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U1 n Attlpp Will Fnrm Medford United Press Full Leased Wire RIBtfNE Laborite Cabinet To Guide Britain . Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1945. PIP LI ' - I Ml 01 .1- I I , 1 , wj 4 Surrender or Destruction Ultimatum Given Japan By U.S. Britain, China UNITED FORCES POISED TO DEAL FINAL KNOCKOUT Proclamation Gives Nippon Chance to End Conflict; Must Eliminate War Lords Potsdam, July 26 (U.R) President Truman, Prime Minis ter Churchill and Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shck have signed an ultimatum to Japan to surren der or be destroyed, it was re vealed tonight. Mr. Truman and Churchill signed the ultimatum while at Potsdam for the conference with Generalissimo Stalin, and Chiang concurred by radio. Chance to End War , The ultimatum formally was called a proclamation by the heads of the governments of China, Britain and American, it was announced. . (Richard Dembley, British broadcasting correspondent, said that in the proclamation to the Japanese people the American, British and Chinese . leaders agreed to give Japan a chance to end the war. (He said the three had confer red and agreed on the proclama tion, which said land, sea and air forces ol America, Britain and China were poised to strike the final blows against Japan. (" This military power is sus tained and inspired by the deter mination of all Allied Nations to prosecute the war against Japan until she ceases to resist," Dcm bley said.) Mutt Ouii Leaders - (Dembly said the proclamation called for the elimination for all time from authority and influ ence of those who have misled the people of Japan into an at tempt at world conquest. He quoted it as saying that "the new order of ppace, security and justice will be impossible until irresponsible militarism is driv en from the world.") The announcement was made soon after Mr. Truman returned to Potsdam for the resumption of the Big Three conference af ter spending the day with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and American battle veterans at Frankfurt. There was no immediate word when the Big Three conference would reopen. It depended on when the topflight British con ferees returned from London, where they went for the an nouncement of the election re turns. There are three industrial plants in California which re duce iodine from the waste wat ers of deep oil-wells. Japan Hints Surrender Move If America Modifies Terms Washington, July 26 (U.R) Japan acknowledged her critical military plight today with a frank hint that she might sue for peace if American demands for unconditional surrender were modified. The bid for more lenient terms was broadcast by the Tokyo ra dio amid demands in this coun try for an immediate Russian declaration of war against the Japanese And it coincided with a report that Soviet Premier Jo self Stalin had carried to the Big Three conference Japan's official formula for halting hos tilities. The State Department offered no comment on these develop ments a tacit rc-aflirmation of its policy that Japan can escape destruction only through total and unconditional surrender. Japan's start lingly frank new peace feeler was sent out by Tokyo in "an English-language broadcast beamed to the United Sen. Morse Joins Effort For Free Maternity Care Washington, July !6 (U.R) A non-partisan group of 10 sen ators including Wayne Morse (R ) Oregon, today introduced a bill to provide free medical serv ice for the nation's mothers and children. The measure, authorizing the appropriation of $100,000,000 for the first year of operation, would provide free maternity care includms. prenatal and postnatal service to "all mothers who elect to participate" in the program. It Would provide free medical care for children under 21 when they are sick: preventive mater nal and child health work; school health services; free dental care for .children; and for dependent, neglected or delinquent chil dren. PETAIN DENIES SENT TO HITLER ParisJuly 26 (U.R) A denial by Marshal Henri Philippe Pe tain that he sent a message con gratulating Adolf Hitler on the repulse of the Dieppe commando raid in 1942 was read at his trea son trial today. Petain's denial, made earlier during his examination, was read by High Court Justice Pierre Mongibeaux at the open ing of the fourth day of the trial. The 89-year-old marshal said at his preliminary hearings that he never sent a telegram con gratulating Hitler on the allied defeat at Dieppe, and that to have done so would have been against the interest of France. Petain's denial conflicted with a report read into the record yes terday that he did send such a message, and that he offered to send French troops to fight along side the Germans. The dispatch of such a message was announced in Vichy at the time it purport edly was sent. NEW SENATOR Washington, July 26 (U.R) Former Governor E. P. Carville of Nevada, democrat, was sworn in as a U. S. senator today be fore debate was resumed on the United Nations charier. He suc ceeded the late Sen. James G. Scrugham, also a democrat. BASEBALL National Cincinnati 18 0 Chicago 2 10 0 Heusser and Unser; Wyse and Gillespie. Williams (9). States and recorded by the Fed eral Communications Commis sion. It said: "Should America show any sincerity fit putting into prac tice what she preaches, as for in stance in the Atlantic charter, excepting its punitive clause, the Japanese nation, in fact the Japanese mililary, would auto matically, If not willingly, (sev eral words missing) follow in the stopping of the conflict and then, and only then, will sabers cease to rattle both in the east and in the west " Official quarters here have warned repealedly that such Japanese peace bids are attempts to make the American people waver in the demand for uncon ditional surrender and to nego tiate a peace without destroying the roots of Jaoanese militarism. The demand for Immediate Russian entry into the Pacific was made in the Senate by Sen. Alexander Wiley, R-, Wu. AT PLYWOOD PLANT Army Takes Control to Pro vide Critically Needed War Materials During Strike. Springfield, Ore., July 26 (U.R) Production resumed at the Springfield Plywood Corpora tion today as the army took con trol under President Truman's order to provide critically need ed war materials. The 300 worker plant closed last Thursday when AFL mem bers walked out because the CIO holds a contract with the com pany. Six army officers seized the plant last night. Both unions announced cooperation in getting their members back to work. It was anticipated full produc tion would be resumed today or tomorrow. The plant turns out five million feet of plywood per month but is nine million feet behind on war orders. . Army seizure was recommend ed by the West . Coast Lumber Commission,' Economic Stabili zation Director William H. Davis and Acting Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson. They said the strike was "seriously in terfering with the procurement of plywood by the armed forces" for use in crating materials for shipment to the Pacific, as well as construction of pre-fabricat-cd houses and other buildings at Pacific bases. E L State forest patrolmen report ed today that the forest fire which broke out Tuesday after noon on Ficraet mountain, near savage creek dam, has been brought under control and about 30 state forest employees are do ing mop-up work today. Two crews of 50 men each from Camp White aided in fighting the blaze which started in Josephine county and spread over about 300 acres of Jackson county land. The soldiers have been returned to camp. Fire damage was mostly con fined to an old burn, according to the state forest headquarters. Some scattered timber was lost in the blaze which sent a pall of smoke many miles up the river. The fire crossed the Josephine Jackson countv line just north of Savage creek dam, about 25 miles from Medford, and burned mostly In this county. W. M. Curtis, assistant dis trict warden for Jackson county, was in charge of both state crews and soldiers aiding In the fire fighting. No cause for the blaze was determined. WALKOUT HALTS IRK ON B-29 S Chicago. July 26 (U.R) A strike of 18.000 production work ers at the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge Chicago plant tied up pro duction today on B-29 Superfort ress engines being manufactured for the army air forces. A company official said the sprawling plant one of the larg est in the world, had been vir tually closed by the strike which began in force at 4 p. m. yester day The strike is the 204th called at the plant since It went Into production in January, 1944. It climaxed a loin series of bitter disputes between the company 1 the 72-holo All-American worn and Local 274. United Aulomo- en's golf tournament. She shot bile Workers, CIO. 'an even-par 76. SMALLER SHIPS WITHJRE RAID Three Japanese Home Island Cities Bombed Carrier .Planes Fight Off Enemy. Guam, Friday, July 27 (U.R)- More than 350 Superfortresses unloaded 2,200 tons of incendi aries on three Japanese home island cities early today, as Tokyo reported that an allied fleet was waiting to resume a 48-hour attack that had wrecked or damaged no fewer than 104 Japanese ships. Japanese torpedo planes, swung Into action by ceaseless assaults, attempted to attack the allied fleet Wednesday afternoon but their thrust was broken up by British and U. S. carrier pilots, United Press War Correspondent Earnest Hobcrecht reported. After four of the planes were shot down three by the Brit ish, one by Americans the re maining enemy aircraft turned and fled,- dropping their torpe does harmlessly into the ocean, Strike In Mornino Three task forces of the B-29s roared In during the early morn ing darkness, in the wake of some 300 small land-based planes wnich Tokyo said struck by day light yesterday at the Kobe, Osaka and Rokai areas. Bringing to 49 the number of Japanese cities scourged with fire bombs, the silvery giants hit Omuta, a city of 177,000 on Kyushu; Matsuyama, with a population of 120,000 on Shi- koku, and Tokuyama, city of 40,- Uuu on Honshu. It was the second Superfort attack on Omuta, slightly dam aged June 18, but the first on Matsuyama and Tokuyama. The first two cities are important ports and the latter a sizable industrial center on western Honshu. Pearl Harbor. July 26 (U.R) Japan's shattered coastal cities braced themselves today amid smoke and sweat waiting for an other allied fleet strike, still stunned after a 48-hour aerial bombardment. The Japanese radio claimed to day that the raid caused Amer ican casualties when a war prisoners camp was bombed. The broadcast stated briefly. oome casualties were caused among war prisoners, who were mostly Americans. Japanese radio reports also declared that allied units were fighting bitterly along the shore line of "Puket Island" after a surprise landing which put the allies back on the Malay penin sula for the first time since Singapore's fall. At least 20 Japanese warships, last survivors of the great Im perial fleet, were known to have been damaged on Tuesday when Admiral William F. Halsey's Third fleet opened the attack on Kure and adjacent waters. An American naval spokes man said it was Improbable that any of Japanese men o'war would ever put to sea again. The Japanese have grimly warned their people that not a single city or town in the home land could hope to be spared from complete destruction. ; ; r.. - PlelSOn tires OO I For Early Leadprlng Chicago, July 26 (U.R) By ron Nelson of Toledo, O., fired a six-under-par 66 to grab an early one-stroke lead at the end of 18 holes in the 72-hole All-Ameri- can men's open golf tournament. Dorothy Germain of Philadel phia, two-time Women's Western Amateur champion, took a strong lead at the end of 18 holes in United Press Full Leased Wir. NO. 106. Put 'Er There, Pals! i'l 'Szii " I Cut Hi - N.f4l4H', A K''i&l yx: A. r fT) -j I Prime Minister Churchill, President Truman and Premier 8talln demon strate Allied unity by clasping hands In the universal gesture In front ol Churchill's residence in the Berlin conference area Just before a dinner party held there. Signal Corps photo by Radlo-telephoto. New World Order . Will be Policy Of British Laborites London,' July 26 (U.R) Ma). Clement Attlce who will succeed Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of Britain -said today that the Labor' Party's foreign policy could be summar ized as the need for a new world order for the prevention of war and a world economic policy based on an endeavor to raise standards of life." He made his statement to cor respondents after appearing be fore a tumultuous victory cele bration at Transport House, the Labor Party and Trade Union Headquarters." Attlce, a retiring, almost do mure man, seemed awed by the magnitude of labor's -electoral victory. He told his followers that the sweep had demonstrated that the British public would "respond to a clear and definite policy based on principles and upon the application of those principles to the needs of the day." BE HOI BY END OF YE WES Major Bill Bowerman, .head coach of the Medford high school has written City School Superintendent E. H. Hcdrick. he expects to be home by the end of the year, with the possi bility he may he released sooner from the army. Supt. Hcdrick has written Ma jor Bowerman In reply, assuring him his old position awaits him If he desires it Hedrick said Al Simpson, present coach, who led Black Tornado squads to a state football title, and district basket ball honors, would be retained, "as he fits Into the Medford athletic scheme." Simpson, un der a one year contract, has al ready started work on this year's football campaign. Major Bowerman, who played basketball and football, under Coach Prink Calllson, and was a University of Oregon grid star. was granted a leave of absence In 1941 to enter the army. He has been with mountain troops In lfnlv and wm awarded a mcd- al lonmginecring inc siirrciniui of a large body of Germans last American Publishers See Manila Officers Manila, July 26 (U.R) A group of American newspaper publishers and executives toured Manila today, talking with high ranking army and navy chiefs, and planned to leave tomorrow for Okinawa. The group included C. S. Jack son, publisher of the Portland, Ore., Journal. f Acme Hmho-Tplenhoto) CHURCHILL UPSET Washington, July 26 (U.R) Official Washington was surpris ed by the defeat of Winston Churchill's government In the British elections but was confi dent it would not dilute Britain's Pacific war effort or alter her major foreign policy commit ments. Most officials and congressmen had expected Churchill's Conser vative party to win by a small margin and were therefore sur prised by the Labor party land slide. They had, however, re cognized the possibility of a Labor victory and could not be said to be shocked by the actual results. Domestic Chang Seen Although most observers, of ficial and otherwise, believed the new socialistic government-to-be would abide religiously by such committments as the United Nations charter, Bretton Woods and Polish policy, virtu ally agreed that Britain's domes tic policy would undergo a pro found change. Congressmen generally felt that U. S.-British relations on basic issues would not be af fected by the elections. How ever one legislator. Rep. John E. Rankin, D., Miss., saw In Churc hill's defeat "a communist trend that should be a warning to the American people." "I am disappointed," Rankin said. "I am afraid it will have some adverse effect on recon struction In the postwar period. Typical comment among sena tors included: Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore., "It is perfectly obvious that the world Is coming (nto the cro of the common man." BEEF, LAI, VEAL Washington, July 28 (U.R) Reductions of one to two red points a pound for nearly all cuts of beef, lamb and veal were an nounced today by the Office of Price Administration for the ra tion period beginning Sunday. The biggest cut will be on boneless beef rump roasts, which go down three points a pound. Hamburger, nearly all iteaks, lamb loin, and rib chops and veal leg and shoulder roasts were re duced two points for the August period. The present point values of all cuts of pork, canned fish, fats and oil and dairy products will remain unchanged In August. Creamery butler continued at 16 cents a pound. London, July 26 (U.R) Prima Minister Winston Churchill submitted his resignation to King George VI at 7 p. m. tonight. A Whitehall source said Churchill almost certainly would not return to Potsdam for the Big Three conference because of his overwhelming defeat.' The informant said Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden was not expected' to go back to Poidam either. It was considered possible that Ma). Clement R. Attle would appoint a foreign secretary, possibly former Labor Mint ster Ernest Bevin, to lake with him to Potsdam. London, July 26 (U.R) Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his Conservative party went down to defeat today in the British election and the Labor party was expected to form a new govern ment. ... Turning their backs on the man who led their nation through the darkest perils of the war, British voters overwhelmingly re pudiated his Conservative party and elected to the House of Com mons a clear and absolute majority of Laior party members. Under British custom, Churchill's resignation and the forma tion of a new cabinet headed by Labor Pwty Leader Maj. Clement Attlee was merely a formality. OPPOSITION SCORES 331 TO 166 VICTORY An official tabulation of votes at 3 p. m. (10 a. m. EWT) wrote the end of Churchill's leadership of Britain. It disclosed that opposition parties had elected 382 members against 195 for government supporters. Of the opposition total 359 were Labor party members and it was plain that the Laborites had elected more than the 321 members necessary to give them an absolute majority in the 640-member House of Commons. It was the first time the Labor party had ever won a clear majority of the House of Commons although it formed a coalition under Ramsay MacDonald In the '20s. CHURCHILL HIMSELF RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT The defeat of Churchill and the Conservatives was crushing. Churchill himself was returned to parliament as was Foreign Sec retary Anthony Eden. But they were almost the only holdovers among the Conservatives who have held office through the 10 years since the last general election In 1935. The mood, of the electorate was clearly shown when the un known farmer, Alexander Hancock, who ran against Churchill in a London suburban district managed to roll up a total of more than 10,000 votes, only 17,000 fewer than were cast for Churchill. Alone among the prominent Conservatives to come through the election with his support little damaged was Eden who polled 60 per cent of his electorate. Churchill's associates and colleagues topled around him like tenpins while the Labor leaders rose through with impressive majorities. BRACKEN AMONG THOSE SWEPT OUT Among those who went out of parliament in the sweep was Brendan Bracken, Churchill's closest government associate, and information minister until recent weeks when he became first lord of the admiralty. . " Others who fell were: M. H. MacMillari, secretary of state for air; Brig. Gen. Sir Edward Spears, British minister in the Levant States; Leslie Hore-Bcllsha, one-time war minister; Leopold Sam Amery, secretary of state for India; Sir James Grigg, war minister; Geoffrey Lloyd, minister of information; Maj. Randolph Churchill, the prime minister's son; Duncan Sandys, reconstruction minister and son-in-law of the prime minister; Richard K. Law, minister of education; Sir William Beveridge, author of the famous Beverldge plan; Ralph Assheton, chairman of the Conservative party; William Astor, son of Lady Astor; Sir Richard Acland, leader of the Leftist Commonwealth party, and Ernest Brown, Liberal National and minister of aircraft production. That the Churchill bid to stay at Britain's helm during the critical days of the end of the Pacific war and the beginning ot reconstruction was In danger had beer, foreshadowed before the end of the brief election campaign. , LABOR PARTY SWEEP NOT EXPECTED But that the Labor party would make a sweep had not even been expected by the most optimistic Laborites. All political observers had agreed that it was the most diffi cult election to forecast in a generation since nearly a third of the voters were going to the polls for the first time. Army sentiment, it was known, had swung sharply to the left and its extent had been revealed in Berlin where the troops cheered Attlee rather than Churchill during an inspection of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's "Desert Rats." As the electoral torrent poured In, sweeping his friends and associates out of office, Churchill, grim and doughty as he ever had been in the critical days of the b'itz remained closeted In 10 Downing Street. Outside the dingy little house which is the office and resi dence of British prime ministers a little crowd stood, huddling close to the building to keep out of the drizzling London rain, The defeat suffered by Churchill and his caretaker govern ment was one of the worst in British political history. Eleven ot the 15 member of the cabinet were voted out of office. In addi tion to Churchill and Eden, Colonics Minister Oliver Stanley and Production Minister Oliver Lyttclton survived. WEARY FIGHTERS Portland, Ore., July 26 (U.R) Weary fire fighters in three Pa cific northwest states today held the upper hand against flames which have roared through for ests in three Pacific northwest states more than two weeks. Two thousand firemen, sol diers and sailors were aided by By The Side By Dale Vincent Coming Into Farewell Bend Forest Service park, we decided lo camp for the night and catch two trout one for each of us. But finding three campers ahead of us with tents all pitched, knew there would bo no trout. Like the old saying, there was as "fisherman behind every tree." They all told us that by walking upstream five miles we could get the limit. Of course those fish are safe, for most people want to fish nowadays by hanging their pole out the car window. Nevertheless, found that there were some good fishermen around, and ended up with a panful of delicious trout after all. A successful neighbor camper donated those out of the bigness ot his heart, and we duly appreciated them. There are many beautiful forest camps available along this highway. These are furnished with picturesque stone stoves, heavy tables, scats, etc. We found many people taking advantage of these natural parks for quiet, inexpensive but vastly satisfying vacation, j light rains In holding the burned area in western Oregon to 90, 000 acres. Dangerous spot fires wcrp being attacked with bull dozers but full control was not expected until heavy rains had soaked the dense underbrush. At least 18 new outbreaks were reported In northwestern Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana. Los Angeles, July 26 (U.R) Shell Union Oil Corp. today an nounced plans for construction of a $20,000,000 Isoprcne plant which will more than double the government's synthetic rubber program. Of The Rogue 1
