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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.