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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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(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