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By FRANK JENKINS
LONDON. If anyono doubts
Hint new Ideas tire loose tn
Kngland, ho should puy visit
to Coventry, the city Hint wo
destroyed by tho Gormunc an a
dcllbrrato act of terrorism, de
signed to frighten tho British
neonle Inlo surrender.
Coventry wn smashed In two
nlKht attacks, each lusting about
11 hour, uoin times mo ouniu.
em came over In wovo aflor
wiivo for liour after hour, rain
Iiik down their bombs. Coventry
1.1 ono of England's old walled
IV.TII.-. . ,
lay It I2lh century cathedra
and tho wholo of Its commercial
towns, wnnin us nnciem wn
center. It was flown one oi
narrow, winding streets that
T mAi, nniflvi rnrtn hpr white
horse, attired only in nor now-
lug hair. It has had It own
charter for more than 600 years,
v. I. 1 1 1 - - M rl In Iraft tloil.
!.. alllrpri nn V In her tlOW-1
11 Is literally steeped In tradition
-UTSIDE this old walled city
J HMlrnll. plrpllntf It. a mod
ern Industrial city has grown
up. There are moir pm
rnmnlnta automobiles
mA i, i, til run nf accessory
plants, making parts, that cluster
around automobllo factories.
There are textile plants. There
are plants of.all kinds. It I said
that Coventry's factories make
1001 tnings. nccnuro ""'
a. ,. ! n wlHnlv divers fled
It has been peculiarly free from
Nninrullv th var ed
aillllifni ........ .- , -
Industry was turned more or loss
completely to war worn.
The destructlon-ralnlng- hazl
itAiiittnrtt aa nraptlcAllv no dam
age at all to the busy factories
on Coventry's ran, uui uiejr
wrecked the city Insldo so com
Eletcly that It must now be re
ullt almost from the ground up
IT Is the plans for Its rebuilding
ll.l .limit nlnilit nf this new
spirit that Is abroad In these
islands. I no pmns nro u ini
along that a complete scale
mnriivl linn hpen enmnletcd. You
inni ni it mul mh vour eves
telling yourself that It can't be
true, mat you musi uo kih
things.
Tho new city Is to be com
nletelv zoned, with a retail area
a governmental building area
and a recreational and cultural
........ Tl,n nlnm I llf It (H f. fl Ilinl I.
with the city buildings at one
end and me spire oi mo w
thcdral (which Is about all that
...milnoH nf It when the bombers
left) at the other. But It Is the
buildings themselves that leave
vou dizzy. They are pure y
functional, which means that In
appenranrc they are to be strict
ly MODERNISTIC. Tho scalo
models of them look like these
"innkinir nasi tomorrow ans
one sees In the slick paper mag
azines.
tttt Hint's onlv tho half of It
" The retail area la to be built
on the .Wllshlro Boiilcvarn plan,
with the buildings BACKING on
tr.l streets and ironung on innu
.nnnnri nnrlclntf areas. Immcdf
atoly adjacent Is an IMMENSE
parking area for automobiles.
The whole plan Is designed to
make It possible to do your shop,
ping, pay your taxes, your phone
bill, your heat, light ani' water
bills, get your lunch, go to the
library and mnybo take a swim
In the munlclpnl pool before tea
' villi a MINIMUM number of
steps. Tho old, narrow, winding
mtwnntm urn tn hn no more nnd
tholr plnco Is to bo taken by wide
(tjoniinucn on riinu untu;
Oregon's Fires
Now Controlled
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 10 (P)
For thn rir.il time in a moiun
Oregon forest fires iillhoiiKli still
Uimniiirf nrpi'n Tnlrlv vunll In hnnrl.
Crows fighting Iho 4000-ncro
Old Mill flro insitio tno warm
Springs Indian reservation wero
transferred to the nearby 400-
aero uenar mum oni.u in wp
shed pine and flro stands. They
fire was inside, trans nut sun
burning furiously in somo sec
Higher humldllv nnd lower
ing wlndo aided fighters on nil
fnnnl. Crew chiefs said that
fnnnw, crew cninis sain inni
comnlote control can bo achieved
. .. i ia it ii.. . I
in all sectors If the wcalhor rc
mains favorable,
In' W-
imtt aim DiMtt
KLAMATH
33 MEET DEATH
IN N. DAKOTA
TRAIJURASH
Engine Plows' Into
Rear Of Empire
Builder
MICHIGAN, N. D Aug. 10 (IP)
weilljrPVVVIl .. . - - -
crcd tHuy (rom the tangled steel
wrcc)(MlI0 ( Bn observation car
Twenty-seven poaics were rutuv
lllo vvliicli a locomotive piowca
.. two ,ccu0ns 0f the Em-
n..ti.i- r;tit Nnrthprn
r H.....I.I Irnln pn I rlpd
jrB,.coniincntal train, comacci
llcro iiiur,day night, killing an
estimated 33 and injuring SO
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UUI? VMIIUVI, ..fc..- - -- , .
illmated 33 and injuring
In -1 tUtkm nrlnilulv.
mute, iv u .
Railroad officials said the bod
ies of six women, ten members el
the armod forces and a negro
the women was identified as Mrs.
L. H. Lolthus, wuc oi tiwiKn ju.
H. Lolthua, 27, o (box 281),
i .....ll Uti.U Thn nnrl(r WHS
uuwuu, -
J. Pearson of Chicago, who was
on duty on tho coniuinauon oo-scrvatlon-slceper.
., ,
.v John Cameron; Dakota, dlvi-
,.nvlilAnrlnilt anlH he had
seen the bodies of five other
niiuenffcrs In tho wreckage, no
said they were tlioso of tlirce
women, four men and a child.
This would cslabllr.!! the dead
at 33.
A lli-r..1 nnlfniman inlfl the
collision occurred on a curve a
short distance west or tnc micni
gnn station shortly before 7 p. m.
inuTi nlim. tlm flral upntlnn had
stopped to cool a hotbox. on the
locomotives nici taiiK. wun h
crash which shook every house
In this community of less than
nnn nAnulnllnn .iinfirllnlf ape.
UVU fiw.ll IHI.u.., ... ..'.
ond section plowed Into the rear
end of tho train.
The first section, which nor
mally precedes the second by 25
(Continued on Pago Two)
Tacoma Drowning
Baffles Police
TArriMA Ann in tIPt Mva.
tcry shrouded today tho deaths
by drowning of C. J. Kcrnwcln,
prominent Tacoma businessman,
and nis zz-ycar-oia sieiununmi.T,
Mary Kcrnwcln, whoso bodies
were found floating in tho Ta
coma narrows yesterday by a
fisherman.
Kcrnwcln was owner of tho
Tacoma Truck Sales company
and of the Marino Highway Bus
company. Ho and his stepdaugh
ter last were seen leaving the
sales company's offices, where
Mary was a member of tho of
fice staff, In a truck Wednesday
noon. Sheriff's officers searched
for the truck today In an effort
to find a clue to the drownings.
Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
Described As "Tremendous"
GUAM, Aug. 10 UP) Airmen
70 to 250 miles away witnessed
the atomic bombing of Nagas
aki and described it as "too
tremendous to believe."
Associated Press War Corres
pondent Richard dishing re
ported that Okinawa based
filers, attacking other targets on
tho southern Japanese Island of
Kyushu, saw flames and ex
plosions as tho most destructive
weapon of tho war found us
marR,
Smoke Column
Filers In tho nearest plnno re
ported a smoko column whirled
20,000 foot Into tho air. A crow
member of a plane 250 miles
Bway said ho saw a fiery yellow
orango ball shot Inlo tho sky
rni nnnn fori fnllnwpd hv n col
umn of smoke which rose to at
: ,
' olllvatm,(lnlnH
" ;""-"""-:, ,,, Viram
aknd bv hoecond n omic
wreaked by tho second atomic
bomb dropped on tno Nipponese,
Results "Good"
The results of tlio ' atomic
, , r. j.
bombing of Nagasaki wore de
Hnnlliiirl km "llfinfl" lf flpnpra
a..rlhnrl aa "onnrl" Iw Hpneral
Spaatz, chief of the U. S. army
Telephone Bill
FALLS. OREGON. FRIDAY.
Kesberson, Ewauna
CIO Workers Stop;
1787 Men Now Idle
Work stoppage In this area spread today when the Kesterson
Lumber corporation, the Kesterson box factory, and the Ewauna
n.. r- urnrn tftrnr-ir hv Pin unionists, hoostinff the total num
ber of strikers to 1787 In Klamath
. . . . nnH .
A loilil OX iti men arc oui m a uu
Ewauna. The strike figure zoomed to 1787 today after 1100 men
had been reported out yesterday at Weyerhaeuser, Chiloquin
Lumber company and Bly Logging company logging camps.
Kestarson Picketed
' The Kesterson plant was picketed early this morning, Joining
the present strike at the huge Weyerhaeuser Timber company
here, which is aimed at a 27 Vt cents an hour wage increase and
a union shop. n
inc uiiiuii luiiiiiiiuit.- iiuuntu
a. m. that the workerswould go
were taKcn at doiii rwesxerson ana cwbuhb mil".
Watchman Immadiat Causa .
Refusal of ono man, a night watchman at Weyerhaeuser camp
4, to join the union, was reported as the immediate cause of the
spreading strikes.
No violence was reported with the spreading of strike opera
tions and further work stoppage.
100,000 Feet Cut Dally
A Kesterson plant official said this morning that the lumber
corporation had been cutting about 100,000 feet of lumber daily
while the box factory cut approximately 80,000 feet per day.
Ewauna was said to cut 225,000 feet daily and was the most
recent company to go out.
No Agreement Reached
Vernon Chase, president of the Klamath basin district council,
IWA-CIO, said this afternoon that a meeting between union offi-
: ... v.. I)..- ... .. mi. lniM lliln mnrnlnff una
ciais ana me &w.uuh uua iuuif"" v... r
that the strike was called because no satisfactory agreement was
reached;' "- ' i" '. '' ; ".''T'r." - "?7,"-'
Chase said that VThls Is not necessarily a sympathy strike,
but Is an outright, demand by the employes for a union shop and
for action on a demand for wage increases which was placed a
year ago. The strikes are duo to a great many difficulties on
ftunion maintenance, safety condi
G OF C
V-J
IE
The Retail Trado committee of
the Klamath county chamber of
commerce met this morning to
draw up Its recommendations for
local obscrvanco of V-J Day.
The following schedule was
adopted without a dissenting
vote:
(1) If the event occurs on a
business day before 12:00 noon,
stores will close immediately for
the remainder of tho day and
will be opened for business the
following day;
(2) If the event occurs on a
business day alter iz:uu noon
stores will close immediately for
the remainder of the day and
will also be closed the following
dB(3) If the news Is officially
announced on Saturday, stores
will close immediately and will
open Monday as usual;
(4) If the news is officially
announced any time after mid
night on Saturday, Sunday, or
on a legal holiday, stores will
remain closed the following day.
Food stores will observe the
following schedule;
(1) Stores will close at 3:00
(Continued on Page Two)
strategic air forces, but lie said
that three and a half hours after
tho devastating weapon was
dropped at noon yesterday,
smoko still obscured the damage
from a photo reconnaissance
plane.
The new reports on the Naga
saki assault camo as two flights
of B-2f)s hit the Tokyo arsenal
and Amagnsakh important oil
refinery adjoining Osaka on
Honshu,
Tokyo Silent
With radio Tokyo totally sil
ent on tho atomizing of Nagas
aki, there was no other Infor
iiititiiiii uii mu uwiiii iiuu ui niv
western Kyushu seaport of 253,-
nnn tll.. '
mation on tho awful fato of tno
000 population.
First reports from Hiroshima,
which later was shown to bo 00
(Continued on lJngo Three)
EAST COAST
ARRIVALS
By The Associated Press
Jack Samson, 1st. Lt., 148
E. Main, Klamath Falls. Ar
rives on Marine Fox, due In
New York August 10.
DAY OBSHC
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T L 1
AUGU8T 10, IW 0
county.
. ir.. .... -i Ann 1.11a ot
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on strike at noon. Strike votes
tions, ana numerous minor
grievances," he stated.
More Meets Set
fhacA rinnlnrnrl that mnl-A
miwtinit. drn sphAHitlnrt tn thp
next two or three days with other
companies, including rencan
Bay Lumber company, Big Lanes
Box company, and the Chiloquin
Lumber company.
A, rtfrinln) nl Dm r'hilnnilin
Lumber company declared this
noon that a union meeting was
held there last night but that no
Hppiainn urn a rpnphpH nnH nn
strike vote was taken. The com
pany is still in operation, lie
said.
Statement Refused
Louis Zeman, commissioner of
conciliation for the U. S. depart
ment of labor, again refused to
mnkn o slalnmnnt fn thp nrpRS.
but indicated that an announce
ment will be forthcoming soon.
The question of prompt gov
(Continucd on Page Two)
Truman Warns Japs To Flee
Cities In Pre-Surrender
Report To Nation Speech
, By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (!)
Word from Tokyo today that the
Japanese want to surrender pro
vlcied they can save their em
peror follows fast on a warning
by President Truman to Nip
pon's people to quit their doom
ed cities and floe for their lives.
The president promised an atui
ic bomb campaign to wipe out
Japanese war industry, city by
city.
Barring surrender, Japanese
Industries are to be destroyed
"to shorten the agony of war"
and to save untold American
lives, Mr. Truman said. That is
the determined policy of this
government, he declared, even
though thousands of enemy civil
ians who fail to heed the warn
ing will bo killed.
Safoguard People
With this, Mr. Truman cou
pled assurances to tho American
people that ho realizes fully tho
terrible dangers tho atomic wea
pon holds for tho wplid future,
ilmt lin la tal-lnir alnns tn snip.
gunrd Its use, and that the groat
t"u" ""-i "'- .
objective of his administration
I. Il.nl illPIn ahull VlP nn llPVt.
war.'
n
'It Ic nn nwfiit rrsnnnslbllitv
which has come to us," he said.
Tho president s warning to tne
Japancso people was made last
night in a 30-mlnuto radio re.
port on tho accomplishments of
the Berlin Big Three meeting
and on the progress of efforts to
force Japanese surrender.
No Hint
Mr. Truman gave no hint of
any Tokyo peaco moves. On the
contrary ho stressed that pre
vious warnings, notably the ul
Number 10589
Bone Of Contention
Emperor Hirohito, above, may
be the stumbling block to allied
acceptance of today's Japanese
offer to surrender in accordance
with the Potsdam- ultimatum.
The Japs ask that Hirohito be al
lowed to remain as the head of
the empire. Fighting is con
tinuing as the allies consider the
offer.
El
By MUHLIN SPENCER .
GUAM, Aug. 10 yP) Amer
ican and British carrier pilots
rnrvniint .lunfld'c 0101 1 n Heft &.ir
force from its camouflaged hide
outs desiroyca or aamageu -'J"
Nipponese aircraft and gliders
on northern Honshu island yes
terday, a preliminary report
from Admiral Halscy's third fleet
disclosed today.
The bag, scored both .on
grounded craft and in the air,
was the greatest yet reported
for initial waves ' of a carrier
strike by Halsey, greater even
than the damage reported for
the same period of the destruc
tive attacks of July 10 and 28.
Kamikaie Scores
Eleven enemy aircraft of a
small coordinated kamikaze at
tack on theileet were shot down.
(Continued on Page Two)
timatum issued at Berlin, have
been scorned.
The chief cxedutive described
the Berlin political decisions he
reached with Prime Minister
Attlee and Generalissimo Stalin
as measures to build a secure
foundation for peace in Europe
and me wonu. nt inwu-j iiu ui
rect references to future organ
ization of peace in the Pacific
and Asia, but he did make clear
that this country intends to
build up United States bases on
captured Pacific islands.
Must Bo Spared
The United States, he said,
must be spared the ravages of
future wars and though It wants
(Continued on Pago Two)
Jap Surrender
Will End Draft
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (IP)
A Japancso surrender will find
congress ready to put an im
mediate end to the draft.
Congressional leaders dealing
with military policy, have dis
closed that as soon as the current
recess ends they will begin a
drive to halt selective service
Inductions. Barring an earlier
call, tho lawmakers are due to
return to Capitol Hill October 8.
Meanwhile, Secretary of War
Stimson reported that the war
department will re-survey its
manpower needs In the light of
the new developments in the Pa
ciflo war. '
Present plans call for an army
of about 7,000000 men ncxi
Juno 30.
Fighting Corrfi nu es
As Allies Consider
Offer ff Surrender
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (AP) The White House disclosed to
day that the United States is in communication with its allies on the
broadcast Japanese surrender offer.
This statement was made by Press Secretary Charles ,G. Ross at
12:28 p. m. (PWT) shortly after President ' Truman had conferred
with his cabinet for an
The statement issued by Ross said:
"Our government through the regular diplomatic channels is in
communication with
ing the Japanese surrender offer.
"That is all that can be said at this time."
Ross called newsmen into his office after the cabinet had depart
ed. -The
cabinet session was held in the wake of Japan's offer to quit
the war on condition that Emperor Hirohito continue his sovereignty.;
Ross later said there would be no further statements today. When
asked whether that included tonight, he said it did.
His use of the expression "surrender offer" gave the impression
that a formal proposal from the Japanese now had been received of
ficially. Asked whether he still stood by the earlier announcement
that no official word had come to this government, Ross said he had
"no comment."
However long it might take the machinery of the allied nations
to function on the peace offer, it was apparent from Ross' statement
the consummation of an agreement to end hostilities could not be ex-
pected to be a speedy
By The Associated Press
Japan announced today she is ready to surrender under the
Potsdam declaration if Emperor Hirohito can retain his power,
but the White House made it clear that the offer bad not been
received officially and that the war was going on.
The offer was transmitted by the official Domei agency at
4:30 a. m., Pacific war time, and picked up in the United States
by the Associated Press and government .monitors. But it had
not " come -through" official 'Hlplomatic ' channels' and1 th'tr White
House said at 10:40 a. m. that the United States was continuing
to fight.
Wild Celebrations Set Off
Despite this, wild celebrations had been set off on Okinawa
and at other points throughout the allied world.
No. 10 Downing street said Britain was consulting with the
United States, Russia and China about the broadcast.
The Stockholm radio said the Swedish minister of foreign
affairs had been handed a Japanese note to the British, American
and Russian governments offering to surrender.
Offer Sent Through Sweden, Switzerland
Japan, through her official news agency, said the offer was
being transmitted via Sweden and Switzerland, and the Moscow
radio said Russia's ambassador in Tokyo had been officially in
formed by Japan's foreign minister, Shigenori Togo.
Once the offer is transmitted through official channels, the
condition imposed by Japan that Hirohito remain in power
may prove a stumbling block to immediate acceptance by all the
Potsdam signatories the United States, Britain, Russia and
China. The Potsdam declaration itself did not mention the em
peror's status, but broadcasts of the U. S. office of war informa
tion have refrained from attacking Hirohito. Capt. E. M. Zach
arias, in an official U. S. broadcast last month, told the Japanese
they would be able to form their own government under the
Atlantic charter, once the allies' terms of unconditional surren
der were met.
Speedy Answer Hoped For
The Domei agency broadcast that this offer had been com
municated to the allies through neutral intermediaries and ex
pressed hope that an answer will be "speedily forthcoming," thus
ending the allied wrath which has unloosed upon Japan the
atomic bomb and the combined forces of the United States,
Britain, China and Russia.
President Truman conferred hurriedly with part of his cabinet
less than two hours after the original Domei broadcast at ; 7:30
a. m. (eastern war time). Secretary Byrnes said nothing official
had been received from Japan. Secretary Forrestal expressed hope
that the offer was genuine and said he expected a development
soon.
Britain Gets Ready To Celebrate
Britain got ready to celebrate. Prime Minister Attlee's office
said he had received unofficial word of the offer, but had no fur
ther comment. Moscow broadcast the Tokyo offer on an un
authorltatively learned" basis. - - - '
Japanese acceptance of the Potsdam ultimatum would mean
that the nation would surrender unconditionally, disarm and give
., w .nnnuoctc roturninc Manchuria and Formosa to China
and paving the way to an. independent Korea. She would with
draw from Malaya, The Netherlands East Indies and China.
Broadcast Interrupted
The Domei statement first was heard in the United States by
the Associated Press and government monitors. The last sentence
was interrupted in this 7:30 transmission, but the full statement
was given by Domei at 9:30 a. m. The gist of the statement was
given also at 7:51 a. m. .
-r. ....rt i dnnH that thn emDeror should stay. Dome!
pHrf a tinitpri states broadcast
ing the Japanese would be free to determine their own govern
ment under the Atlantic charter once allied peace terms were
accepted.
Japs Originally Reject Offer
t v.nA vninntnA tho PnteHnm declaration July 27. the day
after it was issued. Use of the
soviet Russia into the war came after mat.
Authoritative quarters In London said the petition looks like
the end of the war" and a British foreign office commentator said
"It sounds authentic." .
Ulvphttn Na Ba Ta Paac
-rM,,. ..,o. nnnnrni hnlipf nmnnff London diDlomats that the
stipulation to retain the emperor would not prevent the British
government from accepting, but some quarters suggested Russia
might balk on this score. ' ,
Presumably a consultation of the United Stales, Britain, China
and Russia would be necessary, London observers said. These na
tions are tho signatories of the Potsdam declaration. Such a con
sultation would take somo time. , '
Domei said the Japanese government acted in obedience to
Hirohito, who, it said, "desires earnestly to bring about an early
termination of hostilities." ' ' "
The Japanese wireless transmitter went off the air in the
middle of a sentence after transmitting 200 words of the an
nounccment of the "desire" to bring about an end to hostilities.
FCC monitors said the transmission ended:
"The Japanese government hopes sincerely that this . . .
Domei waited a moment, FCC monitors said, and then said
"Stand by."
In London the British foreign office said lt had no knowledge
of the report.
hour.
Great Britain, soviet Russia and China regard
affair.
by Capt. E. M. Zacharias as say
atomic bomb and the entry of
SOVIET SMASH
MO MILES
iiilii
By The Associated Press
The red army has smashed
more than 100 miles into Man
churia from the northwest, the
soviet communique disclosed to
day.
New holes were smashed into
long-prepared Japanese border
defenses on the north and east
in an. offensive that recalled the,
greatest drives of Marshal Zhu-
kov through the Germans inr
Poland.
Down Rail Line
The greatest gain was down
the Chinese eastern railway
from Lupin (Manchouli) where
the Japanese base and railway
station of Hulin (Hailar) was
captured, the Russian infantry
and cavalry paced by heavy'
Stalin tanks moved 18 miles be
yond. South of Hailar the Russians
drove in to the foothills of the
great Khingan range from the
area of Lake Bor, where they
were reaching the chief natural
defenses of the Manchurian
plains on the west.
Here the Russians were slight
ly over 100 miles into Man
churia. "
Two Crossings
The border was crossed at the
two new points of Blagoves
chenskaya, on the northern fron
tier, 375 miles west of Khaba
(Continued on Page Two)
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
Chicago 1 3 0
Boston 2 11 l
Borowy and Livingston; Jav
cry and Masi, Williams (7).
R. H. E.
Cincinnati 4 ' 11 .2
Brooklyn 9 10 1
Bowman, - Llscnbee (4), and
Unser;. Davis and Peacock.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 5 6.0"
New York 2 10 2
Barrett and O'Dea; Voiselle,
Maglie (3), Adams (8), and Lom
bard!. AMERICAN LEAGUE .
R. H. E.
Washington ......'. 3 6 0
Chicago 6 , 10 ' 1
Wolff, Ullrich (5), and Evans;
Lee and Tresli.
R. IT, E.
Boston 9 12 I
Detroit 0 4 i
k. n. &.
Hcfiln and Holm; Benton, Eat
on (6), Houttcman (8), and Swift.
New York ,....i.....10 13 1
Cleveland 4 10 1
Gettel and Robinson; Rey
nolds, Salveson (4), Klicman (8),
Center (8), and Hayes.
WEATHER .
(Augusi 10) .
Max. (Aug. 9) .... 80 Mln S
Precipitation last 24 hours 00
Stream year to date I?'?
Normal 12.24 Last year 10.02
Forecast: Cooler buturday.