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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1945)
mm Weather Data (or 24 hours to 7 a. m.: Temperature: Maximum 89 Minimum 48 Forecast: Clear tonight ' and Wednesday.- Slightly warmer east of Cascades. i II II II HI Dl II II II II jr i - I m in aT in i- ill ill m m ESTABLISHED 1896 A-BOMB DESTRUCTION COMPLETE IN HIROSHIMA First photos of Incredible devastation wrought on Hiroshima by atomic bomb, show are where bomb apparently struck appearing blist ered like surface of moon, with all structure on lower delta ofcetty, lowered, probably from con cussion. Fingers of waior reaching inland from harbor are wiped out in center of bomb crater area. AAF phdio"'fcyrecorinaisBnce plane. - ' " ..,-- .';.' . . . . . . . ' ; Espionage on Bomb Failed OAK RIDGE, Term., Aug. 14 (UP) It was revealed to day a "planned attempt" was made to espionage the Amer ican atomic bomb project here and it was thwarted by a spe cially trained unit of the army's counter intelligence corps. Military agents were assigned to this home of the nation's top secret weapon and formed the nucleus of an organization which successfully protected the secret, an army release dislosed. ' Key scientists working on the development of the bomb were constantly guarded, the army said. "All attempts to obtain vital information were thwarted," the announcement said. It did not disclose whether the person or persons involved had been pre viously identified as having been apprehended in this country as enemy agents. Rumors and speculations were traced to their source and so well was the secret guarded the Nazis believed, only a short time be fore they surrendered, the Unit ed States had not progressed be yond the early research stages in development of the atom bomb, the army said. "With success of the project dependent upon the safety of a few key scientists, elaborate measures toprotect their identity and whereabouts were instituted and counter intelligence corps agents were assigned as constant bodyguards," the announcement continued. Aussies Protest Special Treatment Given Hirohito By United Press Radio Melbourne today report ed widespread indignation in Australian government circles over the special treatment pffered to Emperor Hirohito by the al lies and asserted the Mikado may be indicted by Australia as a ma jor war criminal. In a broadcast recorded by FCC monitors in New York, the Melbourne station said the man agement of the surrender negotia tions with Japan is being "se verely criticized" in high govern ment circles at Canberra. "tt is pointed out that, while Australia was told only perfunc torily about the Byrnes note and was given no proper time to study it or suggest amendments. Japan if apparently being given unlimited time to decide its atti tude," the broadcast said. Guam Cheers News of 'Surrender' 3 3 Honolulu Harbor Lighted After 3 Years By United Press GUAM, Aug. 14 Thousands of soldiers, sailors and marines on Guam greeted reports Japan has decided to accept allied surrender terms with the spontaneous cheer: "On to Tokyo!" - Many of them will go on to Tokyo, but as members of the occupa tion army rather than as invaders. Amid the cheering was relief the end is at hand. It was be Iieved plans already drawn for the occupation of Japan will be executed as soon as possible. Officers and men ran across the headquarters quadrangle, yelling and screeching. Jeep horns blar ed in celebration. SHIPS GLITTER LIKE CHRISTMAS PARTY HONOLULU, Aug. 14 Every ship in Pearl Harbor glittered like a birthday candlo early; to day. Soldiers, sailors, and civilians shouted themselves hoarse in a wild celebration which began last night and lasted until the early hours of today. The entire town went mad after Radio Tokyo flashed its notice that an imper ial message accepting the Pots dam ultimatum "is forthcoming soon." ITALY. THEN GERMANY MAYBE JAPAN SOON WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 Date book of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis: Sept. 3, 1043 Italy signed sur render terms. May 7, 1945 Germany signed surrender terms. Aug. 14, 1945 Tokyo radio an nounced an imperial communique accepting the Potsdam ultimatum will be issued soon. SAN FRANCISCO BINGE NOW TAPERING OFF SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14 The biggest mass celebration in the history of San Francisco lapered off at least temporarily today with the city's main street a Sec GUAM CHEERS . . . P 5 Petain Trial Ends, Case Goes to Jury , PARIS, Aug. 14 (UP) The treason., trial of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain ended at 8:15 p. m. today and the jury retired to deliberate its verdict. Presbyterians, Methodists Will Have Services Victory-in-Japancse -war day will be observed by the First Presbyterian church and the First Methodist church with a united service at 8 p. m., at First Pres byterian church, when the an nouncement 'comes. Rev. Logan Pruitt will be in charge of the service and Rev. Mark Talney will deliver the ser mon. Combined choirs will lead thte singing. Mrs. Retta Ehlers will be the soloist. The Presbyterian church will be open all day for mediation and prayer. Mitchell Asks For Reconversion Now Of Lumber Trade WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UP) Sen. Hugh B. Mitchell, W., Wash., today urged immediate re sumption of peacetime lumber production. At the same time he asked that the office of price ad ministration permit higher con sumer goods prices. In a letter to John W. Snyder, director of war mobilization, Mitchell propose dthe following four-point program to help the lumber industry: 1. Immediate release by the army of all heavy-duty tractors earmarked for'ita use, to be di verted to the lumber industry. 2. Immediate relaxation of re strictions. 3. Immediate reappraisal of the army's lumber needs so that all extra lumber can go to civil ian building. 4. Revision of war manpower commission hiring rules for the lumber industry. :iti:irT7fTt:tiTllT:l.1rTlllJfTil'r . ' LA GRANDE, OREGON Jaycees Program Set Here Program for the junior cham ber of commerce tri-state meet here Saturday and Sunday- has been practically completed, Arlo Noyes, program chairman, an nounced today: . The program includes: Saturday morning, directors for Washington and Oregon will meet separately . to discuss state bust ness and projects. At 8 p. m. Saturday, these offi cers will be joined by those from Idaho at a banquet at which na tional ' officers will be . guests. Henry Kearns of Pasadena, na tional president, and Hal Herman, national executive vice president, will be present as special guests. . Mearnsi T. Gates, immediate past president, Pomeroy, Wash.. will be the principal speaker, Other officers will include Lof ton, Tatum, Oregon, national di rector; Bob Graham, Washngton, natonal director; Robert Walker, Idaho, national director; Lee Stidd, Oregon state president Harold Leffel, Washington state president, and Leo Bodine, Idaho state president. Attendance is being limited to 50 to comply with ODT rule. A large number of local members urill hn nrncnnt nttniai Graham will be dean Sunday of the Jaycee institute to be pre sented by national officers. The institute will be an eight hour session. Church Bells Here Announce Peace On Earth Again Crowds of shoppors poured out of the stores and stood quietly looking around, mostly into the sky as though they awaited something more, when the si rens and whistles announced at 4:10 p. m. that the long awaited end of the war had come. Every car horn in town that could make a noise was im mediately put into operation, as the drivers slipped their cars into the increasing line of ve hicles driving down Adams av enue. Church bells could be faintly heard in the din which an nounced promises of peace on earth once more. Celebration Plans Completed Here La Grande citizens will cele brate the termination of almost four years of war with Japan, with a parade, a street dance, church services, with all the stores in the city closed for the day, tomorrow, Wednesday. The parade will commence at 1 p. m., under the direction of Harley Smith and Sam Hill. The street dance will be at 9 p. m. with the junior chamber of commerce in charge, at the intersection of Depot and Wash ington streets. Church services will be held in the various churches, with the First Presbyterian and the First Methodist churches com bining for services in the Meth odist church. The Presbyterian church will remain open all day for those who wish to me diate and offer prayers. The Chriitjan church will hold special services from 6 until 8 p. m. Other churches arc holding individual set -vices. Sign of Times 8T. LOUIS. Aug. 14 (UP) A sign In a suburban market here reads: "Please limit abuse of the butcher to five minutes." TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST MacArthur Meet Japs, and Accept Surrender ' WASHINGTON, Aug. H (UP) President Trunan announced tonight that the Japanese government has accepted the surrender terms without qualification. He made the announcement at a press conference. He read a statement which said: "I deem this reply a full acceptance of the Potsdam declaration which specified the un conditional surrender of Japan. In the reply there is no qualifications." The president also revealed he had named Gen. Douglas MacArthur the supreme com mander to receive the Japanese surrender. ' . ' LONDON, Wednesday, Aug. 15 (UP) Moscow radio said early today that Emperor .Hirohito had ordered all Japanese armed forces wherever they are to cease military op erations, give up their arms and follow orders of the allied supreme commander. -" Meanwhile, he said, allied armed forces have been ordered to suspend offensive oper ations. " ' ' V-J day will not be proclaimed until after the formal signing of the surrender terms by L Japan. . .y.u.-. ' . .,' : The three allies in the Pacific war Great Britain, Russia and China will be repre sented at the signing by high ranking officers. . The Japanese government's message accepting the allied terms said that Emperor Hirohito is prepared "to authorize and ensure the signature" by the Japanese govern ment and the imperial general headquarters of the necessary terms for carrying out provisions of the Potsdam declaration. U. S. Has GENERAL MecARTHUR: He not only "came back" but will go en to Tokyo, says President Truman at historic pros, conference. Jap Stations Call On All Ships At Sea By United Press Japanese radio stations -have begun to contact all Japanese ships at sea, American Broadcast ing company monitors reported today. Enemy stations broadcast the call letters "NAM," monitors said. th FCC said the letters custom arily were used by the Japanese government to contact ships at sea in emergencies. 'It was recalled Germany simi larly contacted her ships at sea before surrendering to the west ern allies. 14, 1945 , Named Commander to Stern Plans for Japan Don Culp to Return To Work At Bank Don Culp, recently discharged from the army on the point sys tem, will resume his work as tel ler of the First National bank sometime next week, it was an nounced today. Culp, one of seven men who entered service from the bank, is the first to return to work. He entered service with the na tional guard Dec. 8, 1040, and was sent to t h c south Pacific with them. He arrived in La Grande Sunday, and is now in Walla Walla visiting his wife. . Corrective Not Punitive Plan For Occupation WASHINGTON, Aug. U (UP) The United States hits completed a directivcj outlin ing a stern policy to govern the immediate military occu pation of Japan, it was learn ed today. Informed sources said the or der is being circulated for final approval among the various gov ernment agencies involved and will be ready when U. S. troops move into beaten Japan. It was described as a formula for "cor rective but not punitive" occu pation. Some 2,000, specially trained army officers are set to take over administration. Officials emphasized the direc tive is intended only for the ini tial perod of occupation and in no way is comparable to the con trol program sot forth at Potsdam. More detailed plans for Japan's economic disarmament and con trol still are being formulated. It was suggested the United States, Britain, China and Russia may decide to undertake joint occupation, with each of the big four responsible for one of the main enemy home islands Hok kaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Ky ushu. Because of her major role in the Pacific war, the United States would wield dominant influence in any such program. In event the four powers occupy Japan jointly, the United States would urge adoption of a single, cor rcdinatcd control policy for the entire country as she did in the case of Germany. Truman Orders Cut in Draft WASHINGTON, Auf. 14 (UP) President Truman to night authorized selective serv ice to reduce draft inductions immediately from 80,000 to 50, 000 men par month as a result of Japan's unconditional sur render. ; FIVE CENTS - -r r "ICia majesty is also pre pared to issue his commands to all the military, naval and air authorities of Japan and nil the forces under their con trol wherever located to cease active operations, to surren der arms and to issue such other orders as may be re quired by the supreme com mander of the allied forces of the execution of the above mentioned terms." The president did not say where the surrender terms would bo "Signed but it has been reported ceremonies would take place aboard a bat tleship or at Okinawa. Truman did say arrange ments were now being made for the formal signing at the "earliest possible moment."' The president, attired in a blue double breasted suit, blue shirt and diagonal blue striped tie, sat at his desk, a smile on his face, as almost 200 reporters entered his ex ecutive offices. He w a s surrounded by high ranking members of his official family. When the "all in" announce ment was made, indicating the waiting press had been assem bled in his office, the president arose, holding a sheet of paper in front of him. It was his statement. As he began reading, news reel cameras whirred. He read rapidly, after prom ising the reporters they would have mimeographed copies when the conference was over. Beyond reading the statement and the text of the Japanese government's message, Truman offered no comment. As soon as he completed the reading, someone shouted "thank you Mr. President," and the re porters made a mad rush to their telephones. President Orders Federal Holiday WASHINGTON. Aug. 14 (UP) President Truman tonight de clared a two-day holiday, tomor row and Thursday, for all fed eral employes In Washington and throughout the country. He told a press conference that the reason for two days wu the employes had not had a chance to celebrate the last surrender an V-E day.
