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Newspaper Page TextMA mm TO Weather FORECAST: Fair and conttnn4 warm tonight and Wednesday. Hlghfft Yesterday Loweit tnii Morning H Fortieth Year Truman Proclaims Victory In European' War Theatre; Advises Japs to Surrender Washington, May 8 (U.R) President Truman today pro claimed victory in Europe but told the nation its fighting job would be finished only "when the last Japanese division has surrendered unconditionally." He said our victory is only half-won." He gave this counsel for the months to come: "Work, work, work." He gave this advice to the Jap anese: Surrender. Surrounded by his govern ment leaders, Mr. Truman is sued his proclamation of victory and his statement of the work yet to do at a historic news con- ference in the white house. Then he broadcast them to the nation. Solemn Hour Outside, while the President spoke, a chill rain fell. "This," the President said, "Is solemn but glorious hour." He voiced the thought of mil lions by adding: 'How I wish Franklin Roose velt had lived to see this day." The President reminded the nation in its flush victory that it had not been fighting alone. And he proclaimed Sunday, May " 13, a day of prayer. "I wall upon all the people of the United States, whatever their faith, to unite In offering Joyful thanks to God for the vic tory we have won -and to pray that he will support us to the end of our present struggle and guide us into the way of peace. "I call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to tho memory of those who have given their lives to make possi ble our victory." "" Allies Congratulated The President sent his con: gratulations and thanks to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Pre mier Josef Stalin, Gen. Charles DcGaulle. To Gen. Dwight D.' Eisenhow er, he said: "All of us owe 10 you ana io your men of many nations a debt beyond appraisal for their high contribution to the conquest of naziism." ' Mr. Truman counted the cost cf victory. He did not forget "the terrible price we have paid io rid the world of Hitler and his evil band." But he also sounded a note of triumph and hope. "United, the peace-loving na tions," he said, "have demon strated in the west that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyr anny of military cliques that once called us soft and weak. "The power of our peoples to defend themselves against all en emies will be proved in the Pa cific war as It has been proved in Europe." Must Build Peace And with victory, the Presi dent said, "we must work to bind up the wounds of a suffer ing world to build an abiding peace, a peace rooted in Justice nd in law." For the Japanese, he said, the choice is between unconditional surrender and "utter destruc tion to Japan's industrial war production, to its shipping, and to everything that supports its military activity." I He gave Japan this promise, this invitation to survival: "Unconditional surrender does not mean the extermination or enslavement of the Japanese people." He spelled out patiently the choice which is Japan s. "The longer the war lasts," he said, "the greater will be the suffering and hardships which the people of Japan will under so all in vain. "Our blows will not cease un til the Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. SIDE GLANCES Br TRIBUNE REPORTERS Frank Rogers finding himself wrong in his prediction that V-E Day would be June 1. Audrey Davis and Eleanor Wolf worrying over whether Hitler was really dead or not and thinking up ways in which they would handle the matter in the event that he isn't. Hattie Gore reminding a scribe that sugar catches more Cites than vinegar, . - Medford United Prat Proclamation The allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have wrung irom bermany a final and un conditional surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free-born men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their chil dren, and murdered their loved ones. Our armies of lib eration have restored freedom to these suffering peoples whose spirit and will the op pressors could never enslave. Much remains to be done, The victory won in the west must now be won in the east, The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed. United, the peace-lov- ing nations have demonstrat ed in the west that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyr anny of military cliques that once called us soft and weak. The power of our peoples to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved In the Pacific war as it has been proved in Europe. ' For the triumph of spirit and of arms which we have won and for its promise to people everywhere who join us in the love of freedom, it is fitting that we as a nation give thanks to Almighty God, who has strengthened us and given us the victory. Now, therefore, 1, Harry S. Truman, president of the United States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13, 1945, to be a day of prayer. I call upon the people of the United States, whatever their faith, to unite in offer ing joyful thanks to God for the victory we have won and to pray that He will support us to the end of our present struggle and guide us into the way of peace. I also call upon my country men to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be af fixed. Done at the City of Wash ington this eighth day of May, In the year of our Lord Nineteen hundred and forty-five, And of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-ninth. Harry S. Truman By the president: Joseph C. Grew Acting Secretary of State San Francisco's Eye on Japs Show No Jubilation on V-E By R. W. Ruhl Editor Mail Tribune San Francisco, May 8. (Spe cial.) A man from Mars in San Francisco would never dream the terrible war has ended with a complete smashing American victory. Except for newspaper extras which presumably a Mar tian could not read, there are no evidences of joy or jubilation, no evidences of anything un usual, no whistles blown, no sirens sounded, no stores closed, with exception of the bars. Busi ness is going on today as usual and the early morning fog dense and cold is as usual also. This could he explained to the visitor from Mars very simply, FuU Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESD AY, M AY 8, I FOR CELEBRATION Military Leaders Predict An other Year Needed to Beat Japanse On Mainland, By United Press Allied fighting forces in the Pacific pressed unremitting war fare against the Japanese today wun no time out for celebrating the end of the war in Europe. Military authorities predicted that, even with reinforcements from the European theater, it would require another year to beat the Japanese on the main land. They conceded, however, that Japan might surrender sooner. The "war as usual" brought new allied blows in the land campaigns on Okinawa, the Philippines and Tarakan and an other B-2B assault on Kyushu s suicide plane bases. Nearer Naha . Marines led a general advance on southern Okinawa to drive within a mile of Naha, the capi tal. Troops of the 77th division drove near Shuri the island's second largest city, northeast of Naha. The 7th infantry division made small gains down the east coast above Yonabaru. Australian and Dutch troops were poised for a drive into the rich Paomesian oil fields east of Tarakan town on Tarakan island off the east coast of Borneo. Australian officials announced that Tarakan town had been cap tured, but Gen. Douglas MacAr thur's communique said fighting continued in the northern sec tion of the city. The communi que, however, normally reports action of more than 24 hours pre vious to issuance. Kyuthu Bombed A fleet of about 50 Superfort resses attacked four airfields on Kyushu following up yesterday's assault on which crewmen said eight hangars at Usa field were 'blasted right off the map. Radio Tokyo said the big bombers also attacked the Kochi district on nearby Shikoku island. The Domci agency report ed about 50 Mustang fighters from Iwo attacked airfields on Boso peninsula, south of Tokyo for an hour this morning. - Admiral Chester W. Nlmltz disclosed that navy patrol planes sank or damaged 12 more enemy ships in that area to bring to a three-day toll of enemy ships in that area to at least 52. FOR ALL BURNING A. D. McReynolds of the state forest patrol said today that a proclamation issued by Govern or Earl Snell prohibits all burn ing outside incorporated cities without a permit and all going fires must be extinguished. The order became effective at 1 a. m., today, McReynolds said. The order does not effect camp fires in national forests, permits for which are not required un til July 1, according to McRey nolds. The war isn't over for San Francisco, It Is only half over. Not only has the first half been costly In lives and suffering, with few homes here that do not mourn those who never will re turn, but there is a feeling that as great or even greater sacri fices may be needed before real peace can return to the world and especially the Pacific por tion of it. Mayor Lapham expressed the V-E day spirit here perfectly when he declared in his official Victory Proclamation against any widespread celebration at a time when there is still a Job to do against Japan. When that Job Is done then i& I MucUcp, will go wild. . I BYMJISPEAKER Marian Martin Says Ameri cans Should Not Confine Activity to Election Flurry. Urging year-round political activity by American citizens rather than a flurry of interest just prior to election-time. Miss Marian Martin, assistant chair man of the national Republican committee, spoke Monday noon at a meeting of Jackson county Republican party workers at the Jpckson Hotel. Sixty-two attend ed. "We elect people to office and then we go home, Miss Martin said. "Instead, we should be in terested in government 365 days of the year. We had enough Re publicans stay home in the last election to have won it had they voted. This is a great indictment of American citizens. I would rather have had them vote against us than to stay at home and not vote at all. Undo Non-Political Miss Martin, who had just come from San Francisco world security conference, said she be lieved that the conference would be successful and added that there was no party activity, but that the United States delegates were presenting a united front and striving in every way for harmonious decisions. "The Re publican party can be' proud "of the cooperative manner in which its leadershave aided the administration in prosecution of the war effort and supported the San Francisco conference," she said. The speaker urged her listen ers to "stick up for their ideals" and said that too many Ameri cans "don't know the real mean ing of Americanism." The Rus sians are being played up as the villains of the conference Miss Martin said, but in reality they merely have in Molotov an exponent of the newest type of diplomatic dealing. "He fights for his points up to the point of decision, and then if defeated, he continues to cooperate. We're afraid of Russian ideas, but' we need not be. We can give 'aces and spades' to any communist and still come out on top." Plans Outlined Miss Martin devoted the re mainder of her talk to the out lines of the newest national plans of the Republican party and said that because the admin istration has perfected one of the most powerful propaganda set-ups in the history of the na tion, the Republican party had perfected plans for a publicity campaign on its policies and be liefs which would be disseminat ed throughout the land by means of a new publication "Republi can News" and other sources. Also here for the luncheon were Mrs. George T. Gerlinger. Portland, Republican national commltteewoman; Mrs. John Y. Richardson, Portland, vice-chairman of the state central commit tee; Nlo Allen, Grants Pass, state committee chairman; Dr. J. H. Scheetz, Grants Pass, Jose phine county central committee chairman; and Ralph Koozer, Ashland, Jackson county com mittee chairman. Bertha Coy Ross, Gold Hill, vice-chairman of the Jackson county commit tee, presided. Miss Martin, Mrs. Gerlinger and Mrs. Richardson left Mon day night for Corvallis and Salem where Miss Martin will speak today. Reds Capture Big Czech Defense Base London, May 8 (U.R) Mar shal Stalin announced tonight in an order of the day that the red army has captured Olmuetz, big Czechoslovak defense base. TODAY'S MAIL TRIBUNE GOES TO PRESS EARLY Because all stores were closed today and in order to give em ployees a partial holiday in ob servance of V-E day. the Mail Tribune went to press at one olr-k Instead of the uiual lime ul 3 p. rau ., 1945 New Yorkers v4 . taw (.4 cm TtUpholo) Tunes Square In New York City Is Jammed solid with cheering thousands In huge demonstration touched off by premature announcement by Associated Press that Germany had surrendered unconditionally. Tons uoon tons of ticker paper cucad ed from the mammoth skyscraDen. MEDFORD QUIET AS OF V-E DAY COMES V-E Day. long-awaited by anx ious valley residents, proved to be somewhat anti-climactic when the formal announcement came this morning. Although deeply grateful that one phase of the war has resulted in victory, calm, matter-of-fact reaction pre vailed and Medford people in dulged in none of the frenzied excitement which marked the close of the first World War. Sirens and whistles at 8:15 a.m. sounded the official news that today was V-E Day. Most places of business did not open, banks, the courthouse and other public offices being exceptions. Schools were closed, but will re open tomorrow as usual, Super intendent E. H. Hcdrick stated. a special service of prayer and thanksgiving was scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, having been planned in advance by the Medford Minis terial association. The Rev. Harry W. Hansen, host pastor, was to convene the service and speakers were to be Dr. Louis C. Kirby of the Methodist church and Milo C. Ross of the Friends church, the former sneaking on the place of the church in the world of tomorrow and the lat ter on the significance of today's peace. Special music had been planned. Mr. Ross, president of the as sociation, said ministers would meet after the service and plan how local churches would coop- crate in observance of the day of prayer set for Sunday by president Truman. City police at noon said the city was quiet, with almost no one on the streets and that no excitement was anticipated. JURY SELECTED IN WOLF TRIAL A circuit court Jury, in the second degree murder trial of James A. Wolf. 63. charged with the slaying of Percy H. Ijames at Gold Hill was completed yestcr- aay afternoon, and then visited the scene of the crime at Gold Hill. Seven women and five men comprise the Jury, Circuit Judge Herbert K. Henna excused the Jury on ac count of V-E Day, and hearing of testimony will start tomorrow morning. The trial Is expected to last most of this week. The Jurv aa selected is: vWct Whittle. Ashland; Ches ter Wendt, Jacksonville; Glen Darby, Medford; Edith L. Ja cobs, Central Point; Glenna Irish, Medford; Emilia G. Tuttle, Medford; Rose Singler; Otto Nicdermeyer, Jacksonville; Rob ert E. Dodge, Ashland: Helen Lnsinger, Eagle Point, and Ada K. Wilson, Medford. Lyle Thurman, Medford. was sworn in aa an alternate juror. Tril jne United Pf Hai! Premature Surrender Report ?iwe-twr-4f- t 1 1 a. . V , f 1 t . . !l Conference Marks V-E With Brief Period of Meditation San Francisco, May 8 (U.R) Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., today requested that all activities and functions of the United Nations conference on international organization cease for one minute at 11 a. m (PWT) , . while all persons , asso ciated ,ith the conference join in silent meditation. 'The president of the United States has announced the end of hostilities m Europe," Stettinius said. "Nazi Germany has been defeated. "This hour of victory is not a moment for exultation. It is a time for renewed dedication to the cause of peace. Delegates Thankful Delegates to the conference unanimously Joined in express ing thankfulness for the Eu ropean victory. But they were FORM FIRST GOP UNIT- IN-STATE Founding of a new organiza tion for Republican women to be known as the "Council of Ore gon Republican Women, Inc., with tha first unit In Ashland, was announced by Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, Portland, national commltteewoman for the Repub lican party from Oregon, In Medford yesterday to attend a meeting of Jackson county Re publican workers. Mrs. Gerlinger organized the new. group in Ashland May S. She stated that it would be a state-wide organization which will work In harmony with all other voluntary Republican groups and with all elected party committees. It will supplement the work of other organizations she said, and not compete with them. Mrs. William Dodge was named president of the Ashland unit. Mrs. J. L. Grubb Is vice president: Mrs. H. C. Gnlcy, sec retary; Mrs. Bert A. Freeman, treasurer and Mrs. Arthur M. Peters, trustee. Mrs. Gerlinger plans to spend all of next week In Klamath and Lake counties organizing units of the council in those districts. COUNTY BUDGET GROUP HOLDS FIRST MEETING The Jackson county budget committee, composed of Ben Harder. Medford. W. W. Robl- son, Ashland, and Arnoia uon- nert, Central Point, acting with the county court, held their first session today. All the civilian members have had previous experience as bud gcteers, and are expected to fin ish the Job in at least a week Public hearings on the buil!ol will likely be hold about the nuddi of June, Full Leased Wire NO. 40 equally unanimous In assertions that tht Japanese still must be licked and in expressing hope and faitfi that this conference will result In an enduring peace. Clement Attlee, British dep uty prime minister and leader of the British labor party, said that we of the labor movement , shall dedicate ourselves to the great task of helping to build world where poverty and war are replaced by peace and plenty, based on the great con ceptions of international brother hood for which our movement has sacrificed so much." . Typical comment: French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault: "The fight goes on against the other enemy, Ja pan ... it is our duty to estab lish on our devastated earth the peace promised to men of good win." Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich.: . "We paid a terrific price for an indisputable vic tory, but it will be worth Its cost if we now have sense enough to create a permanent peace with justice. Brig. Gen. Carlos Romulo, Philippine delegate to congress: "Now we can concentrate on Tokyo." National Commander Edward N. Schelberllng of the American Legion: "Now that the cannons roar no longer in Europe, there will emerge from present ob scurity many organizations and individuals who seek a soft oeace: who would have America retire again Into the false hell of isolationism. It is our duty, lor the sake of future generations, to warn against this false and dangerous doctrine." TO BE DISCUSSED Representatives of the war food administration, and the Oregon State College extension service will be here this week to discuss the harvest labor situa tlon In Jackson county the com ing summer. County Agent Rob ert G. Fowler states the county has requested 1.000 Mexican nationals for assignment here. A request for S00 German prison ers of war has also been filed to fill the 1000 quota in case the requested number of Mexican workers are not sent. German prisoners of war are still held at Camp White. Sen. Cordon of Oregon reported re cently 20.000 war prisoners were scheduled to be sent to the Ninth Corps area. The uncondi tional surrender of Germany will alter this picture, in a few weeks, when the exchange of prisoners starts. Radio Highlights Rome, May 8 (U.R) The Pope plans to broadcast a message to the world on the end of the war in Europe at 3 a.m. PWT tomor row, 'i r- ohmc- s'.-.'-. . . : ci i 'lis I ALLIED LEADERS, TOSIGNPAPERS Cease. Firing Order Already S o u n d e d But Fighting Goes on In Some Sectors. By Virgil PlnklfY United Press Staff Correspondent . Paris, May 8 (U.R) The bloodiest war In European his tory will come to its official end at 12:01 a. m. tomorrow, Euro pean time, (6:01 p. m., EWT) to day, with the formal end of hos tilities on a continent desolated by more than five years of con flict. The agreement formalizing the unconditional surrender will be ratified in Berlin today, with Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. chief of the German high com mand. officially acknowledging that Germany Is beaten. Tedder for Allies Sitting around the table with Keitel in Berlin will be: For the western Allies: Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, deputy supreme com mander. For Russia: Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov,' commander of the First White Russian army. For France: Gen. Jean de Lat- tre de Tasslgny, commander of the French First army. To save lives, the cease fire order already has sounded. But the fighting went on today in some small and scattered sectors. Fanatical Nazis, defying the High Command's unconditional surrender, held out in some parts of Czechoslovakia, In French At lantic ports, the Channel Islands, and some pin-points in the Aegean. Still Fight Reds And on the Russian front re sistance continued In some con siderable strength" But Prime Minister Churchill warned In London that if the Nazis held out after .the 12:01 a. m. deadline, they would become outlaws un der the rules of war, and would be attacked from all sides by the Allies. The German "peace" govern ment of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, successor of Adolf Hit ler, was carrying on a semblance of official functions at Flensburg on the Danish frontier. Doenitz offered today In Flensburg broadcast to continue the leadership of the German government ourlng tne Allied occupation of the Reich. Relchmarshal Hermann Goer Ing, ousted In the last days of organized resistance from the command of the German Air Force, was believed to be with the Doenitz government. So was Heinrlch Hlmmler, Gestapo Chief and Interior minister. Signed Yesterday Churchill said the uncondition al surrender of Germany was signed at 2:41 a. m., yesterday at Reims. Doenitz and General Jodl, rep resenting the German High Com mand, signed for Germany. Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Eisen hower's Chief of. Starr, ana ura. Francois Sever signed for the western Allies, and uen. ivan Susloparov for Russia. Even in the hour, or aiucu (rliimnh In Europe, Churchill turned sober attention to the war against Japan. He warned that Japan, "with all her treachery and greed, remains unsubdued. . We must now conceniraie an forces for the task ahead." The Allied Proclamation oi viMnrv in Eurooe was mane simultaneously In London, Wash Ington and Paris. No word came Immediately from Moscow. It appeared that the Russians might be waiting umu tnuKov n signed the surrender document In Berlin later today. Soldiers Stay On Job At Camp White All military personnel at ram. White are restricted to limits of the camp today, accord ing to a report. Men are staying on the Job at the camp and there is no formal celebration planned. GniHinra uiu ha nermittcd to ob serve V-E day on the post but will not be allowed to leave xne grounds, the report said. ' Stocks Continue Recent Advance New York, May 8 (U.R) Stocks resumed their recently Interrupted advance in the late morning dealings today after a brief unscttlement in the early trading. Business on the exchange was orderly and except for a two minute pause for silent prayer at the opening there was no indi cation of any celebration for the end oi the war in Europe.