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President WAR BULLETINS
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Gaulle
Will Visit
Truman
""WASHINGTON, Aug. J-VP)
General COiarles DeGaulle will
reach Washington August 22 to
meet President Truman. Four
subjects vital 'to France' future
may come .before them.. . j j .
The 7hite House - announced
today the trip of the president of
the provisional " government of
France is definite, without dis
cussing its purpose beyond the
mutural desire" of the two-men
to meet I
American and French sources,
speculating on questions likely to
: be brought up, gave attention to
these topics:
1. The French economic situa
tion. -
2. The question of Germany's
western boundary.-.; i
3. France'i ihart in German
reDarations. '
4. The Far Eastern situation.
Detroit Fire
Brings Death to
11, Injures 52
DETROItJ Aug. 13.-(ff)-A sud
den fire, sweeping through a De
troit boxing factory today, brought
death to 11 women and two men
and Injuries to 82 other persons,
several of whom are not expected
to live. - -
It - broke - out - as the 180 em
ployes of the Export Box it Sealer
Co., mostlx women, were in the
midst of a rest period and were
li'contn in a ink box.
Apparently disbelieving shout
of fire from the first floor of the
two-story factory building, the
workers continued to listen to the
blaring of the mechanical player
until flames beean licking the
stairway. Then came a rush for
doors and windows. Most of the
victims, seared by flames or mad
dened by the intense heat, died af
ter leaninc from second story win
dows and crashing: on the tide-
walk of one of Detroit's most heav
ily traveled streets.
Speaks to
Thron
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-Wftn
an impromptu: speech on the White
House lawn early tonight Presi
dent Truman told a large crowd
of spectators that this was a great
day for democracy,
He said it marked the final tri
umph over fascism and would; go
down in history as one of Its most
noteworthy days.
The whole country now should
unite, the president said, in efforts
to preserve the future peace of
the world. I
WAR BULLETINS
LEGION COMDK. TO VISIT
PORTLAND, Aug. 13. -(-Am
erican Legion National Com
mander Ed Schelberling will vis
it Portland Sept 9, a Portland
post officer said todayl ; i -
. . And Still Champion!
mi m
WASHINGTON, Auir. 14 (AP) President
fruman tonight proclaitned Augast 15 and 16 as Igal
olidays with the notation that! war workers who work
. -.1 ' i ij . L. . i I ; ' . !
n mose aayi wuuiu do paiu ovcrume. J i
WASHINGON, Aasr. il (AP) Text f President Ira
nian's statement authorizing a two-day holiday for govern-.
Ceni employes:, - j a i ; , . . j ; ;:
.One of the lurdest working trroups of wtr workers ;dar
g the past four yaers -and perhaps the least appreciated
by the public has been4he federal employes in Washington
land throurhoot the coantrr. They have carried on the day-
to-day operations of the government which are essential to
the support of our figrhtips; men i to the acrrying; on of the
jwmr.' " ! ! . j' . s '! ' ?
h On behalf of the Nation, I formally express thanks to
them. r
As a token of this feeling", I hereby request all the heads
of the departments,, agencies and bureaus throughout the
government to excuse the employes thereof for tomorrow
and Thursday, . ' j . j-' i
This action is to be without charge agianst the annual
leare of the employes. Only skeleton forces need be main
tained. , 1 '
I hope that all of the employes of the government will
enjoy this well-deserred-44hough inadequate holiday.
LONDON, Wednesday. Am. lS--tMme lUsdster AtUee
esweed Japaa bad
svrrenderea.
LONDON, Wednesdar. Aftg. 15-PV-The Moseew radie annoiuieed
at midnifht (7 pjn. EWT) the uneondiUoiial surrender eg Japan,
. !' -I - - ! -
I SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. H-VPy-Toky radio anneonced Emperor
IBrebite la a special broadcast will read the Imperial rescript if Ja
pan's capitulation at 11 pjsd tentfht eastern war time. It will be
beamed la the Japanese Ungiae te Japanese eeenpted area la Asia.
LONDON, Aag. 14-1-The Moscow radie said tonight .the
Soviet Union and the Chinese Kepablie had signed a treaty ef
Friendship today, j . i '
State Offices Closed!
! On receipt of word of President Truman's proclamation declaring;
Wednesday and Thursday, Atfgr 13 and 18 official holidays; Governor!
Earl Enell issued bis proclamation setting; the same days as) legal
holidays for Oregon. The governor's: proclamation means that all
public offices and the banks will be closed for the two days.
The Boys Are
Coming Homp
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14f(S-
President Truman tonight fore-
east that 5,000,000 to 5,500,000
men in the army may be return
ed to civilian life with in the! next
12 to IS months. Furthermore, he
said in announcing Japan's sur
render, only the lowest age groups
will now be drafted into the army.
Preliminary estimates indicate
only those under 28 will be called,
Mr. Truman said. jj
r His recommendation was that
selective service reduce inductions
Immediately from 80,000 a month
to 50,000. , . . . ;;-
"It Is too early te propose a
definite- figure for the ocbupa
tion forces which will be repair
ed In the Pacific 12 months jfrom
now or what redaction it miy be
possible to make in the strength
of the army force now allotted to
occupation duties la Europe, the
president said in a statement :
"It Is apparent, however that
we eaa release as many men as
Stores Closed
Tomorrow !
Salem store ef gQ varieties
will remain closed Wednesday
la Victory -day observance, t
AH but retail food and drug
establishments shot their doors
a few minates after ( pjn. today
te - swell the . crowds . that
thronged the capital city
dewatewa ttreets. us , :
. Tears ttreajaln down smil-
ln faces, women wearing aerv
Ice stars paused te shake U
(rimed hands of mechanics who
had left their wartime labors
at 4 sun, Tuesday. Automobiles
moved oat of the haslaes dis
trict, as fathers, went tej jcta
the children they hope may
never see . another war. j The
first: Methodist church hell
chlated eat the first aoUee la
Salem after the White Bom
announcement, te m joined a
few minates later by factory
whistles, sir raid sirens, other
eharea bells, the horns of has
tening motorists. j
The only persons who seemed
In no harry were men la khaki.
marine green aad nary, ! who
grinned and watched civilians
with a detached air bat many
were just as Jubilant for all
their demeanor. i '
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (AP) President trumari
tonight dispatched through Secretary of State, Byrnes an
order for the Japanese government to stop the ar j on ' all
fronts. ; !.:.. ;. ;r": ;V " . -'" ' ".
The dispatch as sent 'through the Swiss rorernment.
being turned over to the Swiss legation here a few minutes
after 7 o'clock i
r
4.
WASHZNGTOX Ana. 14 AT1 President Truman m
nouncod at 7:C0 pan, EWT tonight Japanese acceptaacs of tur
rid lam '-. .
TherwiH -W accepted 4r jGeneral 1 DoudUts MacAithug
when arranaemmis can bo complited. ' . I
Mr. Truman road the formal mosaaco rekryod from Em
peror EIrohiio through the Swiss cjorrnmnt la which the Jap
rule ptodaed the surrender cm the terms laid down by
the Kg Throo conference at Pc4sdam. .
: rreeldent Truman made this statomentt j j
5 hare received (his afternoon a message from (ho Japa
nese government la reply to the message forwarded to that gor
emment by the secretary of state on August 11 I
leem this reply a full acceptance oi the Postdam declare
afioa which specifies the unconditioned surrender oi Japan. ' 1
Tn fills reply there Is no gialifSrxrtioru ' !
' "Arrangements are now being made for me1 formal sign
ing of surrender terms at the earliest pcestble moment,
General Douglas MacArthur has been appointed ,fhe su
preme Allied commander to receive the Japanese surrender.
"Great Britain, Russia and China will be represented b
high ranking officers. I '
"Meantime, the Allied tamed Icrces hare been ordered to
suspend oSenslTe acnon. ; . I
"Ths prcclamauan of V-J dar must watt upon (he formal
signing of the surrender terms by Japan.' I - - .
Simultaneously Mr. Truman disclosed that selective serv
ice is taking immediate steps to slash Inductions from 80X00 to
50X00 a month. :
Henceiorth. .Mr. Truman said, only those men under 2&
w&l be drafted foe the reduced quotas, j ; i 1
The While House made public the Japanese government's
Gov. Earl Snell today Issued the ge accepting that ended fixe war which started Decern
Prayer Asked
By Governor
At War's End
All Manpower
Controls Now
Are Revoked
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 1- (fl
The government today revoked all
wir-time manpower controls, ef-i
fective immediately, and set forth
a plan aimed at speedy reemploy-;
ment of veterans and released war
workers. vi.-;J-
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In an action timed to coincide
with Japan's surrender, the war
manpower' commission announced
a 1 program which it s,ald Would
stimulate "reconversion activities
and the speedy reemployment of
displaced workers, at the same
time restoring a free labor: mar
ket.' " v.-;. " L V,:'
can be - brought home by the
means available during the next
year
following statement:
"Let us give profound thanks to
Almighty God that this terrible
and most devastating war ' that
man and history have ever known
has finally come to an end, -
"Let us oiler prayer ox com-
delivered by the Swiss
u y- ion. ;
The text of the messaoe which '
charae aaffedres follows: ;J , r; 1-
"Communication of (he Japanese government of August 14,
1945. addressed to the gorernments of the United States, Great
Briataln. the Soviet Union,' and China:
"With reference to the Japanese government's note of Aug
ust 10 regarding (heir acceptance of the provisions of the
fort to the parents and relatives I Potsdam declaration and the reply of the governments of the
of those brave men and women United States, Great Britain, (he Soviet Union and China sent by
who have made the supreme I American Secretary of Stats Byrnes under the date of August
sacrifice in behalf of the ereat I H. the Japanese government have the honor to communicate to
cause of liberty, justice and free- the government of the four powers as follows: j
Anrn j . I "1. His modesty the emperor has issued an Imperial- re
script regarding Japan's acceptance of the provisions of tho
Potsdam decleratlon. . j- -
2. - His majesty the emperor is prepared to authorize and
insure the signature by his government and the imperial general
headquarters of necessary terms for carrying out the provi
sions of the Potsdam declaratloa. His majestey is also pre
pared to issue his commands to jail the military; naval, and air
authorities of Japan and all the forces under their control wher
ever located to cease active operations, to surrender arms, and
to issue such other orders as mar bo required by the supreme
commander of the Allied forces for the execution oi the above
dom.
"Our thoughts, our deeds and
our actions must: now be direct
ed toward the future.
"The recent and amazing de
velopment of the atomic; bomb
with its : unlimited potentialities
of death and destruction that
alone brings forcibly to our at
tention the absolute necessity for
the success of a world peace or
ganization in - which the United
States must exercise a continu
Ing, active leadership. It is clear
ly evident that another world
war would not only mean the de
struction of .nations, but very
likely civilization itself.
mentioned terms."
1 1 , f
surrcn-
. WASHINGTON. An?. 14 (AP) Japan has
dcred unconditionally, President Truman annoraced at 7.
B.m. EWT. tnnirht. Cneral of the Armv Dousrlas A. Mac-
tciy civuizavioa 1 ustux. i " , ,
"This time It must not be In bn designated supreme allied cqnnnaader to
-Our reconversion and! post- dered suspended .everywhere. V-J day : wiU be proclaimed
war proerams must be activated only after the surrender has been formally accepted by Mac-
with all speed and . dispatch. 1 Arthur. s r- - .:. 1 ,
&y ill :?r.;g ;
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