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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

King had announced on May %,
after he returned to Ottawa from
Washington-Where he took part in
the fifth Allied strategy conference
between Mr.. Roosevelt Prime
Minister Winston Churchill and
members of their staffS-that Mr.
Roosevelt would visit the Dominion
as soon as he could clear up some
OF the more pressing problems en-
gaging his attention.
FLEW TO AFRICA
Late in January, Mr.. Roosevelt
returned to this country from his
history making trip to the Casa
blanca conference with Churchill
journey that took him to French
Morocco, Liberia, Brazil and Trini-
dad and added two more 'firSts" to
his record as a precedent smashing
chief executive. He flew both to
and from Casablanca to become the
first president ever to fly while i'll
Continued on page 6, col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
kidnaper Is Free
On Habeas Corpus

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 CUP)-
Federal Judge Michael J. Roche
today granted 4 writ of habeas
corpus to Thomas Henry Robinson,
ransom kidnaper of wealthy Mrs,
Alice Speed Ston Louisville, KY,
and remanded the case to the trial
court for further proceedings with
in 80 days.
Robinson, 36-year-old member of
prominent Tennessee family, has
been serving life sentence in Al
catraz federal penitentiary for the
1896 abduction in which he OBJ
tanned $4,000 ransom for the safe
return of Mrs. Stoll.
He based his application for a
writ of habeaS corpus on the
grounds he was insane at the time
he was sentenced by the federal
district court in Kentuck3, and that
he did not have proper counsel at
his trial. He pleaded guilty to the
charge of kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Coup to Dislodge
Hitler Believed
Imminent in Reich
Inter-Allied Conference
TO Consider Proposals
of Peace Are RumOred
LONDON, kug. 9.-(UP

LONDON, Aug. (UP)
-Rumors that a military
coup may soon dislodge
Adolf Hitler from power in
Germany spread through
Europe today and informed sources
said major diplomatic moves prob
ably will develop this week, possibly
involving Italy's withdrawal from
the war
Allied observers discounted Sug-
gestions that the sudden convening
of German military leaders and
high Nazi officials at Hitler'S head
quarters last week presaged Hitler's
fall from power, but it generally Was
agreed that they dealt with the
Worsening situation on both the
German home and military fronts.
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill were understood
in London to be considering new
peace proposals from Italy and the
possibility--remote though it ap-
peared-that Hitler might be ousted
led to speculation that they might
confer soon with Premier Josef
Stain to clarity Allied policy.
FINAL STAGE
Wilson Broadbent, diplomatic cor
respondent of the London Daily
Mail, said consultations among the
British, American and Russian gov
Continued on page 6, col a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
.City's
Fall
Assured
Reds Set Sights
On Dnieper River
And White Russia

MOSCOW, Aug. 9 -UP)
Russian columns converg-
ing on semi-circled Kharkov
brought it within range of
their heavy guns today and
military sources said the fall of the
great German defense bastion was
inevitable and perhaps imminent.
Red army lightning blows which
cut the railroads west and north
west of Kharkov, together with a
frontal assault beating against its
approaches were believed to have
doomed Russia's fourth city as a
German base.
The Soviet push threatened to
trap the Nazi garrison of the Uk-
rainian stronghold. Already massed
planes of the Red air force were
blasting adjacent railway stations
in an effort to block the expected
German flight.
BEYOND CITY
While a motorized flying column
rolled on beyond Kharkov toward
the Dnieper at 20-mile- "a day
clip, two other major forces con-
verged on the city.
One force crossed the railroad
northwest of Kharkov at Kupierva-
kha, IS miles southwest of the
Soviet starting line at Belgorod and
significantly the same distance
northeast of Poltava, great agricul-
tural and rail center SIS miles above
the big bend of the Dnieper.
Another column wheeled south
westward in an encircling move
ment, advancing beyond Dolzhik,
l6 miles northwest of Kharkov.
Still a third, smashing along the
Kharkov- Bryansk railroad, last was
reported south of Kolochev, rail
station northwest of the big city.
Optimism swept the country as
reports of Red army victories were
received in the capital. The long
range expectations of the Russians
apparently were reflected in such
newspaper comment as this in
Pravda.
THE time for decisive battles has
Continued on page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

tary affairs subcommittee that Cali
fornias contributions to the draft
were only one-half of one per cent
greater than the National average.
Hershey, here to confer with
Southern California industrialists
on the question of blanket defer
ments for war workers, said this
state has provided 33 per cent of its
registrants available in the present
age groups to selective service.
Hershey pointed out that Mass
achusetts, another industrial state.
had drafted three per cent more
men than the average of all states,
and Connecticut four-tenths of one
per cent more.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Itu liza n
Strike
allied
Workers Protest
Cows Refusal
To Make Peace

BERN, Aug. g lUP) =
Underground pamphlets call
ing for a general strike in
protest against the govern
ment's failure to make peace
flooded Milan, Turin and Genoa,
Northern Italy's three largest cities,
folliwing Saturday nights shatter-
ing air raids, frontier reports said
today.
Fires still smouldered in the three
cities early today, some 48 hours
after scores of big British four-
engined Lancaster bombers laid
waste to huge areas with block
buster and incendiary bombs in
fulfillment of Prime Minister
Churchills promise that Italy would
be scared, SCARED and blackened"
until she surrendered
(The Rome ralio asserted that de-
fense of Italian towns against Al
lied air raids was unfortunately"
impossible because of the "State of
defense techniques.
BOMBERS IDLE
British bombers were idle last
night, presumably because of incle-
ment weather over the continent,
but large flights were observed
crossing the channel today.)
sThe underground pamphlet S
charged that the Badoglio govern
ment had betrayed the italian peo-
pie more than F'ascism had and
called upon the to Fight for the
peace which Badoglio is unwilling
to grant you
The pamphlets urged workers to
strike today and refuse ANY sort of
collaboration with the Rome govern
ment.' They were signed "Giustizia
E. Liberia" (Justice and Liberty.D
GA Gladestine radio station sta
ton calling itself Free Milan" was
heard in London broadcasting that
we must make peace straight away
II We want to save ourselves
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Allied Mastery in
Air Over Sicily
Almost Complete
Ii f. d HEADQUAR.

ALLIE d HEADQUAR-
TIERS. North Africa, Aug. 9.
-UP)-Allied Mastery of
the skies over Sicily and
Southern Italy was almost
complete today as the Northwest
African air force attacked practi-
cally every phase of Axis operations,
including troops, trains, roads,
bridges and escape shipping across
the MeSsina straits.
Seven enemy planes were shot
down in combat and they were al
most the only Axis aircraft en-
countered in either Sicily or Italy.
Two Allied planes were lost.
British and Canadian Wellington
bombers hoyered over beaches and
straits of Messina for eight hours
last night, extending their heavy
assaults to Cape Perlaro, 10 miles
South of Reggie Calabria, and to
Palmi and San GioVanni-all on
the Italian Toe" opposite Sicily.
SHOOT UP TRAINS
American Lightnings gave South
ern Italy a thorough going cover,
shooting UP a troop train and at
tacking a supply train, the locomo-
tive of which exploded. Both trains
were attacked near the Gulf of
San Eufemia and Six other trans
were shot up in the Gioia area on
the West coast % miles North of
Reggie.
Lightning pilots reported hits on
a small barge off Cap Vaticano, 35
miles North of Messina; guns and
power lines at Gioia and an enemy
half-track vehicle at Capinga. They
met no Axis planes.
American and British fighters
bombers attacked the communica-
tions center of RandaZZo on the
Northern slope of Mount Etna all
day yesterday. Many cars of two
troops trains were destroyed OF
damaged. Twenty trucks of a road
convoy were wrecked and 70 dam
aged.
Spitfires flown by Americans
Continued on page 6, col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Stassen Member
Of HaIsey's Staff

HEADQUARTERS, South Pacific
Forces. Aug. 8 (UPl-Lieut. Cmdr.
Harold Stassen, who resigned as
governor of Minnesota to accept a
naval commission, has reported for
duty as aide and flag secretary to
Admiral William F. Halsey, COM
mander of Allied naval forces in
the south Pacific, it was announced
today.
I'm very pleased to be assigned
to Admiral Halsey's staff" Com
mander Stassen told newspapermen.
He declined to comment ON political
and economic questions, saying he
believed politics were out" for the
duration as far as he was concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

Tlght-hpped ana weary, LII. hle-
bert related how he and II armed
man of his command, guarding the
wounded from the battle front
stood off the brutal japanese Mar
auders in a seven-hour night at
tack, killing IT'S of them in fierce
reckless combat.
The outnumbered Americans fire.
quently engaged japanese in bloody
hand-to-hand fighting Kliebert
spoke with reluctance and intensity
of feeling as he described how the
Japs broke into the hospital en-
campment and assaulted 20 litter
cases and several "Ambulatories."
FOUR SAID DEAD
Four of the wounded are Of
ficially listed as dead but witnesses
said none of the others could have
escaped the night of wholesale
butchery as wave after wave of
Japs streamed into Kleiberts small
band which was armed only with
three Browning automatic carbines
machetes and pistols.
When the seige began, Kleibert
had IS of his own men, seven corps
men and himself. Subsequently, 25
men including the corpsmen were
left with the wounded and one man
was dispatched to command post
for aid.
This left Kliebert, wounded Of
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
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war effort would be almost halted.
There are variable factors in the
equation. These include the con-
centration of population and IN
dustry, although such factors likely
would favor the attackers. AS the
size of the target increases, 1t was
said. the number of bombs per
100000 population may decrease
because of concentration OF tar
gets.
Berlin would be an easier target
than Hamburg where many water
ways split the city and prevent the
spread of flames.
The attacks of Berlin, when they
begin, are expected TO be carried
out exclusively by the Raj and At
night. On the basis OF recent aver
age losses, 1t Is estimated that a
total of 900 planes might be losE
before Berlin was knocked out.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

Alltu dliIlleS III Sc1ltTdl duSdliCco
all around the tottering defense
Arc across Northeastern Sicily,
seized the towns of San Agata, San
Fratello, Cesaro and Acireale, con-
solidated their hold on one-half of
the base of Mt. Etna, and pursued
German troops in headlong flight
from the closing jaws of Pincers
aimed at Randazzo pass.
Battered German forces were re-
ported struggling to form a new de-
fense line angling from the Cspe
Orlando area on the North coast to
Taormina on the Southeast
Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton add
ed a dash of the sensational to the
methodical crushing of the last Axis
resistance in Sicily by sending one
of his Seventh army units Wheel
ing around the north end of the
German line for a dawn landing.
PRISONERS TAKEN
Small barges and other landing
craft stole through the coastal
waters under cover of darkness,
sWarmed ashore on split second
schedule, rounded up 300 prisoners,
and joined their comrades by driv-
! ing Eastward along the coastal road
through San Agata.
The Sunday morning landing
threw the whole German setup be-
hind the coastal flank into state
of confusion bordering on panic.
Enemy reinforcements which were
pushing cautiously down the high
way were routed AS the motorized
TRANSPORTS turned tail, confused
knots of traffic made easy pickings
for the Americans gathering up
prisoners.
Other Seventh army units ad-
vanced seven miles as the crow
flies but actually IA as the Ser
pentine roadway winds up from
captured Troina to take the stra-
tegic town of Cesaro. midway be-
| tween Troina and Randazzo.
! At Cesaro the Americans were
only IL miles from Randazzo-site
of narrow defile toward which the
retreating Germans were scramb-
ling-and the British at Bronte
were about eight miles distant.
The British Eighth army. in one
Continued on page 6, col. 5,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

Imperial Valley counted it's
seventh heat victim Monday follow
ing the death in Brawley late Sat-
urday of Santos Casteneda who sue
crqnbed to heat stroke
CaSteneda died on downtown
Brawley street after his release from
a hospital where he was taken for
treatment after being overtaken by
heat while working in field near
that city.
Investigating officers said he had
been working in the area some time
although his home was in Mexico
They reported he entered the Unit
ed States Illegally
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

IdVe resulted III tIllS equation lOr
the destruction of any city: one ton
of bombs for every 60 inhabitants.
Thus one RAF raid in Great
strength"-an attack in which about
1000 tons of bombs are dropped
is sufficient to knock out a town of
100000 people.
Berlin, a city of about 100000,
thus would require 30 to 35 heavy
raids to knock it out beyond of re-
covery, the observers said.
Considerably fewer raids would
be needed it was pointed out. to
paralyze production and make life
unbearable.
Ten major raids concentrated in
Is or 16 nights-as the Raj now is
able to do if weather permits-prob-
ably would result in such confusion
in public services, such terror among
the inhabitants, such destruction
among key industries, that Berlin S
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Gen. Hershey Denies Cal
Quotas Dispro portionate

Asked by Rep. John M. Costello,
chairman, if California, with 63
per cent of the Nations total pop
ulation was not providing 10 per
cent of the Nations draftees,
Hershey shook his head.
Il don't like to challenge figures
without the facts in my hands," he
answered. But those sound wrong
to me. California has provided 33
per cent of its available registrants,
or IS above the National average"
Regions with lower percentages,
Hershey pointed out, are farm areas
where agricultural workers are al
ready covered by a blanket defer
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Soviet Guns on KharE<ov
HEAT, ALCOHOL
CLAIM 7 HER {

Another death was also recorded
in Brawley Saturday, that of Jesus
C. Carlos, citizen of Mexico who
was imported from that country to
work in the fields.
Authorities said he had been
drinking heavily and died during his
sleep in a small room he occupied
in BraWley.
Funeral arrangements for neither
of the men had been made Monday
but burial was expected to be made
early in the week. Casteneda's S
funeral will be held following an in
quest Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Truck 0verturns
Driver Injured

Apolinar Moreno Luzano, 26, of San
Diego was recovering in Ell Centro
Monday from injuries he received
when a truck he was driving over
turned two and a half miles west
of Seeley early Monday morning
State Highway Patrol officers said
Luzano fell asleep at the wheel
and the vehicle overturned as a re-
Sult
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
YANkS Land BEHIND GERMANS DEFENSES
QUANDARY; 'EYETIES'
CAUGHT IN TUNNEL

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa, Aug. 8 up
American artillery has a big
Italian armored train and its
crew bottled up in SiciIian
railroad tunnel and won't let
them out
Reports from the northern
sector of the front said that the
train WAS chased into the tunnel,
cut off from behind and threat
ened with the guns N the other
end.
Every time ii sticks its nose
into the open, the Yankee guns
rake il few times and il ducks
back. Last reports said the train
was hiding with the gunners out
side awaiting patiently for the in
evitabie.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Bulgarian Govt
May Fall Soon
BY UNITED PRESS

The London radio said Monday
that the fall of Premier Bogdan
Flows Bulgarian government was
believed imminent.
The broadcast, recorded by the
United States foreign broadcast
intelligence service, said King Boris
had recalled former Premier George
Kyuseivan from Switzerland and
he was expected to be put at the
head of the government "in plan
to save the Bulgarian dynasty and
make peace with the Allies"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 8 up
West coast aircraft workers de-
ferred under 60 day draft
moratorium will not be recIaSi-
fled permanently, Maj. Gen.
Lewis b. Hershey said today.
Their induction has only been
delayed.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 9.-UP)-
Mai Gen. Lewis b. Hershey, Ma
tional Selective Service director, to-
day refuted complaints of State Of
ficials that California had been
drained of manpower to an extent
exceeding its proportionate share.
Gen. Hershey told House Mill
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

a routine flight about 9 p. m. last
night. For some unexplained rea-
son it came down on transcontin-
entail highway 40 about seven miles
east of Wendover. The plane, the
officer said, hit the hard surface OF
the road, bounced onto the saline
surface of the Bonneville salt flats,
bounced again onto the railroad
tracks and continued over to the
salt flats on the other side of the
tracks.
About 10 minutes later, a Diesel
powered fast Western Pacific freight
plunghed into the Wreckage.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

IattT Dy ITelgI1C UTdIII, tt WdS ulS-
closed today.
Killed was End 1t. Richard l..
Blue of Rantoul, H., co-pilot of the
bomber.
en- other members of the bomber
crew were injured, several serious
ly.
1t. Alphonse Madden, Wendover
air base public relations officer,
said that full details of the freak
accident were not known yet. An
army board and railroad officials
were investigating. a.
Madden said the plane was on
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Jops' Attack on
Wounded IS Told

WITH u S. FORCES OUTSIDE MUNDA, July 27-
Delayed)-(UP) hundred Japanese troops savage
y attacked heplessly wounded American soldiers in the
jungles outside Muna bayonettmg and hacking defense
less men as they lay strechers 1t Nicholas L. klle
bert. Detroit Mich, reported today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
EARTHQUAKE $50 MILES
FROM: PASADENA RECORDED

PASADENA, Aug. 9 CUP)- An
earthquake strong enough to
cause damage" was recorded at
l0:3l last night, $50 miles north of
Pasadena, the California Institute
of Technology reported today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Surprised Foe
7 ! oken Prisoner
Bv Potton'S Men
Allies Only 30 Miles from Tip of Isle.
Messina. Last Port Of Escape for Nazi.
Italian Troops; 9th Army Goes Forward

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, Aug g
UP)-A spectacular American landing behind the Ger
man line on the of Sicily unhinged the Axis
deense them rocking back today toward positions
roughly 80 miles from the roads end at Messina
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Bond Petitions
Out { or District
Voters Signing Call for Election for
Purchase of CaIifornia-Ele Firm
By IL. D.; 500 Sisners Are Needed

Voters Of Imperial Irrigation district began signing
petitions Monday calling for election the purchase
of the power properties in this belonging to the
California Electric Power company through the issuance
Of bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
35 Ruids Would
Destroy Berlin

LONDON, Ang 9-(UP)-Bern, expected to be tar
get for concentrated air attack could be destroyed
effective military center by 35 major raids, observers
estimated today.
Experiences in more than one year of heavy raids
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

!. Before district directors would be
allowed to call an election on
Authority of the petitions they must
bear the signatures of 500 registered
district voters and must be signed
by persons owning 20 per ment of
the districts assessed valuation
When a bona e.ecjion is called
III this manner a simple majority
of the voters is required for the is
sue to carry.
UNDER REGULATIONS
This procedure is authorized un-
der regulations of the California ir-
rigatlon districts act.
II the petitions are properly
signed, district officials have indi-
Gated they will call the election
which in effect, will ask the voters
to approve the purchase of the
California company's power proper
ties of $4,900,O0O and provide ST.
100000 for tying that system in with
Continued on page 6, col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
HOUSE DIVIDED

Gregory Moore, s. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moore, listened in
tently to a speech about the 10y
atty of certain Japanese internees
in War Relocation camps.
After absorbing the entire TRADE,
Continued on page 6, col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
Freight Crashes
Into Fallen Plane

WENDOVER, Utah, Aug. 9-(UP)-One flier was kill
ed bomber demolished and freight engine and 20 cars
wrecked here last night when plane crashed
on highway bounced onto the Western Pacific railroad
tracks and left wreckage that struck few minutes
afrnuht ttrain iuaSdi
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
@. AND A. DEPARTMENT.

Did you know that New River was
once officially chriStened tn e
Wurtzburger? That's right. It was
back in the free-flowing days when
Mexicali was in its heyday.
A group of the more social-mind-
ed citizens of the border metropolis
decided that New River was too
common name for the beautiful
stream which split the confines of
the city. So they got together and
"Wurtzburger" was the result.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
II AMBl'Ne
~ EpORTER
EXPLAIN, PLEASE

On a downtown street corner one
of the alleged members of Southern
Gentry was post-leaning as Mrs.
Hazel Livingston and Ray Mouser,
both of the district attorneys Of
flee approached.
Hoping to favorably impress the
oncoming couple, the Southern
Drawler greeted them with: Morn
ing, how is the legal profession to-
day?"
To which Mrs. Livingston replied:
Haven't you heard-I'm not legal" "
Now RR thinks that is the kind
of remark which needs Qualification
and SO is patiently awaiting one.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09

JUST A JAUNT-
Tommy Coughlins in New
Guinea now" remarked a Calexico
lady in a drugstore recently.
"Oh, is that right" said the at
tendant behind the counter Did
he go there for the summer"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-09
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday lO8, minimum
Sun. 80; am. Sunday 81, humid
ity So; noon Monday LOG, humidity
80; s pm. Sun. 100, humidity "a.
RhNH nErRlTG