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MM mm. "tv ft a T T mm Medford United Press Fortieth Year Allies Step Up Attack on Soviets Land on South CARRIER PLANES BOMB AIRFIELDS .IN TOKYOSECTOR Vasilevsky's Far Eastern Armies Register Gains Korea Ports Taken Pearl Harbor, Aug. 13 U.P Allied forces stepped up the at tack today while Tokyo still de bated surrender terms and ene my broadcasts reported two Soviet landings on the Japanese half of Sakhalin island which lies within 20 miles of the home Island of Hokkaido. Allied carrier planes from the U. S- Third fleet destroyed or damaged several score of enemy aircraft parked on an airfield in the Tokyo area today. Pilots re ported only slight anti-aircraft fire. Hundreds of other carrier based American and British planes bombed and rocketed a submarine base, shipping, rail way and other targets in a sud den resumption of their assault against the enemy homeland. Tokyo said the Russian amphi bious landings were at two points 60 miles apart on Sak halin. .... In Manchuria. Marshal Alex ander M- Vasilevsky's three Far Eastern armies gained up to 80 miles in swift advances toward the military and railway hub of Harbin, 150 miles south of Changchun. Moscow ordered the attack speeded up and Japan reported the partial evacuation of Chang chun (Hsinking) the Manchunan capital. Take Korea Ports Soviet amphibious forces cap tured the Korean ports of Yuki and Rashin, 12 and 19 miles south of the Soviet border, in twin landings yesterday under cover of a bombardment by the Russian Far East fleet. A second port, Seishin, 38 miles south of Rashin, also was aflame from a Soviet air attack and may be the next objective of Admiral Ivan S. Yumashev's amphibious troops. The eastern and western arms nf the mammoth Russian pincers closing in on Harbin were with in 500 miles of a Junction. The east column was closest only 175 miles from the vital town- A Japanese Kwantung army communique said still another Soviet column striking across Japanese-controlled inner Mon golia captured Wuchumutsin, a three-way road hub in the desert 55 miles south of the outer Mon golian border. A Japanese broadcast said that more than 400 Allied ships had gathered at Okinawa and pre dicted an invasion of the home islands in the near future. From Manila, Gen. Douglas' MacArthur announced the air! and ground forces under his j command would continue their j offensive against the enemy ; from Japan to the Solomons un til the final "cease fire" order has been given. i Radio Chungking indicated that there might be a break com ing soon in Japan's silence with the report that Japanese troops in Chckiang province on China's cast coast had ceased fighting because of Japan's surrender offer. flamessweeFwide area near mt. hood Fort land. Ore.. Aug. 13 UR' Flames in the Cedar creek area of Warm Springs Indian res-j rrvalion todav were raging over1 900 acres. Approximately 150 men were; fighting to keep the blaze fromi the Mount Hood national foreti only five miles away. , I All other Oregon fire areas j Were reported under control to-1 day. although forest officials said j that dense snags continued to; make fighting difficult in lhc Trask river section. Full Leased Wire MANCHURIA ; VV yj HsM.X,ri.', jj ': ' CHINA koreaN JAPANrfy' ShemkO f.ifCi.Sw W ' I Mitts 0 300 .' Russian troops have captured Hanchouli and Chalaihoerh in west. i Fuyuan in the north and are smashing eastward from Vladistok in a three-pronged drive into Manchuria. Red bombers have at- tacked Rashin and Seishin in Korea and Harbin and Hsinking as well as other points in Manchuria- E Fire of unknown origin burn ed the back of the Riverside Market and caused an unestl mated amount of smoke and fire damage to the building and food stock early Sunday morning. The alarm was first raised by a dog belonging to Dale Flowers, Jr., and the boy's father summoned firemen after investigating the dog's barking.' The Flowers live just across the alley from the back nf the store. Damage was caused mostly by fire and intense heat, Fire Chief Roy Elliott state today. Flames were confined to the back of the building where the fire started, but smoke blackened contents of the entire store and heat melted meat department showcases, cracked the plate glass window at the front of the store, and broke food bottles, and literally cooked foodstuffs. Damage from water used to combat the flames was negligible, Elliott said, as firemen used it only in the rear of the building. Owner of the building is W. Clifton McCuiston, whose sport ing goods store next to the gro cery was also damaged by smoke. Charles Bateman operates the grocery store, and the loss was partly covered by insurance. Elliott said that the fire had apparently been burning for some time before firemen were onllcd at 4:22 a.m. For two hours the men battled smoke and flames. 24 DIE IN BLAST AT Detroit, Aug. 13 (UR At least 24 persons were killed and another 50 injured today in an explosion at the Export Box company. The Wayne county morgue said it counted 24 dead within a half hour after the blast rock ed the two-story building. Re ceiving hospital said another 50 persons had been admitted for treatment, many seriously injur ed. Cause of the explosion wbs j not determined immedl a t e I y. j The blast shattered all windows, in the plant, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1945. I V-J Washington, Aug. 13 (U.R Further slashes in war contracts to clear the decks for Industrial reconversion were in prospect today with the navy getting readv to trim aircraft orders by as much as $2 300,000,000. The war department was pre pared too, for wholesale cancel lation of contracts as soon as V-J day is proclaimed. Early Autos Hope Other government agencies were geared to place their re conversion programs Into action. A war production board official said tnat if the Japanese surren der becomes official within a week, it might be possible to produce as many as 550.000 new automobiles by the end of the year. The previously authorized quota for this year was 250.000. The official said a quick end of the war would eliminate the sheet steel shortage, principal obstacle to increased auto out put Late latt week, after the Jap anese offered to surrender, the army and navy ordered contract cancellations aggregating nearly S4 000.000 000. Of these, $1,200, 000.000 were navy ship con tracts. Many To Lack Jobs Some government economists estimate that unemployment In this country will Increase by more than 6.000.000 men and women during the next six months. They believe that by next Jan uary or February, there will be at least 8.000,000 jobless. Other economists, however, fell that the transition to peace time production can be accomp lished swiftly enough to keep unemployment in check. Much will depend, they added, on the rate men are released from the armicd forces. BASEBALL National Pittsburgh 4 10 1 Boston ... 6 13 0 Gables and Salkeld: Andrews, Hendrickson (9) and Masi. American League New York 4 8 2 Detroit 15 20 2 Bonham, Rosar (6) and Robin son. Gnrbark (8); Trout and Richards. Japan; Sakhalin CAMP WHITE USE BY iE Redeployment Center Plan Apparently Shelve d Hospital Transfer Waits Belief that the army had pigeon-holed the proposed use of Camp white as a redeployment center became a practical cer tainty last week just before the Japanese threw in the towel and further confused the future of the huge base. . Although it had been indicated some months ago that the camp was to be utilized in the deploy ment of men for duty in the Pa cific, and that the first of many thousands would probably begin arriving about August 1, no such forces put in appearance. It was learned recently that Camp Adair although practically dis mantled, even the machinery having been removed from the laundry, has been filling up with troops for redeployment and it is now surmised here that the Cor vallis camp was substituted for Medford in the redeployment program, probably because of its being closer to the Pacific ports, Portland and Seattle. Hospital Change Delayed Taking over of the Camp White station hospital by the navy may also bt sidetracked by the quick change in the Pacific war picture. The war depart ment recently authorized trans fer of the facility to the navy to meet a pressing requirement for additional hospital accommo dation on the west coast. The re port here was that the hospital would be run by the navy, but under a joint-user agreement, would also care for such army men at the camp as might re quire treatment. The transfer to the navy, orig inally scheduled for August 1, failed to take place on that date and it was later reported that the switch had been postponed to September 1. What effect the war end will have on the camp hospital plan is now anyone's guess. A telegram last week from the Washington office of Sen. Wayne Morse stated that before the sen ator left for Oregon he discussed with the secretary of war the use of Camp White as a rede ployment center and that on Fri day the office of the chief of staff issued the following state ment: . Uses Listed "As you no doubt know, the war department recently, by a revocable permit, authorized the transfer of the hospital at Camp White to the navy department. In addition to this naval activity, the army is utilizing Camp White for a number of essential activi ties, Including salvaging of equipment, repair and mainte nance of vehicles and other equipment, storage and ware housing, housing a battalion of military police for security pur poses, prisoners of war for agri cultural and other essential work, and small detachments of troops which from time to time are sent to Camp White for train ing." The statement added that "should future requirements fori additional redeployment facili-; ties on the west coast develop., you may be assured that Gimp White will receive very careful consideration in this respect." J While the whole matter of the' camp's post-war use thus appears, unsettled, it is generally be lieved by those here who have; been close to the camp opera tion since Its Inception, that the fine hospital building, at least, will be utilized permanently, if not by the army or navy, cer tainly by the Veterans Admin istration. In Michigan there are 27 Sil ver Lakes in 22 different counties. Tribune United Freti Full s ir v -..vW-a lu hi Mil.-J . I ft fo v ( i r tv j ' hi llllll III ! II ! Ill ' IIMilM I . I Crown Prince Tsugu of Japan. 11-year-old heir to throne of Nippon, who may be groomed as emperor If Allies Insist on deposing Hlrohito. The young prince, who would be 125th emperor In royal line of Oods Is shown (left) on his sixth birthday, (right) when he started school. Hirohito May Abdicate In Favor Of ll-Year-01d Prince Akihito San Francisco, Aug. 13 (U.R) Japanese broadcasts raised the possibility today that Emperor Hirohito may be planning to ab dicate in favor of his son, 11- BLAZE DESTROYS Fifteen men from the Star Ranger station In Applegate dis trict yesterday fought to control flames which completely de stroyed the Beverly Ticknor home at Ruch, and damaged residences of James B. Winning ham and Earl Bigclow. Starting in the attic of the Ticknor house, the blaze spread throughout the top of the build ing before Ticknor and his daughter discovered it about noon. Mrs. Ticknor was work ing in Medford. The other two houses also caught fire, but were not severely damaged. Only an electric range and a few pieces of clothing and bed ding were saved from the Tick nor home. Ranger Lee Port and a suppression crew from the Star Ranger station battled the flames with pumps and tanks from the forest service equipment. Officials of the state forest patrol stated today that 15 men are still working to hold the Rogue View Inn forest fire un der control, and a catapillar com pleted fire trails around the blaze yesterday. T OF Washington, Aug. 13 U.R The office of price administra tion said today that it had stop ped printing on 150,000,000 new ration books and 37,000,000 new "A" gasoline ration books. The agency said the "hold up order" was issued Friday and would be in effect "until we see where we arc" about the end of the war. The new war ration book num ber five was to be smaller than a dollar bill and was to contain only half as many stamps as book number four. It was to be distributed through public schools in December, probably some time between Dec. 3 through Dec. 15. The new 'A" gasoline book was scheduled to go into use Dec. 22. The war ration book number five was to be used soon after the first of the year for j food and shoe rationing, Leased Wlr NO. 121. (Acma Telvphoio year-old Crown Prince Aklhlto, with, the emperor's brother, Prince Nobuhito Takamatsu, as regent after Japan surrenders, The broadcasts made no men tion of Hirohito's possible abdi cation, but the fact that they singled out Akihito and Taka matsu for special praise at a time when Japan's surrender was under consideration appear ed significant. Allied circles for some time have been speculating that Hiro hito might feel it necessary to give up the throne because of the loss of face inherent in any surrender. Tokyo said the newspaper Mainichi reported in "detail" on the virtues nf Takamatsu, 40 years old and third son of the late Emperor Taisho, as director of the War Victim Relief society. DRAFT END URGED Washington, Aug. 13 (U.R) Members of the senate military affairs committee today joined house demands for an end of selective service immediately upon Japan's surrender. They proposed that the army use voluntary enlistments for its occupation forces. Chairman Klbcrt D. Thomas, D., Utah, said that "something obviously must be done" to the selective service act as soon as congress re-convenes in Septem ber. "It will be foolish to keep on drafting boys into the army aft er the war ends." he said. Draft Director Lewis B. Hcrshoy said recently that inductions would continue at 100,000 a month aft er V-J day. The present selective service law runs to May 15, 1946, but It may be terminated by the president's proclamation that hostilities have ceased. Petain Made Goat By Ex Premiers Counsel Declares Paris, Aug. 13 U.R) Defense coiiiim-I in the trial of Menrl Philippe IVIain charged today that the fallen loaders of the third republic wore seeking the ak'od marshal's death to cover their own responsibility In the defeat of France. j Opening the defense's final. summation, chief counsel Jac ques Payen declared Petain was being made a scapegoat for for mer premiers Edouard Dalndier Paul Reynaud and Leon Bl'itn, and ex-comninndrr In chief Gen Maximo Weygand and other chieftains of prc-arnilstice Franro. Those were the people wlm prepared, fought and lull Ihc war," he said. High Command Split Seen Possible Cause Of Delay in Answer Washington, Aug. 13 (U.R) Japan appeared today to be in viting another atomic bombing by stalling unconditional surrender to the Allies. As the hours and the war dragged on, observers here began to wonder if a split had developed in the Japanese high command over surrender. ' Meanwhile, U- S. navy and army planes gave the enemy home islands a thorough plastering as though to remind them of the) alternative to surrender. 53 HOURS ELAPSE WITHOUT ANNOUNCEMENT At 3:45 p. m. EWT, more than 53 hours after dispatch of the Allied reply to the Japanese surrender offer received here Friday, Tokyo had yet to announce acceptance. What earlier had looked like an explanation for the delay a Tokyo radio assertion that the Allied note arrived in the enemy capital only today began to seem more like a typical bit of Japa nese bad faith as the day wore on. An authoritative Swiss source in Bern, where the Allied reply was relayed to Japan flatly contradicted the Tokyo claim of trans mission delay. He said the official note had been in Japanese hands In Tokyo since 3:35 a. m., EWT, Sunday at the latest. He said the Japanese confirmed receipt of a second transmission of the note at that time. In any event, the Japanese cannot have been In ignorance of Allied terms. They have been short-waved to the enemy con stantly since Saturday forenoon. NO TIME LIMIT PLACED ON ALLIED TERMS At his morning press conference today. White House Secretary Charles G- Ross said the Allies had placed no time limit in their note dispatched at 10:35 a. m., EWT, Saturday. It appeared reasonable to suppose, however, that Allied pati ence was wearing thin. Asked whether a third atomic bomb would be dropped on Japan if no reply were forthcoming soon, he said: "I do not know- ii i am, i woman i say. Due Any Moment Tho Chinese ambassador, Dr. Wei Tao Ming conferred with President Truman briefly, short ly after 11:30 a. m (EWT) and told reporters later he personally believed that the "good news will come at any moment." Ask ed on what he based his belief, he replied: "On many' things, but I'd bet ter not say. But it will coma I believe it will come." Ross noted a Tokyo broadcast that the Allied communication arrived in the enemy capital on Monday, Japanese time- (Mon day in Tokyo begins when it is about noon Sunday here.) . Reply Short-Waved "But," he added in apparent reference to the fact that the Al lied reply has been repeatedly short-waved to Japan, "They cer tainly knew what was in our terms." Meanwhile, a Japanese Domci news agency broadcast said it was cancelling certain regularly scheduled transmissions to the Orient for the next 12 hours. No explanation was given. Today's Japanese broadcast said Emperor Hirohito. who has become a sort of pawn in the ex change of messages, received Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo at the Imperial palace this after noon. Pesumably they were eon- suiting In a reply. Meanwhile, the Allies were prepared to unleash unprecedent ed blows against the Japanese If they decide to stall inrie. finitely. More atomic bombs are renriv for use. President Truman waited at the White House for the news which would mean that Wor'd War II was over except for the final formalities of signing the surrender articles. Ceylon, the British crown col ony off the southern tip of India, Is closely connected to the main land by a chain of sand bars and reefs known as Adams Bridge. 55,000,000 Casualties Toll Of War; Many Still Prisoned By Ralph Heinten United Press War Analyst World War II has cost the peo ples of this earth no fewer than 55,000,000 dead, wounded and missing by tho most conservative but tentative and incomplete estimates from official statistics. Behind barbed wire, as pris oners of wor, are an additional 12,000,000 and they will be Join ed as soon as hostilities end by the rest of the Japanese armed forces an additional 4,000,000. By today, World War II has drugged to within IB days of a full six years. Great Britain has been In it actively for that whole time. The United States has been at war with the axis for 3 years. 8 months. 6 days since Pearl Harbor. China, at war wtih Ja pan, continuously, since July 7, 1037, has been fighting for 8 years. 1 month, 6 days. Trillion Dollars Cost This war, almost twice as cost ly as World War I In lives and money, has cost the peoples of the earth at least a trillion dol lars In monies actually spent, plus many times that In lost work-hours and property de struction. The United Stales alone has spent $300,000,000,000 so far and FOR CONVICTION OF New York, Aug. 13. (U.R) Hugh Baillie, president of the United Press, last night offered $5000 reward for the identifica tion and conviction of the per son who fed into the UP wire system shortly after 9:30 p. m. false flash saying Japan had ac cepted the allies' surrender terms. The UP immediately reported the case to the federal bureau of Investigation and the fed eral communications commission. Charles R. Denny, general coun- sel of the F.C.C. said he would be glad to have all available in formation on the case. The flash was fed into the UP'a southern wire system at 0:34 o'clock last night. It car ried a Washington dateline and said the Japanese had accepted the surrender terms. Within two minutes the UP ascertained that the flash had not originated in its Washington bureau. A kill on the flash was then sent, but the erroneous in formation already had been broadcast by some radio stations. Hook, Eye Makers To Get Priorities Washington, Aug. 13 (U.R) Hook and eye fasteners for wom en's clothing, among the first casualties of war, are coming back. The war production board said manufacturers of hook and eye tape for women's clothing will be given priorities assistance for cotton fabric. even if all war contracts are cancelled as soon as hostilities end, our total war bill will ex ceed $350,000,000,000 when all costs arc paid. It will be at least a year be fore the total cost of World War II can be known. The following table shows the first available, minimum and conservative estimate of civilian and military dead, wounded or missing, exclusive of prisoners of war: Soviet Russia 21,000,000 Germany 6.000,000 to 12,500,000 Poland military 800,000 Poland exterminated.. 5,700.000 China 3,000,000 Japan 2,700,000 United States 1,070,000 British Empire .. 1,430,000 France ... 1,000,000 Italy 1,100.000 Yugoslavia 1,085,000 Austria 700.000 Hungary 600,000 , Rumania 700,000 Greece 700,000 Holland 275,000 Finland 183,166 Belgium 60,000 Czechoslovakia 60,000 . Philippines 30,000 "Slaves" dead or missing - 350,000
