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Japanese Sought Russian Intervention Last June, Diet Session Reveals i Weather rOREC AST: Partlr cloudr to cloudy with occasional lip: hi ftowrrt tonic hi and Thurs day. Warmer Thursday. Temp. Htgfct't Yesterday -4 Lowest this Morning .. SI Fortieth Year - " b I .... I s -v- Jh.. 1-1 E4-f;I sPi it i k r m ;t t Revealing orgies of bestial beatings. Inquisitorial regime of Jap prisoners in Yokosuku area, suffered from concussions, malnutrition, burns are liberated. Wildly f jubilant, these men from camp at Omori. Japan, wave American, British and Netherlands flags. U. S. Navy radio-telephoto from U.S.S. Iowa. Torture, Murder of Americans By Japs Detailed In State Department Release Washington. Sept. 5 (U.R) The United States today laid bare an unsavory and unbeliev able story of Japan's "barbaric torture and wanton murder'' of American prisoners a story that included a detailed account of the decapitation of an Ameri can aviator. A 10.000-word state depart ment release accused Japan of virtually every conceivable vio lation of the laws of civilization. Japanese Deny Deeds The Japanese denied starving children internees shoes and winter clothing in sub zero weather . . . ordered all prison ers of war captured in the clos ing days of the Philippines cam paign killed . . . tossed grenadrs into the hold of a sinking ship filled with 750 American pris oners . . . made a huge gaso line bonfire out of an air raid shelter containing 150 American prisoners and buried survivors alive. The story was told in the 19 protests the United States made to Japan since June 21, 1 1144, about the inhumane treatment of Americans. The protests were not made public until alt er V-J day because, the state de partment said, the Japanese countered such publicity with the charge that this country was staging "atrocity campaigns ' to discredit Japan. The Japanese, the department added, charged that such "cam paigns" made conditions "unfiiv orable" for negotiating the ship 'rnent of relief supplies to Amer ican prisoners or the repatria tion of Americans. Many Protests Sent The humane treatment of war prisoners is prescribed in derail in the Geneva convention to which the U. S. is a signatory. Japan has never signed but the state department said she has "repeatedly maintained" she is applying it to the treatment of w-ar prisoners. Since'the beginning of the war the United States sent a total of 240 protests to Jnpan about violations of the prisoners vf war convention, but with little effect upon Japanese authori ties. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes described the release as "not a pleasant story." He prom ised that the perpetrators of tor ytures and massacres of Ameri cans would be deait with by proper: cuuy.r.utcd aulUui.'.-Cj. MEDFORD' United Press 8 t F.a Hamilton Field. Cal., Sept. 5 (U.R) The first contin gent of American prisoners of war liberated from Asi atic internment camps fol lowing Japan's surrender, arrived at Hamilton field aboard a C-54 transport to day and received a tumult ous welcome from their joy ous families. They were preceded a few minutes by Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, whose strategic air forces devastated the war making industry first of Germany, then of Japan. He landed here in his Flying Fortress. The returning American liberces included several general officers who fought to the last in a gallant de laying action on Bataan in 1942. The reports are filled with names of Japanese responsible for the atrocities. t The slate department release! said that "full account" of Jap anese barbarities would not be revealed until the "ien, womeji j and children who survived cap- tivity return home to tell their stories. I "Only with the deepest hor-: ror cari the civilized people of j the world comprehend a deliberately-thought-out policv of such brutality," the state depart- j ment said. 10,000 Hidden , , The report revealed that near ly 10.000 American prisoners were hcid by the Japanese in camps never visited by a neu-' tral representative. Practically j nothing, it said, was known of i the whereabouts or welfare of American airmen who were shot down in action over Japan. Charges contained in the re port included: 1. Prisoners in the Philippines' were deprived of their shoes and forced to work barefooted on sharp coral. 2. On one occasion prisoners were forced to kneel for long periods with their shinbones on the sharp edi;e of railroad tracks and afterward compelled to run barefooted on sharp coral gravel, i 3. Latrines were located where j they polluted wells from which I prisoners' drinking water was drawn. 4. Four American civilians Corroll Calkins Gnnncll. A'fn.-d Fracus Dugiicby, Erncjt Lsxd I ft VVv K I 'ft&t sill 11 ! Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, 0 Mcm WioTelVfirioroJ prison campi, first of some 500 Johnson and Clifford Lawrence Larson were "murdered" at Santo Tomas internment camp at Manila. They were arrested on still unrevealed charges and their bodies found later with 10 unidentified corpses. Wanton Murder 5. George J. Louis was "wan tonly murdered" at Los Banos internment camp, Philippines. He was shot, but not fatally, by the Japanese when he left camp to purchase food. Internees appealed that Louis be moved to the camp hospital but the camp commandant, a Major Iwanaka, informed them that Louis' ex ecution must be completed since he had ordered the guards to shoot "until they kill" persons violating camp boundaries. Louis, still alive, was shot through the head action which the state department described as "summary and cold-blooded execution." Hourly bus service for Mcd ford with two trips daily to Jacksonville will be inaugurated tomorrow by the Evergreen Bus Lines, Inc., it was announced to day by L. P. Kelly. Mr. Kelly, who is moving to Mcdford to act as branch manager, said the service here will be conducted as a branch of the Evergreen line whose headquarters are in Washougal, Wash. The busses will travel the length of Main street from the eastern city limits to the western limits each hour, beginning at 6:45 a m., under a city permit which has already been obtain ed. Two daily trips from Jack sonville will be made, one at 6.:i0 a.m. and the other at 6:15 p.m. Application for the Jack sonville service permit has been filed with the PUC. More busses will be added and the service increased to 18 hours daily, as patronage warrants, Kelly said. HALSEY ON IOWA Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 5 (U.R' Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey transferred from the ur.t tieship Mi.-souri to her sister thip, U;e Iuwa, tuday. k m, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1943. FBSTT TOMES II TO IN CITY SATURDAY Vanguard Units of Eighth Army Selects Buildings Permanent Headquarters General MacArthur's Head quarters, Yokohama, Sept. 5 (U.R) Eighth army reconnais sance squads entered Tokyo to day to prepare the city for its formal occupation by the veter an U. S. first cavalry division Saturday. Vanguard units moved Into the bomb-shattered capital to select buildings for the perma nent occupational headquarters of Allied forces in Japan. Washington, Sept. 5 (U.R) Only three divisions will be redeployed to the Pacific the ater, the 86th and 97th in fantry divisions and the 13th airborne division, the war de partment announced today. Maj. Gen. William C. Chase, Chevy Chase, MD., commander of the famous first cavalry, will lead his battle-seasoned men in to Tokyo late Morning or early afternoon Saturday. MacArthur Coming It was regarded as certain that Allied Supreme Command er Gen. Douglas MacArthur will move into the capital with the troops and that he will transfer his headquarters quickly from Yokohama to Tokyo. Forces that will initially oc cupy Tokyo included the seventh and fifth regiments, a combat reconnaissance squadron, and artillery and service troops of the first cavalry. Two other first cavalry regi ments occupying four air fields and other territory nearby will be relieved by the America! division, probably Saturday, and will move into Tokyo later to join the vanguard elements. The seventh regiment began selecting an honor guard from its ranks today to escort Gen. MacArthur jnto the capital. VJ c 1 1. vna.. aniu A,viil,i ,j take over the center of Tokyo.!'"1"" "'7 .i '.""""Cox. 412 Crater Lake avenue, products for the consuming pub- to crcct residence costinc SLATE OPENINGS Uniontown and Pinchurst were the only schools in the county opening terms Tuesday. Griffin Creek, Sams Valley, West Side, Fern Valley, How ard, and Bellvicw are scheduled to start next Monday, the county school superintendent's office shows. Some rural schools have postponed openings until later in the month, due to carpenter work and painting being unfin ished. Ashland, Trail, Prospect, Tal ent, Kerby, Rogue River, Gold Hill, Oak Grove, Evans Valley and Shady Cove are scheduled to start Monday, September 17. Mcdford Junior high school will also open that date, along with the elementary grade schools. Jacksonville, Ruch Sterling. Eagle Point, Appleg.ite and Phoenix will open Monday, Sep tember 24. Medford senior high school, due to many students working in packing plants and orchards, will not start until Monday, October 1. U. P. BUREAU OPENED Nanking, Sept. 5 (U.P.J Unit ed Press Correspondent Georce Wang reopened the United pre.-s Office in the U. S. Employment! wagon shed and cabin were con Nanking bureau yesterday in the service, comer 6th and Fir , stnu ted of native timber and ilctropoliiau botcl, streets, jtvnc and given a look of age T Purchase of Lost River and Nansen Dairies Told By Dairymen Organization Purchase of the plant and business of the Lost River Dairy. 1723 North Riverside Ave., of the retail milk route of Nanscn's Dairy and of land adjoining the Lost River plant for a modern cheese factory was announced today by .the Southwest Oregon Dairyman's Cooperative. Opera tion of both the plant and the wholesale and retail milk routes was started Sept. 1 and con struction of the cheese factory is ; to start at once, accoroing to C. A. Smith, president of the co operative. The cooperative will sell pas teurized milk, butter, ice cream and cheese, it was stated, with a trade name to be selected later. Smith declared organization of the cooperative, which now has membership of about 200 . dairymen from all parts of the Portland news sources quoted county, was one of the most im-1 George W. Coplen, regional rcp portant steps ever taken by i resentativc of the national au Jackson county farmers. thority as announcing that prl- Bolance Supply, Demand "Operation of the dairy and j cnecse laciory win not only dc; the means of obtaining the high est possible return for rairymen, but will also strike a balance be tween supply and demand for dairy products in the valley," Smith declared. He stated that for many months there has been a shortage of milk in both Mcd ford and Ashland, even though production might be high in out lying districts, and that the co operative would not only supply regular customers and routes but would be able to supply other wholesale operators who might have temporary short ages. "Members of the cooperative, business men and others Inter ested believe that operation of the cooperative will result not only in a higher return to the n of the county but in a dairyme: , . . , III., tZMHIUl NIIU, $30,000 Plant The additional land for the rheese factory was purchased from Mrs. Jennie V.'aldon. The property, having approximately 150-foot frontage, joins the pres ent Lost River dairy plant on the south. The new factory will cost about $30,000, according to Smith, and will be a separate establishment not connected di rectly with the dairy plant. T. L. Goodwin, formerly man ager for the Lost River company, has been retained by the cooper ative in that capacity and all other personnel will continue on the staff, Smith slated. Officers of the cooperative, organized about a year ago ,in addition to Smith, arc Jewell Ijwc, Ash land, vice president; Roscoc Ro berts, Eagle Point, secretary; George Stowell, Mcdford, treas urer; Glenn Chase, Rogue River and Leonard Freeman, Central Point, board members. CAMP NAVAL HOSPITAL HAS JOBS FOR MANY The civil service commission announced today that applica tions are being received to fill vacancies at the U. S. Naval nos-1 pital at Camp White. The follow- j ing personnel is needed: hospiUil j mess attendants, maids, cooks,) meatcutters, chauffeurs a n d j stewards. Applicants are requested to I call at the local Civil Service i United Press Full BASEBALL Cleveland 1 1 0 Boston : . 2 7 1 Feller and Hayes; Clark and Steiner. PRIORITIES FOR IE Approval of priorities for pri vately financed construction of 50 f:imilv dwelling units ill Mod- fold has been announced by the county property on which the National Housing Authority ae- new Mcdford air park Is situ rnrriinB to n wire received todnv ated, was enacted by the city bv Mark Goldv. executive direc-1 tor of the housing authority of Jackson county, from James E. Maxwell, state representative for the National Housing An-1 iiiuriiy. luuiuuiim chhhiis are iu be sent at once by letter, Max- wel sa d in the w rc. Goldy stated that the county housing authority had negotiat ed for the past threo months tor permission tp construct addition al housing units here. According to the wire, the maximum sale price for the units would be $7000 and the maximum rental would be $55 orities had been secured for nrl vate construction of 50 dwelling units in the Salem area and 25 in the Coos Bay district. 'HI ,! Sixty building permits, amounting tn $79,4tj4, greatest amount since Sept 1944 mrc ueiui mine uiu mnm u uaium-sc raii- issued last month from the nf-! using the system and to roads In the past year, ficc of the city superintendent, I ''l'01 adjustment! 4- S"P losses and the Anieri- it was reported yesterday. Per- i of rn,cs 10 bcln January 1. can blockade reduced the carry mils for new residences and The cl,y superintendent was I ing capacity of Japanese ships businesses accounted for S52 634 ' n,so mi,llorizca ' Purchase a to 23 per cent of the pre-war and general repairs to buildings',, '"'H'"-'1 ,""u:l amounted to $21,525. Applications for building per- mi(s wcr0 rilp(, yOS,crdi,y . tho sporintendenfs office by K. J. i - - - , - - ..... ......... i j,uuu aim iiiiiwii nuui, iti fl nin tirm: n . no. Alder street, to remodel and re - pair a woodshed at a cost of $35. TIME CHANGE AIM city bus line was given L. P. Washington, Sept. 5 (U.R) j Kelly and the closing of the Rep. Paul Brown, D . Ga., to- alley of Brohack reserve was day introduced a bill for return held over until a special meeting from war time to standard time, at 7:13 p, m., Oct. 2. Filming of "Canyon Passage" in Progress at Diamond Lake Filming of "Canyon Passage", Ernest llaycox novel of pioneer Jacksonville days, is now under way in the Diamond Lake re gion. With the arrival earlier this week of Susan Hayward, Brian Donlevy, Andy Devine, Ward Bond and Dana Andrews, shooting of scenes was to have started yesterday or today, wea ther permitting. Accompai ying the stars will be a company of 130 extras and technical workers. Jacques Tourneur will be directing and RitMiard Kioriel is art director. Filming is expected to take about three weeks, with the cast and company housed at the Diamond Lake resort lodge, A group of buildings has been constructed during the past week as a setting for the film. with Mount Thiclson in the background. A ranchhouse. Leased Wlrft NO. 141. AT County Acquires All Fair grounds Property; City Deeded Land At Air Strip An ordinance which authorizes the deeding of city property lo cated at the fair grounds to Jackson county In exchange for council at the regular meeting j last night. With passing of the ordinance, Jackson county will owyi ail property ai in iuir grounds on which buildings are ed! tod and the city will own all air strip land, City Superin tendent Frank Rogers said. Dedi cation of a strip of land at the airport for road purposes was also made. L. Glenn Hall, engineer for the planning commission of Sun Francisco, was selected to do- ; sign the new city park and work ' is to begin at once on plans for the park with landscaping be - ginning as soon as possible. Notification of J. W. Cunning- ham and associates, of Portland, to prepare detailed plans and specifications for enlargement of the city disposal plant and In- tercepting sewer east of Bear creek. Is to be made by Rogers anese production to 25 per cent at once. I of 'he pre-war figure long be- A contract with Tru-Mix Con- j fore the introduction of the, crete company to Install curbs ; atomic bomb, and gutters on the Intersections I 2. The coal shortage had be of Summit avenue between come so acute In the final Fourth and Jackson streets was months of the war that many approved by the council. There factories were on the point ot was a discussion of furnishing closing down for that reason city sewer system service to alone. those who live outside the city 3. Air raids and depreciation limits and the superintendent of rolling stock halved the car- board. 5, Air raids killed and wound- Approval of a $300 appropria- ed hundreds of thousands of per tlon to the Chamber of Com-1 sons, burned 2.200,000 houses nicrce to defray expenses of a ard gradually destroyed great, new booklet on Medford, the va-: medium and even small cities eating of Gladys street, and the with "calamitous consequences." sale of lot 6, block 3, West Wal-1 8. The ruins of Hiroshima and 1 .. .. r,, . 1 ', '"'""' lo, 'mJara "clas- $100, was given. A permit to operate an Inter- with moss and mud. oaroeci wire reiices were mi n down and replaced with the less modern rail type and since the picture is to be In technicol or, grass and shrubs which had turned brown with the advance ment of the season have been spnyed with green paint. A church was devised by adding a belfry to an old C'CC camp building. The art director has been quotcd to the effect that filming will depend entirely upon wca-1 -There is little use In going ther since the skies must havcback to the past and trying to white, billowy clouds for beat phitography result3. Marines from the Klamath Falls bar racks are to be used to portray Rogue Indians needed for the picture. It is understood that the Dia mond Lake district wis selected for the filming rather than the immediate vicinity of Jackson ville due to the open type of countryside. READY TO QUIT preb avers Russia Ignored Appeal and Declared War Aug. 8 Nips Taste Bitter Cup Tokyo. Sept. 5 (U.R) Jap. anese government spokesmen admitted before n extraordi nary session of the Imperial diet today that they had appealed for Russian intervention last June in a last-minute attempt to save Hirohito's dying empire. ln. frank review of the dis asters that led to Japan's down fall, Premier Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kunl and his aides told the diet that the first reply to their peace feelers was the Pols- dam ultimatum of July 26 de j mandlng the empire's Immediate ana unconditional surrender. Overtures Ignored Soviet Russia, they said, fg nored the Japanese overtures until Aug, 8 when It handed a declaration of war to Japan ambassador in Moscow. "It became obvious that con tinuation of the war would en tail calamitous destruction and relentless slaughter of our peo ples' existence and annihilation of the cause of human civiliza tion," the spokesmen said. "We are now tasting the bitter cup of defeat," said Higashi Kunl In somber appeal to the Japanese people to admit their downfall and accept "manfully and faithfully and with broad mindedness" all the allied sur render terms. The premier and his official spokesmen acknowledged tacitly they were ready te capitulate; when the Potsdam ultimatum was issued and before the first ! atomic bomb fell upon Hiro- shima. Surrender Delayed The actual surrender wet withheld, however, In the hop that Russian mediation would enable them to preserve soma shreds of their stolen empire. Finally, on Aug. 10, the de tiMun iu yiciu unconditionally was reached at an unprecedent ; ed dawn meeting of the cabinet, " " " Japanese Warned Higashi-Kuni said the war hnd I been brought to an end "solely j through tho benevolence of our : sovereign ana warned the Jap- ! anese people that their duty now lay in "absolute obedience to the imperial will," In tracing the factors that led to Japan's capitulation, he re vealed that: i. American air raids cut Jap- V V . ii. , m j "a OI ine ?"' lwo atomic bombs dropped during the war, were "too ghastly to look upon." 6. Diminishing supplies of In dustrial salt from the Asiatic continent began to cut Into Jap anese munitions production in mid-1945. Guadalcanal First 7. The war situation first turni ed against Japan with the loss of Guadalcanal, her downfall be gan with the fall of the Mari anas, and the loss of Okinawa completed a blockade of the home islands. o. uy may anci June, Japan ruaieriai ana Ilgntlng resources I had become undermined that ii was impossiDie to carry on a modern war, 9. The Soviet declaration of war forced Japan Into "the worst International situation." Higashi-Kunl said the causes of Japan's defeat were so num erous that "all we can do Is to appeal to his imperial magnan imity to pardon our unparnon- aDe stupidity.' put the blame on one person or another," he said. "General repentance is de manded of the whole nation. No doubt we committed mistakes. Our methods were faulty In not a few respects, nor can it be said that our efforts were always exerted in the right direction." The Golden Gate Bridge inj San Franciscp is 1 miles loofe
