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. rui 1 lb I ' l ' I II I fill miira Dasta By FRANK JENKINS AS thi'su words mo written, tliu atomic bomb alory has unt broken in Lundon. The ilonao cloud of smoke nnd dual luian't yut risen from tliu Jap teal city, Tho lt'1-Ku ultlinutiiiu to QUIT Oil KLSE has Jimt been uuiivorcci Us Importance Ih Indicated I) tliu wuy the papers hero pluy 1 'I'ltiifn i.e.. ilfiatl.iii l,,ul llniiit I'litfll- acroaa tliu front pagca (all of inruv-quaricra oi an men iiikii; with black aub-heada. Tim com- iilttlit Mltiru 1m twllili,! 111 rnlirlllhln largo typo, which fllltl II lot of space. '!'!. 1 1 I 1 t u -.. .,.. given to bit) headline, and Just now the acnlo paper acarclly which makea whatever scarcities wo THINK wc nru auffci'lng from In tho Stntea look like riotous auiiiKiancc ionium any wamo whatever, Hut thlit In nn ex ception. The publisher have obviously mild: "Thin la NKWSI What thu hock! Lct'i ahoot the worka." REACTIONS iiro mixed, exact ly nn tliey would bo In Amer- leu, Ono hears over and over the comment: "Well. If audi a thing hai to bo tried out there'll no i a co like Julian to try It. The Hrltlsh think no moro of the Jni than wo do. People no on Into abstract lcciiliitlon. Will till mako war ao horrible Unit no ono no Napoleon, no Hitler, no Jap warlord will over again bo able to touch off the fine that acta off the powder keg of war? Or will It mean that, using thin new and terrible force, wo'll go on and DESTROY tho world? Will we have acnao cnouiih to quit, or will wo bo llko tho Jap and Just go on and dlo In tho last hole? What will It do to petroleum, tho struggle for which la aeltnt- liiK tho 'chancelleries of all the forcliin offlcea? Won't It be grand when, with Utile capaulc of thla stuff In your veal Docket you can pack your clothea. climb in your car and atari ofi for aa far ns tho roada lead? And what will It do to COAL? And so on. fllE Gl'f rcactlona arc fur leas " complex, no auya simply and with feeling in hia voice "Now muybo wo can got homel" THE reference fo cool l algnlfl cant over on till alda of tho water. Whatever tho Turk may have been in the paat, he la now by comparison In the pink and full of pep. COAL la today the (Sick Man of Europe. Every where tho ncod for It la para mount; evcrywhoro Ita produc tion Is down menacingly down. Everywhere In Europe tho out look for tho future hlngca on thla oticst Ion: What about coal? It l.i getting on Into August, and In northern Europo the weather will noon begin to get chilly. (Except occasionally, on American could' use a little heat nearly every morning, even now.) The chilliness of full will bo followed by the damp, bone penetrating cold of winter, where la the coal to come from (Continued on Page Four) Weekend Rains Bring Blazes Under Control PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 27 tfi') Forest fires In the north-1 west smouldered today after a two-Inch rainfall over the week end brought most of them under control, Oregon's big Tillamook blaze was quiet on nil sectors except a few spots nenr the northern most fork of the Trask river near Foss. Fighters reported flames had slowed. National foresters nt Bend Hn I (I tho fire In the Deschutes national forest have been chucked on Its eastern edge unci heavy timber stands nenr tho Skyline country were snfo. Tho llghtnlng-sot blaze hnd covered about (11)00 ncrsj hi the high Cas cades between Mt. Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack. , Oregon Forester Nols S. Rogers linld (100 men still arc battling the Wilson river fire, but bound aries havo remained tho snmo for several days. Allied Prisoners In Jap Camps To Be Evacuated MANILA, Aug. 27 (P) Allied headquarters announced tonight that rapid evacuation of thou sands of American and allied prisoners of war will begin "al most simultaneously" with the entry of General MncArthur's Dccupution forccB into Japan, Messages Received The American Red Cross re ported tonight that 6000 mes-' luges irom relatives in tho unit ed States wero rccolvcd today by special transport, addressed to prisoners of war soon to bo released and brought to tho Man ila nrca. Most of tho communications Include pictures of wives, moth ti's and children, nnd will bo dis tributed promptly. They will PRICE FIVE CENTS MILITARY DRAFT CONTINUANCE President Cautions Against Early Let-Down WASHINGTON, Aug, 27 OP) President Truman urged con gross today to continue. Induc tion into tho armed forces of men from 18 to 25 years, caution ing that tho Far East situation still Involves "many elements of danger." Cautions Congrats At the same time ho caution od congress ugalnst premature attempts to declare tho war emergency at un enu, assorting "Tragic conditions would re sult If wc wero to allow the po rlod of military service to expire by operation of law while a sub stantial portion of our forces havo not yet been returned from ovorscas, I am confident that tho congress will take no action which would place tho armed forces in such a position. Cltas Cut Asserting ho could not recom mend abandonment of the solec tlvo service inductions, tho pres ident declared: "The situation In tho Pacific continues to have many ele ments of danger, and war-torn and disorganized Europo is fac ing a difficult winter season with scarcities of food, fuel and cloth Ing. "Our occupation forces In thoso areas must be held at sufo levels, determined largely by General MacArthur and General Eisenhower who are on the ground and familiar with the situation. Wo cannot aton the certain In-flow of replacements into tho armed forces, without necessitating prolonged service of vctcron soldiers. Coiling Raisa The president asked lcglsla Hon raising the existing ceiling of 280,000 on the number of reg ular army enlistments which can bo accepted and the elimination of any other legal Impediments to the maximum procurement of volunteers. CHUNGKING. Aug. 27 (P The two great Jupnnese-hcld metropolitan centers of Nanking and Canton were reported in Chinese hands today as Chinese government and military offi cials prepared to complete Ja pan's formal surrender in China. A Chinese army correspondent said ciilncsc troops first entered -Nanking, former seat of Uencr alissimo Chiang Kai-shek's gov- eminent and planned site of the surrender signing, on Saturday and found most buildings there in goon condition. Puppets Ouitcd This writer said there was some disorder nt first but occu pation troops soon returned the situation to normal. All puppet organizations wese dissolved, he reported, and two pro-nationalist newspapers started publication. Meanwhile, tho 158 Chinese officials who had been waiting here for the liberation of Nan king to start surrender proceed ings were said to havo left by plane for Nanking. Formal sur render ceremonies are scheduled to tako plnco in the pre-war Chi nese capital on September 3. bo tho first direct word from homo in months to tho prisoners. Headquarters' announcement said many of tho prisoners in China and Manchurin also would bo sent through Mnnlln In addition to thoso from Japan and Korcn, It was explained, howovcr. that they would be processed first by the allied recovered per sonnel units under tho command of Lt, Don. Albert C. Wcdemey er, commnndcr of United States forces In China, Tho sttitemonl, ntrlbulod to tho recovered personnel division of tho general headquarters of tho adjutant general's office, snld many prisoners are veterans of Bntaan nnd Wake. Shipment tn Manila would bo cither by nlr or wnlor. TRUMAN URGES Japs In what is ballered to be the first formal surrender of the Japanese, Capt. Masanori Shiga signs unconditional surrender document aboard the USS Levy anchored in Mili lagoon August 22. Tbe Marshalls Islands atoll was the first garrison and base ever to be surrendered unconditionally In Jap history. Left to right, starting with Shiga (signing, second from left): Lt. E. R. Harris, New York City, psychological warfare officer! Lt. Col. C. V. Burnett, USMC, Detroit, and Capt. H. B. Grow. Greenville. Mich., who accepted the surrender of Mili on behalf of the commander of the Pacific ocean areas. (AP wirephoto from U. S. navy via radio from Guam). FORESTERS FIGHT . WEEKEND BLAZES Foresters bottled two forest fires In this area over the week end, but both were under con trol Monday. A blaze which started near a logging railroad 10 miles south of Canby, Calif., Friday afternoon- and which had sproad to nearly 1000. acres by that night was being patrolled today niter shifts of 350 men had fought the blaze. High winds quickly spread the fire which was in a timbered area,- most of it cut over. Crews included SO soldiers from Camp Tulclakc, the Ralph Smith Lum ber company of Canby, the Goose Lako Lumber company at Alturas, the Lovcncss Logging company, 90 men from the Klamath forest and 45 from the Modoc forest. Forest officers from Sierra, Sequoia,, Klamath, Trinity and Lassen counties were colled in. There havo been about eight or ten other fires .in logging operations during the last three weeks in the Modoc forest. A fire in a dense stand of lodge polo pine near Lcnz, on the Klamath Indian reservation, covered about 100 acres before being brought under control to day by forest crews. The blaze started near the Southern Pa cific railroad about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Indian reservation crews were called Monday afternoon to n small mahogany brush fire near Sand creek, but it was not be lieved serious. Work Stopped On Local Water Main Construction was ordered stop ped last weekend on a 12-Inch water main extension 'Out Wash burn way to the Klamath naval air station. Tho navy notified California Oregon Power company, tho con tractor, that the job was can celled, presumably duo to the end of the war. P, S. Lord. sub. contractor) had put in about a mllo at the time tho whole job came to n standstill. Whnt will bo done further is undetermined. Tho line was ordered oar- tleulnrly to provide additional fire protection for the navy's big Investment nt tha air station, which receives water from tho city system through other sources. Lakeview Mill Razed By Fire LAKEVIEW. Aug, 27 A weekend fire destroyed the American Box company's mill hero, doing damage of mnny thousands of dollars and tem porarily, at least, removing a major unit from lumber Dro- duction in this community. Tho mill, formerly tho Under- wopd plnnt, caught flro Friday night under the grecnchnln. The blaze spread with cxploslvo speed, nnd tho mill was an en tire loss, Tho box factory, moulding plant, and lumber In tho yards, wero saved. , It wns tho largest mill in Lnkevlew. Whether It will be re built has not been announced. Telephone fc, KLAMA7 Ar1 M OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 185 In Fi : (render At Mili Atoll .-v m i ,.b i-iwiiiiM.i Li iiumiiinMM! iipwii 4-H Queens Minia King And Gaily a Eichendorf Win The Herald And News Awards By JOY BIGGS Minta King was named "queen" of victory gardens at the 4-H show Saturday, and was offered a job in the greenhouses at Oregon State college by A. G. B. Bouquet, professor at OSC, When and .if she attends college. Gailya Eichendorf was select ed as canning queen." Each' gfrl was presented with a $25 vic tory ' bond, Herald and - News award, by Malcoln Eplcy, man aging editor for the newspaper, who invited the girls to be guests of the paper at the Ki- Heart Ailment Proves Fatal To Franz Werfel BEVERLY HILLS. Calif., Aug. 27 !) Franz Werfel, refugee author of some 35 books includ ing "The Song of Bernadette," moving novel that became an academy award motion picture, died at home last night of a heart ailment. He was 54. His wife Alma, Composer Gus tav Mahler's widow, with whom the poet-novelist-playwright-cs-sayist fled to this country before the nazi terror in 1940, found Werfel slumped to the floor in front of his desk. 30-Year Peace Forecast As Russia-China Sign Treaty CHUNGKING, Aug. 27 (P) Russia and China were bound to day in a 30-year friendship treaty which is designed to block for that period any possible Japa nese aggression in Asia and which apparently paves tho way for a peaceful settlement of Chungking-Chinese communist differences. The agreement was signed for mally in Moscow on August 14 after negotintions conducted by Chinese Prime Minister T. V. Soong nnd Soviet Foreign Af fairs Commissnr V. M. Molotov. Premier Stalin witnessed the signing. Tiie treaty ends a long under- EAST COAST ARRIVALS By Tl.e Associated Press Robert H. Trelease. 2nd Lt., Klamath Fnlls.' Arrives on Cranston Victory, duo ut New York August 27. Curtis R. Schoenthaler, PFC, 722 Donnld, Klamath Falls, nrrives on Cranston Victory, due nt New York August 27. M. D. Frlstoe, T5, Klam ath Falls. Arrives on SS Coalsdnle Victory, duo at New York August 28. Ernest G. Harrington, T5, Klamath Falls. Arrives on Coalsdnle Victory, due at New York August 28. Gale E. Hicks, 1st Sgt., Al turas. Arrived on West Point, due nt Newport News August 24. Franclsa T. Hampton, Sgt.. Yrekn. -Arrived on West Point, due at Newport News August 24.. ,7 hi- J i wanis club farmers dinner which will be held in November. Bouquet Speaks Prof. Bouquet spoke to the group of 4-H club members and their guests on various phases of gardening, and Mrs. Buelah Hol land, acting 4-H club agent', pre sented, ribbons for premiums in me various aisiuiis ui diucu ing and canning. Garden Queen ' Fourteen-year-old golden haired Minta, garden queen for 1945, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King, route 1, box 557, and is a student of Henley school. This is her second- year of activity in 4-H club work, and the second garden she has grown. . She received, ribbons in four other divisions for her vegetables. Canning Queen . ' Pretty blond Gailya, 14, Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eichendorf, 2512 Reclama tion. She was named canning queen on her exhibits of canned peaches, pears and cherries. She also won a scholarship award entitling her to one week at summer school next year, as scoring first place in one of the canning divisions. This is her second year as a member of 4-H, and the first year she did any canning. Rose Sayers. 12, and Joan El- - (Continued on Page Two) current political strain between the two great Asiatic powers brought about by the activities of Chinese communist elements who frequently have been at odds with the central govern ment in Chungking. The agreement provides for Its own renewal automatically for "an unlimited period," un less within one year before the expiration date ono of the signa tories notifies the other that it desires to end the pact. Treaty Provisions The principal points of the treaty: i 1. Russia to give military sup plies nnd moral support to Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's government. 2. Russia to withdraw from Japan's stolen empire of Man churin within throe months of the Japanese surrender. 3. Russia to keep hands off China's internal affairs. 4. The establishment of Dar len In Manchuria as a free port open to all nations but adminis tered by China. 5. The Manchurian city of Port Arthur to be used jointly as a port and naval base by Russia nnd China, 6. Russin and Chlnn to oper nte jointly the Chinese eastern and southern Manchuria rail roads. 7. China to recognize the inde pendence of outer Mongolia if the people there indicate by a plebiscite they want independ ence, . 8. Russia to respect outer MongollH's political independ ence nnd tcrrltofinl integrity. 9. Russia to avoid interfer ence In Internal affairs of Sinkl ang province, between Mongolia and Tibet, which embraces Chi nese. Turkestan. BBBV aaBBBaaSBBBHV- T Auauit Max. (Aug. 26) 72 Min 52 Precipitation last 24 hours 00 Straam yaar to data 13.28 Normal 12.37 Lat year 10.62 Foracaat; Clear Tuesday. lilNESIEPEfiS CLEAR CHANNEL T Yank Occupation To Extend - Into Continent By Associated Press American minesweepers be gan clearing a path to Tokyo Today while other umta of 111 allied warships spearheading oc cupation forces dropped anchor within 25 miles of the shatter ed and contused Nipponese cap ital. General MacArthur, precar- ing to move toward Japan, dis closed that American occupa tion would be extended to the Asiatic continent and named Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberg er's eighth army, veterans of the Philippines, as among oc cupation forces in the Tokyo area. Occupation Plans The 24th corns, victors in the Philippines and on Okinawa, will take over southern Korea. Other tenth army units will oc cupy the Ryukyu islands im mediately south of Japan. In the ever-extending occu pations already underway, China-based U. S. air forces were reported landing in the Shanghai area; Chinese took over more mainland strong holds; soviet troops moved into three more Kurile islands im mediately north of Nippon. British Governors Liberating forces brought the British governors of bingapore, Hong Kong and North. Borneo into Free, Cbinai', .. ; .. Leading the entire occupation parade, Admiral Halsey brought powerful units of his third fleet and attached British units into Sagami bay today, 24 hours ahead of MacArthur s schedule. Advance Guard Battleships and other major units of his advance guard calmly anchored at the head of the bay while minesweepers started clearing out an estimat (Continued on Page Two) Man Suffers Brain Concussion When Struck By Auto Thomas Duke, 34, Duke apart ments. E. Main and AnDlcgate, is in Klamath Valley hospital today with a brain concussion as the result of an accident at 3 a. m. Sunday. Duke was riding a bicycle on Main in front of the Metropolitan hotel when he was struck by a car driven by Harold M. Harris, 3618 Cannon, according to city police. Duke was taken to the hospital by ponce where his con dition was reported good today. Harris was arrested and posted $100 bail on a reckless driving charge. Officers are investigat ing the case further. Klamath Indian Nabbed For Theft Virgil Jackson, 19, Klamath Indian, was arrested aunuay afternoon on the Klamath In dian reservation at the Lee Hix- son ranch near Beatty by state police and special officers from the Indian service for the theft of four saddles, harnesses, and several collars. He is lodged in the Klamath county jail. Jackson is also an army deserter, state police said as he went AWOL from an army camp last January. He is being held for either federal or army authorities. Most of the stolen property has been recovered and is in the possession of Willis Pankey, special officer of the Indian serv lee. Jackson is to lead law en forcement officers today to where the remainder of the stolen property is cached. Residents Feel Bay Area Quake BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 27 (P) An earthquake, described by the University of California seismologist as "sharp but not large," awakened many resi dents of the bny nrca nt 2:13.19 a, m. PWT., today. Prof. Perry Byerly estimated the quake centered 40 miles In a southeasterly direction from Berkeley. It lasted nine min utes on the seismograph record and was barely perceptible at the end. IfilU DKYO 27. Dux Number 10603 Queen And Court EVA MARIE WEAKER KOLA MA HARVET 11 -v- J. BETTY PARDUE Wearer of the queen's crown at the Lakeview Round-Up scheduled for September 1, 2, and 3, will be Eva Marie Meaker who was chosen queen over five other candidates. Assisting her will be Princess Nola May Har vey and Princess Betty Pardue. The contest closed August 25 when final votes were counted at the last of the Saturday night dances. Ickes Declares 40-Hour Week WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (IP) Secretary Ickes today ordered a return to the 40-hour work week for the interior department's 44, 453 employes. The department recently has been on a 44-hour basis and dur ing most of the . war worked a 48-hour week. f l W10 7 1 "if ''. I e'r ; '.! Tokyo Tames 'The Tiger"; Yamashita Sues For Peace MANILA, Aug. 27 (IP) Gen eral Tomoyuki Yamashita, "The Tiger," commander of Japanese forces In the Philippines, opened surrender negotiations with the U. S. army today from his moun tain hideout in northern Luzon. In a letter delivered to an army outpost near Kiangnn, Yamashita said he had received Instructions from Tokyo to surrender and that he had ordered his surviving troops to stop fighting. The tamed tiger said he be lieved negotiations could be en tered into immediately, although he was still awaiting further in structions from Tokyo. The letter wns addressed to Maj. Gen W. H. Gill, commander of the 32nd division. It was brought In by a Japanese patrol contacting American lines through directions conveyed by MMDS INFLICT HEAVY DAMAGE TOLL - , Devastated Villages' Left As Storm Moves Inland HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 27 (If) A radio patrol car at Port Lava ca in the Matagorda bay area lashed by a tremendous gulf hurricane, reported to the pa trol's Houston office at 3 p, m. (EWT) today that every house in town was demolished or dam aged. Mounting Toll Reports from other cities and villages in the same area told of a mounting toll of damage as the slowly moving storm scoured its way northeastward along the curving Texas coast, hurling winds as high as 135 miles an hour. Col. Homer Garrison, director of the state department of pub lie safety, said he had made preparations' to. rush men into the devastated areas as soon as possible to police against loot ing and vandalism. Worse Than '42 The patrolman at Port Lava ca quoted the sheriff there as authority for his statement. He quoted the sheriff as saying the storm was worse than a hurri cane which blasted the same area in 1942. , Other state highway patrol re ports told of water three feet deep in the streets of Port La vaca shortly before 2 p. m. : ' In the path of the : storm's present course was the heavily populated Houston industrial sector. The weather bureau's latest advisory placed the storm cen ter 20 miles south of Palacious, which is on Matagorda bay across from Port O'Connor. The only two deaths -directly attributable to the storm thus (Continued on Page Two) REDS SIM JIP LONDON, Aug. 27 (IP) The red flag of soviet Russia waved over three more islands in the Kuriles west of the Aleutians today as Generalissimo Stalin's forces speeded their occupation of Japanese territory and the disarming of enemy troops. The latest Russian strides were announced last night in Mos cow's 18th communique of the Pacific war, which also disclosed that soviet forces, expanding their hold on the southern half of Sakhalin island, had occupied the port of Rutaka. 400,000 Prisoners The bulletin disclosed that ap proximately 25,000 more Jap anese troops including six gen erals had been rounded up, bringing to 40,000 the total taken prisoners in the past eight years. The Kurile islands occupied by (Continued on Page Two) Strikers Vote To Stay Off Job Reports of a back-to-work movement to the contrary, the CIO International Woodworkers . union at a meeting yesterday voted to stay on strike "until the issues are settled." A representative of The Her ald and News was denied admis sion to the Sunday meeting, and after the meeting was handed a statement by the union press committee which read: "At a meeting that packed the union hall, the membership of local 6-12 IWA voted over whelmingly to continue the strike until the issues were set tled." . The committee said there was no secret written ballot on the question. It had been previous ly reported that an attempt would be made at the meeting to obtain a vote in this manner. Hill In a letter sent through tha mountain lines. The Nipponese patrol carried a radio for further communica tions. Finale , The fantastic finale to the long quest for the conqueror of Ma laya and Corregidor resulted di rectly from Yamashita' action in releasing an American fighter Bilot unharmed. He was Capt 'an Shaw of Potcau, Okla whe returned with a letter from Jap anese mountain headquilrtcri praising him for refusal to di close Information during H dayi he was held captive. Shaw pointed out tho exacl location of Yamashita's head quarters, and planes were scnl over giving specific lnstructioni tn the enemy general on how t4 surrender. V 1
