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eX A Community Newspaper For Every Member of the Family VPiJffcte 'Sure' SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2 (UP) Wendell Willkie Indlcaled today he believed the republican party would adopt hii foreign and domeitlc policies and tend him forth at the GOP presiden-tial candidate next year. Valf aaej Ceeer'ee VOLUME 40, NUMBER 542 LA IIRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 191.5 FIVE CENTS toll ond 11 mrrtll.At4 up if in in iiiy ii in nu in 4 1 llfr to mm FT Ji Get Aerial Poundina azi war centers Rushes Naples; Advance Through Yankee Fliers ll.biJJ;!iiV,J!b!j3!l Nazis Battered i VYAZMA-' Flying Fortresses Take Up Where RAF Attacks Leave Off Plains Offer Ideal Battleground; German Stand Unexpected Before River Reached 22 Miles North ALLIED HEADQUARTERS.

Algiers Oct. 2 (UP) The Allied Fifth army, streaming through Maples in relentless pursuit of the battered Germans, began the march on Rome today and a communique announced that the "successful advance" was continuing. American and British Spearheads pushed up tho twin roads that lead from Naples to Rome, 125 miles to tho north, as allied bombers and felghters poured torrent of explosives and bullets on, German forces retreating for a new stand before the Italian capital. Night bombers attacked pontoon bridges at Graszar.ise, 18 miles north of Naples, and tho coastal road at Formla, 43 miles north of Naples, last night in an attempt to split up the enemy formations. Eleven enemy planes were shot down yestorduy and 14 allied planes were lost.

Moving swiftly up the Italian cast coast in a flanking maneuver, the British Eighth urmy overran tho highway junction of-San SMOLENSK ORSHA. Communications Center Seised By No xis, July I 1941; retaken Sept. 25, 1943, OGILjjVj By Red Army GOMEL T3 VICT Peacetime Center of Commerce Soviet Rutiia's Breadbasket 111 mm i ii 7 Mm CHERKASY I U-Boat Headquarters at Emden Receives Heaviest Blow of War; New Raid Gets Off To Early Start This Morning LONDON, Oct. 2 (UP) The allied air offensive against Europe hit a new high for the week today when Flying Fortresses bombed the Emden U-boat base soon after British bombers attaoked the German iron and steel center of Hagcn in the southeastern Ruhr. The Flying Fortress raid was understood to have rivaled thai of last Monday on the same target, the heaviest of the war by American places based i.l Britain, with an estimated 1,000 ions 1 of bombs dropped, The Berlin radio said American bombers were among the night raiders over Germany, but the Eight air force professed to have no knowledge of any such operations.

United States headquarters announced that Fortresses supported Germans Report British Barge Sunk in France SMELA DNEPROPETROVSK RUSSIA iXpERVOMAISK i iMoin Black I I Sea Port iNIKOLAEV. BERISLAVt Hershey Sees Labor Reserves In 4-F Class Some Organization For Essential Use Suggested WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UP) Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey told a house military affairs subcommittee today that SALEM, Oct. 2 (UP) State selective service officials today announced only pre-Pearl harbor fathers who have been reclassified from 3-A to 1-A were likely to be called in Oregon's October draft.

he felt a partial answer to the nation's manpower problem might be found in more efficient utilization of draft registrants classed as 4-F. "I think we've got a large pool in 4-F's." Hershey said. "I do not think many 4-F's have contributed as much to the war effort since they were placed in that category as they did befoie." Hershey testified as senate administration leaders took advantage of a weekend recess to work on arguments against the Wheeler father draft deferment bill. He said there was a constant demand for the services of conscientious objectors, who currently are placed in labor camps. Somo sort of limited scdvicc he Intimated, might fill part of the demand for such services.

Hershey admitted he could not yet "recommend just what type of organization" should be set up. Hershey was questioned close-USE See Page 5 Pearl Harbor Mess Court Martial Postponed WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UP) The war and i.avy departments today announced postponement of court-marital proceedings against Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel nd Maj. Gen.

Walter C. Short "until such time in the future as may be decided upon as being appropriate." Kimmel and Short were commanders of the navy and army respectively at Hawaii, at the time of. the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Football Scores (By United Press) Penn 41, Yale 7. Buckncll 14, Muhlenberg 6.

Ohio State 27, Missouri 8. Rochester 16, Carnegie Tech 0. Dartmouth 47, Coast Guard Academy 0. Army 42, Colgate 0. Michigan 21, Northwestern 7.

Great Lakes 40, Pitt 0. Franklin Marshal 14, Ursinus 0. Maryland 13, Wake Forest 7. B-fl rTi soiii Allies Offer No Comment on Try At Invasion LONDON, Oct. 2 (UP) The official German news agency DNB said today that a 200-ton.

British landing barge penetrated the hnrbor area of Boulogno oni the French coust last night, butt was set afire and sunk by shell-fire. Boulogne lies on tho invasion roUst rnsstrri- EngltshThitnrrrt from Hastings' and Folkestone, The dispatch was broadcast by-the Berlin radio. (The federal communications commission said DNB identified tho craft us a "light British vcs-. sel" which later was observed drifting outside the port.) Allied sources declined com--ment on the report. However, residents of the Eng-' lish southeast coast saw gun flushes on the French coast between Boulogne and Cape Griz Ncz last night coinciding with Blast Jap War Vessels Enemy Convoy Hit In Bougainville Straits Attack ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, Oct.

2 (UP) American Liberators smashed a new Japanese attempt to evacuate or reinforce their hard-pressed garrisons in the central Solomons, sinking at least three of an U-ship enemy convoy in a night battle in Bougainville straits, a communique from Gon. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters revealed today. Tho bombers, maintaining a constant aerial blockade over tho northern arc of the Solomons, spotted the Japanese convoy heading southward into the straits between Bougainville and Choiscul islands Tuesday night and attacked immediately. Many Lives Lost A spokesman at Adm. William F.

Halsey's South Pucific headquarters listed only two vessels as definitely sunk, stating that it was not known whether tho destroyer had gone down. "I can he assured the enemy suffered heavy loss of life," he said. A spokesman at MacArthur's headquarters said the rest of the ENEMY See Page 6 Brazilian Liner Reported Sunk By Nazi Sub Two Torpedoes Hit Craft, Death Toll Set at 25 LONDON, Oct. 2 (UP) The lorpodoing and sinking of a Brazilian passongcr ship the lllh and possibly 12th sinking disclosed in 24 hours was announced today and allied observers said Gorman U-boats apparently have launched a now offensive to disrupt the alliod schod-ulo for liberation of Europe. An official announcement in Itio de Janeiro reported that the ton Itapage was sent to the bottom off, the northeast coast of Brazil Sept.

2(1 with an apparent loss of 25 lives. Capt. Antonio Bin ia, skipper of the Itapage, said the vessel was hit by two torpedoes and sunk in four minutes. Other Attacks Seen Only yesterday, survivors arriving at an east Canadian port that a German submarine pack sank 10 and possibly 11 vessels, including three warships, in a running 10-day attack on two Canadian bound conyoys. At least two of the U-bouts were believed to have been destroyed and six others damaged.

Most speculation in recent weeks on the dale for the allied invasion of western Europe has centered on the winter or spring and the Germans apparently are attempting to force a See Page 5 Ft port installations at Emden this afternoon. The attack touowea by five days a Fortress attack on Emden which was the Eighth air force's first mass, or saturation, bombardment, as contrasted with its usual precision bombing. The American heavy bombers set another precedent yesterday when they flew up from the North African theater to 'attack the Munich area ond an aircraft factory near Vienna. The weather, which has not been too good for air activity during the week, improved this afternoon, and as dusk approached the activity over the channel was the greatest since Groups of fighters sped out toward France, and some time later a strong force of bombers, considerably more than 50 with a large fighter cover, headed out over the sea. Preliminary reports indicated the night attack on rfcigen, 15 miles south of Dortmund, was well concentrated, the air ministry announced.

Though the bomb-pocked Ruhr is one of the most heavily protected areas of German, only two planes were lost. Closing an aerial pincers from west and south on Germany, northwest-African based American four-engincd bombers yesterday blasted the Munich area of souhtern Germany pnd a Messerschmitt factory near Vienna. The double assault gave further evidence that virtually all Germany now is within range of allied bombers. Swedes Warn Nazis Against Jewish Persecution STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 2 (UP) The Swedish government informed Berlin today that serious rcpercusions would follow if the same measures arc taken against Danish Jews as were taken against Norwegian and other Jews.

The government offered to receive all Danish Jews into After two years of bloody fighting, the Red army has battlod its way back to the Dnieper river and is beginning to bridgo it. Smole.uk. near the Dnieoer's headwaters, is once more in Soviet hands and Stalin's armies are battling the Nazis at tho river's great bond. Kiev, Dncpropelxosk, Zaporoche and Melitopol are all on the verge of recapture thoir fall may presago a German withdrawal west to tho old' Russia-Poland harder. wmm River Rues iFrom Valdai i Hill.

KONOTOP Rom ny -1 I V'. I 1- POLTAVA 48 KREMENCHUG 4Ua Dnicprotloi Dam Blown Up by Reds, 1941 Sji. MELITpPOLA fKAKHOVKA. army task of mnashing through on the road to Poland. River Re-crossod Bitter fighting was in progress along the northern bank of the So.h river, into which the Pronya flows, in the Cherikov area where the Russians made new crossings and consolidated their positions across the river.

In that region German tanks and infantry were counterattacking repeatedly in efforts to throw the Soviets back across the river and block a further advance on the south wing of the Gomel defenses. Pushing relentlessly across the plains between tho headwaters of the Dnieper and Dvina rivers, tho Russians overwhelmed savage enemy counter-attacks and yostcrday alone liberated 20 moro towns and villages, some of them within 30 miles of Vitebsk and Orsha on the now Nazi do-fense lino. Logger Injured As Tree Falls Kuhf'fl IV.islcy, of the Mi. Kmily Lunibrr curitp.iny ut S'ftrkcy, suffered seven; injuries bout noon when ii tree being felled toppled on him. Pons ley it -s immediately brought to the (Jmnde Monde honpitiil where his injuries were diagnosed jik l.iceiated upper lip, fr.icliire, and numerous Jibni.sjons and bruises.

SPY SUSPECT GUILTY DK'J'BOIT. Oet. 2 (UP) Mrs. Theresa hi r-nt, 44, on- of ivvm persons ceuwii of folUtax.il) vith Orf-e BLK-nn-Cif fcl-tractive yea -4M i eted head of a Nazi rir in the? United Slates, Codccy jipjpgred before Federal Gl1'-' Edward Moinet and 68 innocent to guilty. vr i.

Iletls Drive Throng Nazi Defense Lines by Thunderbolt fighters attacked County Nearing War Bond Quota; Oregon Over Remaining $15,000 Object of Final Push Here Today County-wide results at press-time today, the final day in the Third War drive, showed $15,000 remaining between present sales total and the-county quota of $849,600. The Union county war bond committee was "still working," and hope was held that -tho quota would reached nightfall. Sales throughout the county today, up to press-time, amounted to $48,666.75. Starkey Tops Quota A report this morning from Mrs. Frank Fehrman, committee chairman in Starkey, showed total bond sales there to date had reached $11,500, with an additional $300 sold through schools; bringing total sales for Starkey well over the quota mark.

PORTLAND. Oct. 2 (UP) Oregon today continued to push ahead of its war bond sales quota with $119,867,985 reported ud to noon today, of COUNTY See Page 5 Bulletins WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UP) The exhibition tour of the Pacific war area by a group of major league baseball players, has been cancelled because of heavy transportation demands bv the armed services, the war department revealed today. LONDON, Oct.

2 (UP) The Red army reported in a communique from Moscow tonight that it had captured strongly fortified axis positions on the Taman peninsula, the last German fcothold in the northwest Caucasus. BASEBALL (By United Press) AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Loiiis I 6 1 New York 5 12 1 Muncriff, Fuchs 4), Hollings-worlh (5) and Schulls, Ferrell. Bnnham, Borowy (4), Murphy (7) rnd Dickey. Cleveland 8 10 0 Philadelphia 3 6 1 Reynolds, Heving (8) and Dc-fautels; Abernathy, Kagan (2), Lowry and Wagner.

Second game: Cleveland fi 10 I Philadelphia 2 9 2 Smith, Heving (9) and Hosar; Bowles and Parisse. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 3 8 1 St. Louis ft 11 Melton. Ailim; (7) and Miin-cuso; Vhitr f.1 W. Cooper.

Boston 2 11 1 Chicago 0 1 Javery -wnt Mazi; Erickosn (7), Prim (9) id HolmP LlVtlgTS-jgl. dJrCQiSynO 1 9 0 Cincinnati 3 10 0 Davis and Owen; Qleggo and Mueller. Sevcro, 17 miles north of Foggia, i and Luccria, 12 miles northwest of Foggia, while American units made further progress in the interior. Nasi Marshal Albert Kessel-ring was not expected to make a stand until his men cross the Volturno river, 20 miles north of Naples, and even there he was not expected to pause lot FIFTH See Page 5 A-Hunting We Will Go-Object: Camp Mrs. H.

Ford, Mrs. Kirol Holm, and Mrs. Parley Hutchison todays-were eonsidctlng organizing a shopping expedition In search of cow bolls, according to reports. They sort of like to keep track of their husbands. Unsolicited and unconfirmed reports from the heart of the "Chiseler's early morning coffee klatch of mcn-about-lown, today produced the best deer-hunting story of so early in the season.

It seems that City Mgr. Ed Ford, Lt. Kirol Holm of the air forces training detachment here, ond Fire Chief Parley Hutchison went o-hunting yesterday near tho Beaver creek wuter intake. At 0 o'clock lust night Ford failed to show up at camp, the story goes. Lieutenant Holm and Hutchinson took to the trail, In approved Kit Corson style.

They found Ford, huddled by a campfire. Ho wasn't lost, but the camp had disappeared it So the trio set out to find it. In a short time it was discovered that camp was very elusive, particularly in the dark. When it became obvious that Stanley and Livingsion had the market cornered on finding their way through the woods, the La Grande nim-rods built another fire, ond there they stayed until the cold gray dawn. Aided by visible landmarks they located camp and got a phone call through to their worried wives.

(P. S. They didn't find any deer, either.) stoerj Nelda Vogol, Union, one sloori Charlos Marshall. RFD 1, La Crando, one steer: Billy Rynearson, RFD 1, La Grande, one steer: Ehrman Bates, RFD 2, La Grande, a steer, a pen of lour fat hogs and a single fat hog; Barrie Gasietl. Cove, a pon of four hogs and a single hog; Keith Hallmark, Cove, two fat lambs.

The exposition and sale will lake place October 6, 7 and 8, vith representation from Oregon, Washington, Idaho ond possibly Montana. Sizeable average weight gains in calves this year make Union county 4-H members likely to curry away honors in that division, according to Monroe. Last year Union county took second in tho county herd group and first prize in tho heavy Hereford class. the passage overhead of British bombers, apparently bound for Germany. One particularly heavy explosion was observed, followed by fire.

Battleship Identified as South Dakota Mysterious Ship's Secrets Withheld To Fool Enemy WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UP) The navy today identified its famous battleship as the South Dakota, This was the ship, Commanded by Capt. Thomas L. Gatch which sent three Japanese cruisers to tho bottom within a mat ter of minutes during the battle of Guadalcanal last November. The South Dakota previoulsy had slugged safely through the houviest air attack yet made on a battleship, sending 32 Japanese planes down in flumes.

Armamont Secret MOSCOW, Oct. 2 (UP) Russian armored and motorized forces have broken through the forward fortifications of the German defense line across White Russia in a drive to the Pronya river 25 miles east of Gomel, front 'dispatches revealed today. Gen. M. M.

Popov's patrols thrust through the Gorman lines and his main forces advanced over washed-out roads, swamps, and forests on a 40-mile front west of the Orsha-Kirchev Kharkov railroad. Military sources said the push to the east bank of the Pronya hud gashed the Nazi defenses, partially unhinging the center of the Vitebsk-Orsha-Mogilcv-Go-mel line and expediting the lied Charlie Chaplin's Accuser Awaiting Stork Joan Barry Faeing Showdown The navy in revealing UCPjjfSwi name of buttlcship rd that the vessel's identity waSil Livestock Display Staled Monday 4-II PLANS PORTLAND SHOW withheld because lt was of a neWiV.a class of battleships bearing nc'Tt armament und possessing iiiy creased fire power. The idea wr I HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 2 (UP) Joan Barry, 22-year-old red-haired drama protege of film comic-Charlie Chaplin, was taken to a hospital today to give birth to the baby she says is his. Hospital attendants said the baby was expected late this afternoon.

Shortly before dawn Miss Barry was taken from her homf in Westwood Village, where she had sDcnt the past few months with her mnih.r WIS? i mother, to a small hospital in a quiet residential The local public will have a preview of the coining Pacific Intel rial imiiil Livestock exposition as Union county 411 mem-beis gather their stock at Clark's Sale yards Monday afternoon, October 4, prior to to Portland fur the exhibition and stock auction. Ai'rording to Oil Monroe, assistant county agent, 4-11 steers, hogs and lambs will be on display to the public from 5 to 7 p. in. Monday nt the yards, after which they will be trucked to Portland. County 4-H club members shipping stock include: Wesley Conrad.

Imbler, three sloers; Billy Lanman, Summer-villo, two stoers; Jim Wilson, North Powder, two steersi Jack Wilson, North Powder, one steer; Iris Vogel. Union, one that the navy did not want give the enemy confirmed infej mat ion on the new class. Thus, the second mysterj surrounding two of the war most colorful exploits battleship and Shangri-La has been lilted. Gatch, who was wounded in the great air engagement Involving his ship but who nevertheless skippered his craft a few weeks later in the big Guadalcanal novul battle. Is now a rear admiral und judge advocate general of the navy.

DUE IN COURT Raymond Hougan, Meacham, will appear in police court today to answer a charge of drunkenness. He was arrested yesterday by city police here. irJ ir HA A i A Chapjjn or Great Lover? Miss Barry Attending her was Dr. Russell Starr. Chaplin recently married Oona O'Neill, 18-year-old daughter of.

Playwright Eugene O'Neill, in an elopment to Montecilo. They returned to Hollywood after a short honeymoon. On June 3 Miss Barry sued the 54-year-old comedian, seeking to tslablish him as the father of her expected child and asking sums for her medical care and support of the baby. A week later they reached a temporary settlement in vhich Clwp-lin agreed to pay medical expenses and support of Miss Barry. denied he was the father of her baby, but agreed that blood tef.4 would be taken wh6n the child four months old to determine if Chaplin possibly could have been the parent.

If the tests showed such a possibility, Chaplin agreed, then the STORK See Page 5.