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Coso Government Resigns In Midst Of Grave Military Crisis
PBICE riVE CENTS
Suzuki To
Form GV!Iew
Nip Cabinet
LONDON, April 5 W) The Japanese government of General
Xunlskl Kolso iell today In the mldit ol the empire's artve mill.
Uty crltli and Emperor Hlrohlto called upon Admiral Baron
Ksnlsro Suiukl, 77-year-old president ol the privy council, to
form new cabinet, Tokyo broadcatti announced.
Kolio and all hU ministers stepped down, a communique aald,
"becauie ol the gravity ol the altuetlon." a relerence to the
mounting series ol disasters during their eight months In oillce
which have reached a climax in the American invasion ol Okina
wa, on the doorstop ol the homeland.
The communique, broadcast by uomel agency, said a iar
more powerlul administration will be lormed" and the choice
(II on the aced Susukl alter the emperor had consulted the elder
ittttimsn ol the empire.
Suiukl had been In semi-retirement lor eight years prior to his
ppolnlment as president ol the privy council last August 10.
The
By FRANK JENKINS
DIG news from the I'nclfic ex
" plodca all over the. place to-
Russia denounces her neutral
ity treaty with Japan.
The Japanese cabinet RK
SIONS IN A BODY Kolso ap.
purently collecting the ruslKnu
lloni In ndvnnce and presenting
Ihem to tho oinncror all at once.
THIS q li e l 1 6 n "immediately
srlscs:
Old the Jnn cabinet crisis comn
bout as a result of our recent
stunning military vlrlorleir, or
was It PRECIPITATED by tlio
Russian treaty denouncement?-
whom phrasing Indicated that
Ruulo Is going lo. get Into tlio
wsr against Japnn (sooner or
liter).
,
QN the teletype this morning.
,v the nnnouncement of the Jop
cabinet crisis came first, but
there are Indications that wo and
the British knew tho Russian
action was coming before It was
formally made public by Mol
etov's handing of the papers to
me jap ambassador In Moscow.
If the news leaked out to us,
It could have leaked out to
Kolio. Tlie chances nro It DID.
AS a matter of fact, there Is
reason to believe Hint Kolso
has hnd a pretty good inkling
for some time of what was com
mit. A wpek or so ago tho dls-
patches carried n report to the
effect that 300.000 Jap troops
had suddenly been rushed up to
we mnncminan border.
We didn't pay much attention
to the story at tho time, regard
ing It as probably Just another
rumor, hut It now becomes
"limicant,
N tho announcement of Kolso's
resignation, thoro's a lot of
eyewash nhntlt fnrmlnif n now
and Iminhcr .Inn if nirnr.imnnl Hint
...11, . . . .
'H cnase these brash Americans
obck across tho Pacific pronto,
but what he says In hl swan
wns bolls down to about this:
The Inl, n,r,nrl H AA m.,M1.
(or mo, boss; you'd better start
'WRing lor somebody that con
handle II,"
That is to any, Kolso may have
Kurod tht by ondess sulcldo
stands hn iMii,i uni.i ... nnj it...
British up so long thnt In time
oa got war-weary and offer
Mm an easy peace but with the
nusslans comlna In ho knows
Inc Jig Is up.
THAT raises this other Interest-
tntf nilnflllnH 1111, l It..
J0B AHEAD for Japan?" .
JN in effort lo find on answer,
.j j 8,1 doWn ,or moment
ng do n nttio pure guessing.
oevonty-scvcn-yenr-old Suzuki,
wn. piwrns this morning to bo
ywuiiiuiuca on t'ogo Two) .
Wounded Marines
Arrive at Adair
SMan"nIr?y ffi
Ri nded on iwo Jlmn, arrived
Adair enBi:l liospltnl at Camp
ModaryndSy " WM
hr;.."' ln men suffered
CK I"1""". nd will bo
lh.S"f lzed for some time. When
Ihcv T,; a tor "omo """ When
nave partially recovored,
"tnls ni, E. """'orred to hos
Th ar thoir r.omes.
H h.Tn "re the first received
In
Day's Sews
1MMrWyAaaWia
"ok li since tic navy
H over from tho army. . "
KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL
WHO pre-war years Admiral
Suzuki was considered one ol
Japan's moderate statesmen and
an opponent of the extreme
army cliques aggressive ad
ventures. Ho was seriously
wounded in the Tokyo army
revolt of Feb. 26, 1038, when
be held the post of lord cham
berlain. (The young officors who led
liiui revolt held buzukl was
counselling moderation on the
ompuror. Several Invaded his
home and he received several
sword cuts, so severe that for
a time his life was dlspalrcd of.
May Offar Psaca
(Many closo students of Jap
nnesQ affairs predicted thai the
next change In the Jnpunese
govoriinent would- call into
power some "moderate" who
might offer peace gestures to
tho United States and the allies.)
Tho text of the Tokyo com
munique: .
"In view of the gravity. of the
Situation tho cabinet has decid
ed to resign en bloc in order to
open the way for a far more
powerful administration.
"Premier Kolso accordingly
tendered the collective resigna
tion of his cabinet to the throne
today."
Bulletin Given
The. communique was preced
ed by a Domcl news agency bul
letin announcing the fall of the
government.
The Gorman news agency
DNB broke a routine transmis
sion to flash news of the Jnp
ancso cabinet's resignation. In
dicating its importance within
Germany.
"Tho Koiso cabinet resigned
this morning," the Domcl news
agency said.
"The resignation en bloc of
tho cabinet was decided upon
after an extraordinary meeting
of the whole cabinet which met
at U;80 this morning (Tokyo
time).
"At tho end of the meeting
Kolso proceeded to tho Imperial
palace at 10:30 a. m. and tend
ered tho collective resignation
of tho Japanese cabinet to the
emperor." i
Formed in '44 '
' The Kolso cabinet was formed
on July 22, 1044.
Popularly known In Japan as
"tho Tiger," Kolso succeeded
Gen. Illdekl Tojo as premier.
Warren Welch
Dies on Iwo Jima
PFC Warren W,
husband of Mrs,
Welch, 26,
Kathleens
Wolclt of Lakevlew and son of
George Welch of Alturas, was
killed in action March 9, on Iwo
Jlma while serving with tho
third division of the marine
corps.
Word was received by his
family on March 28 In a mes
sage from General A, A. Van
dcrgrift, commanding officer of
the United States marine corps.
Warren wbs born September
9, 1918, in New Pine Creek
and spent his childhood at
rwia Prank. Calif. He was
a graduate of Modoc Union high
school ana on auren i
was married to Knthlcono
Anklin of Davis Creek. a
daughter, Dlxlo Kay, was born
April 10, . 1041.
Welch enlisted in Marcn,
1043. and loft the United States
In December of 1943 en route to
the South PHclflc. He was
wounded during tha battle of
Guam and hospitalized In New
Caledonia wnere ne receiycu
tho Purple Heart. In addition
to his wife and daughter, War
ren leaves his father and two
sisters. Edith Partridge oi
Alturns, and Tholma Gooch ol
Lakcview.
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Lt. Ralph Taylor of Klamath Falls Is shown with soma of tha souvenirs ha brought home
from Eurooaan battlefields. Ralph' is showing a-German- Schmaiser. machine pistol,, otherwise
known as a "burp gun." Other
nets, cartridge, boxes, a uermsn cantoen, two nasi neimets, a ueiman oearsicin pacx, ana a uer
man olllcer's dispatch 'ease.' ThtwhitTreTnTet."t left, is a German medic's headgea:. LC Taylor
was wounded tour times. (Bee
Gen. Eisenhower Holds Nail Surrender
Improbable', Sees Guerrilla Warfare
WASHINGTON, April . 5 (P)
Gqn. Dwlght D. Elsenhower has
Informed President Roosevelt
that "a clean cut military sur
render" of the nazis is Improb
able. In a -letter to the chief ex
ecutive, released by the White
House today, the supreme allied
commander In Europe foresaw
extensive guerrilla warfare.
. Prevent Guerrilla Control
Ho said he was hopeful of
launching . operations at the
proper time that "should par
tially .prevent a guerrilla con
trol of any large area, such as
tho southern mountain bastion."
Third Army Now 732 Miles
From Berlin;
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
Associated Press War Editor:
' TT : thliH n r m v tnnki:
plunged to within 132 miles of
Berlin today in tho Schlotheim
area and British and Americans
battling shoulder to shoulder in
tho north closed up along the
Wcsor river on a wide front 23
ntllne fmn. Hnnnnvni no flip
Germans were reported - in
headlong Illgni lowara me raue,
which flows within 50 miles of
the rclch capital.
U. S. first and ninth army
. nnnnwl nnw ' Jlttlirks
,i WJ.- v. " -
against Germans, estimated at
un to 130.000. bottled up in the
Ruhr.' -
Cross Danube
taA ni-mv frnnns nnured
IUn nannhn frnm thn nrnn
of captured Bratislava to join
tne assault on Vienna, uuvuiatr.
Only Volunteers
To Fight Japs
Prime Minister W. L. Mac
Konrie King, whose govern
ment was nearly overthrown
lust November when it adopted
partial conscription for the war
against Germany, embarked to
day on a campaign for reelec
tion with ' announcement that
Canada would send only volun
teers to fight in the war against
Japan.
Canada s fighting forces in
the Pacific war will be numer
ically "very much less" than
those employed in Europe, King
told parliament late yesterday.
He said the dominion's efforts
after the defeat of Germany
would "to a considerable ex
tent" be (turned to producing
foodstuffs and war materials
and to work of reconstruction,
relief and rehabilitation.
5. 194S
Souvenir Collector Comes Home
articles on tha table include a German -flara pistol, several bayo
story on page Z).
On-the basis' of past perform
ances' by German armed forces,
Eisenhower said it is likely that
"a V-E day will come' about
only by a proclamation on our
part rather than by any-definite
and decisive' collapse or surrender-
of Gprmah resistance."
Such, a proclamation, if it
docs come, the White House said,
probably would be issued- by
Eisenhower himself.
Fragmentary Battles -,
"The further . this campaign
progresses," . Eisenhower said,
"the- more probable it appears
that there will never by a clean
cut -military -surrender of the
Germans Flee
ment of the city seemed immi
nent as soviet forces jockeyed
for an attack from the north
east, west and southwest. Red
troops captured a suburb 1 4
miles from the city limits after
crumbling what Moscow called
the strongest anti-tank line be
fore Vienna, and the fall . of
Bratislava after a 24-hour siege
intensified the assault.
In the. north German assault
American troops were 23 miles
from Hannover, a great commu
nications center. ;
Near Plauen
Lt.- Gen. George S. Patlon's
U. S. third army, fanning out
on the open Thuringian plain
on a 100-mile front, was SS
miles from the. great rail center
of Plauen, 1 capture of which
would split Germany in two. -
Patton's tanks sheared toward
Erfurt, which is 11 miles be
yond captured Gotha and 130
miles from Berlin. Leipzig was
70 miles away. Ahead of them
U. S. planes roared over cen
tral Germany, striking at strate
gic targets. Behind . them in
(Continued on Page Two)
Investigation of
Nazi Deaths Set
PARIS, April S (P) General
Dwight D. Eisenhower has order
ed an Immediate investigation
into the death of an undisclosed
number of German prisoners of
war during their movement by
rail in the American zone of
operations, March 15 and 16.
An official SHAEF statement
today disclosed the deaths,
which occurred during move
ment from the forward area - to
prisoner of wi.r -camps in the
rear, and said Eisenhower had
informed the German high com
mand of the incident and of
steps taken to insure a proper
investigation.
Number 10432
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forces' on' the western front. Our
experience to date is that even
when ' formations as small as . a
division., are disrupted, their
fragments continue, to fight un
;til surrounded."
: The general' visualized a con
dition which would, mean that
eventually all areas in .which
fragments of. the German army,
particularly paratrooper, panzer
and SS elements may be located,
will have to be taken "by the
application of or the threat of
lorce. . This, he said, would lead
to a fonn of guerrilla warfare
which -would require a large
number of troops to suppress.
WASHINGTON,,' April; 5 , 0P)
Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes
said today he 'hoped to receive
an order for; government seiz
ure of soft coal, mines today.
Terming the coal situation
"worse than unfortunate," Ickes
said at his news conference that
13. blast furnaces of the United
States Steel, corporation - have
shut down and that 20 more
will be down by tomorrow
noon, v v. .
Serious Break Seen
"We are headed toward a se
rious interruption in the- pro
duction of steel," he said.
. He added that "I don't think
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Army Halts Meat
Supplies to
Freed Civilians
WASHINGTON. April 5 (A-i
The army quit supplying meat
to civilians of "-liberated coun
tries .three months ago, senate
food investigators were told to
day, because of the shortage in
this country.
Maj. Gen. Carl A. Hardlgg, di
rector of subsistence for the
quartermaster corps, told the
agriculture committee that cer
eals, beans, dried eggs and
sugar are the principal foods dis
tributed by the army as relief.
Hardigg agreed, in response to
a question from Senator Wheeler
(D-MonU, that black market
operations made it more difficult
for the army to get the meat It
desires.
Wheeler said he had been in
formed that red ration points
are being sold freely in New
York City tor $6 a thousand.-
Tokyo
Off Assisting
Nazis Dim War
LONDON, April 5 (AP) Soviet Russia today denounced ill neutrality pact with Japan,
accusing Tokyo of helping Germany to war against Russia.
The Moscow radio announced that Foreign Commissar Vyachetlav Molotov had in
formed the Japanese ambassador that continuance of the compact was impossible -since
Japan was fighting against Russia's allies, the United States and Great Britain.
"In such a situation the pact on neutrality between Japan and the USSR has lost its
meaning," Molotoy said. ,
The note was handed the Japanese ambassador at 3 p. m., today In tha midst of a
new Japanese cabinet crisis.
The pact was signed in April, 1941, and whether Russia would renounce it before the
opening of the world security conference at San Francisco April 25 had been a subject of '
speculation.
The soviet note emphasized at the outset that "the poet of neutrality between the
soviet union and Japan was concluded on April 13,. 1941 that is before the attack by
Germany on the USSR, and before the outbreak of war between Japan on the one hand
and Great Britain and the United States on the other.
"Since that time the situation has radically changed," ' the note said. "Germany at
tacked the USSR and Jopan Germany's ally helps the latter in her war against tha
USSR."
The treaty ordinarily would have run until April, 1946.
The denouncement becomes effective Aoril 13. lust 12
T
MANILA. April 5 (JP) Mas
bate, sugar-rich little central
Philippine island, was overrun
Tuesday by elements of Mai,
Gen. Rapp Brush's 40th division
and- its capital quickly liber
ated while Philippine-based
bombers ravaged Japanese-occu
pied . Hong . Kong across the
China Sea. ' '.
Both actions-were announced
today by Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur, who declared Japan's life
line to the East Indies was com
pletely severed by a chain of
American air bases- stretching
more than 1000 miles from Lu
zon in the north to recently-in
vaded Tawitawi at the southern
tip of the Sulu archipelago only
30 miles from Borneo.
After seizing Masbate ' City,
doughboys with the help of guer
rilla forces moved rapidly .to se
cure the entire Island, the com.
munique said. They met negli
gible opposition.
Hong Kong Raided "
Heavy bombers escorted, by
fighters spanned the China sea
to smash at the great shipping
base at Hong Kong. Primary
targets were identified as the
Kowloon and Taikoo docks,
where 126 tons of bombs left
innumerable fires and large ex
plosions. Fighter planes shot down
three and probably two more
Nip interceptors the communi
que said. Not an American
plane was lost.
Okinawa Gains
GUAM, April 5 (P) United
States army units driving to
ward the Okinawa Island capi
tal of Naha have been slowed
by stiffening Japanese resistance
while marines on the north side
of the American wedge worked
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Winter Again
Hits Midwest
By The Associated Press
Winter swung a wallop at the
nation's breakbasket today in the
form of whistling winds, rain,
snow, flood, and heavy frosts
that nipped budding fruit trees
and gardens and the forecast
was for more of the same at
least until Friday.
The Chicago weather bureau
officially reported a narrow belt
of snow fringing the upper Mississippi-valley,
and Great Lakes
region in depths - ranging be
tween 4 and 12 inches. Unoffi
cial reports said a 6 to 17-inch
blanket blockaded .most of
southern Minnesota.
MB
HONG KDNG HIT
Weeks Leave Month in Daze
If you feel like eating honey for breakfast, being kind to
animals, or taking care of the health of your feet, you may
do so in April and feel virtuous about it.
. There is a week set aside in April to observe each of the
above,
. In fact April is a busy ..month, with each week designated
for the observance of something.
There are not enough weeks in April to observe all the
things allocated to this popular month so some of them have
to double up and share observance with something else.
March 31 to April 7 national baseball week; April 1 to 7,
conservation week, sponsored by National Life Conservation
society, and honey for breakfast week; 1 to 8, negro health
week.
April 8 to 14, want ad week; 15 to 21, be kind to animals
week; 17 to 20, packaging; 21 to May 5, baby week; 22 to 28,
better homes week; 23 to 28, foot health week.
April 28 to May 5, fisherman's week and boys and girls
week; April 28 to May 8, noise
Accused
days before the opening of .the
The Moscow announcement ' said Japan's Ambassador
Naotake Sato had "promised to bring the declaration of tha
soviet government to the attention of the Japanese govern
ment." - -
There was no indication in the Moscow announcement of
Russia's intentions in future relations with Japan. However,
Premier Marshal Stalin has publicly described Japan as "an
aggressor nation."
WANT HAND IN PACIFIC ,
. Many have expected Russia all along to denounce tha
treaty if for no other reason than to gain a free hand in
the San Francisco conference discussions of any problems
concerning the Pacific war.
Up until the Crimea conference, however. Premier Stalin
maintained extreme caution in making any move that would
tend to antagonize the Japanese. , "
In the previous meeting of the Big Three at Tehran, Japa
nese phases were excluded. Prime Minister -Churchill and
President Roosevelt held a prior, meeting with Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek in Cairo. .
At Yalta, however, Stalin agreed to sit with the. Chinese
delegates at the forthcoming Golden Gate meeting some
thing he had sidestepped in all previous conferences when
the Paeifie'war was up for discussion.
PREVIOUSLY INFORMED
There were indications that both the United States and
Britain had peen previously informed of the soviet action
announced tonight.
- This -was signified ?his week when Secretary of State
Stettinius met with the. Russian, British and Chinese ambassa
dors in Washington the first time that the soviet and Chinese
envoys had openly conferred. "
The - pact' with Japan was the second neutrality treaty
that the soviet has repudiated in recent days. In previously
terminating the pact with Turkey, however, .Russia indicated '
willingness to negotiate a new:-relationship.-
The note to Tokyo made it clear Stalin has ne such inten
tion toward the Japanese.
The neutrality pact was signed at the Kremlin four days
ago by Molotov and Yosuka Matsuoka, then Japanese foreign
minister.
Marine Held on
Charge of Rape
A charge of statutory rape
was filed in justice court this
morning against Pvt. Odis Car
roll, Marine Barracks. . ,
Carroll. 25-year-old native of
Kentucky, is the third, service
man to face this charge in
which two 15-year-old girls are
involved. (Jarrou is in custody
of the military but a request
was made today . to have the
marine turned over to civil au
thorities. Justice of the Peace J. A.
Mahoney said Carroll's bond
would be set at $zouu, same
amount set for S 1c LeRoy
Junior Milliken and S 2c Rich
ard Burdette Graham, both in
the county jail in lieu of bail.
Both Milliken and Graham
waived preliminary hearing in
justice court this weeK. me
girls remain in juvenile custody.
WEATHER
(April 5)
Max. (Aoril 41....54 Mln. ......25
Precipitation last 24 hours..... 00
Stream year to date 7.91
Normal... 9.38 Last year.... 6.03
Forecast: Increasing cloudi
ness. Probably light showers.
abatement week.
San Francisco conference.
Federal Court
Opens, Recesses
Judge James Alger Fee, Port
land, this morning opened the
first federal court held in Klam
ath county but recessed immedi
ately to return to Medford.
Court will reconvene in circuit
court rooms here, Monday, April
. V- ':"- :-
This is a special term of the
United States district court and
not a statutory term as is held
each year in Medford, Judge Fee
stated.
Purpose of holding federal
court in Klamath county con
cerns condemnation of property
situated in this area, the proper
ty to be viewed by the jury in
each case. For this reason, it
was found to be convenient to
hold the first federal court here.
It ws also noted in the order
that the expense of trials would
be lessened by meeting in Klam.
ath county.. This special term
does not affect the regular terms
held in Portland and Medford. '
Judge Fee, left at noon for
Medford to hear a case which
originated in. Grants Pass. He
was accompanied to Klamath,
Falls by his secretary, Esther
Davis; Cloyd Rauch, court re
porter; Ross DeMott, deputy
clerk, and Al Price and William
Rickard, marshals.
Members of the federal court
jury, which includes a number
of Klamath county residents,
will report at 10 a. m. next Mon
day. - .
DNB Reports 5th
Army Attacks
By The Associated Press
The German DNB agency re
ported that the United States
5th army had launched an at
tack along the Llgurian coastin
Italy early today, , -
The dispatch, reported by the
federal communications commis
sion, said that, American artil
lery had laid- down a heavy
barrage for several hours be
fore ground forces began their
operation. : r