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EDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1945.
No. 96.
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Continue Unopposed.
Guam, July 15 (U.R) A
U. S. Pacific fleet force including
some of the most powerful war
ships in the world is now bom
barding the Japanese steel city
of Muronan on Hokkaido island
in the second successive day of a
thundering sea and air assault
that has not yet been opposed
by the enemy.
Throwing a second punch into
the Japanese homeland, the Pa
cific fleet bombardment group
swung around the fog-shrowded
northern islands to train heavy
guns on the key industrial cen
ter. More than 1000 carrier air
craft were attacking Honshu and
Hokkaido at the same time In a
continuation of the latest Third
fleet blow against Japan which
opened yesterday at dawn and
was being pressed without a re-
sDlte for the enemy.
The Japanese already have
lost 429 planes destroyed or dam
aged all but three wrecked on
the ground and 43 vessels sunk
or damaged in the fleet attacks
which began at Tokyo last Fri
day. The battleships Towa, Missouri
and Wisconsin are among the
warships plastering Japan's sa
cred mainland for the second
time in 21 hours.
The attack opened at 926 a. m.
today (Tokyo Time 4:28 p. m.
PWT) and was still continuing
when Fleet Adm. Chester W.
Nimitz reported the bombard
ment in his sixth communique in
28 hours.
The world's most powerful
naval force still prowled off
northern Japan prepared to
throw tons of bombs and shells
into every worthwhile target in
a naval and aerial Bssault which
the Japanese appeared incapable
of preventing.
Hokkaido Hit
The bombardment force struck
Hokkaido through the heavy
mists covering the northern is
lands In a rapid follow-up to yes,
tcrday's assault against the Ka
ma ishl steel Dort on northern
Honshu. Lighter units of the
fleet, including the destroyers
McGowan, Norman Scott and
Ramev. were also bombarding
Hokkaido's coast.
Swarms of carrier aircraft also
mav be raking Japan again while
the eiant battleships continue
their operations in the historic
assault against the empire's
mainland.
Nimitz had announced less
than four hours earlier that
fleet forces were continuing
their assault for the purpose of
extending and tightening the
naval and air blockade of Japan
and to destroy Japanese resourc
es. "These operations, on July 15,
are continuing in strength with
heavy surface units and fleet air
craft engaged."
Rear Adm. O. C. Badger.
U S.N., is in command of the
Bombardment Group, part of
Adm. William F. Halsey's power
ful Third fleet the mightiest
battle force in history.
Near Siberia .
The port of Muroran is a shcl
' tcrcd harbor and offers several
prime targets in addition to the
important stee! works. A ship
yard, synthetic oil plant, machin
ery factories and an electric pow
er plant are at this moment un
der direct assault by the fleet's
big guns. Muroran is 215 miles
north of Kamifhl and only 310
miles from Siberia.
The strength of Halsey's fleet
was clearly shown in the events
of the past 24 hours. His carriers
were able to throw more than
1000 aircraft over northern Jap
an at the same time one bom
bardment group blasted Kama!
shi. Now. another bombardment
group had gone into action while
air strikes apparently continued.
Japan well understood her
plight. Her radio, commentators
noted that the gigantic Third
fleet was traveling with its own
supplv train and pessimistically
reported that the fleet could
carry on the coastal assault for
"two or three weeks,"
Typhoon
Washington, July 14 (U.R) A
new bow is ready for the cruiser
Pittsburgh which lost her origi
nal bow in the Pacific typhoon,
six weeks ago, the navy disclosed
tonight.
The original bow, floating
stem up in the ocean, was caught
and towed to Guam, It arrived a
AIR POST,
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Chungking, July 14 (U.R)
Ma, Gen. Claire Chennault to
day announced his resignation
as commander of the U. S. 14th
air force in China and his re
tirement from the army because
the Japanese now have been de
feated in the skies of China.
Chennault acted only a few
days after the announcement
that Lt. Gen. George Stratemey-
er, commander of the eastern air
force, had been appointed com
manding general of all U. S. air
forces in the China theater. -
Chennault, who has spent
eight years fighting the Japa
nese in China first as air ad
viser to Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek, later as head of the
Flying Tigers and then as 14th
air force commander said his
retirement was dictated by rea
sons of health.
Observers at Chennault's head
quarters in Munming, however,
declared that army politics on a
farily high level had contribut
ed to his decision to retire at this
time, when the defeat of Japan
was in sight.
WAVELL TAKES BLAME
Simla, India, July 14 (U.R)
Field Marshal Viscount Wavell
said today the Simla conference
of Indian political leaders on
British proposals for greater In
dian self-government had failed
and he accepted responsibility
for the future.
FINNS FOR WARSAW
London, July 14 (U.R) The
Swiss radio said the Finnish gov
ernment had decided to recog
nize the Warsaw Polish govern
ment, it was disclosed today in
a dispatch from exchange tel
egraph. PRINTERS PENALIZED
Washington. July 14 (U.R)
The War Labor Board tonight
penalized the International Typ
ographical Union (AFL) on the
grounds that "it has placed its
laws above the laws of the Unit
ed States congress."
BASEBALL
Pacific Coast
San Francisco 0 6
Portland . 4 11
Buzolich and Ogrodowski; ee ny tne army.
Mosser and Younker. I Officers arriving were Lt.
Commander Louise M. Paul, Lt.
Hollywood 3 10 0 Daniel S. Klaffen, Lt. Palmer R.
Seattle 0 8 2Kundert. Lt. W. S. Rinker, Lt.
Marshall and Hill; Turpin and William F. Hovis, Jr., and Lt.
,f"inlcy. I
Blasts Bow Off USS Pittsburgh
week later than the 'cruiser, in
weather-beaten condition and
was beached outside the harbor.
Eventually it will be salvaged.
Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh
was taken into a floating dry
dock at a Pacific base and had a
"stub bow" built on her to in
sure water-tightness and to al
low her to. move safely to Puget
Sound navy yard, Bremerton,
BULLETIN
"' Albuquerque, N. M., July 14
U.R) Thirteen men were
killed and one was injured to
day when a B-29 Superfortress
from - Kirtland Field crashed
near here.
RETAIN PACIFIC
ISLES AFTER WAR
Washington, July 14 (U.R)
Sen. Thomas C. Hart, R., Conn.,
tonight urged that the United
States maintain exclusive post
war control over the Pacific
islands formerly mandated to
Japan.
Hart, former commander-in-chief
of the U. S. Far Eeastern
fleet, said in a radio interview
(NBC) that he had no objection
to these islands being placed un
der a United Nations trusteeship
"provided we are the trustees."
"I think they (the islands)
should all be governed as one
unit," he said, "and that we are
the ones to do the Job."
Hart and Sen. Elbert D. Thom
as, D., Utah, were interviewed
on problems connected with the
fall of Japan. Hart served as
head of the U. S. fleet in the
Japanese area from 1939 to 1942,
while Thomas spent many years
in the Far East in the early part
of the century.
Hart said control of the Jap
anese islands by the U. S. was
necessary if we arc to insure the
future independence of the Phil
ippines and peace in the Pacific.
"We need bases in those
islands," he said. "One reason
we couldn't defend the Philip
pines from Japanese attack was
that we made the mistake of let
ting those islands go -from
Spain to other powers first Ger
many and then Japan. If we are
to accept the responsibility for
defending the Philippines, we
must be secure in the road which
leads there."
NAVY DOCTORS HERE
FOR HOSPITAL DUTY
Six naval medical officers ar
rived at Camp White last week
to await assignment to the camp
hospital. According to word
from Oregon congressmen, the
facility is scheduled to begin
operation August 1 as a naval
general hospital, with joint us-
James A Kaufman,
( Arm9 Rmltu-Telephoto)
Wash." A hew permanent bow
will be standing in drydock
there so that the Pittsburgh may
float in behind it. The two parts
will be joined.
The original bow referred to
by her crew as the "suburbs of
Pittsburgh" cracked off in the
typhoon on June 5, 1945. No
personnel of the cruiser were on
the bow when it broke away.
TOSS FOR GLIDER
RIDE: IS UNHURT
Washington, July 14 (U.R)
The flip of a coin today sent
Mrs. Ruth D. (Betty) Kraus,
pretty aide to Senate Secretary
Leslie L. Biffle, to a hospital
after she won a toss for a glider
ride from Sen. Guy Cordon, R.,
Ore.
Handled by a veteran army
air forces glider pilot, the glider
crashed after hitting a down
draft as it came in for a landing
during a glider demonstration at
a nearby Clinton, Md., airfield.
Mrs. Kraus, not seriously in
jured, remained tonight at Casu
alty hospital for observation.
After losing the toss as to
who would get the first ride,
Cordon gallantly helped Mrs.
Kraus Into the motorlcss craft
with government officials and
other members of congress look
ing on. A few minutes later,
the ship hit the downdraft, land
ed on a wing and crashed.
JAPS TRAPPED BY.
FLOOD IN JUNGLE
Calcutta, July 14 U.R Hard
pressed Japanese units caught In
a flooded jungle trap northeast
of Pegu have launched a series
of small attacks on British
troops in an effort to escape
across the Sittang river, a com
munique said today.
Monsoon rains have flooded
the sector to a depth of several
feet. In many places British pa
trols have made their way
through waist-deep water.
About 15 miles northwest of
Pegu, British troops seized three
villages. More than 200 miles
of Pegu three Japanese units
were contacted west of Thaungyi
on the road leading to the Thcsh-
n Hills.
CHINA SATISFIED
London, July 14 (U.R)
Chinese quarters In Moscow a:e
satisfied with preliminary re
sults of the conversations be
tween Chinese Premier T. V.
Soong and Premier Marshal
Josef Stalin, it was reported to
day.
Seattle, July 14 (U.R) En
route from Portland, Ore., four
cars of a 48-car freight train
were derailed today while run
ning through a cross switch.
Great Northern Pacific officials
said tonight.
T
PACIFIC HEROES,
GET DESK POSTS
Fleet Flag Officers Given
New Duties; Moves Will
Speed Victory.
Washington, July 14 (U.R)
Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitschcr is
reluctantly leaving the bridge
for a desk in order to speed vic
tory by giving wider range to
his genius for destroying Japa
nese. "
The 55-ycar-old commander of
task force 58, who twice has
been bombed off a flagship, is
one of 29 navy flag officers who
will take on new duties in the
next 30 days, Secretary of Navy
James Forrcstal announced to
day. Among others coming ashore
is Mitscher's counterpart as a
carrier task force chief, 60-year-old
Vice Admiral John S. Mc
Cain. At the moment, he Is
commanding the carrier force of
Adm. William F. Halsey's third
fleet which is blasting Japan's
northern islands.
Mitscher, who said recently
he hoped he would not have to
give up fighting Japanese to
take a desk job, will do just that
he will become deputy chief
of naval operations for air.
In this job he will help to plan
and direct a quick finish ,for
Japan, deploying the 1,000-plane
attacks which havd helped to
soften up-the-1 enemy for the
Iinal blows.
McCain's new job was not an
nounced, but Forrestal said it
would be a presidential appoint
ment. He would not comment
on reports that McCain will be
assigned to the Veterans admin
istration under lis new chief,
Gen. Omar Bradley.
For most of three years Mit
scher and McCain have been
commanders of the first and sec
ond fast carrier task forces In
the Pacific Mitscher of 58 and
McCain of 38.
They and certain other flag
officers are being brought home.
Forrestal said, in order that their
"combat experience may be
utilized in administrative posts
ashore to plan and direct the
final phases of the intensified
Pacific war."
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Washington, July 14 (U.R)
President Truman will nomin
ate War Mobilization Director
Fred Vinson to be secretary of
the treasury next Monday, in
stead of waiting until after he
returns from the forthcoming
Big Three conference in Ger
many, the White House an
nounced today.
Mr. Truman originally planned
to have outgoing Secretary
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., continue
as treasury head until the con
ference was concluded. The
White House said he changed his
plans at.Morgcnthau's request.
E
San Francisco, July 14 (U.R)
A United States destroyer was
saved from possible damnge by a
Japanese suicide aerial attack
by an eclipse of the moon, the
navy announced here today.
The warship, which was skip
pered by Comdr. A. E. Teall.
San Francisco, was silhouetted
agaim-t a brilliant full moon
when the attack got underway.
Ship's gunners shot down only
two enemy planes before the
eclipse blanketed the area and
the destroyer was able to elude
the Japanese pilots.
ONE THING OR ANOTHER
Albuquerque, N. M , July 14
(U.R) New Mexicans have been
able to eat meat pretty well this
month so far, but they are hav
ing trouble finding soap,
BY VII OF CIO
Indiana Mine Strike Looms
Over Meat Shortage; Only
20,000 Idle.
Chicago, July 14 (U.R) The
nation's largest strike, that of
16,700 United Rubber Workers
at the Firestone Tire and Rub
ber Co., Akron, O., plant, ended
today, leaving only 20,000 other
workers still idle throughout the
country.
The Akron CIO union voted
by a large margin to return to
work as soon as the plant can
resume operations. The two
week long strike began when
contract negotiations collapsed.
A 24-hour strike at the Stude
baker Corp., South Bend, Ind.,
automotive division ended today
when 800 workers, members of
the United Auto Workers, CIO,
returned to work. They quit
over a wage dispute.
A major walkout loomed In
southern Illinois where 11,000
progressive mine workers mem
bers threatened to join 3,000 fel
low miners on strike because of
the meat shortage.
A jurisdictional dispute broke
out in two San Francisco bay
area yards. There 1,500 AFL
shipyard workers quit in protest
against the hiring of CIO work
ers. Three strikes affecting news
papers continued. Striking de
liverymcn received an appeal
from New York City newspaper
publishers to end their 14-day
strike. The publishers warned
that the alternative would be the
discharge of the 1,700 members
of the Independent union.
The walkout of AFL compos
ing room employes forced con
tinued suspension of three Bir
mingham, Ala., and two Fort
Wayne, Ind., dailies.
OVER RATIONING
Minot, N. D July 14 (U.R)
The spirit of Old Chief Crazy
Horse and Sitting BulK, inflamed
with the white man's firo water,
caused a band of Elbowoods In
dians to go on the warpath in
Minot early today.
As a result of their escapade,
two of them are in jail on 60
days disorderly conduct sen
tences and police are searching
for several other members of the
tribal band.
The whole affair started when
a waitress at Butler's Inn told
them there were no more spare
ribs in the kitchen.
The Indians, according to pol
ice, didn't like the idea of being
told that meat was rationed, and
reminded that there was a war
on, so they decided to start a
little war of their own, appro
priating the Inn's kitchen knives
as weapons.
Police arrived just In time to
prevent an old time scalping
party, and today, Fred Morsette
and Isaac Fox were In Jail
and William Works, an aged
Minot man, was In a hospital re
covering from a severe beating.
STRIKE TIES UP
WARSHIPS REPAIR
San VranrUnn .Tut,, li Mm
Repair work on nine battle-damaged
U. S. ships now berthed In
San Francisco bay area ship
yards Wfl hnlffwt tnrlr. I
- Wlll-ll
874 AFL shipyard workers re
fused to continue'work in a juris
dictional protest against the hir
ing of CIO workers in two local
yards.
The AFL contended that the
War Shlnnlno iHmi,.i.i,..n
had "gone outside the craft" In
issuing work orders to con
tractors employing CIO labur,
WAR BULLETINS
Manila, Sunday, July 15
(U.R) American troops battling
the last resisting Japs in the
Philippines captured three im
portant enemy-held towns in
mountainous north Luzon,
made a new landing on south
ern Mindanao and advanced
17 miles inland against light
resistance. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur announced today.
Manila, Sunday, July 15
(U.R) The harbor facilities of
huge Balikpapan Bay have
been opened to allied ship
ping. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
announced today.
FANNED BY WIND
IT
Coos Bay Blaze Checked
Wilson River Road Closed;
Cut Logs Burn.
Portland, Ore., July 14 (U.R
A thousand-acre forest fire in
the Coos Bay area was believed
under control today, but addi
tional fighters were still being
rushed to combat Tillamook
county fires from the Portland
nrmv nirbase.
Now involving nearly 4.000
acres, the Tillamook fires were
fanned into fury by sea-borne
winds which swept flames over
an additional 600 acres 'to con
sume new scrub and underbrush.
No ereen timber has been
touched so far.
Along the Wilson river, a fire
burned eastward up toward
Cochran and state police said the
Wilson river highway cast of
Glenwood and west of Tillamook
would be closed. The closure
was made because of the burn
ing of the McNamer bridge, 20
miles from Tillamook.
Because of rugged terrain, C.
C. Scott, manager of the Oregon
Forest Fire association made no
predictions when the fire around
Wilson river would be halted.
The Salmonberry river fire,
however, is expected to be en
circled some time today unless
wind increases.
Humidity in the area was 30
per cent low enough to halt
logging operations. Increased
humidity was forecast with some
what cooler weather.
On the Coos river, 20 miles
from Coos Bay, losses of $41 000
are estimated in logs felled and
ready for milling. Logging
crews, the Coos county Fire Pat
rol, high school students and
conscientious objectors from Elk
tort camp have been fighting the
blaze for 48 hours.
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Washington, July 14 (U.R)
The red point value of creamery
butter will drop from 24 to 16
points a pound at midnight to
night. The Office of Price Adminis
tration, announcing the cut, said
the point value of farm or coun
try butter and process butter will
remain unchanged at 12 points
a pound.
The reduction In the creamery
butter point value was decided
upon, OPA said, because of re
duced military requirements for
August and to prevent accumu
lations of butter In cold storage
houses. The OPA warned that if
supplies are exhausted too fast
the ration value will have to be
Increased.
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Washington, July 14 (U.R)
The use of "C" gasoline coupons
will be discontinued about Oct.
1 and supplemental mileage ra
tions thereafter will be issued
only with "B" coupons, tho Of
fice of Price Administration said
touight.
ON WORLD PEACE
TO
Big Three Leaders and Top
Advisers Arrive Secrecy
Shrouds Meet.
London, July 14 (U.R) .
President Truman. Prime Minis
ter Churchill and Premier Stalin
converged on the shattered Ger
man capital of Berlin tonight,
where they will confer amid the
ruins wrought by their armies in
search of the means of an endur
ing world peace.
The advance guard of their top
advisers were arriving at the
closely-guarded capital. The
three leaders themselves are ex
pected to confer for the first
time at suburban Potsdam Sun-
rlnu niirM nnfminff n historic 10-
day conference which will seele
agreement on an Intricate maze
of political, economic and mili-
tnrv nrnhlpms Detailed disCUS-
sions will begin Monday.
Last-minute preparations in
the sealed-off conference area ot
Hohenzollcrn palaces and wood
lands at Potsdum set the staga
for the meeting. A freshly-painted
green and white barrief
guards the road Into .the forbid
ren zone. Green-capped Russian
troops manned the barrier and
stood guard at 50 yard intervals
along the highways.
All visitors, including news
papermen, were forbidden to
pass the barrier. Marshal Stalin
of Russia was host as he was at
Yalta. Potsdam is In the Russian
occupation zone.
A small airfield In the British
zone of Berlin has been Isolated,
and It is probable that Prime
Minister Churchill will arriva
there by plane from his vacation
castle at Hendaye.
Dispatches from Berlin said
President Truman and Marshal
Stalin were expected to arrive
in the United States and Rus
sian sectors respectively. The
Big Three probably will greet
each other for the first time in
the vast Potsdam palace set aside
for the conference.
The first important arrivals
set down at two secret areas a
few miles from Berlin early this
evening. Their identities and tho
areas where they landed could
not be disclosed, as the whole
meeting is surrounded with com
prehensive security precautions.
ITALYTIARES
READYJO FIGHT
UocMnotnn Julv 14 (U.R)
Italian Ambassador Alberto Tar-
chluni said tonight that his gov
ommnnt ovnnrtnd to make land.
sea and air forces available for
use in the war against Japan.
U... unite nf (111- tllllian fleet
arc capable of operating in tho
Pacific, despite the typhoon haz
ard there, he said. In addition
tii.iv ovrft that air force men
and volunteer land forces will
be available for service ol tne
United Nations, he said.
Tarchiani explained Italy's
readiness to fight at a press con
r.ri.nr after he officially noti
fied Acting Secretary of State
Joseph Grew of Itoly's declara
tion of war against Japan.
"I hope that this is now proof; .
that Italy desires to become one
of the United Nations," he said,
iinlv i working more and more
on the side against their enemies.
. , . We are now co-belligerents
..r, now front and I hone that
we will become allies in every
way."
MEXICO GREETS
Mevirn CltV. Julv 14 (U.R)
President Avila Camacho today
sent a telegram of congratu'a
Hons to Gen. Charles De Gaulle
on the anniversary of the French
revolution.
FEED LACK SEEN
Washington, July 14 (U.R)
Representatives of the livestock
feed industry warned tonight
that the nation's grain supplies
will not permit any expansion
in livestock pruiluctiuu.
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