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LA GRANDE. OREGON TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 191.-)
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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.
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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.
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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. .