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Newspaper Page TextJ i "iL Weather Use The Mail Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Reiulti At Small Coit TRIBUNE EDFORD FORECAST: Sunday, Clr wtth riling temperature, scattered cloud I, Temp. Highest yesterday fi Lowest this morning 57 United Press Full Leased Wlr United Press Full Leased Wirt MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1945. NO. 132. Mm M OTwTflS 0r eeae' L- 1 I Fortieth Year RET EffiFJ IA GREATEST ARRAY ! nr iiiinniunn m f U WAKon ro N HISTORY TO ACT Aclm. Halsey In Command of Fleet To Cover Air and Sea Landings MANILA, SUNDAY. AUG. 26 (U.R) UNITED STATES WARSHIPS ENTERED SA GAMI BAY TODAY (SUN DAY). GEN. DOUGLAS M'ABTHUR NOTIFIED THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. VGuam, Sunday, Aug. zt w.rj A mighty fleet of 383 Ameri can ships, including 188 combat vessels, stood ready rooay 10 dc gin its triumphal entry into Tokyo bay in the first stages of the occupation of Japan and the empire's home waters. The greatest array of warships any landlubber either friend or enemy has ever seen from shore has been assembling off the coast of Japan to lead allied sea-borne occupation forces into the home islands. Fourteen battleships 12 of the U. S. Pacific fleet and two British vessels formed the backbone of the powerful third fleet commanded by Adm. Wil liam F. Halsey. San Francisco, Aug. 25 (U.P.) The flag which flew from Commodore Perry's mast when he opened up Japan in 1853 is being flown to Tokyo 1 . Day, where it will figure in i uc surrenuui- cut eiiiuim.-&, mv navy announced tonight. Adm. William F. Halsey asked that the historic flag be brought from Annapolis to the battleship Missouri. Lt. John A. Bremycr, Washington, D. C, brought the flag across country and left for Guam aboard a naval transport plane today. Led by Halsey's sleek flag ship, the USS Missouri, units of the fleet will steam by O Shima into Fagami bay, gateway to Tokyo bay, to give naval sup port for the preliminary air and seaborne landings. A force of 17 large aircraft carriers, six escort carriers. 20 cruisers, 91 destroyers and 24 destroyer escorts composed the American combat group. Behind them came an array of trans ports and infantry landing craft. i"pital ships, minesweepers, re pair ships, and other craft. Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz today identified for the first time the additional combat and non combatant ships making up the famous third fleet. The battleships Idaho, Missis sippi, New Mexico, West Vir ginia and Colorado were identi fied as part of the third fleet for the first time. They are in Halsey's force in addition to the Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota. Wisconsin, Alabama, Indiana and North Carolina and the British battleships Duke of York and King George V. A total of 18 British ships, in eluding the carrier Indefatigable, the cruisers Newfoundland and Gambia, 12 destroyers and one hospital ship, are with the third fleet. Nimitz' press release said. Nimitz revealed that the In trepid, Antictam and Cabot arc among the American aircraft carriers. Others previously iden lified as being in Halsey's force Vare the Bennington, Ticonderoga, ' Yorktown, Shangri La, Bon Homme Richard, Lexington, Hancock, Randolph',. Wasp. Cow pens, Independent. 6 i 1 1 c a u Wood. Monterey and Isfiaan. With Halsey's flag flying from the 45, 000-ton Missouri where the surrender will be signed, the fleet apparently hat been di vided into several groups. BUY FIRST PLANE New York. Aug. 25 iUR The first Piper Cub airplane produced for civilian use under the company's (conversion pro gram was purchased today by a group of Indians from the Kiam (Ore-; rcservsuoo. Hopes to Improve r-'r ,rf : (Acm Tclcphoto) Gcnt-rnl Charles De Gaulle. presMont of the French Provisional Govern mrnt. hold press conference in Wnsmnpton, D. C. wnere ne acmes any desire for nnnexfti ion of German territory but calls for international con trol of Ruhr Valley and French control of western bank of the Rhine. Washington, Aug. 25 (U.R) President Truman and Gen. Charles De Gaulle announced to day that they had reached fun damental agreement in matters affecting "construction of the postwar world." . Their announcement came as the president of the French pro visional government prepared to ALL HE 010 WAS Oslo, Aug. 25 (U.P.) Vidkun Quisling presented his defense against charges of treason today a simple statement that every- thing he did was done in a de- sire to save Norway. The Nazi i 700,000-squa re-mile area from puppet premier of Norway of-( China's political map was re fercd five defense witnesses who garded today as a "heroic decl tcstificd that his character as sion of great statesmanship good as man and boy. j which may settle the Communist Quisling, who revealed today j problem and avert a threatened iViat h hurt nnre hppn nrenaril.c ; civil war. to enter the ministry, spoke for 15 minutes. He said that Reichs commissioner of Norway Josef Terboven offered him a chance to flee Norway on May 5 three days before the German surrend er but that he refused because he was duty bound to remain. Quisling said he had protcsttd sharply against German plans to ! fight to the end in Norway. Quisling's first defense wit ness was a little, pale, dark haired woman, Haldis Neegaard Oestbyc, who now is being held in a concentration camp.. She said she was sure that Qui.-ling did not know in advance of the German occupation and that the!' s'R"pd, by Ucneraliadmos leaftlets announcing Quisling would take over the government were written the day of the land ings. Quisling's schoolmate and most intimate friend for more than 30 years, William Ullman. described Quisling as "a genius." L BUS RULE REVOKED BY ODT Washington. Aug. 25 (U.R) The Office of Defense Transpor tation today cancelled its renucst for observance of voluntary con servation regulations in the oper ation of school buses and trol leys. It also revoked regulations for bidding use nf chartered ruses for transportation to athletic events. The regulations provided a system of staggered working hours, fewer stops, and elimina tion of duplicating bus lines. The revocation becomes effect ive Aug. 31 French Relations wind up his three-day visit here and leave by air at 9 a. m. to morrow for the Hyde Park, N. Y., home of the lale President Roosevelt. De Gaulle was given an en thusiastic reception at the U. S Naval Academy in Annapolis Md., today and this afternoon presided at a reception at the French embassy. CHIANG ACTS TO E Chungking, Aug. 25 (U.R) Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's decision to recognize the inde- pendence of Russia dominated j outer Mongolia thus slicing a compeipiit poiillCHl ODH'rvera said that Chiang's ultra-realistic action, by which he became the first leader of the Chinese re public to give up Chinese terri tory, was a distinct shock at first. Later, however, there was a fcel intf nf relief Ihnt this miiht cnlun Ihn Pnmmunict nrnhlpm ' nl. cement relations with the Soviet Union. lt was understood that the new Chinese -Russian treaty ratified yesterday provided for the inde pendence of outer Mongolia and the territorial integrity of Man churia. The treaty is expected to be made public when it is Chiang and Josef Stalin. POLICY TO HOLD Washington, Aug. 25 (U.R) The government adopted a gen eral reconversion price policy today to hold prices of long scarce civilian goods as close as possible to prewar levels. The policy was based on the price program announced by the office of price administration two days ago for most consumer durable goods. The office of eco nomic stabilization approved ex tension of the program "to the entire reconversion field." TALBERT IN FINALS Southampton. N. Y., Aug 25 UR William Talbert. the na tion's second ranking player, and Alejo Russell of Buenos Aires, a new foreign threat of U S. tennis dominance, won their way into the final round of he Meadow club tennis tourna ment today- OP Truman Again Overhauls State Department Latin J Honeymoon Over Washington, Aug. 25 (U.R) The Argentine government's un easy honeymoon with the United States has just about ended to-1 day as President Truman sup-1 planted Assistant Secretary of State Nelson A. Rockefeller with Spruille Braden, an outspoken critic of the Argentine dictator-: ship. i In the fourth phase of their ( sweeping overhaul of the state , department high command Mr. j Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes installed Brad en, U. S. ambassador to Argen tina, as the new chief of U. S. Latin-American relations. At the same time. Byrnes gave emphatic approval to Bradcn's frequently expressed distaste for the Argentine government j of President Edelmiro Farrell and Vice President Juan D. Pcron. Only two of the six assistant secretaries placed in the slate j department by the late Presi- dent P.oosevelt now remain in office. , Shoitly after the president's appointment of Braden, Bvrncs disclosed that the new assistant secretary was expected to con tinue "with unremitting vigor" the policies which he has follow ed in dealing with Argentina since arriving there as American ambassador last April 19. Byrnes hinted that the United States may refrain from sending a new ambassador to Buenos Aires for some time. He said that until a new envoy is ap pointed, the American Charge d' Af.'iirs in the Argentine cap ital. John Cabot, will work "under the guidance and in instmctions" of F.raden. For nearly a year the United State maintained no ambassa dor in Argentina as an expres sion ol displeasure with the Far-rell-Peron policies. RoekefellT who led the move to heir Argentina into the Unit ed Nhlions at tne San Francisco security conference, bowed out of office with the confession that the state department's attempt to get along with the Farrell re gime had failed. In it speech at Boston last night, he bluntly accused Argen tina of failing to keep its com mittments to eliminate Axis remnants and generally mend its w:.ys. He proposed, in ef fect, that the Argentine people overthrow the present regime. SHOWERS SQUELCH: TILLAMOOK. FIRE Portland, Ore.. Aug. 25 (UP.) Nature pitched into the Ore gon forest fire situation tonight, bringing showers throughout the state to wet down fires in the Deschutes National forest and the Tillamook burn. The Deschutes National forest fire, south of Mount Jefferson, was being trailed rapidly and 700 fighters were hitting wind borne spot blazes as quickly as thev .ippeared. On the coast between Ncha lem nnd Tillamook Bays, the Tillamook burn was smoking considerably but flames were not advancing to any extent. Jap Hired Instead Of Vet Irks Union San Francisco, Aug. 25 (U.R) A relocated Japanese-American who union members charge was lured in preference to a dis charged Searee is the center of a proposed strike next Monday by 100 employees at the San Francisco municipal railway bus tnp The workers members of the machinists union (AFL). an nounced toddy that if the city continjes to employ Taken Ml varna they will walk off the job Monddjr. An announcement by Mayor Roger D. I-apham. in rtruc'.ing Miyama to re'.urn to ork Monday precipitated the ' union statement. IN EFFECT S Transport Planes To Aid Demobilization Three Bases Named Washington. Aug. 25 (U.R) The army disclosed tonight that the new critical score for dis charge will be put into effect just as soon as it is determined that Japan will abide by sur render terms. The army has not made the new score puonc. uui me n0unced that the entire occupa screening of 75-point men from'tjon schedule for Honshu and shipments to the Pacific has clearly pointed to 75 as the next critical figure. The score is now 85. Meanwhile, the War depart ment announced that, starting Monday, transport planes will be used between the two coasts to facilitate army demobilization. About 12.500 troops arc ex pected to be transported by the new service during the next month. The ultimate goal is 25.000 a month. There will be three bases on I the west coast MeClcllan field I in Sacramento. Calif., Mines field at Los Angeles, and Paine field, Seattle. The Newark. N. J., army air base will be the sole eastern terminal. The army plHncs twin-engined C-47's of the army trans port command will be operat ed under contract by American Airlines, United Airlines, Noith wesrt. Auiines. Transcontineiitiil and Western Air, and Pan Amer ican Airways. In addition, the air transport command will fly some of the troops. MYSTERY DATA IN BOYS POSSESSION DUMBFOUNDS FBI St. Paul. Minn , Aug. 25 (U.R) FBI agents and St. Paul police tonight investigated contents of a mysterious brief-case, found In the possession of two Aber deen, S. D., youths, which con tained sabotage information and German-American Bund data. The youths, Edward Rochrick and Donald Zcrr, both 15, were picked up when found riding in a stolen car. Agents were puzzled by the name D. A. Duquesnc inscrib ed on the case. They were at tempting to determine a possible connection between the name and that of Frederick J. (Fritz) Duquesnc. who was arrested In the spy round In 1941. Duquesnc was subsequently sentenced to 20 years In federal prison in 1942, ending a 40-year spying career. Police said the youths refused to state where they obtained the portfolio, which contained infor mation on lend-lease shipments, ship railings, German-American Bund literature and membership i mari general that war rorrcs application forms, a book of n,,,,,!,,,,!., or anvonc else who ar- sabotage instructions and data for obtaining forged passports. NOT TlMETO TELL 'ATGMICSECRET Washington. Aug. 2.1 (U.R) Sen. Arthur H. Viindenherg R.. Mich., suggesting that President Roosevelt realized the awesome Implications nf the atomic bomb, said tonight Its secret could not be shared with the world until there is an "absolutely free and untrammeled right of Intimate inspection u'A around this globe." Vandcnbcrg, a delegate to the San Francisco conference which drafted the United Nations char ter, told reporters development of the bomb "makes it evpn n.o'e essential that we should succeed in the pursuit of collective se em ity through the United Na tions organization." He said the bomb "multiplies every reason any of us ever gave for embrac ing the collective security idea." JAP OCCUPATION Carrier Planes Drop Food And Drugs For American Prisoners Manila, Sunday, Aug. 26 U.R) A mercy armada of carrier planes parachuted food and med ical supplies to American pris-i oners in the Tokyo area yestcr dav. Gen. Douglas MacArthur an- Kyushu islands has been set back two days by a series of typhoons racing across the islands, and Tokyo reports indicated that new winds and rains might cause fur ther delays. The typhoons delayed rescue of the American prisoners by at least 48 hours, but the para chute drops of supplies Indicated that American commanders are determined to take all help pos sible to the captured fighting men who have waited more than three years for relief. Nimitz lifted a security cur tain to list not only the major ships cruising off Tokyo bay, but all of them down to the smallest auxiliary which will spearhead the occupational laud ing. Jans Get Broak Manila, Aug. 25 (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur informed the Japanese today that tney may send reporters, photographers and newsreel men to cover inc allied landings and the surrender ceremonies, but inferentiaiiy warned them not to scoop Ameri can correspondents by broadcast ing news dispatches in any lan guage. It was believed that two things influenced MacArthur's decision to grant Japanese correspond ents the privilege of covering the American landings and the surrender signing. First, the Jupancsc newspapers are the best means of acquaint ing their public with the facts ! of occupation and thereby dis pelling rumors and restoring tne normal tenor ol inc. Second, freedom of the press is one of the democratic corner stones which the allies do not want to restrict except on the grounds of military security or inflammatory misuse of the pub lication privilege. T TO ATTEMPT TO REACH JAPAN New York. Aug. 2B 'U.R) Bill Downs. Columbia Broadcast ing System reporter on Okinawa reported tonight a warning from nn Amerirnn nir transnort Colli- rived with the airborne occupa tion forces in Japan without of ficial ordnrs would be turned over to Japanese pnlicc at the air field. Downs said the general made the statement while addressing 200 men of his command a an Okinawa airstrip. Several war reporters were In the group. "You will take no war corres pondents with you," the general told the crews. "Those am or ders from general headquarters " Then, Downs reported, "the general made a peculiar state ment for an American about to occupy Japan. He said, 'any man found on their airfield without official orders to be there will be turned over to the Japanese police for safekeeping until the main body of our troops arrive,." DUTCH AFTER LUMBER Pni'lancl. Ore., Aug. 23 U R) The S S Tjlbsar, reputedly the 'argest merchant vessel afloat, will arrive here Thurs day or Friday to load cargo for rebui'ding the Netherlands, it was disclosed today. Bulletin The Navy defeated Marines 11 to 1 in a game last night at the fairgrounds before a large crowd, for the Southern Oregon league title. The score: Navy 11 9 2 Marines 12 4 Patterson and Reitenour; Chapin, Ruggiero and Bogarski, Pitts. American Night games. Chicago 2 St. Louis 6 Grove and Tresh, 8 3 10 1 Castino; Jukucki and Mnncuso. Philadelphia-Boston postponed rain. Coast R. H. E.i Oakland 4 9 1 Seattle 1 5 5 Mann. Neimillor and Kearse, Carpenter; Elliott and Sueme. San Diego 6 12 3 llollvwood 4 12 4 Martin, Trahd (6) Eaves (8) and Grigg; Fausett and Schim ling. E TRAP JAP HORDE London. Aug. 25 flJ.R) So viet troops landed on Korea's cast coast today In an attempt to cut off the main body or Japan s 1 000,000-man Kwantung army fleeing down the Korean penin sula behind suicide rearguards. The Soviet communique, broadcast by Moscow radio, said Marshal Kiril A. Mcretskov's first far eastern army, driving down the east coast of Korea, en tered the port of Gensan, 100 miles north of Keijo. Gensan previously had been taken by ..inrin-. IntiHmff units from Ad miral Ivan Yumashcv's Pacific fleet. Khabarovsk radio said Soviet troops still were encountering resistance despite the official surrender of the Kwantung armv, as the Japanese withdrew in.i.n Knri.ii inward the narrow Tsush'ma Straits leading to the home Islands. "Those suicide units are fight ing with unparalleled fanatl .lev. " Klinhnrnvsk said, "and each' of the members must be eliminated before our iroops can push on and our troops arc doing it with pleasure." Khabarovsk did not reveal the number of Japanese troops flee ing through Korea but Soviet communiques have reported the surrender of only 373.000 offic ers ai:d men of the Kwantung SOLDIER KILLED AT McMinnvllle, Ore., Aug. 25 (U.R) George R. Yasic, 30-ycar-old soldier from Chicago, was shot to death hero tonight on a downtown street corner by City Police Officer George Eggcrt. Police officials said Yasic and his companion were cautioned several times by the officer against molesting passersbv on the street, especially women. Both men were extremely In toxicated, officers reported. When Eggcrt attempted to quiet them, the two set on him and beat the officer about the head and shoulders. Eggcrt left to call the police station for help and returned before reinforcements arrived. The soldiers, both considerably larger than Eggcrt, Jumped him again. This time ho pulled his gun and shot Yasic. Ills companion, who has not been identified, Is being held by authorities. The soldier said Yasic had a sister living in Chi cago and a brother serving the South Pacific. PHILS GET COASTER Philadelphia. Aug 25 U.R The Philadelphia Phillies an nounced today the acquisition of Second Baseman Kenneth Rich ardson from the Hollywood club o? the Pacific Coast league The Phils will turn over three play ers for the 30-year-old Infleldcr. No cash it involved. ,F L Ran Turkey Ranch In Valley Hirohito Com muted Death Sentence Salem, Ore., Aug. 25. (U.R)- An Oregon mother, overjoyed that her son was among the res cued Doolittle fliers, today sym pathized with "the other mothers whose sons weren's in the group rescued." Mrs. Hulda Andrus and her family first learned last Wed nesday that her son, Sgt. Jacob DeShazer, a former turkey ranch operator near Medford, had been liberated with other fliers on the) 1942 Doolittle raid over Tokyo, The family formerly lived lr Madras, where the rescued air man, a bombardier, attended high school. DeShazer enlisted In the army In 1939 and was included in the first three men to be taken back to Chungking. He and the others will be flown to the United Slates tomorrow. It was long feared that he had been exe cutcd. Chungking, Aug. 25 U.R) Weak and haggard, three Ameri can fliers who participated ir Lt. Gen. James Dooliltlc's his torlc raid on Tokyo April 18, 1942, arrived today from Pciping where they were liberated from, a Japanese prison camp by a team of American paratroopers. They are Lt. Robert L. Hite, 25, Earth, Texas, co-pllot; Lt. Chase J. Niclson, Hyrum, Utah, navigator, and Sgt. Jacob D. De Shazer, 32, Madras, Ore., bom bardicr. Five others are known to hava fallen into Japanese hands, while an unknown number were re ported by Tokyo radio to have hppn evpputpd for "murder." The executions have not been con firmed. The three men were so weal from continued malnutrition that they staggered when they walk ed down the gangplank of the C-47 transport that flew them here from Peiplng. They wera assisted to the ground. They revealed that many ol the Doolittle airmen were cap-tured-on the China coast by Jap anese disguised as Chinese. Hlte and DeShazer were members of the crew of a Billy Mitchell bomber which bombed and strafed Nagoya. Ncilson's plane attacked Tokyo. DeShazer said ho parachuted on a Chinese grave in a swamp and walked until daylight. Jap anese disguised as Chinese gain ed his confidence by giving him biscuits and medicine, then took him and other members of tho crew into custody. Washington. Aug. 25 (U.R) Agriculture department officials reported tonight that newly pen. ny-consclous housewives already arc cutting down on the fam ily's grocery bill. 'This, they suggested should help to case food shortages, dam age the black market, and de flate prices. ' For the first time since war time salaries Inflated the na etbook. housewives I are stopping to think twice be i fore they order quality meats and expensive food delicacies. I This tendency along with other favorable development disclosed today will put an end to certain food shortages sooner than expected, officials believed MAIL FOR PRISONERS San Francisco, Aug. 21 U.R) Letters and messages, totaling 30.000 In all, were stacked In Red Cross headquarters here to night awaiting air shipment to forwaid areas In the Pacific for delivery to liberated American prisoners of war and civilian In ternets recently released Irom Japanese camps.