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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1945)
m me mm mwm - miles m him wmm . ,?"'7 : - J.o . ft - . Av y End? War Possible -.o af Ml PRICE riVE CENTS In The,. Day's News By FRANK JENKINS EATING In London In something of it problem (or the raw American newcomer. For Hint mil Hit. It l something of n nrob. lam (or tha Londoner. Food isn't oxitctly scarce here, but it certiilnly Isn't nbundnnt. It li kept from being scarce only by tho wcll-iidmlnlslercd British rationing system. But tbcro lire lew delicacies, anil rutliiK Inula to bocomo monotonous routine. A N American staying nt a fairly lnnto hotel here l.i apt to tiro aulckly of the lombcr man iiKlccneo of ltd one or at most two dining roomii. American hotels learned yearn ago to guard agulnsl thin by providing a variety of places to eat, starting with a cheerful, uauolly rather nolay, coffee ahop nnd running on in) tlio acaie. I no oig L,on clon hotels haven't learned that trick. So an American la ant to start luinllnii around for a Utile vhrlety. Ho won t find It oon for ho will start looking In the wrong plncr-n. Our natural tendency la to atlck to the big streets. Hero you ro pretty ccr tain to find tho beat eating apota In tho moat unlikely placca. The "hunting around" sltua' tlon la alao complicated by the early cioaing noura or the gen eral run of restaurants. Moat of them specialize on breakfast, luncheon nnd ton. Rolstlvaly few stay open for dinner, YOUR beat bet for luncheon will be a "pub" If you do your nicking carefully, wnicn will tinkle oddly In American ears, for a pub la Just a saloon. But the variety of pubs In Loiv don la literally endless. If you'll look long enough, you'll find whatever you are looking lor. Some of these puba Juat wouldn't be believed in the States. Drinkers would take one look and dash off to aign the pledge, thinking the habit was creeping up on them nnd they were beginning to seo things. They'll be named, for ex ample, the Coach and Horses, or the Red Lion, or aomothlng like that, nnd as like as not they'll have flowerpots around all the windows nnd more potted flowers Inside nnd maybe a motherly looking woman as bar maid. And tucked away some where, probably upstairs, will be n little dining room that is clean and tidy and serves food well nbovo the average, MOTHING la commoner here fl.nn nntlnir nlnen in .......... ... con nection with a pub, for tho Brit ish liko food with their drink. With their strong drink, that is. Wntor is Just never served with a meal, unless you demand it. Nor do you get a napkin un less you make a scene about It, even nt the big places. Amer icans who have lived here a long time say that even before tho war napkins were seldom pro vided, and If you insisted on one an extra charge was usually made for It on the bill, 'T'IPPJNG runs about tho some here as at hometen per cent, or perhaps a little more. Is about tho average rule. An American at a hotel gets a Jolt, for he lenves a tip nt tho tnblc .and sheds tips to the porter and the messenger and tho doorman and so on, nnd then when ho gets (Continued on Pngo Four) Allies Ponder Removal In By Tha Associated Press A spirit of celebration swept through tne allied world nt news of the Japanese offer to surrender. Tho Japnncse offer to accede to tho terms of tho Potsdam sur render ultimatum with tho pro viso that tho emperor remain sovereign posted a knotty prob. lorn for tho allies, whose lend ers long have disagreed over tho treatment to bo necorded Hlro hito after victory, Opinion Divided Opinion wns divided In the United States, but in Britain lt was felt the emperor should be kept in power to prevent chaos in post-war Japan and an up heaval of the nation's religious nnd social structure, while In Chlnn, the people's political council already has recommend RED MANCHURIA DRIVE SLUSHES ON FURIOUSLY Soviets Push Conquest Despite Nearness Of Peace By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW. Aug. 11 (AO Only 530 miles separated the tlpa. of two huge red army columns striking from west and cast across tho heart of Manchuria today. Smashing forward along the axis of the Chinese Eustern rail way which cuts acrnaa the coun try from southeast to northwest, the Kussinns arc threatening to cut off nil the Japanese troops north of that communications artery in tho swiftest conquest ever witnessed In that ancient battleground of cast Asia. No abatement in the furious drive by tanks, cavalry and in fantry marked tiic peace offers from Tokyo. The tip of tho western plnccr, (Continued on Pago Two) NSPECTDR JAILED E A city official was Incarcer ated in the county Jail today In lieu of $2500 cash bnll charged with tho crime of arson. A. W. Downs, city building inspector, is charged with will fully and maliciously setting fire to a dwelling house be longing to D. L. Mosicr on the old Ft. Klamath road on July IB. The complaint was signed by Keith Ambrose, Klamnth Falls fire chief. The complaint was issued by the district attorney's office. Downs waived preliminary hear ing in Justice court this morn ing before Justice J. A. Ma honcy and wns committed to Jail In lieu of ball. Tho penalty for arson In this state is not less than throe or more than 10 years imprison ment in tho state penitentiary, according to tho DA's office. End Of Gas Rationing, Slash Restrictions, Cut In War Seen As America Prepares For V-JDay WASHINGTON. Auc. 11 (IP) The government's war procure ment agencies nave stepped up the cancellation of war con tracts to free materials for re converting Industry to peace time production. War Mobilization Director John W, Snyder announced this today. Tho navy is reviewing the ship construction program and lias scheduled a series of meet ings with contractors to outline a contemplated cut-back of $1,- Hirohito's Festive Mood ed to tho government that Hlro hi to bo listed ns a war criminal,. Moscow's attitude toward maintaining tho emperor's social order could only bo guessed from a broadcast declaring that "unconditional surrender Js un conditional surrender there can bo no piny on words." Joyful Celebration Tho news of tho surrender of fered wns greeted with Joyful celebration in London and In Chungking. While Amcrlcnns remained rclntively calm, waiting for of ficial word of Japanese cnpltuln. tlon, crowds In London's Pic adllfy circus eclobrated an un official V-J Day. Homesick American GIs chant ed "Home Sweot Home." nnd shouted, "this saves us from the Pacific." Telephone 8111 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1945 Atomic Bomb Nagitakl, second citv in Japan to feel tha bluta of tha powerful . atomic bomb, an event which probably is directly roinonslbl for tha Japanese offers of surrender.' is shown above as it looked from tha deck of a United States warship during tha last war. James H. Hunter. 2851 Wiard, who was stationed with the navy aboard the USS Brooklyn stationed at Asiatic porta most of the time during World War 1, submitted the photograph taken while the ship was taking on supplies in the harbor. Hunter has two sons in tha marine corps in this war. both having seen action in the Pacific. Army Investigates Lumber Strike Here By PAUL HAINES Strike clouds still loomed large here today with the pres ent situation virtually unchanged after the atrlko figure had rock eted to 11B7 men idle yesterday in Klamath county.. Lt. CoL Walter Burroughs nnd Capt, Robert L. Bidwcll arrived here late yesterday afternoon to investigate tho struck plants by orders of Undersecretary of Wnr Robert P. Patterson, and Bur roughs stated that the army is firnvcly concerned over strikes n this area, regardless of Japa nese peace offers. Labor Branch cnlei Burroughs is n representative of the nrmy director of pur chases nnd chief of the labor branch of the ninth service com mand, and Bidwcll is industrial relations officer for the San Frnncisco ordnance district. The armys attitude is the only bets you can afford to make arc the ones you can nfford to lose," Burroughs stated. The army has no authority to decide whether or not a struck plant is to be seized as this Dow er is vested in the president of iho united states, declared Bur roughs. 50 Per Cant Take Tho ormy nnd unvv take di rectly more than 50 per cent of tho totHl timber cut in the north west, hp said, and approximate ly 30 per cent of tho total cut 200,000,000, Snyder said and tno army "also will make im mediately a sharp reduction in Its buying program." Snyder emphasized, however. that the impending cutbacks "are not the result of tho Jap anese surrender offer but have grown out of reviews of pro curement programs held over the last few weeks." Civilian Benefit The wnr production board will direct released materials into civilian production as rap idly as possible, Snyder said, nnd the war manpower commis sion has been instructed to get set to handle the reemployment problem that will be occasioned. Government officials estimat ed today that perhaps 5,000,000 munitions workers will lose their jobs within 60 days after Japan surrenders, Two Klamath Men Casualties In rocont releases from the wnr department, two Klamath Falls men were listed as casual tics In tho Pacific theater of operations, , PFC James W. Burns, son of Mrs. Lela Burns of Klamath Falls, was announced killed in tho Pacific by tho army. No other details are known by this office. Wounded In the Pacific reg ions wns PFC Earl V. Henson, husband of Mrs. Lillian H. Hen son of Klamath Falls, Target As It Looked In MA r-S is utilized by war contractors un- being checked now in '.Washing der the war production board ton, D. C., by government offi- controlled materials plan. The balance goes into such channels as the WPB directs, principally essential civilian construction, lie stated. Both officers declined to make a statement concerning seizure ox tno struck plants here, No Information Burroughs said that he had no information on the amount of lumber that will be needed by the army and navy In the event of a Japanese surrender, but mat he did know that box lum ber and some construction lum ber would be required. This is Strikers' Wage Cases Dropped PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 11 (IP) Rulings on all voluntary wage cases involving striking Klamath basin loggers were suspended today by the west coast lumber commission. Whether cases will be re turned eventually to their original place on the docket or dropped to the bottom of the list will be for the com mission to decide, based on the severity of the strike, said Walter A, Durham, wage sta bilization director. In Travel Production This news as peace negotia tions continued was in sharp contrast with another homcfront prospect the end of gasoline rntloning two or three weeks nfter V-J Day nnd eliminntion of trnvel restrictions a few months later. Of the 5,000,000 slntcd for release, it was said that a great number perhaps half would leave the labor market and would not bo classed as Jobless. , Unemployment ' The others would be added to the current unemployment roll to swell the total to around 4,000,000 persons. How long it will take for tho majority of these to be ab sorbed in civilian production Is anybody's guess, the officials said, although they look for openings quickly In peacetime industries. ' The heaviest munitions cut backs were forecast in the air (Continucd on Page Ten) State Guard V-J Plans Announced All stale guard members, regulars and reserves are asked to report to the armory at 8 o'clock on tho morning official ly designated as V-J Day, .ac cording to nn announcement to day by Captain C, L, MacDon ald, head of the ' state guard unit here. This order has come from the adjutant general of the state guard, Gen. Olson. ' .1 Number 10590 World War I i cials, he said. The two officers met with of ficials of the IWA-CIO union last night but the situation is still at a stalemate, according to information received from the government" representatives and union officials. . ..Union Ready- Vernon Chase, president of the Klamath basm district council IWA-CIO, said this morning (continued on fage Two CONTINUE FIGHT By MORRIE LANDSBERG UJAM, Aug.. 11 OP) Amer ica's mienty lleet of uoerforts. warships and carrier planes will continue to hammer Japan un til she is definitely out of the war. Pacific commanders made this clear today after both B-29s and Admiral Halsey's third fleet gave Nippon a one day rest from their explosives and only Gen eral MacArthur's far cast air forces carried on "their missions against Japan." Unless Directed "Unless otherwise specifically directed" naval forces will con tinue to batter the enemy and then will watch for possible Nipponese treachery, Admiral Nlmitz .announced. His head- quarters explained that Halsey's fleet had planned today's respite before Tokyo made a bid for peace. Superforts, too, will continue to blast Japanese industries with atom, demolition and fire bombs until the war department tells them to stop, said Maj. Gen. Cur- tis Le May, chief of staff of the U. s, army strategic air forces. Mora Devastating B-20s which demolished 30 per cent of Nagasaki Thursday with a new and , more devastating type or atom Domo, had can celled scheduled Saturday raids. The Nagasaki atom bomb was so , (Continued on Page Two) EAST COAST ARRIVALS By The Associated Praia Howard H. Harris. Tech. Sgt .1345 Lookout, Klamatl) Falls. Arrives on Mount Vernon, duo at New York August 11, Wlllard G. Mitchell, PFC, 2516 Shasta way, Klamath Falls. Arrives on Mount Vernori, due at New York August 11. , Walter A, Sprague,' SSgt 838 4th, Yreka, Calif. Arrives on Queen Elizabeth, due at New York August 11. ' Ruaaell E. Hutehina, SSgt,. Gen. . Delivery,-, Lakevlew. Arrives on Queen Elizabeth, due at New York August 11. Edward W.- Carte., PFC, Bly. . Arrived on West Brooke Victory, due at Hampton Roads, Va.,. August 7. - Finn E. Svendaon, Sgt.. Chiloquln. Arrived on West Brooke Victory due at 'Hamp ton Roads, Va.,,. August 7., - , Sunday r Monday WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1 (AP) The allies could surrender and have an emperor, too provided the throne takes orders from an a 1 1 Ted military commander and Nippon's people even tually determine their own torm ot government. On behalf of the Big Four Secretary of State Byrnes sent this con-; ditional acceptance of Tokyo's offer to give up. . , v The proposed military commander for Japan, the White House stated, would be an American, not yet designated. The two principal conditions of acceptance: The emperor must subject himself to the orders of a supreme al lied commander. . v That a government in Japan be ultimately established in accord ance with "the freely expressed will of the Japanese people." No Guarantee Of Sun-God Power , This language apparently did not offer, any assurance of a per manent continuation of sun-god throne something on which the Japanese people will themselves have the last say. There is at this time no designated allied supreme commander mentioned in the reply to Tokyo. The allied reply put the next move up to the Tokyo government. The terms acceptable to the Big Four will be transmitted to Switzerland where they will be handed the Japanese minister for relay to his government. Reply Possible Sunday Or Monday Since transmission is handled by wireless, the surrender conditions deemed acceptable in Washington, London, Moscow and Chungking could be officially placed before the Japa nese 'government by nightfall, eastern war time. It was considered doubtful whether a reply and a possible end of the war would be' forthcoming before late Sunday or Monday. - In a reply to Japan through the Swiss government. Secretary of State Byrnes said the United States would accept the surrender proposal,' if the emperor is made subject to the supreme commander's orders. - . This represented the viewpoints of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union' of the Soviet Socialists Republics and China, Byrnes said in his message delivered through the Swiss embassy here at 10:30 a. m.; eastern war time. . . . - '.-Five Conditions Laid Out s " . - Byrnes Jaicf out the following five .conditiQns.-in his message to. the Japanese': - ' """From the moment of the Surrender the authority of the emperor and rhe Japanese gov ernment to rule the state shall be subject to the supreme commander;. of the allied powers . who will take such steps as. he deems proper to effectuate the surrender terms; 'The emperor will be required to authorize and ensure the signature of the government of Japan and the Japanese imperiol general headquarters of the surrender ' terms necessary to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam declarations and shall, issue his commands to all the Jopanese milirory, naval and air authorities and to all the forces- under their control wherever located to cease active operations and to surrender their 'arms and to issue such other orders as the supreme commander may require to give effect to the surrender terms. : Prisoners. Must Be Returned- ': . '. . "Immediately upon the surrender the Japanese government shall transport prisoners of war and civilian internees to places of safety as directed, where they can quickly be placed, aboard allied transports. . -J "The ultimate form of government of Japan shall in accordance with the Potsdam declaration be established by the freely expressed will of the Japanese people. ' "The ormed forces of "the allied powers will remain in Japan until the purposes set forth in the Potsdam declaration are achieved." The allied position was made known after, a 24-hour period of conferences among the four capitals on Japan's offer to surrender if she could. retain her emperor. As the British cabinet stood by in London, President Truman held an early morning dis cussion with Secretary Byrnes. Byrnes then went to the state department and talked with Chairman Connolly (D-Tex.) of the senate foreign relations committee. Congressional Acceptance Debated Connolly told reporter the allied proposal was "acceptable" to him although he said he did not know how it would be received generally in congress.' Congressional opinion has been sharply divided on the; question of keeping an emperor on the throne. The allied offer would permit the Japanese to "save face". by. retaining their emperor as nominal head of the government, as well os spiritual leader. The Japanese had said in a com munication through the Swiss that their surrender offer, was submitted "with the under standing that the said (Potsdam) declaration does not comprise any demand which prejudices the perogatives of his majesty as d sovereign ruler." . The question of retaining an emperor on the throne had been the principal point at issue in Big Four discussions since the Japanese proposal first was received yesterday. ' ' Emperor Would Aid Allied Control Because the emperor is the constitutional head of the Japanese 'government, the allies will be facilitated in dealing Recognition of the fact that the emperor is the head ot. the army and navy ana soieiy responsible under the Japanese constitution for making, peace was seen. in . that section of the allied reply which said he will be "required to authorize and ensure the signature of the government of Japan and the Japanese imperial headquarters of the surrender terms nec essary to carry out the provisions of the Potsdam declaration." fn line with the Potsdam declaration, the four governments specified that the Jopanese people must be permitted ultimately to choose their form of government. Troops May Move In The allied demand for occupation of Japan presaged immediate ' movement of upwards of a million American troops into the Japanese home islands if the surrender terms are ac cepted. - jr. The reference made by the allied powers to the Potsdam ultimatum reaffirmed their pro posals to dismember the Japanese empire. ' :. - -. . ; ' LA Concern Buys Hopka Building The deal was completed this week for the sale ot the Hopka building, near the corner of Eighth and Main streets. W. F.i Hopka, now ot Sacra mento, sold the building which he built in 1025 to Stores Prop erties, Inc., a Los Angeles con cern. Consideration was placed at $87,500. There will be no ' change In the uses of the store space In the building, most of the stores being leased. Lessees of the building now arc J. H. Hooks, Hazel E. Wilson and the Hous ton Beauty shop. The upstairs is occupied by offices. Hopka was accompanied to Klamath Falls by George Pop ert, attorney, also from Sacra mento, - - - - with that country if the terms American Seen , For Jap Command WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (P) White House Press Sec retary Charles G. Ross said today the supreme allied commander mentioned in the counter proposal to the Jap anese government toda'y "will be an American." "Who that American will be I cannot yet say," Ross told reporters. He declined any comment on speculation that lt might be General of the Army Douglas MacAr thur. . The allies in the Pacific have been ooeratlng under a k chain of commands without one over-all chief. There has been speculation that General MacArthur or Admiral Ches ter W. Nlmitz might be ap pointed to such a position. told Japan today she are accepted. . Island Victory Display Kills 6 OKINAWA, Aug. ll fP) At leasi six iiicii weic 30 were injured by falling anti aircraft fragments and bullets In last night's spectacular display of rockets, ackack and flares celebrating Japan's surrender of fer, a survey disclosed today. The half-hour demonstration by forces on Okinawa was quell ed, and only when island com manders ordered the air raid alert sounded, and then warned the men over the radio to cease firing because of danger to lives, WEATHER (August 11) Ma:;." (Aug. 10) ....82; Mln 32 Precipitation last 24 hours ...00 Stream year to date 13.28 Normal....l 2.25; Last year ...10.82 Forecast: Warmer Sunday.
