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PRESIDENT HIIS
CHARGES AGIST
MARSHALL STARK
Kimmel And Short Criticism
Upheld No 'Court Mar
tials Hull Under Fire
Washington, Aug. 29 (U.R)
President Truman today marie
public army and navy reports
on the Pearl Harbor disaster con
taining serious charges against
Gen. George C. Marshall, army
chief of staff, and Adm. Harold
B. Stark, who was chief of naval
operations when the Japanese
struck.
Both Mr. Truman and Secre
tary of War Henry L. Stimson,
however, s t r o n g ly denounced
the criticism of Marshall con
tained in the report of an army
board of inquiry. They reaffirm
ed their faith m him.
There was no official disagree
t rnent, however, with sharp criti
rism of Stark and of Maj. Gen.
Walter C. Short, then comman
der of the army's Hawaiian de
partment, and Rear Adm. Hus
band E. Kimmel, commander of
naval forces at Pearl Harbor.
No court martials were recom
mended for any officers.
Secretaryof Navy James For
restal ruled, however, that neith
er Stark nor Kimmel ever again
ithould "hold any position in tne
U. S. navy which requires the
exercise of superior judgment."
Both Stark and Kimmel are
cn the retired list, although
Stark until recently served as
commander of U. S. naval forces
in Europe.
Secretary Stimson repeated an
earlier finding that Short had
made errors of judgment which
had demanded his relief from
command. Short also has gone
into retirement and apparently
1 will stay in that status.
The army board strongly criti
cized Marshall on four counts
for alleged failure to keep Short
"fully advised" of the danger
that Japan might attack.
Stimson declared that this
' criticism was not Justified. He
laid it was based on a misap
prehension of the staff chief's
functions.
The army board also criticized
Cordell Hull, who was secretary
of state when the Japanese got
in their sneak blow and who
was negotiating with Japanese
"peace" emissaries at the time.
The army report said Hull
might have conducted the ne
gotiations In a different manner
in order to prolong them until
the army and navy were better
prepared for hostilities. i
The board said Hull's coun
ter-proposals to the Japanese
during the tense American Jap
anese diplomatic dueling of No
vembcr, 1941, were "in conflict
with the efforts of the war and
navy departments to gain time
for preparations for war."
The board emphasized in re
ferring to Hull, however, that
"war with Japan was inevitable
and imminent Dccause o: irre
concilable disagreements be
tween the Japanese empire and
the American government."
The army board report dis
closed that the late President
Roosevelt warned his high com
mand at a White House confer
ence on Nov. 25, 1941, that the
Japanese might attack the fol
lowing Monday.
The board report also contain
ed this line:
"It is important to observe
that the president of the Ui.itcd
States had been very careful to
be sure that the United States
did nothing that could be con
sidered an overt act or an act
of war against the Japanese.''
Both the war and navy de.
k partments. the report said made
it clear to Mr. Roosevelt that
they were "not ready for war " j Waltei P. Dunlap, J. F. Fliegel.
Marshall and Stark in a memor-1 F.arl York, Herb Crain, Dick
andum to the president said it; Baize and Walter Reinking; al
was essential for the United j ternate delegates: Fred Strang.
States to gain time, the report ! Al Horschchild Walter Looker,
added. j Ray Wright. Robert Kyle and
But on Nov. 26. the day after; Coi. W. H. Paine.
the White House conference, the
report continued, Hull told SHnv ; Junior Chamber To
on that he had deemed in inc j
words of Stimson "s diary "to,
kick the whole thing over." Me.lford Junior Chamber of
The secretary of state was re-1 Commerce officials will take
ferring to a decision to present i part in a 15 minute radio pro
to Japanese emissaries here a ' gram over KMED at 5:30 o. m.
10 point proposal for safeguard- j
Ina peace In the Pacific which, 25th anniversary of the Junior
the board said, the Japanese . Chamber and radio,
"took as an ultimatum." Members of the local organl-
Hull went ahead, the report : zalion to participate irt the pro
laid, bitt S'imsnn did not learn gram are Robert Rucker. presi
aboat it until Nov. 27 when ac-dent, Vic Milnes. state treasurer,
wording to the diary Hull told and William Meyst. personnel
him "it is new in the hands of chairman. Fd Rnndle of KMED
on and Knox, the army and j
avy. I
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United Prtit
Fortieth Year
Official Caller
(Acmt Rwiio-TeUphata)
Capt. Ycshlhlko TattasakJ, chief of
staff of the Yokosuku Naval Base,
ooaras the U. 8. S. Missouri for a
conference with Admiral Hulsey'i
itaff prior to the Third Fleet's en
trance to Tokyo Bay.
MIGHT
IS DECORATED;
TOT
Chungking, Aug. 29 (U.R)
Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright
today belatedly received decora
tions that he won in the cam
paigns of Bataan and Corregidor
and prepared to fly to Tokyo to
witness the unconditional surren
der of Japan.
The citation awarding Wain
right the DFC originally was is
sued by Headquarters. U. S. For
ces in the Far East, Fort Mills,
Philippines. In 1942. It was or
dered by Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur. It read:
"For extraordinary heroism in
action in northern Luzon, Phili
ppine Islands during the period
from Dec. 21, 1941, to Jan. 5.
1942. As commander of northern
Luzon forces, Wainwright re
peatedly visited points of most
severe conflict throughout- his
command displaying outstanding
courage and indifference to dan
ger. "By his presence and soldierly
bearing during severe enemy
bombardment and strafing at
tacks, and during attacks by in-
fantr" and tanks, he stimulated
and inspired troops of his com
mand." 1946 MEET HERE
At a special meeting of Med
ford Post No. 15, American Le
gion held Monday night at the
Armory it was unanimously de
cided to extend an invitation to
hold the 1946 State Legion Con
vention in Medford.
The annual convention this
year will be held in Portland
September 6 7 and 8th, and the
following delegates from Med
ford Post have been elected:
Broadcast Program
Mil
' ' If
today in commemoration of thejagr, range from j2 to"l8, start-
will l$o take part in the pro-
cram.
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EDFORD
Full Led Wir
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Goering, Von Ribbentrop,
Hess Lead List Krupp
Head Also Named
London, Aug. 29 (U.R) The
Big Four announced tonight the
list of 23 high Nazis, led by Her-
man Goering. Rudolf Hess and
Joachim Von Ribbentrop. who
will be tried as war criminals at
Nuernberg In early October.
Those named for trial include:
Robert Ley, Alrred Rosen
berg, former supreme comman
der Wilhelm Keitel, Franz Von
Papen, Hans Frank, Governor
General of Poland; Ernst Kal
tenbrunner, aid to Heinrich Kim
mler; Wilhelm Frick, interior
minister: Julius Streicher, Jew
baiter: Walter Funk, economics
minister; Hjalmar Schacht, fi
nancial wizard; Gustav Krupp
Von Bohlenund Halbach, head
of the vast Krupp works; Ad
miral Karl Doenitz; Baldur Von
Sehirach; Fritz Sauckel, labor
director: Albert Speer, muni
tions chief: Martin Bormann. No.
2 Nazi party chief: Col. Gen.
Alfred Jodl, chief of staff: Ar
thur Seyss-Inquart. governor of
Holland; Grand Admiral Erich
Raeder, and Hans Fritzsche,
Nazi propagandist.
All those listed for trial were
members of the Nazi govern
ment, leaders of the party or
members of the German high
command with one exception.
The exception is Krupp who
Is the senior member of the
famous armament family.
There were two surprises on
the list. One was the naming of
Bormann. This was the first
positive Indication that Hitler's
deputy had survived the Chan
celloyr battle. There had been
previous reports that he was
captured by the Red army but
there was no confirmation of
them until tonight's announce
ment. It was assumed that Bor
mann is still In Russian custody.
The other was the naming of
Hess. R. A. Clyde, secretary of
the British war crimes office,
had said that he was not expect
ed to be on the first list.
The announcement said Inves
tigations are continuing In the
case of other war criminals not
included In the batch specified
for trial at Nuernberg.
San Francisco. Aug. 29 (U.R)
Capt. Seaton Foley, 37, sur
vivor of the Bataan "March of
Death" and war prisoner for
three years, died yesterday of
heart trouble while honeymoon
ing at the Grand Canyon, it was
learned today.
The army captain was mar
ried last month to his childhood
sweetheart, Betty Olive of Santa
Cruz. He had been under lengthy
treptment for malnutrition and
the effects of his imprisonment.
175 INMATES FLEE
Eldora. la., Aug. 29 (U.R)
About 175 Inmates of the Iowa
training school for boys escaped
during a riot today.
The Hardin county sheriff's
office said that the boys, whose
ed a disturbance shortly after
the noon meal. It quickly spread
Into a riot,
BENNY SINGER ENGAGED
Hollywood, Aug. 29 (URJ
Larry Stevens, young singer on
Jack Benny's radio show, today
piannei to wefl mm osnccr ,
Barbara Wjlium next npnUl.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29,
Fleet Will Utilize Yokosuka
As Farthest West Base
Lauds Teamwork
In Tokyo Bay. Aug. 29 (U.R)
-Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, who
three years and eight months
! ago ordered the salvage of the
U. S. navy from the bottom of
Pearl Harbor and led it to final
victory, landed at Tokyo Bay
today to accept the surrender of
the Japanese navy.
Shortly after his arrival
Nimitz disclosed in a press con
ference that the navy will de
mobilize its men as rapidly as
possible and would return them
to the United States when ships
are available.
The fleet commander an
nounced that the U. S. navy will
take over the Yokosuka naval
base when marines land tomor
row and utilize its facilities as
America's furthest western base.
"We will have naval instal
lations here and our first will be
at Yokosuka naval yard," Nim
itz said.
He added that Guam will be
maintained as a first class base
"If I have any Influence in the
matter. ., .. . .
GLORY FOR ALL
Nimitz stressed that in credit
ing sea power for the surrender
of Japan, he was not detracting
from the record of any other
service. But he added:
"It is so obvious no matter
how much arms or airforce a
nation has, it cannot get ahead
without bases in the direction of
the enemy. They have to be
seized by seaborne troops and
protected by naval vessels pend
ing installation of shore-based
air.
Nimitz paid a tribute to the
magnificent teamwork of the
Allied forces with a special word
for Adm. Sir Bruce Frascr's
British fleet. He also compli
mented naval reserves whom he
declared to be indistinguishable
from academy graduates or
those in enlisted ranks of the
regular navy.
"Without teamwork," Nimitz
said, "I never would have got
ten west of Hawaii.'.'
Nimitz said .it was not impos
sible to tell how the invention of
the atomic bomb would affect
future navies but he said It was
certain sucn bombs would not
easily hit submarines. He cred-1
ited the latter craft with play
ing a large role in securing vic
tory,
Lancaster, Cal., Aug. 29 (U.R)
A B-29 bomber abandoned by
its crew when a motor caught
fire was droning out over the
Pacific today shepherded by
army and navy planes ready to
shoot It down if It should turn
back toward land.
The 11-man crew leaped from
the ship, with the automatic
pilot set, at about .9 o'clock this
morning. None of the crew was
Injured, and all landed about
1 10 miles east of town.
The big bomber crossed the
coast near San Diego a short
while later, heading southwest,
with military ships "escorting''
It.
Madame Chiang Off
For China By Plane
New York. Aug. 29 (U.R)
Madame Chiang Kal Shek, wife
of the Chinese Generalissimo,
left today on her way home to
China after more than a year's
absence. She will stop briefly
In Washington to confer with
President Truman before pro
ceedlng to Chungking by plane.
New York, Aug. 29 ill R)
Cotton futures opened 1 co'nt
lower to 3 poUiti higher lodsy.
WAR BULLETINS
San Francisco, Aug. 29
(U.R) American reporters in
China have been prevented
from getting the "lull story"
of what has bean happening
In China during the past two
weeks either by "design, stu
pidity, or the dictates of high
policy." CBS Correspondent
Don Pryor reported in a
broadcast from Chungking today.
Guam. Aug. 29 (U.R) Su
periors carrying food, cloth
ing and medical supplies to
Allied prisoners of war today
dropped 287.000 pounds of re
lief parcels on 23 camps in
Korea, Honshu and Kyushu
as the mercy flights went into i
their third consecutive day.
San Francisco. Aug. 29
(U.R) The puppet emperor of
Viet Nam. one of the states
carved out by the Japanese
from French Indo-China. has
offered to abdicate and has
asked a "full-fledged commun
ist" to form a new govern
ment Radio Tokyo said today.
San Francisco. Aug. 29
(U.R) Chen Kung Po. acting
president of the former pup
pet Nanking Chinese govern
ment, died today of self-inflicted
wounds, the Domol
News Agency said in a dis
patch from Peking,
Shanghai. Aug. 29 (U.R)
Liberated U. S. Army and
Navy airmen said today Jap
anese beat American prisoners
mercilessly at the infamous
"Bridge House" Interment
camp In attempts to obtain
military information.
SADDLE TO RIDE
Tn TnWvn Riv Ami 90 (II Pi
A d m I r a 1 William F. (null)
Halsey sailed triumphantly Into !
Tokyo bay aboard his flagship,
the supcr-dreadnaught Missouri,
today
And with him he brought the
silver-mounted saddle he hopes
to use to ride Emperor Hirohito s
white horse through the streets
of Tokvo.
The bomb ruins of Tokyo were
visible in the distance as the
Missouri dropped anchor off
Yokohama. There was no word
from the Japanese regarding
Halsey s designs on the ImDcrial
horse, but the enemy had crect-
ed an immense block-long sign
on the top story of Yokohama's
largest building
"Three cheers for the United
States navy and army!" it pro
claimed. If the Japanese choose to hall
Halsey as a conquering hero, he
may get his long-wished horse
back ride yet,
CAUSE INJURIES
San Francisco, Aug. 29 iU.R)
Tokyo radio said today "some
casualties" were inflicted by
packages dropped on allied In
ternment camps in the Tokyo
area. '
A broadcast recorded by Unit
ed Press, San Francisco, said:
"It seemed that these acci
dents were mostly due to the
faulty attachment of the drop
ped material to the parachute
which reused the former to
come off from the latter when
dropped, or to the failure of
the parachute to open, because
of the extremely low altitude
from which the material was
dropped.
"There are some internees
who would like to see the drop
ping of supplies discontinued if
it entailed such dangers.
"It is earnestly desired that
.every precaution be taken In
the future regarding the limn.
.ping of. aulies."
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First Word Since 1942 Re-
ceived; Food and Doctors!
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Washington, Aug. 29 flJ.R)
The hand that fills in the blank '
pages in the book of war begun
I to write again today, lt begun
on a page bearing the title "USS
I Houston."
I And as It started Its Journey
across the paper, hope, like a
swiftly-flaring spark, burned
brightly again in hundreds of
hearts in homes scattered across
America.
An American officer, Lt. Col.
Nichol Smith of the office of
strategic services, was respon
sible for bringing to America
the first word received on the
fate of the Houston and her
crew of more than 700 since she
disappeared without trace In the
last flaming battle of the Java
sea Feb. 28. 1942.
Smith told reporters that some
300 members of the Houston's
crew were alive In a Japanese
prisoner of war camp in Thai
land. He said he received his
information from five Houston
survivors who escaped from the
camp a few weeks ago and
stumbled weary, emaciated
and almost dead into a Thai
guerilla camp operated by OSS
representatives.
Smith himself told reporters
for the mothers and families of
the men on the Houston "there
Is reason to hope."
He said food and doctors are
being rushed to the Thailand 1B,a- arl?oiy aue to nis In
camD and the survivor, uili hi. ! tclligent, aggressive, and inspir
brought out in a few days by
"U. S. force."
When they come out the world
will learn at last what happened
, to the gallant old cruiser on thnf
mncK """" or Fcl). 28 when she
Ft. 0l1' for Sunda Strait after
being battered by Japanese na
val forces and disappeared
without a trace.
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pitifully Inadequate crouo of
. in: iiuiiKinn wn nn. m
British nlh S a P '
!SL "Lc.h . and American
T ,h l wCre"wcP b-
I.',, . . i"""---- "uo in tne
earliest days of the war.
HITO AS MENACE
Miami, Fla., Aug. 29 U.R)
Maj. Gen. Claire I,. Chcnnault
expressed fear today that the
Japanese Imperial family would
be able to re-establish the mili
tary strength of Japan and
agnln seek world conquest.
Chcnnault, recently resigned
as commander of the 14th air
force In China, said that the
American people themselves
could play a part In restoring
Japanese militarism by becom
ing sympothetlc with the beaten
people and allowing them to
grow strong.
"In my opinion," he said,
there is danger that wlih th.
royal family remaining In con
trol the en peror will try to
build up the same structure as
oeiore ne couldn't do other
wise, or the emperor would
cease to exist."
BULLETIN
Onkmnnt. Pa., Aug. 29
(UP) Sammy Snead, golfing
hotshot from Whlln Sulphur
Springs, Va , moved ahead of
the field again today In the
$10 000 war bond tournament
at Odkmonl Country Club and
put himself In position tn rap
ture the first prize of $2 500.
Snead, playing a conserva
tive game, required 75 strokes,
thn over par. In the third
round of the 72-hole tourney,
but he was two strokes better
than Byrnr. Nelson, who shot a
77. -snead and Nelson were all
even with par 144 s at the end
of 30 hules jester day.
Leased Wlri
NO. 135.
,H.
IRK IN EUROPE
For distinguishing himself by
' meritorious service Lt. Col. Wil-
limn II. Kluhrer, husband of Mis.
Margaret A'. Fluhrer, Eighth-and
Holly streets. Mcdford. was ie-
cently awarded the bronze stiir
medal by Brig. Gen. Earl S.
Hoag. commanding general ot U.
S. A i' air transport command.
European division.
The citation read in part:
"For distinguishing himself as
William Fluhrer
commanding officer, 1417th
AAF DBse European dlvl
slon, air transport command
' from Member 1, 1044, to May
ing loaacrsmp, L.OI. fluhrer lias
contributed in a large measure
to the success of the air trans
port command."
Col. Fluhrer entered the army
In July, 1942, as a ferry pilot.
He was stationed In the North
African division of the ATC be
fore taking his present assign
ment in Noples, Italy.
In civilian life he is president
of ,he FIuhrer Bking Company
of Oregon
, Oregon
BOMBER CREW ALL
KILLED IN BLUE
Walla Walla, Wash., Aug. 29
fU.R) Officials of the Walla
Walla Army Airfield announced
today that all lj officers and
men aboard a Liberator bomber
which crashed In the Blue moun
tains 28 miles southeast of here
Saturday night were killed in
stant'y. The bodies have been recov
ered by ground search parties
and brought to the field here, of
ficers said. The plane, enroutc
from Sioux Falls S. D.. to this
base, carried 11 officers and men
from the Si.iux Falls Armv Air
field and four from Walla Walla.
The plane was believed to
have crashed Into the top of a
mountain about 10:44 p. m. Sat
urday night between Tollgatc
and Elgin, Ore.
The wreckage was spotted
from the air late Monday after
noon. Ground parties reached the
seen? that night. After Identifi
cation, next-ofkin were noti
fied. CHECK FORGER HELD '
UNDER $1,000 BAIL
Flov Loree Perkins was com
mitted to th county Jnil yester
day under $1,000 ball following
appearance In Justice court
charged with uttering and pub
llhiiu forged bank check. The
case was bound over to Circuit
court.
Perkins and two Juvenile boys
were arrested by local police
Saturday fur passing bad checks.
FIRST INFANTRY
Post - Surrender Landings
Made Guard Against
Possible Treachery
Manila, Thursday. Aug. 30
(U.R Word has been flashed
here that forward elements of
the 11th airborne troops landing
at Atsugi airdrome.
San Francisco. Aug. 29 (U.R)
The first of some 200 four-engine
transport planes has left
Okinawa bearing infantrymen
for the occupation of ' Tokyo.
NBC Correspondent Merrill
Mueller reported today.
The transports are taking off
at three minute intervals. Muel
ler laid In a broadcast from
Okinawa.
Watching the operation from
the control tower was Gen.
Douglas MacArihur who hat
been closeted with his air and
ground commanders since hla
arrlvtl en Okinawa.
The take-off time for the huge
operation was expected to last
(our hours. '
Leaders Arrive
Manila, Aug. 29 flJ.R)
Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived
In Okinawa and Admiral Chester
W. Nimitz flew to Tokyo Bay to
day .is the zero hour approached
for mass Allied air and sea land
ings In the greater Tokyo area.
The first sea-borne troops will
go ashore on three fortified is
lands guarding Yokosuka Naval
Base In Tokyo Bay at 6:15 a. m.
EWTrW (51S m" today"
At 10 a. m. tomorrow (9 p. m.
today, EWT), MacArthur will
land with thousands of air-borne
Infantrymen at Atsugi Airfield.
20 miles south of Tokyo, and
10,000 marines and bluejackets
will swarm ashore from ships at
Yokosuka itself.
In preparation for the post-
surrender Invasion, the greatest
air and sea fleets ever gathered
in the Pacific were making last,
minute preparations at bases 1,
000 miles apart.
MacArthur and his headquar
ters staff flew from Manila to
Okinawa and watched the van
guard of the air-borne troops
who will accompany him climb
Into their transports on Okina
wa's airstrips.
Nearly 1.000 miles to the
northeast, Nimitz MacArthur'a
portnor in the conquest of Japan
landed on the green waters of
Tokyo Bay off Yokosuka In a
giant Coronario seaplane escorted
by fighters.
The white-haired commander
of tho Pacific fleet immediately
boarded the Battleship South Da
kota, which will serve as his
flagship. He will represent Presi
dent Truman and the United
States at Japan's formal surren
der Dnard the Battleship Mis
souri next Sunday. MacArthur
will sign the document as tha
Supreme Allied Commander.
Admiral William F. (Bull..
Halsey brought the 53,000-ton
Missouri, his flagship, Into Tokyo
Bay with scores of other Allied
warships. Transports and hospi
tal ships today in preparation for
tomorrow's landings.
Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger,
commander of the Tokyo Bay
task force, revealed the final
timetable for the sea-borne land
ings to correspondents aboard
his flagship, the Cruiser San
Diego.
Fifteen minutes after a ma
rine battalion takes over tha
thrco fortified islands on the ap
proaches to Yokosuka Naval
Rase tomorrow, a picked crew
from the American Battleship
Iowa will go aboard the wrecked ,
hulk of the Japanese Battleship
NBgato Just outside the base at
fl no a. m. (5:30 p. m. today,
EWT.
Tl.-mgh the Nagato Is half-
sunk, her 18-inch guns may be
useable and represent a potential
menace, Bodger said. .
Only after the Nngota and tha
three islands have been secured
can the fleet enter tha Yokosuka
base, he explained.
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