.
He is expected to return here
to practice law when discharged.
Bill Introduced
For Court Term
A bill was introduced In con
gress today to provide for a
term of federal court to be held
in Klamath Falls beginning the
first Tuesday of each June.
Senator Guy Cordon wired
the chamber of commerce that
he was introducing the bill - on
behalf of. Senator Morse and
himself.
Recently, a proposed draft of
bill was sent to the Oregon
congressional delegation by .the
Klamath County Bar association.
backed' by the chamber of com
merce and a number nf other
organizations.
creased their demands for swift
trial of captured nazi big shots
held by the Americans and Brit
ish and asked why other Hitler
ite leaders had not been cap
tured. Pole Issue Unsettled -
: Apparently no nearer settle
ment was the Polish goverh
ment.question:andthere.were signs of Russian disagreement
.vith Anglo-American -methods
of treating the Doenitz adminis
tration.
Hunger began to make itself
felt in Trieste. Associated Press
Corresoondent Lvnn :. Heinzer-
ling said Yugoslav military
authorities were reported to
have made overtures to allied
authorities for shipment of food
from Italy but the Italians were
confronted with the problem of
feeding thousands of displaced
persons of their own. . r
Withhold Supplies.
The allied military govern
ment, which apparently would
be in position to alleviate the
food shortages, remained out
side Trieste and there was little
nrosnect it would act as long as
Marshal Tito's troops continued
to control the port. The Yugo
slavs gave no sign of evacuat
ine the citv.
Publishing the text of Field
Marshal Sir Harold Alexander's
warning to his allied Mediter
ranean command about the
gravity of the Trieste situation,
the Yugoslav-controlled Trieste
newspaper. II Nostro Avvenlre,
adODted a conciliatory tone. It
asserted Yugoslavia was willing
to - leave ultimate disposition pt
the port and surrounding terri
tory to a peace conference.
No Comment
The Russian press carried full
accounts of the Adriatic situa
tion but refrained from editorial
comment. ...
Tito s troops which also had
moved into the Austrian prov
inces of Carinthia and Styria
began withdrawing in force to
day In trucks provided . ny tne
British eighth army and were
expected to be back inside
Yugoslavia by nightfall. , - .
Mary Chin Dies
Of Injuries
Mary Chin,' 20-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wong
of the Merrill district, died at
10:30 p. m. Friday in a Stockton,
Calif., hospital of injuries re
ceived in an automobile accident
earlier In the day. , .
Miss Chin, graduate of Mer
rill high school with the class
of 1942. was active in' 4-H club
work and well-known in the val
ley where her parents operate a
ranch five miles west of Merrill.
Miss Chin later attended Arm
strong college in Berkeley and
at the time of her death was em
ployed in the bay area. Details
of the accident were not learned
here. , . . ,
Joe Chin left ' Saturday for
Stockton to make final arrange
ments and returned here today.
His sister's remains will arrive
Monday night and tentative ar
rangements call for services to
be held Wednesday from the
Merrill church with Whitlock's
in charge. Definite plans will
be announced Tuesday.
In addition to her parents.
Miss Chin leaves five brothers,
George. Joe. Jack. Tommle and
Ming Chin, and tvo sisters, Betty
ana iicne, an oi merrm
Chinese Take
Hochih; Japs
Evacuate Post
By SPENCER MOOSA
CHUNGKING, May 21 (P) Chinese troops In a sudden offen
sive in Kwangsi province hare recaptured Hochih. important
Japanese bastion on the Kwangsi-Kweichow railroad, 95 miles
west of the rail junction city of Liuchow, the Chinese high com
mand announced today. ,
On the east China coait. Chinas troons hammvtnn iniwHrf
irom the captured city of "Foochow possible American invasion
port have occupied Mamoi, eight miles distant, and other
oninese reached the vicinity of Lienkong. 20 miles northeast of
Foochow, the high command said. The coastal successes .were
scored in yesterday's fighting.
Hochih was one of the Japanese strong points screening the
enemy corridor to Indo-Chlna. Repeated Chinese attacks had
failed to dislodge the strongly
emrencned Japanese there dur-
5
ONE
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press Diplomatic
- News Editor -SAN
FRANCISCO, May 21
(IP) Agreement among the Big
Five and -Latin American na
tions on plans for regional self
defense systems within a world
organization today put. the Unit
ed Nations conference past its
biggest, stumbling block. '
Russian acceptance of the re
gional plan with only minor
changes in. wording . was fol
lowed by signs that a smooth
and early solution of soviet
American differences over a sys
tem of international trusteeships
is close at hand.
' Melts Opposition
Furthermore, satisfaction of
the ' Latin - American reDublics
that:-the regional--defense sys
tem in this hemisphere will be.
preserved ymeited their, opposi
tion to decisive. action on .other
major conference issues, mainly
a veto-voting system for the big
powers in' the proposed-world
security council.
. As the fourth full week of the
conference opened, many Unit
ed Nations leaders were .hope
ful that the job of charting the
new international league could
be finished June 2. Proposals
for speeding up the' work to
meet that deadline were ready
for a steering committee session
today.
Offer Protection ..
American military authorities
were understood to feel that the
security arrangements already
on or in the making offer full
protection to the United States
regardless of how the projected
league works out.
. Much of the maneuvering to
date has been due to the efforts
of all the nations, but particu
larly the big powers, to set up
as many safeguards as they can
for their own future protection.
Thus Russia - early obtained
agreement of the Big Five to
allow defense treaties against
future axis aggression to re
main unchanged - under the
world organization system.-
. ' . i. -'
Army To Release
40-Y ear-Olds ;
'. : WASHINGTON, May 21 (A)
The army today fixed at 40
years the age at which enlisted
men may apply for discharge.
The army only last month had
lowered the discharge age to 42
years. An estimated 30,000 en
listed men are in the army in
the 40 and 41-year age groups.
: At the same time, the war
department announced that
Wacs 40 years of age or over
who have served the required
period on active duty will be
eligible for discharge. It esti
mated that 8000 enlisted Wacs
will be eligible under this provision.
ing the winter campaign
Chinese forces on the east
coast also seized another port
in the Foochow area, and ru
mors persisted that enemy
troops were evacuating numer
ous China coast positions which
they feared would be turned in
to death traps in the event of
an American invasion.
Dionloh, a small port on the
Min river is miles southeast of
Foochow, fell to Chinese troops
on Saturday. Approximately 200
Japanese who tried to make a
stand at Diongloh were . wiped
out, the Chinese said. -
These new successes seemed
to bolster the rumors that the
Japanese were 'clearing out of
coastal positions all the way
from Hangchow bay 650 miles
southwestward to Hongkong.
The reports followed a Chinese
announcement that . approxi
mately 1500 Japanese had been
killed in a four-day battle some
400 miles : northeast of Chung
king which turned back the ene
my's second offensive within: a
month in inner China.
- Headquarters of Lti Gen.. Al
bert c. wedemyer. . u. s. com
mander; in- the China.;;thejitcr;
disclosed "that" an American air
base . had' been established at
Kweiyang, capital of Kweichow
province and situated 200 miles
south of cnungKing on- tne
Chungking - Kunming : military
highway. - :
Task Force On
Prowl, Say Japs
' SAN FRANCISCO, May. 21
(P) An allied task force "again
is on the prowl and appears
to be - attempting to approach
Kyushu," the Japanese uomei
agency said in a broadcast inter
cepted by the federal commun
ications commission yesterday.
The dispatch noted that since
last Thursday allied carrier air
craft raids against Kyushu and
the Anami archipelago, south of
Kyushu;- had been increasing,
and since dawn Saturday the
"enemy" has been active over
that area.
Marines' Bodies
Not Recovered
The" bodies of two marines,
missing in a canoe accident on
Creicent lake, have not been re
covered, according to word from
the Marine Barracks - search
party today. ' ''
The missing men are Assistant
Cook David Van Deest, Des
Moines, la., and Corporal Neal
Burris, Independence, Kas.
'
Labor Rejects
Churchill Plan
BLACKPOOL, ' Eng., May 21
OP) Labor party members of
the cabinet rejected tonight
Prime Minister Churchill's sug
gestion that they stay , in the
coalition government until the
end of the war with Japan.
Their .action put up to Church-.
ill the next move whether to
call for a summer general elec
tion. A breakup of the coalition
government is probable.
Fortress Pounded ; By
Bombing Into ; '.
Rubble '
GUAM. May 21 m First
marine division trooDS have
driven to the crest of the last
ridge before the Okinawa fort
ress city of Shuri in a tank-led
drive through 800 yards of, fe
rociously defended- ravines arid
draws.
Elaborate Japanese . hillside
defenses were cleared by flame
throwing tanks and weary rifle
men as they climbed the steep
inclines until the tanks could go
no farther and the battle turned
into a hand to hand, cave-by-cave
struggle.
Shuri, lying below the hilltop
position of the marines, was a
pile of rubble from the inces
sant bombardment arid bombing
to which it has been subjected.. .
Heavy Fire
Lt. James Paulos, commander
of a company which seized. one
ridge overlooking ' the ancient
capital of Ryukyuan .monarchs,
told Associated Press1 Correspon
dent Vern Haugland his men
had been subjected to he a v y
mortar fire all the way tip the
ridge. ' ... '-.
. Meantime, the 77th infantry
division advanced doggedly to
within 900 yards of Shuri on the
northeast, throwing back three
counterattacks, and' elements of
the 96th infantry division moved
within 1600 yards of 'the walled,
moated city of the east. ' ' : - .
.Send Aid. -:
The sixth marine division sent
elements eMtward toward Shuri
from its positions in suburbs of
Nana, - present capital of Oki
nawa. .-'! ..
Despite continued fierce Japa
nese resistance, Maj.: Gen. John
R. Hodges said there "was some
indication that the Japanese are
disintegrating as an - overall
fighting unit." -. '
Hodge told .newsmen the en
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Lone Navy Patrol Plane
Sinks Entire Nip Convoy
- By FRED HAMPSON
MANILA. May 21 (IP) In one
of the war's outstanding aerial
feats, a single Philippines-based
navy patrol plane destroyed an
entire Japanese convoy of five
ships, -totaling 17,000 tons off
rormosa Saturday, uen. Douglas
MacArthur reported today.
The largest ship, more than
5500 tons, was a troop carrier.
judging from its numerous life
rafts. --
A total of 369.818 Japanese
have been killed and captured
Jn tne seven months Philippine
campaign, 14,408 of them in the
last fortnight, MacArthur an
nounced... . , i
Japanese forces driven north
of Davao into a succession of
defense lines on Mindanao island
appeared to be weakening.
A U, S. 24th division column
which speared up - the coast,
throwing a flank threat at stout
ly defended Sasa airfield, did not
meet resistance until the end of
a full day's advance. - At nightfall,-,
it overcame strong Nip
ponese positions '3000 yards
northwest of Ipil village.
Other elements of the 24th
knocked out strong Japanese' re
sistance around Tugbok on the
main Japanese escape route into
the mountains, - . , ,- v
One company beat off J four
counterattacks by a single Japa
nese platoon one night.
Baccalaureate services at -the
auditorium last night marked the
beginning of commencement ac
tivities attending the erariuatinn
t nnnMvlmnfJt inn 1
from Klamath Union - hi g a
school. The final graduation i
exercises will be held at Pelican '
court at 8 p. m. Wednesday,-: .
Lt. Comdr. Graham- Gilmer
Jr., USNR, chaplain at the Ma
rine Barracks, delivered the bac
calaureate sermon Sunday eve-!
ning before an auditorium filled
with the capped . and gowned
seniors and their families and
friends. .. . .. ..
Chaplain Gilmer . described a
happy ship" in which navv
morale- is high, and emphasized
the value of spiritual equipment
in meeting -life's . problems and
adventures.
Rev. S M. Tornies nre.iided:
Scriptures were read by Alfred
L. Dwight, the invocation by
Rev. F. C. Wissenbach and the -benediction
by Rev. David Bar-
nett. -
There Will be no guest speak
er, at the commencement exer
cises Wednesday " evening. . A ,
few remarks will be made by
Superintendent Arnold Gralapp,
Principal Stanley Woodruff and ,
Board Chairman Nelson Reed.
Jimmie Case will present the
valedictory - speech, and Marjor
ie Huskinson will be salutator
ian. ...
Sgt. Don Zumwalt
Freed From Camp
' SSgt. Don Zumwalt,. 25, of
the United States army air corps
has' been liberated from a Ger
man camp for prisoners of war,
according to - word received by
his. parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
B. " ZUmwalt of 2225 Biehn- in
Klamath Falls. The news was
hroiiffht tn the. Zumwaltn bv the
American Red Cross, although
no further details were known.
It is believed that he is now in ,
England. . . ' . :
Zumwalt left in September of ;
1940 with ' the national - guard,
first reporting for duty at Fort
Stevens with the 249th coast ar
tillery: He later transferred to
the air corps, and -received his
orders for overseas servioo aa a
tail gunner on a B-24. "His plane
was shot down on August. 29, .
1944 after completing 32 mis
sions over Romania- and the
Ploesti oil fields. v
The young gunner was report
ed missing in a message received
here on September 9, and wag
then listed as a prisoner of the
German government in October
of the same year. Zumwalt was
last heard from in December, but
prior - to that time his parents
and several friends were the re
cipients of numerous letters and
cards, . as Well as a telegram re
peating a message which he had
sent short wave from Germany.
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