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T Ironclad Military Control Set Up For Germany; Reich Reduced To 1937 Boundaries Washington, June 5. (U.R) The big four powers today formally stripped Germany of the whole of her nazi conquests and set up an ironclad military rule of the defeated nation. The reich was re. duced to its 1937 boundaries. Top military commanders of the United States, Russia, Great Britain and France met in the outskirts of ruined Berlin and signed a declaration documenting Germany's unconditional surrender and laying down the obligations and restrictions that will be her price for embracing Adolf Hitler. . CONTROL COUNCIL ESTABLISHED The allies also announced creation of the long-awaited four power control council for Germany. Immediately after the signing ceremony Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Russian Marshal G. K. Zhukov, British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery and French Maj. Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny held the council's first meeting. Berlin, June 5 (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower, allied supreme commander, flew to shattered Berlin for the first time to represent the United States at (ha historic meeting of the four-power allied control council for Germany. Great Britain was represented by Field Marshal Sir Ber nard L. Montgomery; Russia by Marshal Gregory Zhukor, ' and France by Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The four powers promised In the formal declaration to take all steps in Germany "requisite for future peace and security." It was emphasized that the military rule now established over Germany would operate for a long time. At some future date, Germany may be deemed ready to undertake the obligation of governing herself again under supervision. The declaration specified that the new control council will rule all of Germany within the borders she had on Dec. 31, 1937. This wrested from the reich every territorial conquest the nazis achieved, beginning with the anschluss of Austria in 1938. ' SEPARATE CONTROL FOR AUSTRIA . A separate control commission will be set up for Austria. Other territories seized by Germany revert to their own governments. Plans for awarding other countries slices of pre-war German ter ritory such as the plan to give Poland part of eastern Germany await future settlement. ' Four documents were issued today by the U. S., Britain, Russia and France in their capitals. They were: 1 The declaration signed today in Berlin assuming joint su preme authority over the reich and listing, in 15 articles, the re quirements arising from unconditional surrender with which Ger many and its people must comply. 2 A statement announcing creation of the four-power military control council which will be the government of Germany. 3 A statement providing for the individual zones of occupa tion by the four powers Russia in the east, Britain in the north west, the United States in the southwest and France in the west. Boundaries of the zones still were not defined. This statement did. however, confirm that there will be four-power administration of greater Berlin, which the Russians have occupied exclusively so far. '4 A statement announcing to the other united nations that the big four will consult with them in connection with their exercise of authority over Germany.. HIGHLIGHTS OF BLUEPRINT GIVEN Here are the highlights of the blueprint for Germany's future is outlined in those documents: A. Complete demilitarization and disarmament. B. Reduction of the reich to her pre-nazi borders. C. Occupation of the big four powers in specified, separate zones. Definition of the boundaries of these zones apparently awaited a decision on the size of the western zone to be occupied by France. D. A four-power control commission, with headquarters In Ber lin t tmIo r.srminv inripf initelv. It is a military commission now. Later it may become a four-power civil administration, but not for '"e? Greater Berlin will be administered jointly by the four F. Each of the four occupying nations will hold a veto power over all decisions of the control council, since the council will act only unanimously. .7 ' v G. A separate agreement will be made in the future to estab li.u iAn.-nnnn niirv far ih mlp nf Germany. H. The four-power council, with each country represented by a commander-in-chief who will take a turn as head of the council, will transmit its decisions to a 13 - carry them out throughout uermany. NOT ALL CENTERED IN BERLIN n.. ..i,v. ntrni mnphlncrv from Berlin.-It may be decided to have some of the headquarters eisewnere in ucniwi;. -tu- . ;..nr,t., ornuMni; nut nf Germany s unconditional sur render by no means settle such basic issues as the extent to which trialized to nrevent future aggression. They list in detail the disposal ing equipment and proviae lor ine luriung uvc m addition, they give the allies complete control over nearly every phase of German life, but the fundamental allied policy toward the long-range future of the conquered nation remains to be de cided under a clause providing for such additional conditions as the big four "deem requisite for future peace and security. The Germans are reqired to hold intact and turn over to the 1 1 ; ,u.l. m mnnilinni OdH WBT f&CtoHeS. ftr , 41 ! :rnmant oironHv are beinff or have been car ried out, including those for terminating hostilities, disarming all armed forces, turning over to the allies all land, sea and air equip ment of war and releasing all allied military prisoners and civilian internees. Effective Balloon Attacks OnU. S. Thought Unlikely Minneapolis, Minn., June 5 (U.R) Dr. Jean Felix Piccard, stratosphere balloonist, predicted today that threatened Japanese balloon-bombing of the U. S. would be Ineffective. Piccard, professor of aeronau tical engineering at the Univer sity of Minnesota, said that if the Japanese could land enough bal loons on American soil to start 100 forest fires a day the coun try might face a great hazard. But, the ballonist explained, it was unlikely that balloons could be directed at military objectives or cities with any accuracy be cause no matter where it is launched a balloon moves only with the wind. Prevailing air currents, he said, are mostly from the west. (Tokyo radio yesterday quoted SIDE GLANCES By . TRIBUNE REPORTERS Postmaster Frank DeSouza wondering what had become of a communication addressed to him and mailed in his own post office. Leslie Ternahan, ration board executive., wishing that he had applied for his canning sugar early. "Jens" Jensen offering to bet story about him was untrue. Seventh War Loan Drive "E" Sales to Date .... $360,328 Quota 11.067.000 aivision coniroi siau, wmtn win will not necessarily be operated that it will be more convenient of Germany's present war-mak a spokesman of the Japanese armed forces as predicting that piloted stratosphere balloons would attack the American mainland in "the near future. He said present attacks on the United States with pilotless bal loons were only on an experi mental scale.) Japanese balloons which have reached the western part of the United States probably were sent up from submarines, Pic card said. He ruled out the pos sibility of launching such devices from aircraft carriers or other craft because "the remainder of the Japanese fleet dare not come that close to American waters. piccard said he did not think a balloon could travel from the Japanese mainland to the north American continent. CHINESE NEAR LIUCH0W, FORMER U. S. AIR BASE Chungking, June 5 (U.R) Chinese troops advanced to with In 20 miles of the former Ameri can air base city of Lluchow to day while other Chinese forces wrested control of a 100-mile belt of Fukicn province coast line from the Japanese. Front line dispatches from Kwangs'l province Indicated Chi nese t r 0 o p 1 converging on strongly-defended Liuchow have reached Tatang, 20 miles soutn- west of Liuchow at the Intersec tion of the Lluchow-Indo China highway and the Kwangsi-Kwei- chow railway. In January 1943. Iran signed treaty of alliance with the the San Francisco port of em 1 U S S R, and Great BriUuv I barkation today Medford United Press full Fortieth Year Jvul) OF PLANT ON BALLOT roposed Sewer System To Replace Inadequate Facil ities; To Cost $313,000. (Editor's note: Here Is the third article in a series to be pub lished before the June 12 spe cial city election, in order to ac quaint Medford residents with the projects for which they are being asked to vote funds.) Two of the civic improvement projects to be included in the special bond election June 12 are necessity from the stanapoini of health and sanitation accord ing to city officials. These are construction of a new trunk line sanitary sewer and enlargement of the sewage disposal plant. The trunk sewer would cost In the neighborhood of $78,000 and the plant enlargement about ?zda, 000. The nrooosed sanitary sewer would run the lengtn 01 ine cixy from the South C addition to the disposal plant and would serve certain south-side sections now without sewer connections. Sev eral blocks of houses and busi ness places in tne vicinny 01 Bear Creek cannot connect with the present trunk line because they lay below its course, accord ing to Frank Rogers, city super intendent, and the new sewer would serve these. Line Orerlooked At iiresent the west side trunk line Is greatly overloaded, espe cially in certain seasons, it is stated, making it necessary at times to by-pass the sewage ai rectly into Bear Creek under the Jackson street bridge. During heavy rains and flood periods, many residences In certain areas have sewage backed up into drain pipes and "spouting" sew ers are a common signt on ine streets. Constructions of the san itary trunk line would relieve this overload on the west side. An overload of about 100 per cent is now being forced through the sewage disposal plant, ac cording to the city superintend ent. As a result, at certain times it is 'necessary to dump raw sew age into the river and at no time is the sewage processed tne prop er length of time, he states. Built at for a capacity load of 1,200,- 000 gallons of sewage daily, the plant is now forced to carry from 2,000,000 to 2.500.000 a day and when the figure raises above this, the sewage is simply by passed into the river. To Provide Digester . The unsanitary conditions has brought remonstrances from the state board of health from time to time, and the condition should be corrected as soon as possible, city officials declare. The sum nf 235.000 will not only en large the plant to the point where it will handle present and future sewage disposal needs but will also provide a digester large enough to handle garbage as well if In some future time this Is found necessary. San Francisco, June 5 (U.R) Making their last "beachhead" of the war, 1.031 veterans of the Pacific war theater landed here today as the first contingent to return home under the army's point system. The landing was probably the most pleasant ever made by the battle veterans, many of whom had fought the Japanese from Attu to Okinawa. Some of the men now on the way back to civilian life via the army's 85-point route were in the foxholes of Okinawa 18 days ago. Flown to Pearl Harbor, they joined other combat, serv ice force and air force personnel assembled from the various is land bases of the Pacific ocean area. An army band played "Aloha" as they left Honolulu May 30 aboard the transport USS Ber- gen. and bands. Wacs and Red Cross workers greeted them at Leased Wire OKINAWA FIGHT IN FINAL PHASE Principal Enemy Forces De stroyed; Familiar Choice Given Remaining Japs. Guam. June 6 U.R) Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz an nounced today the principal enemy forces on Okinawa have been destroyed, while the rem nants were given the familiar choice of annihilation, surrender or suicide. Front reports disclosed that the U. S. marines who landed on Oroku peninsula south of Naha harbor were advancing swiftly against scattered resist- nnce while army troops cut other enemy forces into pockets In the southernmost hills of the island. Naha Fall Hear The fall of Naha and Its ex cellent air field appeared Immin ent, and any Japanese last-ditch stand south of the city was be- in forestalled by quick exploi tation of the Oruku peninsula landings. Admiral Nimitz, In a state ment of congratulation to ui. Gen. Simon Bolivar BUCKner, said: "The manner in which the Tenth army is exploiting results nf the destruction of the prin cipal enemy forces and the main nmv defensive position on Okinawa Is most gratifying Tn vnn and vour fine corps nrt division commanders, wen done.' ' United Press Correspondent Edward Thomas reported from Okinawa that the Oruku penin sula was being gained at ridi culously low cost. He saw only five dead Japanese on the beach. After silencing a few enemy ouns and machine nests, Fourth Resiment marines moved quick ly down a ridge on the southern bank of Naha harnor. Pearl Harbor, June 5 (U.R) Tnkvo newsnaners today said ih Okinawa camDaign had ent ered a "most critical" stage and warned that the American com mand already was plotting an In vasion of Japan. PhiliDDines The American 37th division pushed deeper in tn the Caeavan valley of north ern Luzon against troops who were unable to form a new de fense line. China Chinese forces com Dieted liberation of a 100-mile stretch of the east China coast with the canture of Siapu in northeast Fukien province. Burma Japanese forces pnnntnr-attacked futilcly in an attempt to halt a British push toward Thailand. In Washington, the Navy de nartment identified two of the American light units sunk off Okinawa by enemy suicide planes recently as the American destroyers Morrison ana uuce Casualties were said to nave been heavy among the crews of more than 200 each. Washington, June 8 (U.R) Sen. Morse, R-, Ore., today await ed arrival of data from Oregon to substantiate his charge that militaiy authorities have dis criminated against Portland as a wartime maritime center. When he can document his statements, Morse told the sen ate, he will give his colleagues the facts In the case. During a hour-long speech yesterday in inequities of navy wage policy along the Pacific Coast he men tioned that he believed the army, navy, war shipping administra tion were parties to the discrim ination. "There have been times when 70 per cent of the port facilities have been unused," he said. - '"T'K r, 1 hata .u.n .fin. in thm lengths nf having longshore! gangs shifted, to gjn fjiivyaf 2"J MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1945. L . - . -jnr - w;--.' American troops view bodies of Japanese soldiers who died in a suicide attempt to damage Yontan airfield on Okinaway. The Nip plane iright, against treei was shot down when Itattemotadto land. U. a. Navy radlo-telephoto from Guam. ' Conference Prepares To Admit Denmark; Big Five Remain Deadlocked Over Veto San Francisco. June 5 (U.R) The executive committee of the United Nations security conference decided unanimous ly today to recommend the seating of Denmark as the 50th United Nation represented at the parley. San Francisco, June S-U.R) The United Nations conference went on with its Job of -drafting world charter' today and pre pared to admit its 50th member Denmark despite the con tinued Big Five deadlock over the veto issue. Committees not Involved In the veto began final phases of their work as the conference completed Its sixth week. One committee approved the Import "enforc ement arrangements section which will make it possi ble to equip tbe new league with teeth" and empower it to use force, if necessary, to put down an aggressor.. Would Speed Up The executive committee, com posed of the chiefs of delegations of 14 nations, scheduled its first meeting in more than two weeks to seek settlement of some dis puted points and speed up the tempo of the conference. It also is ready to consider Norway's re quest that liberated Denmark be admitted to the last days of the conference. The veto controversy between T; MONETARY PLAN Washington, June 3 (U.R) President Truman told Congress today that "prompt enactment of legislation to carry out tne $18,000,000,000 Bretton Woods' plan for international monetary operations Is of paramount im portance to a lasting peace. The president's view was ex pressed in a letter to Chairman Brent Spcnce, D., Ky., of the House Banking and Currency Committee. Spence read it to the House during the opening day of debate on the plan under which this country would put up $8, 000.000.000 of the funds. Mr. Truman said he was con fident that the legislation would be approved and asked for the "full bipartisan support 01 Lon gress. WAR BONDS SALES REACH 54 PER CENT OF QUOTA Washington, June 3 (U.R) In dividual sales In the seventh war loan drive stood at $3,776,000, 000 today 34 per cent of the In dividual sales goal of $7,000,000, 000. E bond sales to date are $1, 933,000,000, or 48.3 per cent of the $4,000,000,000 quota. BASEBALL National , Cincinnati , 4 10 1 Pittsburgh 0 7 0 Hcuswr and J. Riddle; Strin- Cf vitU apd Lopez, . tr i Soviet Russia and the other members of the Big Five is still going on. No solution is yet in sight. But American officials are desperately exploring all an gles for an answer that will avoid a showdown vote on the conference floor. For the time being the United States, Britain, France and China are waiting and hoping that Moscow will reveal that her position is not a final one. No word has been received from Moscow since Andrei A. Gro myko, head of the soviet delega tion, cabled the Kremlin Satur day night that the other big pow ers had rejected Russia's inter pretation of the Yalta voting for mula. Wait On Moscow Communication with Moscow Is slow, and last night there Was disDosition among the American and British delegations to wait at least another 48 hours until Wednesday or Thursday before making any move, borne mem bers of the American delegation appeared willing to wait until the end of the week. There was a battle within the American delegation over this Question. Some want the United States to issue a firm statement on this country's position on the voting formula, while others want to avoid taking an official public position which might make It impossible for Russia to change her mind. There Is unan imity among the delegates, how ever, In the determination to stand fast on their interpreta tion. The United Stales and Great Britain both have been sounding out the little and medium-sized nations. The reaction expressed in most sources was that this is "the time for reason to prevail over emotion." They recognize the veto crisis as too delicate and potentially too Inflammable to start rocking the boat. Agree On Formula Russia, like all of the other members of the Big Five, has agreed to accept the Yalta for- SYNTHETIC TIRES Washington, June 8 (U.R) The War Production Board to day released 300,000 more syn thetic nasscngcr-car tires for June. The original June allotment was 2.000,000. The additional quota brought to 10,000.000 the number of passenger tires re- leaned for rationing in the first half of the year. W. James Scars, Deputy Di rector of WPB's Rubber Bureau, said an Industry survey showed that 20.000.000 passenger tires yearly would fill only the "bare essential needs." "This is far from being enough tires," he -faid. 'The number represents the very mini mum essential needs and only by continued care and conservation will all cars be able to day in operation. Tribune United Pre Main Tetephoto) mula as Is, Including the pro vision that she and all other big powers will refrain from voting in the security council on "peace ful methods" of settlement when they themselves are parties to a dispute. That means Kussia is not Insisting upon a veto over discussion by the council of her own disputes. But the trouble has arisen over Interpretation of other parta of the formula applica tion of the veto to peaceful set tlements when a big power is not a disputant. The Big Five can't agree now whether "peaceful methods" of settlement begin with "discussion" or "Investiga tion of dispute. Russia says the chain of events which may eventually lead to the use of force in a dispute by the coun cil, begins with "discussion", the others say it begins with "inves tigation." Until that is settled the con ference is deadlocked and lot of committee work is stymied. DE GAULLE PLAN London, June 8 (U.R) Prime Minister Churchill denied In Commons today a charge by Gen. Charles De Gaulle that the British caused the crisis last week in the Levant, 'Our whole Influence has been used In precisely the other di rection," Churchill said In reject ing De Gaulle's accusation, made at a press conference Sat urday, that the British stirred up the trouble In Syria and Leb anon. Emphasizing that Britain had absolutely no ambitions of any kind In the Levant, he said: 'We sought no territory there and no kind of advantage that was not given to any of the other nations of the world." Churchill said he had told De Gaulle of the bad impression that sending of French reinforce ments into the Levant would cre ate, but the French were sent anyway. WISHING WELL Ruiltetxi U. 3 8 5 t LOW B A A 8 4 6 3 8 O A I R V R 1 O S 6 2 I a6S70O I i i o i w l u p y R I 5 S4 3 7 i i S 5 3 f &DWOLWIffOjpWF i s 1 7 i i i 1 i ? 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Fires burned briskly through streets and buildings along a 10-mile stretch in the big port as the sky raiders swept over in formation through a screen of Japanese fighters and accurate anti-aircraft blasts. Smoke Billows High Capt. Joe Carroll, Jackson vllle, and Orlando, Fla., com mented: . . "By god that was a big fire The smoke was at our level al we left the target at about 20 000 feet. It was still swirling up as we went over the coast it looked like Yokohama all oveff again." Carroll, on his twentieth mis sion, saw between 30 and 59 fighters, some of them attacking at close range, but believed they were "strictly class B team." His co-pllot In "The City 4 Orlando," 1st Lt. John Merrifs, Pacific Grove, Cal., said th fighters followed the plane IS minutes, but they rode through the flak in about five minutest He added that the weather broke clear over Osaka bay allowing the bombardier to put the flra bombs right on the aiming point. Lt. R, S. Combs, Miles City, Mont., arrived when "the show was about half over. , . . We left Kobe one hell of a hot place The sky was full of planes ours and theirs but we went through and started good fires." Combs bombardier, Lt. Wifc llam K. Wamslcy, Middleton, Conn., said the incendiaries ripped into the built-up area from '.he waterfront straight through the middle of the city. Plane Goes Down Second Lt. John McLaughlin, Valley Stream, N. Y., saw a two engined Japanese fighter go down in flames after the pilot bailed out. Sgt. Luther W. Church, Bell, ton, S. C, in "City of Clarkas' burg, W. V" named for SSgt. Charles Kelley's hometown, saw bombs hitting streets and build lngs and "about everything else." Kelley saw a few phosphorui bombs being dropped from Japa ncse fighters, but they appar ently did not hit the Super forts." , CAR REPAIRMEN ASKED TO ATTEND 0PA MEETi Owners and operators of auto motive repair shops are asked to attend a meeting tonight at the OPA main offices In the city hall to discuss new regulations In the repair field which will ba in effect June 14. A field prica representative from Portland will be in attendance to answer questions. The new order will regulata repair services on 21 makes of automobiles. S. Ptnl Offiga. 1 T 2 L S HIGH 1 8 1 8 4 a O O O L H H 1 1 TjS i UN P B D I 1 I 4 3 8 2 5 8 4a TPTWUT B,TT, g
