TWO HERALD AMD NEWS
Saturday Aug. II, 145
RED MANCHURIA
DRIVE SLASHES
QN FURIOUSLY
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which lore ahead for 106 miles
yesterday, approached P u t e 1 a
pass, 4000-foot passage through
the great Klngan range, after
capturing the highly important
railway town and base of Hulin
(Hallar). This force was driving
toward Harbin, In the center of
the country.
Edo Up Mountain
The tip of the eastern pmcer
edged up tne wan mountains in
the region of Muling, between
liirhln and Vladivostok, the
Russian base on the Sea of
Japan. Muling is zoo miles east
of Harbin and 30 miles inside
the Manchurlan frontier.
The wottern Drone actually
had two vanguards with the
southern army moving south of
Hulin and edging up to js.nanr.er
pass.
Mora Countries Join
Mnreover. the Mongolian Peo.
pies republic, soviet Russia's pro
tectorate In outer Mongolia, had
entered the war against japan,
and another operation- loomed
against the Japanese an inva
sion hv famed Mongolian caval
ry units down the historic cara
van, route irom uju n
through inner Mongolia to Peip
ing, former capital of China.
Fanatic resistance by units of
the Kwantung army, elite of the
Japanese ground forces, met the
Russians in a number of sectors,
but nowhere was it able to halt
the red army.
No New Reports
There were no new reports,
meanwhile, either from Tokyo
or Moscow on the extent of the
reported invasions of the south
ern half of Sakhalin island and
Korea. Moscow has not men
tioned these fronts, where the
Japanese radio said penetrations
had been made in force.
Swarms of soviet planes both
from land bases and the Pacific
fleet struck enemy positions in
a combined attack. A Moscow
dispatch said Japanese ports
south of Vladivostok were
bombed heavily, as were Japa
nese vessels on sea routes.
Nimiiz Awaits
Official Notice i
GUAM, Sunday,-Aug. 12 VP)
Admiral Nimitz awaited official
notification from the navy de
partment today that the allies
had conditionally accepted the
Japanese surrender proposal and
said he would take no action un
til those orders were received.
The navy commander was- no
tified of radio reports from the
United States of the allies' de
cision and asked at once if it
was on the radio and would - be
heard by the U. S. third fleet
somewhere off Japan.
' Assured this was the case,
Nimitz then said he would take
no action until word was re
ceived from the navy depart
ment, i. . '-
BASEBALL
AMERICAN
R. H. E.
New York 3 5 1
Cleveland 5 7 0
Dubicl, Holcombe (7) and Rob
inson, Gar bark (7); Gromck and
Hayes.
R H E
Washington 11 14 1
Chicago 2 6 2
Leonard and Fcrrell; Grove,
Papish (1), Castino (6) and Tresh.
NATIONAL
R H K
Cincinnati 2 6 1
Brooklyn 5 10 0
E. Riddle, Modak (6), Lisen-
bee (8) and Lakeman; Weber
and Peacock,
R. H. E.
Chicago 8 11
Boston 0 2
Passeau and Rice: Logan,
Hutchms (9), Hendrlckson (9)
and Masi.
AMERICAN FORCES
E FIGHT
T
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War's End Brings
Little Extra Sugar
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (JP)
Ending of the war with Japan
would give civilians "at best,
only a slight increase in sugar
for some time,"a spokesman for
the agricultural department said
today.
"If the war folds soon, and the
army is reduced rather rapidly
it is conceivably possible . the
sugar allowance for civilians will
be increased a small amount,"
he told reporters.
Department figures show con
sumption of sugar in continental
United States during the first
six months or this year totaled
3,336,012 tons or an Increase
of 132,359 tons over the same
period in 1944.
Lanqell Valley
The Rev. and Mrs, J. Henry
Thomas and daughter, Betty, of
Berkeley, were dinner guests on
Wednesday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray- Marchant
and family. The Thomases left
Thursday morning for their
home after spending a month at
their cottage on the R. E. Thomas
rancn.
Mrs. Frances Dalton and small
daughter spent last week in
Klamath Falls with Mrs. Madge
floiey.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Ferguson.
of Madera, Calif., spent last
week with their daughter, Mrs,
F. W. Brown and family.
Richard Burnett spent last
weekend In Klamath Falls with
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Plnelll.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Leavitt
and family were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dear
born and family on Sunday.
Lt. and Mrs. Ralph Richards
and son were visitors at the
Joe Roads home on Thursday.
They left Friday' morning for
San Francisco.
Mrs. Johnnie Evlatt and Mrs.
Myrtle Evlatt left Friday for
Ashland tobe with their mother
who has been seriously 111, Mrs.
Mildred Novotny went over Mon
day to be with her mother, who
lived here for many years and
moved to Ashland a few years
ago.
Harry Gift, of Eureka, Calif,,
is visiting his aunt and uncle,
the Lloyd Gifts. On Sunday the
Gift family and Doris Leavitt
enjoyed 8 picnic at Moore park.
Edith Gift left that day for
summer camp at Lake o' the
Woods,
v ' Mrs. Mary Leldy spent Mon
day in Klamath Falls with Mrs.
Minnie Schooler.
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that "The union stands ready
and willing to meet and discuss
this question at any time with
any of the company officials
concerned."
A spokesman for the Kester-
son Lumber corporation, one of
i .
ing that in his opinion the Kes
terson strike was illegal and
that he hoped the men would re
turn to work. "The comDany
officials and the negotiating
committee for the IWA-CIO
union met Thursday night at
which time the union demanded
a union shop and refused to ne
gotiate for anything else. The
union gave the company no
warning that It had intentions of
striking the plant the next morn
ing," he. stated.
1787 Idle Now
The strike figure zoomed to
1787 yesterday when the Kes
terson Lumber corporation, Kes
terson box factory, and Ewauna
Box company were struck by
CIO unionists. The strike, aim
ed at a 271 cents an hour wage
increase and .a union shop, al
ready had hit the huge Weyer
haeuser Timber company mill
and its woods operations, and
the Chiloquin Lumber company
and Bly Logging company log
ging camps.
Chase said this momma that
union meetings with other com
panies are scheduled, including
the Pelican Bay Lumber com
pany and the Chiloquin Lumber
company.
Navy Announces
Bonefish Loss .
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11
The navy announced today loss
of the submarine Bonefish and
the destroyer Callighan.
It said there were 85' officers
and men on the submarine and
that casualties on the Callaghan
were three killed, 49 missing and
73 wounded.
A communique said the Bone
fish "was overdue from patrol
and presumed-lost.".
It said the Callaghan was lost
in the Okinawa area as the re
sult of enemy action, but gave
no details. .
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explosive it mRdo the first atom
bomb obsolete suid Brig. Gen.
Thomas F. Farrcll, atomic chief
of the paciuc,
In what may prove to have
been the last naval strike of this
war. Admiral Hnlsoy's carrier
pilots of task force 38 destroyed
or damaged at least oza Japa'
nese Dlancs in successive day'
long sweeps over northern Hon
shu Thursday and triday, rais
ing tneir juiy-Augusi ton to
more than 1800.
Hit Nllgata
They stabbed 110 miles across
Honshu to hit the port of Niigata
on the Sea of Japan, and slash
ed along a 400-mile arc from
Yokohama In Tokyo bay to the
northern tip of the mam home
island.
A total of seven cargo vessels
were damaged off Niigata and
off Ominato and Aomori, both
on Honshu's northern Up; and a
destroyer-export of the new Kal
bokan class was hit at Yoko
hama. The navy emphasized that "a
state of war still exists with
Japan," implying no let-down in
pressure by the third fleet which
presumably remains in Japanese
waters ready to turn its guns and
planes once
enemy.
more against the
Axe Fight Nets
Injuries For 2
Two necrocs became involved
in an altercation over domestic
difficulties Friday at 3 p. m. at
Bly, with the result that one is
in the Hillside hospital here with
two severely cut fingers.
John Moore, 46, allegedly as
saulted Tnomas Taylor, 42, his
next-door neighbor, with a double-bitted
axe. Moore swung the
axe at Taylor and Taylor threw
up his hand and caucht the
blade, severely gashing two fin
gers on his left hand.
Taylor was also struck on the
forearm and over, the head with
tne handle of the axe, state po
nce saia. no arrest nas yet been
made due to the fact that nn
complaint has been filed, de
clared state police today.
Mac Arthur's Men
Keep Up The Fight
MANILA, Aug. 11 (JP) Gen
eral MacArthur, assigned the
role of leading the U. S. army
against Japan,- told cheering
service men and women today
he hoped "this Is the end of the
war" but his headquarters
promptly announced the war
goes on and the Far East air
forces keep right on flylne.
Headquarters soberly empha
sized scneauiea missions are Be
ing carried out by FEAF, which
recently began pounding south
ern Japan from bases on Okina
wa. . . "
"I hope from the bottom of
my heart that this is the end of
the war," the five-star general
said from the balcony of his of
fice to soldiers and Wacs who
had been celebrating in the
streets the news Japan has-of:
fered to surrender.
Saturday Only
The Original "EAST SIDE KIDS'
-and-
Death Penalty
Asked For Petain
PARIS, Aug. 11 (P Prosecu
tor Andre Momet asked the
death penalty for Marshal Pe
tain after a five-hour courtroom
speech today summing up 17
days of testimony at Petaln's
treason trial,'
The prosecutor anued that
the former Vichy chief of state
schemed to take over the French
government, even before France
fell, and considered Gen. De
Gaulle a criminal because he re
fused to make peace with the
Germans.
"Petain, like Pierre Laval,
hoped for German victory,'1
Mornet said.
The 89-year-old Petain, who
sat dozing In his chair, was pic
tured by Mornet as a monarchist
who withheld his help from the
French republic when it needed
it during the early days of the
war and then headed a peace
clique in Premier Paul Rey
naud's cabinet which favored a
"Germanised Europe."
Soldier And Children
Suffocated In Fire
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 11 m
Suffocation by smoke from a
fire which partly destroyed their
house brought death today to a
soldier and his three small chil
dren.
The dead: Carl J. Graham.
about 34; Howard, 9 months;
Harvey, 2 years; Nancy, 3 years.
Firemen said none was burned,
although fire swept around
them. Artificial respiration was
unsuccessful.
$75,000 Needed
To Reseed Burn
FOREST GROVE, Ore., Aug.
11 (JP) Efforts are underway to
raise S 73,000 to reseed the Tilla
mook burn and save soil from
erosion.
- Sen. Paul Patterson, Washing
ton county, said today that for
est and. government officials
will start raising funds Immedi
ately. They have decided to re
seed 13 sections, if possible be
fore October 1,
Congress Slated
For Early Return
WASHINGTON. Anv 1 1 in
Senate Majority Leader Uarklcy
of Kentucky announced today
congress "will likely" bo recon
vened September 4 to consider
five major subjects if the war
ends soon,
Uarkley made the announce
ment after conferring with Pres
ident Truman for an hnnr ami n
half at the White House.
Ho said lt was the president's
desire that congress act on un
employment compensation, sur
plus nrouortv disDosnl. the full
employment bill, the continuance
or abolition of certain war agen
cies) and the proposed govern
ment reorganization which was
one of Mr. Truman's early rec
ommendations as chief execu
tive.
Hitchhike Theft
Probed By Police
WmmmtNW T0NIGHTi
GUN SMOKE
Will
Rirminl
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Ore., Aug, 1 1
PORTLAND,
(P) Police in Oregon, Idaho
and Montana were alerted to
day to find a young couple,
Mr, and Mrs. Norris Yalcs, who
left Sunday to httchhike to
Chicago.
Alarm was spread when a
man picked up for theft In
Lewlstown, Mont., had In his
possession S150 In war bonds
belonging to Mrs. Yates. The
20-year-old girl had taken a
supply of postcards and prom
ised to write home frequently.
said her mother, Mrs, Elizabeth
M. Haugen, Portland. She had
not heard from her daughter.
Jap Surrender Will
Double UNRRA's Job
LONDON. Aug. 11 (fP) The
approaching end of the war with
Japan has "suddenly doubled"
tne task of the UNKKA, Director
General Herbert H. Lehman said
today. He estimated more than
(2,000,000,000 would be needed
to carry on the organization's
relief work.
Lehman said the sum will
barely suffice to tide the organi
zation over until "the minimum
restoration has been achieved."
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