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T JAP STEP, IS UNDERGROUND TIP Kilsoo Haan, Korean Spy, Says Loss of Homeland Won't Mean End of Japs By Mary Jo Ramaker United Press Staff Correspot.dent Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 2 U.R) The fall of the Japanese home land does not necessarily mean the end of the war in the Pa cific. Kilsoo Haan, the Korean spy who in 1941 futilely tried to warn the American people of a war with Japan, predicted in Ta coma today that the next main step in the war in the Pacific will be the invasion of the south eastern tip of the Siberian penin sula by Japan. Haan said that reports from Korean espionage agents In Tokyo Indicate that the Japa nt will strike from Manchuria and Sakhalin in an attempt to atn nnecpssinn of the Manchuria-Siberia peninsula di rectly facing the Japanese home land. Could Move Plants "If this can be done, it will mean that the Japanese will be able to move their factories, mu nitions plants and othei essen tial Industries onto the peninsula where they can carry on the war if the Americans capture Japan proper," Haan declared. The distinguished-looking Ko rean went on to explain that the Japanese have already moved much of their equipment and many of their people into Man 'curia. "They are drafting men and women Into war industries and shipping them to Manchuria to tarry on the war production." Haan revealed. "It would take approximately 200,000 men to keep up the defensive war in the Pacific islands, and since the Japanese have about four mil lion men in uniform, they could Invade the maritime peninsula without overtaxing their strength on other fronts." Invasion Soon According to the underground agent, the invasion of the penin sula will come soon He said that with the installation of a new Japanese cabinet, he believes a more offensive war will be car ried on by Japan. "We expect the invasion of Siberia very soon," Haan de clared. "All through his military career, and while he was commander-in-chief of the Kwantung army, Umezu has had his eye on Russia. Now that he has replaced Tojo as chief of the general staff we expect him to strike at any time." Haan also predicted that the war with Japan will be over within one year after the fall of the Nazi regime. Japanese mili tary officials do not believe the Germans can hold out longer than December at the latest, he declared, basing his remarks on reports of a recent Japanese con ference which have just reacedl "Shine on Harvest Moon" Coming p iumiiMiiniiii. i.ii i ilia iky. -iti- St A St1 The truly great musical com-. is lovely Ann Sheridan with Den- edy, "Shine On Harvest Moon," I nis Morgan, Jack Carson and starts Sunday for three days at ! Irene Manning, the Craterian. Topping the cast I him through the Korean under ground. Japs Different "The Japanese DeoDle are psy- entire chologically different from the Americans, he said. "When Ger many collapses far as the Japa nese are concerned the war will be half over In a mass, the Japanese are great fighters, but individually, they lack the initi ative of the Americans. "The big blunder of World War II," Haan believes, "was the publication of the terms of the Atlantic charter." Haan said that the Korean un derground knew that Japan was ready for war. However, until the terms of the charter were published, Japan believed the United States would remain neu tral. "When Japan read the terms of the charter on Aug. 14, 1941, she decided that the best way for her to help Germany was to strike before the United States could prepare fully for war. Four months later. Pearl Harbor was bombed." Esther Williams And Husband Row Hollywood, Aug. 2 (U.R) Esther Williams, the swimming champion who does her dunking for the movies now, today con firmed reports of an estrange ment from her husband, Dr. Leonard Kovner. Miss Williams, who won her husband's reluctant approval to enter motion picture work and thereby rose to stardom almost immediately, made no further comment. The couple married four years ago, while Kovner was still an interne. He is now attached to a Los Angeles hospital. 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"This figure, 75,000, is a large number of dressings to be made in one month," Mrs. Newbury states, "but if the women of the valley will continue to give us their support, with just a little more added, we will complete the quota and have the dressings on their way by the end of August. "Jackson county never 'falls down' on a quota of any kind, so we must certainly live up to that reputation, especially when the need for these dressings is so great. "When this quota Is finished, the Jackson county chapter will have made and shipped a million surgical dressings since the workroom was opened Oct. 23, 1942. In that time the room has never been closed on one of our work days, except on holidays. We feel that the women who have worked so faithfully dur ing this time are entitled to a short rest, so when the quota is completed the workroom in the courthouse will be closed for a two-weeks period. Then we will be back to start on another mil lion, if need be." TOOK 122 PRISONERS Thenton, Mo. 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