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Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy, with scattered ihowen La tta val ley Sunday. Temperature: Highest Veiterday Lowest thil Efnfplwf Precipitation: To 5 P. M. Veiterday., .31 Fortieth Year MARINES BATTLE Fury Mounts In Okinawa Struggle Enemy Planes Lost City Ruined. Guam, Sunday, May 13 (U.R) U. S. Marines drova Into ihe northern suburbs of Naha, ruined city of Okinawa, Satur day despite Japanese air attacks which damaged four American ships, including one major fleet unit, and army forces occupied Tori Island, 55 miles west of Oki nawa. Today's communique also re ported "several -other surface ships" damaged during the at tacks in the Okinawa area but did not specify the type or num ber. There were no details of the Tori Island operation, carried out without opposition. The is land serves as an ouipuai ing approaches to Okinawa from the west. Japanese air attacks against Pacific fleet units Began inurs wav evening. The enemy lost 125 planes in these actions, in cluding 19 shot down by one de stroyer, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced. The already bloody Okinawa fighting rose to new bitterness Saturday as four 10th Army Di visions assaulted Japanese de fenses. Heavy naval gunfire, ar tillery and sustained aerial at tacks supported the drive. On the west coast, the 6th Ma rine Division smashed through the little town of Amike just north of Naha. The Marines swept on into the town of Tako motojl, on the Awasa river just across from the capital. The 96th Infantry Division on the east coast plunged past the town of Gaja to about a half mile norto..f..YQD.abaru City. In the center of the line the 1st Marine Division and the 77th Army Division were inching for ward over rough terrain. The Japanese fought back desperate ly from caves and inter-locking defenses. The four divisions were vising tanks as much as possible but the rough ground prevented the most efficient use of mechanized equipment. The Japanese launched their erial attack against fleet units off Okinawa Thursday evening, as reported in yesterday's com munique, which disclosed that three light American units were damaged. The attacks continued through Friday and the aerial fighting spread over a wide arc of the Ryukyus chain. More than 90,000 American troops and Japanese are engaged in the bloody struggle on ern Okinawa. The line now runs from the suburbs of Naha on the west coast, to a point in high ground overlooking Shuri City three miles inland, to the u. &. positions a half-mile above Yona baru on the east. . " The fall of Naha seemed cer tain to come soon. But the ruined citv whose pre-war population of 65,000 has apparently evacu ated the area, will not be of great military importance. TRUMAN TO LEAD NATION'S PRAYER Washington, May 12 U.R President Truman tomorrow will lead the nation in prayer for vic tory over Japan and guidance "into the way ft peace.". The president will offer his personal prayer in one of Wash ington's churches. Throughout the country special prayers will be said In houses of worship of ell creeds. In proclaiming victory In Eu rope last Tuesday, Mr. Truman designated tomorrow, which also is Mother s Day, as a special day of thanks and supplication. British Secretary Heads For London Hamilton Field. Cal., May 12 (U.R) The public relations of fice of this army air base an nounced today that British For eign Secretary Anthony Eden was scheduled to leave by army plane at 9 45 a. m. Sunday. At San Francisco, officials of the British delegation confirmed the time of Eden's departure. They said he was not planning farewell press conference be fore he leaves for Washington, en route to London. M United Pint Candid Shots of Steering Committee k """" '-ZyLW (Acme Telrphoto) In top photo Edward R. Stcttlnius, chairman of UNCIO steering com mittee, turns to confer with Senator Arthur Vandenberg (smoking cigar). On Vandenberg's right Is Charles U Watkins, and on left Hayden Q. Ryaner and Charles Darlington of International Secretariat. Bottom photo shows Secretary Stettlnlus (seated) turning to confer with ad visors during the committee meeting In San Francisco's Veterans' Buildins. BIG FIVE FAILS TO LATIN SECURITY San Francisco, May 12 (U.R)- The Big Five conferred twice to day on the controversial issue of regional security arrangements. and while some progress was made, It was learned authorita tively tonight that the conferees still are far from a final under standing on the matter. It was learned authoritatively that the Big Five representatives recognized the need for main taining the integrity of the west ern hemisphere regional system "but feared opening the door too wide because that might mean admitting many other military alliances that could threaten the efficacy of the world organiza tion. They also recognized the5 need for insuring that the world or ganization be the primary mechanism is unable to deal properly and effectively, nations may then invoke the right of self-defense. The big powers thoroughly analyzed the United States pro posal on regional arrangements but no decision was reached on any phase of it and it was under stood that some representatives were referring the issues back to their governments.- It was not expected that there would be any meeting of minds at least until sometime next week. The fact that Eden is leaving the conference and that Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov has left may handicap discussions because of the neces sity for more frequent consulta tions with their governments. Moscow, May 12 (U.R) An pi tide by the newspaper Izves tii's correspondent at the San Francisco conference said today that proposals of Latin American countries concerning exclusion of hemispheric problems from the jurisdiction of a security or ganization were a "complete de viation from Dumbarton Oaks. The writer, Eugene Zhukov. said such action would be a vio lation of the "principles of the indivisibility of peace and would leave a wide loophole for ag gressor nations." "This is especially danger ous',' Zhukov said, "because pre cisely in certain Latin American countries, for instance Argen tina, fascists are operating impu dently and even enjoying special favors." Bulletin NIGHT GAMES 'R. H. E. Portland 3 5 1 San Diego . 14 2 Tising and Adams; Ferguson and Ballinger. Amtrican Philadelphia 2 8 1 St. Louis 8 13 1 Gassaway, Black (7) and Hayes; Jakucki and Mancuso. National Cincinnati 3 8 1 Brooklyn 6 12 2 Walters and Riddle; Gregg and Owen. EDFORD full Leased Wire I. . J FARM HELP FROM Mexico City, May 12 (U.R) Sending of Mexican contract workers to the United States will be continued despite the end of the war in Europe, offic ials supervising the expeditions said today. The workers will be sent at the rate of 5,000 weekly to work on railroads and farms. This month, 20,000 will leave for the United States. San Francisco, May 12 (U.R) ; American and British delega tions tonight were prepared to support Canadian proposals aimed at providing more effect ive' machinery for international economic and social cooperation under the world security organi zation. It was understood that the Ca nadian proposals were closcjy akin to American views on the subject. NO EAlfPEACE SEEN FOR ITALY London, May 12 (U.R) Noth ing can be done "immediately" toward ending the state of bel ligerency between Italy and the allies, a source close to the Brit ish foreign office said today. Ditpatches stating that the British government now sees the possibility of concluding a peace treaty are "without foundation," he said. Physicist Survives Rugged Windstorm Pasadena, Calif., May 12 (U.R) Dr. Clark B. Millikan, son of famed Physicist Robert A. Milli kan and director of California Institute of Technology's new 700-mile-an-hour wind tunnel, was blown half the length of the huge tube Friday when he was trapped inside, he disclosed to night. He was unhurt. To get out, Millikan had to walk through the throat of the tunnel, where a 150-mile wind caught him and hurled him through the air. "It was uncomfortable," he said. MERLE HAS TROUBLE El Paso. Tex., May 12 (U.R) What started out to be just an other Mexican "quickie" divorce suit, had Actress Merle Oberon entangled tonight In an interna tional verbal biawl. PASTOR ACCUSES Amsterdam. May 12 (UP.) A Dutch pastor charged today that ever 100 clergymen of all de nominations were Imprisoned by the Germans during the period of occupation. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY Q. .945 BIG THREE HEADS Grew Denies Report Stalin Stymies Negotiations British Worried. Washington, May 12 (U.R) Reliable sources said tonight that President Truman, Premier Stalin, and Prime Minister Chur chill have taken over thus far faltering efforts of lesser offic ials to solve the big three's toughest diplomatic problem, the dispute over Poland. Meanwhile, Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew offic ially denied a published report that Stalin had said in messages to Mr. Truman and Churchill that there was "no possibility of cooperation" between Russia and the western allies. Both developments heightened speculation that the three lead ers would meet soon to thresh out the Polish issue and other threats to big three unity. Grew's statement failed to si lence reports that Stalin had sty mied big three negotiations on Poland for the time being by notifying the president and Churchill that he considered fur ther discussions of -the subject useless on the present basis. London. May 12 (U.R) The victory honeymoon in Europe ended today and commentators began asking how closely Russia Great Britain and the United States would cooperate in settl ing post-war problems. Now that the "big three" no longer is bound by the common goal of defeating Germany, many diplomats and political observers believe the alliance is facing its greatest crisis. They are asking whether its parties actually in tend to carry out a joint policy :n Europe or whether the conti nent will be split into two spheres of influence, one domi nated by Russia and the other by Great Britain and the United States. The Weekly Economist, in its current issue, called the situa tion, particularly in regard to Poland, the "gravest political dissension that has yet divided" the three allied nations. U-BOAT DUE FOR Cane May. N. J., May 12 (U.R) The first German submarine to surrender at an American port is expected to arrive off Cape May harbor Monday under v. a. naval escort, the navy announced today. Vice Adm. F. F. Leary, com mander of the eastern sea fron tier, said the submarine, the U- 858, will come in on the surface, flying a black surrender flag, with a majority of her crew on deck. . London. May 12 (U.R) The British naval base at Gibraltar received its first surrender of a German U-boat this afternoon and another was expected to ar rive shortly. Dispatches from Gibraltar said the first put into harbor fly ing a white flag over the Swas tika emblem. It was escorted by two destroyers. MILITARY DECREE ENDS NAZI PARTY London, Sunday, May 13 (U.R) The Flensburg German ra dio said today that alleged mili tary authorities had Issued de crees dissolving the Nazi party and the Hitler Youth Organiza tion and repealing German laws regarding "pure blood." The broadcast said other de crees provided that: Allied military tribunals be es tablished and German Jurisdic tion be restricted; the nazl pro paganda ministry and its institu tions be dissolved; a curfew be Instituted; no Germans may cross their country's frontiers. NEW ARMY PAPER Honolulu, T. H., May 12 (U.R) As the world focused attention on the Pacific war today, Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson, com mander of army forces In the Pacific, announced establishment of a Pacific edition of stars and Mripes, armed forces daily news-piper. WAR BU HNS Manila. Sun .J lav 13 (U.R) Amerl tops have advanced 10 ) rom their northern Min oeachhead to within a f the Del Monta airdroiuA. the Allied communique announced today. London, May 12 (U.R) The Japanese-sponsored Thai land government has broken off relations with Germany and all German subjects in Bangkok are under police su pervision, a Swiss broadcast said tonight. London, May 12 (U.R) Rus sian armies have captured more than 700,000 German officers i , i . i : j. ana moil in ins ian uvv uay i, mopping up virtually the last German-held pockets along the Baltic and in Czechoslovakia, a soviet communique announced tonight. JAP PLANE LOSS OKINAWA ATTACK Enemy Can't Stand High Rate Much Longer, Says Adm. Mitscher. Guam, Sunday, May 13 U.R) (Via Navy Radio) The high rate of destruction of Japanese aircraft more than 3,500 since the start of the Okinawa cam paign indicated today Ameri can airmen will find the skies relatively free of enemy planes when the all-out air war is laun ched against the Nipponese home islands. Since March 18, when Vlce Admiral Marc A. Mitcher's fast carrier task force began clear ing the way for the invasion of Okinawa, carrier and land-based planes in that area and over Japan have destroyed 3,211 Jap planes. B-29's, attacking Kyu shu, Shikoku and Honshu air fields added at least 300 to the total. Reviewing the longest continu ing carrier force operation in his tory, Mitscher recently told cor respondents the Jap air force couldn't stand much longer "the murderous rate of destruction." The dire straits of the Jap air arm is indicated in the large numbers of long obsolete planes which the enemy is using .to at tack our forces in the Okinawa WOLF ACQUITTED E A circuit court Jury, late Fri day afternoon returned a ver dict acquitting James Alexander Wolf, 63, charged with second degree murder. He was indicted for the sharp instrument death of Percy H. Ijames, 42, in a side walk altercation at Gold Hill on the night of February 4, last. Wolf was freed from the county jail following the verdict, after a three month's stay. Members of the Jury said the state had failed to prove Wolf guilty as charged beyond a rea sonable doubt. The state also failed to produce the knife with which the stabbing was done. Wolf, in his own defense, claimed he was not present at the scene of the crime, and had not seen Ijames that night. They were good friends, and fellow cement plant workers. The trial started last Monday, with a recess for V-Day last Tuesday. The Jury deliberated slightly more than an hour. Wolf was defended by Attorney Don R, Newbury. FIRSTlOOlETS GET DISCHARGES By United Press More than 2,000 cheering and laughing American veterans of World War II raced out of U. S. army camps and into civilian life Saturday, with upwards of $200,000 in their pockets and three words in their hearts: home, fun and sleep. To hundreds, discharge under the new army point rating sys tem came with stunning sur prise.. More than 1,000 had Just returned to their camps from 45 day furloughs, fully exporting to return to combat immediate ly. A large group discharged from Fort Dix were veterans of the 27th division, now fighting on Okinawa, Tribune "United Press T GET LEND LEASE Russia Affected By Order of Crowley, Pending Review War Aid. Washington, May 12 U.R Suspension of new lend-lease shipments to soviet Russia, pend ing review of the whole mutual aid program in the light of Pa cific war requirements, was dis closed tonight by Foreign Eco nomic Administrator Leo T. Crowley, Crowley announced specific ally that "new shipments to Eu rope are being held up, except those destined to countries now at war with Japan, or to coun tries through which redeploy ment of our troops now in Eu rope will be facilitated thereby." Russia is the principal lend- lease recipient which is not at war with Japan. To date Russia has received about $9,000,000 000 of lend-lease shipments, or about 30 per cent of the total of shipments to all countries. The British empire has re ceived about 60 per cent pf all U. S. lend-lease, and these ship ments can continue, since Brit ain is at war with Japan. The samc'is true of France, and most other lend-lease recipients, ex cept Russia, "As I have frequently stated in testimony before committees of the congress, lend-lease is purely an instrument of winning the war, Crowley said.' Crowley explained that pend ing completion of the review, "new shipments" were 1 being held up to countries not at war with Japan, or which would not be useful to our redeployment. E London, May. 12 (U.R) Gen. Charles DcGaullo has received a message from Gen. Dwlght Eis enhower praising the "contribu tion of the French forces to our common victory," the Paris ra dio said today. "It is my sincerest and deepest hope that we will remain united in victory and peace as we have been during the war," Eisenhow er said. Paris, May 12 (U.R) Gen. Charles DcGaulle will pledge the active support of France in the Pacific war and forecast a major post-war role for his coun try when he speaks Tuesday be fore the consultative assembly, it was learned today. LEOPOLD YIELDS E Brussels, May 12 (U.R) King Leopold III tonight informed the Belgian government he docs not intend to return to Belgium im mediately due to ill health and that he desires Regent Prince Charles to retain his post. Leopold's action was received with some surprise as it had been reported that he planned to make a surprise appearance in Brussels Sunday at the cele bration of the anniversary of the popes coronation. Millions of Fake Stamps Rounded Up New York, May 12 (U.R) Millions of counterfeit food and sugar ration stamps and counter feit stamps good for 2,500,000 gallons of gasoline were seized today In a raid on what Brook lyn police described as the big gest "drop" for counterfeit ra tion stamps in the country. Five persons, all members of the same family, were arrested after police and OPA representa tives raided the basement and first floor of a two-story brick dwelling In a residential section of Brooklyn. They were not Im mediately booked on charges. FOOD AID BACKED Washington, May 1 2 (U.R) President Truman believes the American people "can and must" share their food with the hun gry peoples of war-ravished na tions, it was disclosed tonight. London, May 12 (U.R) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth celebrated the eighth anniver sary of their coronation today. Full Leased Wire 1 Bishop Bruce Baxter (above), bishop of the Portland Methodist district and former president of Willamette University, has been secured as speaker for the grad uating exercises of Medford high school, to be held May 31, E, H. Hedrick, city school superintend ent, announced . yesterday. A class of 82 boys and 99 girls is expected to receive diplomas. ALLIES TO RULE TRIESTE; REBUKE IS HANDED TITO Washington, May 12 U.R) Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew in a sharp rebuke to Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia an nounced today that the disputed Adriatic port of Trieste will re main under allied control until a definite peace settlement." The rebuke was made In a stern statement which said the dispute had raised "the issue of settlement of International dis putes by orderly process rather than unilateral action." In ef fect, it also accused Tito of bad faith. Grew's action was taken as a warning that all European resist ance groups and factional armies must save their territorial claims for the peace conference. He said there are "30 or more terri torial questions in Europe which require careful study before sat isfactory decisions can be reach- ed." Trieste, an Italian, port during the inter-war period, has been occupied by a mixture of allied troops. Tito has demanded that Yugoslav forces be allowed to occupy the area, and Italian demonstrators protested the pos sible loss of the port. 'OUT OF BOUNDS' Chico, Cal., May 13-U.R) The Arthur Brothers circus to night was out of bounds for all northern California military per sonnel following disclosure that "crooked gambling devices" had gypped servicemen of nun drcds of dollars, Col. A. W. Ty ler, commanding officer of the Chico army air base, announced. At Montague, Siskiyou county, circus officials made partial res titution of gambling losses to service personnel when inform ed they were liable to prosecu tion under state law. The army's central security district, covering all of northern California, extended the off- limits order to cover the entire state, Oregon army officials may take similar action, Col, Tyler said. Girl Confesses, Man Held Mother Slayers Los Angeles, May 12 (U.R) Barbara Adams, 17-year-old col lege student, confessed to police this afternoon she stabbed her mother to death "because I didn't like her," then remained with the body 11 hours before report ing the murder. "I've been planning to kill my mother for a long time because I didn't like her," the co-ed sul lenly told officers. "Early this morning I did it. Los Angeles, May 12 (U.R) Neighbor s tales that caused the arrest of 41-year-old Charles Endncr on suspicion of fatally beating his 84-year-old mother prompted police tonight to In vestigate the death of his wife last June. Ht STUDENTS STRIKE Hot Springs, N. M.. May 12 (UR) Junior and senior high school students here today were protesting against a decision of the lint Springs school board not to renew the contract of Prin cipal W. A. Stuart. Use The Mall Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Reiulti At Small' Cort NO. 44. i HIMMLER, TYRANT OF GESTAPO, NOW ALLIED PRISONER Turned Over to British By Doenitz Goering Indict ed, Nab Terrorists. London, May 13 (U.R) . Hcinrich Himmler, No. 1 surviv ing Nazi terrorist, was reported an Allied prisoner tonight and it was learned that Hefty Her mann Goering, who so blandly denies any wrongdoing, has been Indicted as a war criminal on several booksful of evidence. The Allied dragnet for the Nazi murderers and scavengers of overrun nations was rapidly catching the fugitives and dos siers and witnesses were being prepared for the judgment of International Courts determined to mete out full expiation and punishment, CBS Correspondent Charles Collingwood reported from Paris that Himmler, Nazi home front dictator, chief of the Gestapo and sponsor of such terrorists as the late Reinhard Heydrich, had been held under hbuse arrest in Flensburg by Adm. Karl Doe nitz. "Doenitz Is now believed to have turned him over to British forces in that area." Collinewood said. Goering has been Indicted on at least eight counts, it was learned, all but one of them aris ing from his responsibility as minister of the Reich for the criminal policies of the German government. The eighth count charges him with specific respon sibility for forced labor and slavery programs within Ger many n direct violation of the articles of the Hague convention. Other Indictments . charge Goering with responsibility for setting up "illegal" courts which sentenced to death 4,000 Czechs, for the LJdice massacre in re prisal for Heydrich's assassina. tion for atrocities at such death camps as Dacuah and Buchen wald, and for the establishment of the Jewish extermination fac tory at Auschwitz. The Czechoslovaks charge that all these horrors came about un der Goerlng's administration be fore Himmler took over. Two additional war criminal prospects were reported seized today the notorious comman der of the Sixth German Panzer Army, SS Gen. Sepp Dietrich, and Joseph Darnand, head of the hated Vichy Militia which en forced Pierre Laval's puppet de crees in France. Dietrich was captured by the 36th Division of the U. S. Seventh army and had been lan guishing in a prison cage uniden tified until Sgt. Herbert Kraus of Cleveland, O., spotted him, according to a field dispatch. Darnand was captured In northern Italy along with 200 of his militiamen, the BBC said. His case was expected to be handled solely by the French government which has placed him high on its list of traitors. The man whose name became a standard word for treachery, Maj. Vidktin Quisling, was re ported suffering megalmania in the Oslo prison where he is held but his mind was not so de railed that he will escape Judg ment for the crimes against his countrymen. lard.IalaFoil Washington. May 1 2 (U.R) Price Administrator Chester Bowles in an emergency action tonight raised the ration point values of lard, shortening, cook ing and salad oils from six to 10 points a pound beginning tomor row. Butter and margarine are not affected. Bowles said the point increase waj necessary because of a sud den cut of 42,300,000 pounds in the civilian allocation of these foods for the April-May-June period. The OrA chief cited a recent government report which said that "tl.c free world's needs" for fats and oils exceed prospective supplies by nearly 500,000 long tons. GANGSTERS, YET Seventh Army Headquarters, Mo v 12 (UP) Con Niknlaus Von Falkenhorst. former Ger- man.commander in Norway, sur rendered tndav with an assertion that the allies have liberated Germany from 'a system of gangers," -
