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Newspaper Page TextIM1 Jl m s United Press Fortieth Year ' Reds Advance 110 Miles Into ManchiL.a; Capture Vital Northwestern Rail Center FOUND IN EARLY E Korea and Half of Sakhalin Island Invaded In Wide Swinging Offensive. London, Aug 10 (U.P.) The Red Banner armies of the Far East tonight were reported deep within Manchuria, rolling up an advance of nearly 110 miles and capturing the vital northwest Manchuria rail center of Hailar in less than 48 hours combat. The rapidity of the Soviet ad vance across northwest Man churia suggested that the Jap anese were putting up meager opposition to the wide swinging Red army columns. Korea Invaded The Japanese radio reported that the Soviet troops had invad ed Korea and the southern half of Sakhalin Island in a broaden ing offensive. Tonight's Soviet communique reported that the Red army had driven straight down the Chinese eastern railroad from the border town of Manchouli to Hailar, nearly 110 miles. Other troops crossed the - Amur river boundary at another point and captured two towns in an advance of nearly 10 miles. In the Lake Dalai Nor region advances up to 13 miles were re gistered and south of Khabor ovsk two towns on the south bank of the Amur and one on the west bank of the Ussuri were seized in advances up to nearly IS miles. Towns Captured Fighting northwest from Val divostok the Red army captured the towns of Pogranichnay, Tungning and Tangchagou, just across the maritime provinces frontier. South and southwest of Kha-j barovsk the towns of Lopci, Tungkiang and Lahasutu were . captured. I Sakhalin, a slender, 600-mile long island off the coast of Rus Xsia's maritime provinces, origin ally was owned entirely by Rus- sia. However, she ceded the aojithern half of the island to Japan after the first Russo-Jap anese war. AIOMJP USE San Francisco, Aug. 10 (U.R) The Japanese government has lodged a formal protest with the United States through Switzer land requesting that the Ameri cans "immediately discontinue the use of such inhuman wea pons as the atomic bomb, Radio Tokyo said today. Tokyo in a broadcast recorded by United Press quote the pro test as saying: "Indiscriminate use by the United States of such atomic weapons as the atomic bomb constituted a new crime against the whole of humanity and civil ization. Therefore the Japanese gov ernment in the name of the Jap anese people and also in the name of humanity and civiliza tion condemns the United States government, simultaneously re questing it to immediately dis continue the use of such In human weapons." EVANGELICAL CHURCH FAVORS MERGER PLAN Portland, Ore., Aug. 10 (U.R) The Oregon-Washington con ference of the Evangelical church today voted unanimously for a proposal to merge the Evangelical and United Brethren denominations. The northwest group was the first Evangelical conference to vote. Full Leased Wire BASEBALL National St. Louis 5 6 0 New York 2 10 0 Barrett and O'Dea; Voiselle, Magli (3) Adams (8) and Lom bards Cincinnati 4 11 2 Brooklyn 9 10 1 Bowman, Lisenbee (4) and Unser; Davis and Peacock. American Washington 3 6 0 Chicago 6 10 O Wolff, Ullrich (5) and Evans; Lee and Tresh. New York 10 15 1 Cleveland . 4 10 1 Gettel and Robinson; Rey nolds, Salveson (4) Klieman (8) Center (8) and Hayes. T IN POST OFFICE E. L. Knight, stationed in Medford as contract representa tive of the Veterans Administra tion regional office in Portland, has opened his office in room 201 in the post office building and will be on duty from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. six days weekly. Knight states that his duties will be to assist returning veter ans and their dependents in fil ing claims for insurance, hospi talization, and general assistance in any matter pertaining to the Veterans Administration. He emphasizes that his work is not to supplant or act in the capacity of service officer for any veter ans' organization, but to work with the organization officers in aiding veterans to secure evi dence and file claims. A veteran of naval service in both World Wars, Knight work ed with' the Veterans State Aid Commission before Joining the Veterans Administration staff. His assignment to the Medford area came after his special re quest, Knight adds. He had visit ed the city several times and was attracted to the area. As soon as suitable housing can be secur ed, his wife and two daughters will move to Medford from Port land to make their home.- The office will be handled by Knight and one stenographer,- EXPECTED 10 HIT ENTIRE SECTION Klamath Falls, Ore., Aug. 10 (U.R) CIO unionists today walk ed out on strike in the Weyer haeuser Timber Company mill in Klamath Falls, one of the world's largest pine plants. The dispute started with pre vious strikes in two woods oper ations, then spread to the main mill. CIO pickets said they be lieved the strike would spread generally through the Klamath area. Fire protection crew mem bers, office employes and com pany officials were the only ones to enter the gate today, it was reported. Union spokesmen said de mands will be presented at all CIO operations in the area ask ing for a union shop and 25 cents per hour increase "across the board." Refusal of demands probably will mean strikes of af fected operations, they said. Guam, Aug. 10 (U.R) More than 1.200 Allied carrier planes struck Japanese military targets on northern Honshu today for the second straight day in sup port of the Red armV's Manchur ian offensive after destroying or damaging 257 enemy aircraft in 1 the first round of attacks, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1945. PLANS ARRANGED FOR STORES HERE Meeting at the Jackson county chamber of commerce this morn ing, the Medford Retail Mer chants association, including rep resentatives of all types of stores in the city, adopted a plan to control closing of stores on of ficial announcement of victory in the Japanese war. The group decided that if V-J day is announced any time dur ing working hours, all stores will close for the remainder of that day and also the following day. Should the announcement come before 8 a. m. in the morning, stores will be closed that day and will open the next day. If V-J day is Sunday, retail stores will be closed Monday. Due to the large quantity of extremely perishible foods offer ed this time of year, food stores in the city will remain open on V-J day, spokesmen state, and employees will be paid at the holiday wage rate. City restaurant operators met immediately after the retail merchants, and decided that for the convenience of persons who must eat meals downtown daily, part of the eating houses will close the day victory over Japan is announced, and the others will close the next day. The Rev. Milo Ross, head of the Medford Ministerial Associa tion, said today that public union worship services are being plan ned for V-J day, but definite announcement of time and place will be made later. WEATHER Northern California Clear today and Saturday, except over coastal sections; cooler in Sacra mento today and over interior Saturday; moderate northwest wind off coast. ' Truman Gives Japanese Washington, Aug. 10 (U.R) President Truman left bruised and battered Japan with the grim promise today of more atomic bombs and more military sur prises unless she surrenders im mediately. The Japanese have felt only part of the crushing fate that is in store for them if they choose to fight on, the chief executive declared last night in an historic radio "Report to Fellow Ameri cans" on the Potsdam confer ence. The Japs will soon learn some of the other military secrets agreed upon at Berlin," he said. . . . and they will not like them." Jap Civiliani Warned Mr. Truman vowed that the atomic bomb would continue to be turned on the enemy until the minute of surrender, and he warned Japanese civilians to va cate war industrial centers and "save themselves from destruc tion." He said Japan's past deeds, in cluding her execution of Ameri can prisoners, fully Justified the decision to use the atomic bomb "against those who have aban doned all pretense of obeying in ternational laws of warfare." The president, at the same time said he was fully aware that the horrible potentialities of the new weapon posed a threat to all mankind if it gets in the wrong hands. Therefore, he said, the United States. Canada and Britain, who hold the secret, will keep it from the world apparently even from the Russians "until means have been found to control the bomb so as to protect ourselves and the rest of the world from the dinger of total destruction." No Secret Pacts Turning to the Potsdam, con Judge Walker To Hear Heuvel Trial, Salem, Ore., August 10 (U.R) Chief Justice Harry H. Belt of the State Supreme Court has as signed Circuit Judge Arlie G. Walker of Yamhill county to preside at the trial of former Chief of Police Heuvel of Klam ath county on morals charges. Judge D. R. Vandenbcrg of Klamath Falls disqualified him self in this case and an affidavit of prejudice has been filed against Judge Charles H. Combs of Lake county. Honolulu, T. H Aug. 10 (U.R) News that Japan has offered to surrender touched off hilarious celebrations today at this mid Pacific city where war broke with terrible suddenness three years, eight months and three days ago. The first report that Tokyo had broadcast a peace request was received here in the middle of the night when most of the city was asleep. But it didn't take the city long to awaken. . At Hickam Field, the great army base adjacent Pear Har bor, a celebration started. CI's shouted and whooped their" joy, and they were soon joined by the WACs. Celebrants moved into the streets and the band as sembled and got a parade start ed in front of the hanger line. Okinawa, 9:30 p. m., Aug. 10 (U.R) American troops . went wild on this island they conquer ed less than two months ago to day when they heard radio re ports that Tokyo had said Japan would accept the Potsdam sur render ultimatum. They fired off guns and flares. Tracers criss-crossed the sky. Men yelled and beat on buckets. They hammered one another's backs shouting: "The war's over." Surrender Or Suffer More Atomic Bombs ference, Mr. Truman revealed that Soviet Russia agreed to fight the Japanese before being informed of the atomic bomb, He emphasized that the confer ence resulted In no secret agree ments 'apart from current mili tary operations" a reference to Russia s decision to Join the Pa cific conflict. The president said that Ameri can proposals and objectives dominated the Potsdam parley. And chief among those objec tives, he added, was victory over Japan Coupling a fervent hope of United Nations brotherhood with the plain, hard facts of Interna tional politics. Mr. Truman un veiled for the first time a revolu tionary American proposal made at Potsdam a plan for Interna tional control over the inland waterways of Europe, including the hlghlv strategic Dardanelles and the Rhine and Danube riv ers. "One of the persistent causes of wars in Eurooe in the last two centuries has been the selfish control of the waterways in Eu rope " he said in affirming his intention of seeking acceptance of the American plan. To Preti For Council Mr. Truman said the United States will "press for its adop tion" in the big five council of foreign ministers set up by the big three conference. He charac terized the five-power agency, which will meet in London, as (Tne that will map the peace set tlements Just as Dumbarton Oaks laid groundwork for the United Nations security charter. "This does not mean that the five governments are going to try to dictate to. or dominate, other nations," he assured his listeners. High up In hj 30-mjnutj id- TRIBUNE United Press Full TO FIGHT BLAZE; Sixteen boys employed by the Rogue River National Forest Service as a blister rust control crew, with their foreman, were dispatched today to help fight a forest fire on "Old Woman creek" in Umpqua National For est in Douglas county. . No new fires have been re ported in the Rogue River forest since the first of the week, but men are still working on six fires, now under control, which were started by lightning then. About a mile of trail surround ing tht fire near Rogue View Inn was expected to be completed this afternoon by state forest pa trol crews. The blaze is under control, and no new fires have been reported. Twenty-five, men on the night crew at Medford Corporation were taken off shift Wednesday night and dispatched to the Rogue River fire where they re mained Thursday and today. Op erations on the night shift were necessarily closed but will re sume Umighti - Word came to Mcdco from the fire scene today that mora men were needed at once. The mill sent 30 men from the planing and shipping departments and at latest reports the fire is ex pected to be under control to night. ROTH CHATTERTON SUED Los Angeles. Aug. 10 (U.R) Actress Ruth Chatterton's Bev erly Hills, Calif., home and fur nishings today were under a writ of attachment obtained by a New York jewelry firm suing for $2,423 allegedly due on a diamond-ruby ring and clip. The superior court writ was obtain ed by Shrove and Co. Grim Alternative- dress the president asserted bluntly that the United States intends to acquire all the mili tary bases it needs for future American and world security. "Though the United States wants no territory or profit or selfish advantage out of this war," he declared, "we are go ing to maintain the military bases necessary for the complete protection of our interests and of world peace." He emphasized that the bases would fly the American flag in a manner "consistent with the United Nations charter." Reaffirming this country's de termination to fight distress and starvation in Europe, Mr. Tru man remarked solemnly that "the victory won at terrible cost last spring" could be lost next winter if lack of outside help provokes anarchy in Europe, Must Aid Europe "We must help to the limits of our strength," he said. ' And we will." The president said the Pols- dam declaration on Romania. Bulgaria and Hungary meant that these powderkeg nations "are not going to be spheres of influence of any one power." "Until these states are reestab lished as members of the inter national family," the president went on, "they are the joint con cern of all of us." He promised also genuine freedom of press In the Balkans. Finland and Poland. Soviet Rus sia's blockade against Anglo American newsmen In these co u n t r I e s had "disturbed' the United States before Potsdam, Mr Truman admitted. When he turned to the big three decisions on Poland the president (I) philosophized that "nearly every international agreement baa In H the element Leased Wlr. NO. 119. SMOKE, FIRE OF I Fliers Say Explosions Too Tremendous To Believe Urban Area Smashed Guam, Aug- 10 (U.R) The second atomic bomb dropped on Japan obliterated Nagasaki in an Inferno of smoke and flame that swirled more than 10 miles into the stratosphere and could be seen for 250 miles, an Okinawa dispatch said today. Okinawa-based pilots attack ing other objectives on Kyushu yesterday said the clouds of smoke from Nagasaki spread rapidly until they obscured bombing targets 60 miles from the port. Fliers told United Press War Correspondent Russell Annabel at Okinawa that the atomic bomb explosion was "too tre mendous to believe." One said that the blinding glare of the blast was so great that when it faded he thought for a moment the sun was setting. The airmen's stories bolstered a growing belief that the entire urban or built-up area of Naga saki, major naval base, Industrial center and Japan's 11th city, was destroyed by the atomic bomb. The built-up area totaled only four square miles- Four and one- tenth square miles of Hiroshima were levelled Monday when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. Accurate assessment of the de struction at Nagasaki awaited reconnaissance photographs. Re connaissance -"anes which flow over the cily three hours after the attacks said smoke rising to 20,000 feet still covered the center of the city. Radio Tokyo still remained silent on the results of the at tack, which almost certainly killed tens of thousands of Japa nese. It did denounce the Hiro shima raid again as a "barbar ous atrocity in which the city's population was "snuffed out without being given a chance to lift a finger either in defense or defiance." of compromise" and (2) disclos ed another secret agreement reached by the late President Roosevelt at the Yalta confer ence. The "give and take" of com promise, he asserted, resulted in the Potsdam decision to give the new Polish government provi sional title to a slice of eastern Germany east of the Oder and western Niesse rivers, except for an area of East Prussia earmark ed for permanent soviet posses sion. Approved At Yalta The agreement to give Russia the E.'.st Prussian territory, Mr. Truman said, was approved by Mr. Roosevelt and former Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Yalta. In nodding his approval of this arrangement. Mr. Roose velt tastily put Ihe United States on record for the first time as recognizing the Bnltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as part of Soviet Russia. Mr. Truman reported that all but about 1.500,000 of the Ger man population in the land go ing to Poland left the area ahead of the Invading red army. He said the German land would give Poland "room to settle" some of the 3.000.000 Poles pushed out of the Polish territory ceded to Russia at Yalta. "The. action taken at Berlin wilt help carry out the basic policy of the United Nations to ward Poland to create a strong, independent and prosperous na tion with a government to be selected by the people them selves." he declared. The president described In de tail the allied preparations plan for Germany, revealing that the Potsdam conferees scrapped a Yalta plan to exact $20,()()0.000, 000 in Indemnity from the Ger mans, with half going to Russia. j Hirohito Will Retain Ruler's Prerogatives If Proffer Accepted Manila, Aug. 10 (UP) News of the Japanese surrender offer rocked this tonight was swarming with supplies in preparation for A victory celebration swept the town. "When are we going home?" shouted boisterous GI's who had been ticketed to go to Japan. Japan today offered officially to White House announced that this unur wan missia, ureal Britain ana unina. White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross confirmed the Japanese bid, which had been broadcast earlier over Tokyo radio, in a statement at 3:28 p. m- EWT. " , His statement followed shortly on receipt of dispatches from Berne and Stockholm roportiv that Japan had submitted mes sages for delivery to the Allied governments by Switzerland and Sweden. ALLIES COMMUNICATE ON SURRENDER TERMS Ross told rennrters that "Our , ---- - - r. - - b" .io icKuim 1 diplomatic channels, is in communication with Great Britain, Rus sia anu iiiuu lugHiuuiK me Japanese surrenaer oner. He added that "This is all that can be announced at this time." He said no further White House statements would be forthcoming today or tonight. Meanwhile, the war was not over. It was pointed out that even if the Allies find the Japanese surrender offer acceptable, the mechanics of implementing it may take some time. To get the necessary signatures of Japanese governmental and military leaders in the far flung areas of Asia and the enemy home land might prove complicated. It might involve the arranging of meetings between them and such U. S. leaders as Adm. Chester W. ' Nimitz and Gen- Douglas MacArthur and their Russian, British and Chinese counterparts. REGARD FOR HIROHITO ONLY CONDITION The Japanese broadcast said the surrender offer posed just one condition: That Emperor Hirohito should retain his preroga tives as a sovereign ruler. Congressional sentiment was about evenly divided as to whether to accept the condition. Other of ficial comment was not forthcoming. President Truman discussed the broadcast with his "war cab inct" early today and in the afternoon with the full cabinet. Sec retary of State James F. Byrnes and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson remained with the president for while after the other cabinet members left. White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross promised to keep reporters Informed of developments "as quickly as they happen." Between meetings with cabinet members, Mr. Truman went on with a long schedule of previously scheduled conferences. CONGRESSMEN DIFFER ON RECESS END Among congressional callers a difference of opinion developed as to whether senators and representatives their houses in recess until Oct. 8 should be called back into session. Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, D Wyo-, said he believed congress should reconvene "certainly right after Labor day," Sept. 3. "The problems of neace." he sniri "A mm h,t in...n as the problems of war." Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, D., Wash-, another White House caller, disagreed with O'Mahoney. "There is no need to call congress back," he said, "Because the demobilization job is so big and so slow." War dennrlmpnt nFrir-lnlv lnn .u i . n i,-n , . , ; -".. ,.,s ,,avc nam inn. iimuauons or shipping will make demobilization a long and tedious operation- . , ""-" 'r- iruman he did not know; "Your auess is CLIMAX OF MIGHTY EVENTS IN WAR HISTORY The Janannse offer rlimnvn a mcMnrt ...... . . events unparalleled In history. i. the atomic bomh pvnlncinn nv.. T-rirr.ci,imn a..- 2. 3. Soviet Russia's declaration of war against Japan on Aug 8. The dropping of the second atomic bomb, on Nagasaki, on Aug. 8. 4. The oncnlne of a elrninflx dnvUt nrrn.i... ...i . -O uv..b. ULLMSLVC VKMIHSl 11811 chuna and Korea on Aug. 9. The broadcast surrender offer came three years, eight month and three days after the Dec. 7, 1941. Japanese attack on Pearl . Harbor, that "Day of Infamy." For her act nf IrnnrhMv ol D.o.l tii T , , , , , , . ' u Jl pn nas paia an incalculable price. Already she has lost much of the stolen em plrc which burgeoned under sudden blows which caught the Paci lie powers unprepared. ... Sho ha ,Paid in -he blood of hundreds of thousands of her citizens, civilians as well as soldiers. She has lost her navy, most of her merchant fleet and many of her cities. And under terms of the Cairo declaration she will lose the lands and islands stolen before this war in generationi when the rest of the world was tolerant of aggression hniS1,16cTu I,0',1 Wancnlira. Korea, North China, Formosa, the half of Sakhalin Island which she has held since the Russio-japa-nose war, and all the Pacific islands which she converted into bases for conquest after World War 1. ILSBORO HER SUPPLY IS SAVED Por'.land, Ore., Aug. 10 (U.R) Progress nf flames threaten ing the Hillsboro and Forest Grove water supplies has been checked, it was reported today by forest officials. At the same time a new ma jor fire front was developing to day in the Warm Springs Indian reservation where two fires arc threatening to merge Into one 4.500-acre burn. Started by light ning, the fire has Jumped from 1.000 acres to its present size and Is about 10 miles east of Olallio lake In the Mount Hood forest. The Powell creek fire In Jose phine county, Oregon, was re jorted under control today, but the Murphy creek sector still has not been conquered. Lake Tahoc, Nev., Aug. 10 (U.Rl Mrs. Elaine Brown Keiffer Cobb of New York, was married here today to Lt. Col. Ralph Mc Allister Ingersoll, former editor of the New York daily newspa per, PM. Mrs. Ingersoll formerly was the wife of Lt. Mortimer Howe 1 1 Cobb, engineer corps, U. S. army, from whom she wai di vorced in Reno yesterday. I Philippines capital which troops and jammed with the invasion of Japan. surrender to the Allies, and the government is consulting on the win call congress back, Ross said as irnnH n mln " These events included: Mlenigan, N. D., Aug. 1 0 (U.R) Thirty-two mangled bodies were removed today from the crumpled observation car of the Great Northern railway's Empire Builder. A spokesman for the railroad said that 18 of the dead were servicemen. The dead also In cluded 10 women, one boy, one young girl and two men. An officer of the state guard unit at Devils Lake said the death toll would rise to at least 40. He said at least that many soldiers were killed in the rear car of the train when the sec ond section of the Empire Build er crashed into the first section. CAMP WHITE LOSES IN SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT Camp White Agates lost the game of the Ninth Service Com mand double elimination soft ball tournament being played at Fort Lewis when they were de feated by Camp Jordan, 3 to 0. Agates collected three hits and made one error while the win ners got four blows and commit ted one bobble. - if.