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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.
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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
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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
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By
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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.
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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
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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.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1945.
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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, .
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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.
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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.
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AS RAIDERS LEAVE
Japan's Sixth City Suffers
Mortal Wound in IncendU
ary Attack by 450 Planes,
Guam, June 8 (U.R) SmokSj
plumed to heights of 10,000 to
25,000 feet and huge firei
crackled in Kobe, Japan's sixth
city, following today's 450 t
500-plane incendiary raid, re
turning crewmen reported.
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.
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