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Newspaper Page Text1 !VH A Community '' Newspaper For Every Member of the Family rmm Duta for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Temperature: Maximum 68 Minimum 46 , Precipitation OS Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday; scattered showers. , WlM!E!iit!ll!!i,,Sra!l!ffl:tll1i ESTABLISHED 1S96 LA GRANDE. OREGON TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 191.-) FIVE CENTS . ff . See Columns 1 and t j - ' ' .'. '' Kobe Tight Military Rule Is Imposed in Edict Of Big Four Nations WASHINGTON, June 5 (UP) Tito biff four powers to day formally stripped Germany of the whole of her nnzi conquests and set up an ironclad military rule of the defeated nation. The reich was reduced to its 1937 boundaries. Top military commanders of the United States, Russia, Great Britain and DYancc met in the outskirts of ruined Ber lin and signed a declaration documenting Germany's uncon ditional surrender and laying down the obligations and re strictions that will be her price for embracing Adolf Hitler. Security Parley Leaders Approve Seat For Denmark SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 (UP) The executive committee of the United Nations security con ference decided unanimously to day to recommend the seating of Denmark as the 50th United Na tion represented at the parley. The committee, comprising the chiefs of 14 delegations, rr.el for two hours, canvassing several matters which previously had been - explored by the confer ence's "big five." It was decided to check the heads of all delegations today in an effort to get the invitation to Denmark on its way before nightfall because today is the an- . niversary' of the promulgation of 1 the Danish constitution. The normal procedure would have re quired several days. No plenary session has been scheduled so far this week. The conference, meanwhile, went on with its job of drafting a world charter despite the con tinued big five deadlock over the veto issue. Enforcement Approved . Committees not involved in the ; veto dispute began final phases of their work as the conference completed its sixth week. One committee approved the import ant "enforcement" rection which will make it possible to equip the new league with "teeth" and em power it to use force, if neces sary, to put down an aggressor. The veto controversy between Soviet Russia and the other mem bers of the big five is slill goinu on. No solution is yet in sight, but American officials are des perately exploring all angles tor an answer that will avoid a show down vote on the conference flour. Pacific Veterans Hack for Discharge SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 (UP) The first group of Pacific war veterans sc'ctcel for discharge under th..' army's point plan ar rived tudav aboard the navy transport Bergen. The men, numbering approx imately 1,035. fought the Japan ese in the central Pacific. They are veterans of the Gilberts, Mar shall, Marianas and Ryukyus. BANDIT VICTIM DIES VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 5 (UP) Clarence Sebo. 40-year-old Safeway store manager shot April 28 by two men as he was closing his store, died today. Marines Say Jap Suicide Pilots Lose Taste for PEARL HARBOR. June 5 (UP) Japan is throwing some of its best, as well as some of its most inexperienced, pilots into the suicide corps in a des perate attempte to halt Amer ican warships closing in on the homeland, three marine fliers enroute home from Okinawa said today. q But the "Kan;ik.(-s" notice ably are losing interest (in, fighting American planes, the' marines said. Two of the marines were members of a group which is credited wiih 13 planes down ed anel four probable.; out of Reels Under Incendiary Bombardmenl I The ullies also announced crea lion of the long-awaited four power control council for Ger many. Immediately after the signing ceremony Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Russian Marshal G. K. Zhukov, British Field Mar shal Sir Bernard Montgomery and French Maj. Gen. Jean Dc Lattie Do Tassignv held the council's first meeting. The four powers promised in the formal declaration to take all steps in Germany "requisite for future peace and security." It was emphasized that the military rule now established over Germany will operate for a long lime. At some future date, Germany may be deemed ready to undertake the abliga lion of governing herself again under supervision. The declaration specified that the new control , council will rule, all of Germany within tha bor ders she had on Dec. 31,' 1937. This wrested from the reich every territorial conquest the nazis achieved, beginning with the Anschluss of Austria in 1938. A separate control commission will be set up for Austria. Other territories seized by Germany re vert to their own governments. Plans for awarding other countries slices of pre-war Ger man territory such as the plan to give Poland pari of eastern Germany await fu ture settlement. Here are the highlights of the blueprint for Germany's future as outlined in those documents: 1. C o m plete demilitarization and disarmament. 2. Reduction of the reach to her pic-nazi borders. .'). Occupation of the big four powers in specified, separate zones. Definition of the boun daries of these zones apparently awaited a decision on the size of the western zone to be occupied by France. 4. A four-power control com mission, with headquarters in Berlin, to rule Germany Indefin- Sec GKRMANY . . . Page 5 Philippine Gains Of Yanks Continue MANILA, June 5 (UP) Paced by powerful air attacks, the 37th division pushed decprr into the Cavayan valley today against Japanese troops unable to form a line of resistance. Although the 37lh's gains were not gieat, it appeared they were slowed by the difficult terrain or the Caraballo mountains, rather than any strong Japanese de fense. On Mindanao island the slow job of mopping up the remain ing remnants of the enemy went ahead in the Davao crossing. Fighting Yanks 30 Japanese craft they met in a half-hour battle over north ern Okinawa May 25. They aic 1st Lt. William Far rell, Gardens, Calif., and Capt. Herbert J. Valentine, Seattle. The other is 1st Lt. Robert R. Klingman, Binger, Okl., who was so anxious to get his first plane that he climbed to 38,000 jfeet to eh)) ign enemy photo ship with his, propellers when his gvin)frozk The Farrell and Valentine srjuadron got a total of nearly 200 enemy planes, with the losiof one 6ghtcr pifcit. the squadron cftmmanderr in ac- l.oll. I' ll kLbiSX INTERVENES Gen. Sir Ber nard C. 7. Paget, above, com ma ids thi British Ninth army in the Middle East which inter vened in Syria to bring an end, at least temporarily, to strife belwee.i natives and the French. Levant Gendarmes Armed By Britain To Maintain Peace LONDON, June 5 (UP) Prime Minister Churchill revealed to day that the British are issuing arms to 111? local gendarmerie in the Levant to help keep order. Churchill told commons that the French sent renforcements Into -the Levant despite British warnings ..against .. causing trou ble that would endanger allied route to the Far East. Both Britain and Fiance pro jected new proposal?, for confer ences on the situation in the Mid dle East. Tho French govern ment proposed that the Big Five confer. Cnurchill said Britain still hoped for an Anglo-American-French meeting in London. Churchill bluntly denied Gen. Charles De Gaulle's charges that the British stirred up the trouble in the Levant. He said Britain has no aspirations whatever in that area. Lumber Workers Threaten Strike In Wage Dispute SEATTLE, June 5 (UP) John E. Christenson, president of the northwest district of lumber and sawmill workers (AFL) today predicted a strike in the fir and pine industry of five western stales if wage increase demands ire turned clown as expected. He said employers have been notified of the request for a flat 20-ecnts an hour increase and that "they've given us to believe they will turn it down." Christenson said a strike vote would be Uiken in two weeks at the end of the 30-day "cooling off period provided in the Smilh-Connally act. It will in volve som.' 30.000 AFL workers employed in lorcsts, mills and wood fabricating plants in Wash ington, Or-gon, California. Ida ho and Montana. Meanwhile, Waller Belka, secretary-treasurer of the northern Washington district council of the International woodworkers of America (CIO) disclosed thai his union has demanded an increase of 25 cents an hour. Montana Election May Show Trend HELENA, Mont., June 5 (UP) The eyes of the nation's lop political circles were carefully watching eastern Montana today, as voters began streaming to the polls to decide who would suc ceed the late James F. O'Connor as Montana congressman. The special congressional elec tion, called by Gov. Sam C. Ford, is the first since President Tru man took office and a possible indication of the national politi cal trend may come fiom the election. Candidates are republican, Wesley A. D Ewart, Wilsall, ran cher, democrat, Leo C. Grayoill, Great Falls attorney, (iv.di pend ent Robert Yellowlail. and so cialist E. Siaiggs of Wyola. Infantry Veterans of Fighting Fronts of World Will Present Thrilling War Demonstration Eighty American doughboys, veterans of the war on tho nation's various fighting fronts, will come to La Grande next week to dem onstrate how tho war is being fought by the infantry and how the civilians' purchase of war bond is aiding them in winning victory over the nation's enemies. I They are one of 28 "Here's Your Infantry" groups touring the countiy to stimulate interest in the seventh war loan campaign. Junior Chamber To Sponsor New Bond Sale Plan "Push Union county over the lop night," an innovation in tho sale of war bonds, will be spon sored and conducted by the La Grande junior chamber of com merce on Saturday evening, June 23, on a downtown street corner. An entirely new arrangement has been made public auction will be conducted for the services of prominent business men. Through the purchase of the bond being auctioned, the pur chaser will acquire the services (might even include tjjo mowing of the lawn or tending the baby) of a business man. In addition, an auction of scarce items will be held, and rumor has it that nylon hose may be included. These plans were made by the junior chamber directors who met last evening in the chamber of commerce offices to plan for the advancement of bond sales in the county. Vern Van Vranken is chairman of the event. Music will be provided by Le roy Darling's high school orches tra. President Urges Approval of World Monetary Program WASHINGTON, June 5 (UP) President Truman told congress teiday that "prompt enactment" of legislation to carry out the $18,000,000,900 Bretton' Woods plan for international monetary operations 's of paramount im portance to a lasting peace. The president's view was ex pressed in a letter to Chairman Brent Spencc, D., Ky., of the house banking and currency com mittee. Spencc read it to the house during the opening day of debate on the plan under which this country would put up $), 000,000,000 of Ire fuds. Mr. Truman said he is confi dent the legislation will be ap proved and asked for the "full bi partisan support" of congress. "I have already made clear my conviction that the prompt en actment of the Bretton Woods legislation is of paramount im portance in the establishment of a sound economic foundation for lasting peace," Mr. Truman said. Chinese Advance On Former US Base CHUNGKING, June 5 (UP) ', Chinese troops advanced to with i in 20 miles of the former Ameri- can air base city of Liuchow lo ! day while other Chinese forces ! wrested control of a 100-inilc belt ' of Fukien province coast line from the Japanese. I Front line dispatches from K w a n g si province indicated Chinese troops converging on strongly-defended Liuchow have reached Tatang, 20 miles to the - southwest. Once Tatang is in Chiwfc ! hands, a Japanese salient at Ish- an, 45 miles west of Liuchow, i would be cut off from behind. ' Battle reports indicate the Jap anese have called a halt at least temporarily to their withdrawal in the Ishan area, seemingly for a desperate struggle for the Liu chow air base. P TERRORISM CHARGED j ATHENS. June 5 KVP) Five i Democratic leaders, including j four former premiers, charged I today that a reign of terror by I army and police officers was un i derway in Greece. G Their appearance in La Grande will be under sponsorship of the La Grande lodge of Elks with Foster Sims as chairman. 11 will have a double significance, ns In addition to their main program at 8:15 p.m, June 15 on the high school athletic field, they will appear in a retreat ceremony at 4 p.m. that day on the Eastein Oregon college campus in obser vance of "Infantry Day." The "Infantry Day" ceremony will mark tho 170th anniversary of the appointment of George Washington as commander in chief of the continental army. Both programs will be open to the public without obliga tion and no war bond purchase is necessary for admittance. The "show" will be a complete reproduction of the work of the infantry in the front lines, and the weapons used by the troops will be brought into play in cap turing the "enemy" strongpoint. In addition, the soldiers will ex hibit and demonstrate various weapons and other equipment and rations: In the group, which will arrive in .La Grande -ibout 10 a.m. on See DOUGHBOYS . . . Page 6 Woodcraft Lodge To Have Public Ceremony Tonight District officers of the Neigh bors of Woodcraft, to be elected today at the district convention in the lOOF hall, will be install ed at a ceremony at 8 o'clock tonight in the hall lo which the public is invited. The convention opened yester day with delegates present from the various circles in northeast ern Oregon. The installation pio gram will be the closing event. It will include a campfire light ing, Hag ceremony, lap dance by Kay Ruckman, musical numbers by the Log Scalers four. Jack and Bob Akcrs, Mori La Gore nd Jack Evans, and a short ad dress. The initial session was con vened yesterday by Mrs. Oneida Happciselt of La Grande, and Mrs. Lucy Buell had charge of the opening ceremony. City Attorney is Speakor ity Attorney Carl Helm wel comed the delegates to La Grande and the rcspome was given for the lodge by Mis. Mar tha While of Pendleton, Mrs. S. B. Morgan sang two numbers and a reading was presented by Mrs. Alma Carroll. Mrs. Minerva Hill .if Prinevill . district guardian neighbor, pre sided, anel Mrs. Eunice Green and Mis. Laura Hanna of Pen dleton, and Mrs. Anna Shultz ol La Grande were unpointed on the rcseilutions committee. Business affairs occupied the attention of the delegates during the afternoon, and a dinner was the highlight of last evening's session. Musical numbers were presented following the dinner and a memorial service was con ducted for the late Mis. Marv Yeske. An initiation also w' conducted. , Business sessions also w-re ceindueteel today. Former Prisoner Of Nazis Returns Cpl. Rob'rt Loekwood, recent ly released from a German pris oner of war camp, arrived today tor a 00 day leave with his par ents, Mr. and Mis. Gcomo Lock. wood. Corporal Loekwood entered the army during the early stages of the war and participated in the African campaign. He was taken prisoner during the invasion of Italy. Prior to entering the service, Loekwood operated a service sta tion in Pendleton. ELKS' LEADER S. H. Bur leigh, recently-elected exalted ruler of the La Grande lodga of Elks, who are sponsoring the "Here's Your Infantry'' show June 15 on the high school ath letic field as a part of the 7th war loan campaign. Fostor Sims is chairman of the lodge's Brrangomonts committee War Bond Will Admit Buyer To Movies Tomorrow Actual battle scenes that are said to be unique in motion pic ture history make up the color film "The Fighting Lady," which will be on the screen at the Lib erty Ihcu'er, when admittance will be free to everyone who buys a war bond or presents a receipt for one. A war bond also will admit the purchaser lo the Gra nada theater. "The Fighting Lady" is the name given an American aircraft carrier, and the film shows bat tle action. It was phohograplicd with a new type camera that is synchronized with the guns of a plane. On the same bill is the film "My Pal, Wolf," starring 7-ycar-old Sliaryn Moffett, with Jill Es mond and Una O'Connor in fea tured roles. The big police dog "Grey Shadow" also has an im portant part in the film. The Granada feature! is "Sha llows in llv Night," starring War ner Baxter. College Seniors Get Scholarships Aw;ird of three si'hnj.'irships in stufli'iils of Ivistrin Oregon college .seniors w;is jinnount-rd lotlny. The Ki.ink K;ilslon seliol.H'slii, valued at $100, awarded annual ly to a senior planning to com plete the requirements for a hat Ik lor of science degrei; in edu cation, was awarded lo Katnona Henderson of Nyssa. J'Yanya Prudhomme of Port land, received the ML. Kinily I. u m h c r company scholarship, and Helen Mason of Prineville was givvn a scholarship by the La CJrande Masonic lodge. She will complete the requirements for a leaching certificate at the - nd of the winter t-.-rm next year June Tire Quota Is Upped 25 Percent WASHINGTON, June 5 (UP) The war ri'duetion board today released 500,000 more synthetic passenger-ear tires for June. The ordinal June allotment was 2,000.000. The additional ciiintii bioifgbl to 10,000.000 the num ber of passenger lire's released for rationing in the jrsl half of the year. OPA deputy arlminislrator Max MeCullough warned that 10,000, 000 replacements in a half year mean an jverage of less than three-fourths of one tire for ev ery B and C card user anel none at all for llie A's. 10-Mile Section ofi Japan's Sixth City ; Is Mass of Flames GUAM, June 5 (UP) Smoke plumed to heights oi '..' 10,000 to 25,000 feet and huge fires crackled in Kobe, w Julian's .sixth city, with a population of l.OOB.000, fol lowing today's 4!i0 to !i00-plune incendiary raid, return-, ' inft crewmen reported. , ;' Fires burned briskly through streets and buildings ' along a 10-mile stretch in the big port as the sky raiders swept over in formation through a screen of Japanese fighters and accurate anti-aircraft blasts. (The 20th air force in Washington said eight Super. " fortresses are missing after the Kobe assault in which , "cxcc!lcnt results were obtained. Nineteen Superforts ' were lost in the May 25 attack on Tokyo, 12 in the May 2.') assault on the capital, and 10 in the May 22 raid on , Osaka.) dipt. Joe Carroll, Jacksonville, and Orlando, Fla., commented: Tho smoke was at our level as we left the turget at about 20,000 feet. It was still swirling up ns we went over the coast It looked like Yokohama all over again. Carroll, on his twentieth mis sion, saw between 30 and SO fighters, some of them attack ing at close range, but believed they were "strictly class B team." His co-pllol in "The City of Or lando," 1st Lt. John Merrilt, Paci fic Grove, Cul., said the fighters followed the plane 15 minutes, but they rode through the flak In about five minutes. He addocl that the weather broke clear over Osaka Bay following bombardier 2nd Lt. Roy M. Albert, Gains villc, Tex., to put the fire bombs right on the aiming point. Hip Through City Bombardier, Lt. William K. Wansley, Middleton, Conn., said the incendiaries ripped Into the built-up area from the waterfront straight through the middle of the cily. The raid was Ihc 15th fire at tack on Japan. In the last 14, the 21st bomber command an nounced, newly 1)0 square miles of industrial Japan have been destroyed. In the last previous attack last Friday, the I3-20s were revealed lo have burned out 3.4.' square miles of Osaka. That brought total destruction in two raids on Osaka alone to 11','j square miles II) 'j p-.'r cent of the city's built up area. The Superfortresses struck Kobe, only 20 miles west of Osaka, from medium altitude to day. A Japanese cnminuniciue said Hie B-20s attacked In waves ol 10 to .10 for about an hour. It was live third B-2!) incen diary raid on Kobe, but the first since March 10. Then two square mills of the city were burned out in a 2,.r)0-lon attack. Doth Osaka and Kobe are sit uated on the main Japanese homo i.'Jnnd of Honshu. Baseball Results By United Press NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 4 II) I Pittsburgh 0 7 0 Hcussor and J. Riddle; Strine ; vieh and Lopez. Scientist Minimizes Jap Threat Of U. S. Bombings With Balloons MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. June 5 (UP) Dr. Jean Felix Pic card, stratosphere b.iloonist. predicted today that tlueaten oel Japanese balloon-bombing of the U. S. would be ineffec tive. Piccaid, professor of areo nautical engineering at the University of Minnesota, said Japanese balloons which have reached the western part of the United Stales probably were sent up from submarines. He ruleel out the possibility of launching such devices from aircraft carriers or olher craft because "the remainder of Hie Japanese fleet dare not come that close to American waters." Piccaid said he docs not be lieve a balloon cld travel from the Japanese mainland to the North American continent. I : 7 Nunitz Says Doom Of Okinawa Jap ; Forces is Sealed GUAM, June . 5 (UP) Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz an nounced today the principal en emy forces on Okinawa have been destroyed, while the rem nants were given the familiar' choice of annihilation, surrender or suicide.. ' ; Front reports disclosed that the U. S. marines who landed on Oroku peninsula south; of Naha harbor were advancing swiftly against scattered resistance while army" troops cut other enemy forces into pockets' In the south ernmost nills of the island. The fall of Naha and its excel lent air field uppcarcd imminent, and any Japanese (last-ditch sthd south of tha city was being fore stalled by quick exploitation of the Oroku peninsula landings, . - Japanese reports said Ameri can warships were standing oft southern Okinawa, directing gulf fire at Japanese defense positions on the tip of tho island. The en emy acknowledged his Naha Yonabaru line was broken. r.' There an still some battles to be fought on Okinawa and tho island has not yet been declared secured, but in tho 00th day ot the campaign the end is clearly, in sight for Yanks who have bla.ed the trail to Japan's door step. Subsidies Ready For Cattle Feeders WASHINGTON, June 6 (UP) The war food administration to day detailed the method of pay ment of the subsidy to cattle feedsrs under the new $40,000, 000 incentive program. w Tho program is designed to en courage feeding of cattle to heav ier weights, avoid higher consum er prices and channel more cattle lo legitimate slaughterers. The subsidy ol 50 cents per (00 pounds is payable for all good and ehoic-j cattle weighing 800. pounds or more sold on or after May ID. Sight drafts, redeem able Immediately by local banks,' will be issued to feeders by local agricultural adjustment agency offices. "To make them effective weapons," he said, "the Japs can hope lo send out very. many balloons equipped wtn fire bombs at a relatively close range." "A balloon," the scientist added, "can stay in the air about 100 to 200 hours, hardly, enough time for it to travel from Japan to the U. S. in any case, unless there are excep tionally favorable winds, there is no moans of directing its course eastward, so that ' it might land as far north as Can ada or Alaska, or as far south as Mexico." Piccard, now 61, In an ex periment in 1B37 went aloft two. miles and was carried more! than 100 miles by some eighty, small balloons from Rochester, Minn., to Lansing, Iowa. .