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Qliestions = Stress Laval's Influence on Marshal. By HERBERT G. KING

United Press “taff Correspondent PARIS, July 27.—Former Premier Leon Blum charged today that Marshal Henri Philippe Petain destroyed France's republican institutions by force and substituted a “despotic power the like of which never was seen in the Orient.” “That was treason,” Blum, leader of the pre-war popular front, shouted at the peak of his denunciation of Petain. Occasionally Blum sobbed so heavily that it was hard for him to spedk. Blum testified for almost an hour. Petain, listless and drooping after a fitful night, listened impassively, one leg crossed over the other, his face as bleak as a mask. Blum worked laboriously through a narrative of the scheming and turmoil of the government's flight from Paris in 1940 and eventual establishment at Vichy, Not for ‘France's Good’ Coming to the issue of Petain’s alleged treason, Blum said he was no criminologist and was unable to define the word. But he said Petain received a mandate only to re-

vise France's republican intitutions. |”

Instead he destroyed them and replaced them with “despotic power,” Blum said, “and that was treason.” “In allowing himself to be dashed to the.ground in despair and letting his country fall in a like manner—no, he cannot say he was doing that for France's good or honor,” Blum declared. Under cross examination Blum said he always insisted that the Vichy government ‘was constituted illegally, as was the Riom supreme court, which heard the incompleted trial aimed ot fixing war guilt in France. Fernand Payden, chief defense counsel, plied Blum with questions, asked all the witnesses so far, as to Pierre Laval's infliience on Petain. Blames Laval “Laval was a master of the double cross,”. Blum said bluntly. “It is hard to fix the responsibility for the conduct of the Vichy government between Laval and the marshal. Whether he influenced Petain is a thing I cannot answer definitely.” Payen’s insistence on this point indicated that the defense planned to make Laval's influence on Petain one of the main points in favor of the old marshal, setting up Laval as the one on whom the actual guilt reposed, Tracing the government's flight to Bordeaux, Blum said that there “right from the start it was the army ‘leaders who kept repeating that the situation’ twas hopeless and nothing could be done. It appeared that all of a sudden the will to

_ resist had disappeared in France.”

Racked by sobs, Blum said he went to Toulouse, read the news of the armistice, left for ClermontFerrand and then reached Vichy July 9. ‘Innocent Blue Eyes’

“There was fear in the air—fear of Jacques Doriot's men, fear of the Germans,” he said. “It was a real nightmare.” Blum said there was “something in Petain’s policy which made the French people deaf.” { Questioned about ‘the constitutional changes at Vichy, Blum said: “At Vichy during this ‘operation’ we had before us only Laval, who.hid behind Petain's skirts. 1 do not understand the marshal There is something about this into which I cannot penetrate. Is it pride? ambition? I cannot say definitely. I do not understand him, “What helps the marshal are his innocent blue eyes, the prestige and glory surrounding his name. All that has allowed him to conduct France to shame. That is the very essence of this trial.” Blum, 73, was erect and alert, but appeared .to have aged unduly during his captivity during Nazi occupation, The linking of Peétain’s name with the Cagoulards, the “hooded ones,” was done by indirection. Blum said only that the marshal was alleged |p to have a connection with them, but that he himself could add little to the reports. ‘Duty in War’ Blum quoted another former premier, Edouard Daladier, as having sadd: “If there.is a man in whom the country can believe, and trust to keep us on the path of duty in Blum, occasionally fingering his untidy white mustache, testified in such a low voice that the jurors shouted “louder, please,” to which he retorted with some heat: “1 will talk louder and louder as we go on.” He recalled how he left Paris on June 9, 1940, after learning “with stupefaction” that the government had fled to Tours as the Germans wheeled across France.

Paris Deserted

“I lived in the illusion that Paris would be defended, and I'.wanted to stay in Paris during the fight,” he said. “However, I finally was persuaded that I ought to leave, I went to Montlucon; but a couple of days later I returned to Paris and found it already deserted.” Charles Roux, undersecretary of foreign affairs in the Reynaud gov=| ernment in 1940, followed Blum as the eighth state witness. Roux retraced the now familiar up to the collapse of , and ‘said the first mention "an armistice was made after

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By JACK ROWLES United Press Staff Correspondent WEST' POINT, N. Y., July 27 —Combat heroes of world war 11, stripped of ribbons and rank-= but hell-bent on army careers— saluted cadets today. - Their “battles” are now. being fought on the banks of the Hudson river,’ The heroes flung themselves

the art of attack. They had to forget that in the Vosges mountains of France and the Po valley above Rome they had crossed barbed wire under a hail of bullets. oT THEY crouched on West Point's green athletic field and lunged with bayonets at the “enemy.” These were men who on Guadalcanal and German soil had stabbed the Jap and the Hin in duels to death. They slogged in New York muck and listened to lectures on booby trap. They were West Point plebes— the lowest bracket in the United States military academy. ” »

“braced” their posture. They were bawled out in blistering words for the slightest military imperfection. Of West Point's 896 plebes, 391 were members of army ground and service forces. Eighty-nine are army air forces veterans. Seventy-one saw action in the navy. Nine were fighting marines. And 109 learned the manual of arms in the reserve officers training corps. ” » ” BURIED in the ridden ranks of the plebes were 77 men who had fought with combat units. And there were 34 more who had been overseas with service units. There were 19 men who six months ago were saluted by every soldier from private to sergeant. Today they were wearing dirt stained fatigue suits and saying “Yes, sir” to the academy’s second and third year men. The men who gave orders—and the men who took them—were all learning to be officers. » » #® IN THE “infant” ranks were: A holder of the distinguished servioe. cross. Five silver star winners. Eight men with the bronze star. Twelve with purple heart awards. One with the distinguished flying cross. Three with the air medal. Four with the presidential unit citations. Two with the Philippines liberation medal. s » s THEY came to this citadel on the Hudson because they were smart enough and popular enough to rate an appointment from their

over jagged barbed wire to learn ;

» THEY stood unflinching while | men who were plebes last year |

"As the first West Point “plebe”

division commanders—on a scale of one appointee from each division. They surrendered yesterday's glory, because they cherished a permanent role in the army of tomorrow. On‘ the athletic field, a leatherlunged captain® bellowed through a public address system -at 40 iebes crouching with bayonetpped rifles. “Get mad out there,” the captain shouted. aoa IN THE fourth line of plebes, was William Bush Jr; of Tampa, Fla. ‘Bush was ordered forward to tell his story to reporters who visited the academy: Bush gave up a first lieutenant’s hars he'd won for courage in action to come to West Point. He had parachuted into Nijmegen, Holland, with the 82d airborne division and survived the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. Twice before he had served as alternate appointee to the academy. Each time the principal had passed examinations ad left him behind. Now, a veteran of vloody action, he was on his way to a regular army commission, #” ” ” MEN of Bush's stripe are thick in this year’s ranks of West Point * “babies.” They include:

Homer 8S. Long Jr., 20, of Galla-

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Plans 'Figh

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‘revealed, Chairmah Tom -Connally (D; Tex.), of the senate. foreign: relations committee, and other prominent senators warned that the alternative to the Potsdam sur-

they termed Anglo-American appeasement of Franco Spain. | If the British break relations with Franco's gofernment, it will be up ‘to “the administration of President Truman to determine whether to stand alone among the major powers in recognizing the Madrid Fascists. Obstacles to Change Observers thought” Clement Att lee’s - substitution for Churchill in the current—and any future—Big Three conference would ease a

found the United States in the middle when the personalities or interests of Winston Churchill and Josef V, Stalin clashed. But there are some obstacles to

“la clear break away from the Con-

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of its members overseas veterans started training, Cadet John L. Carr, Jersey City, hurdles barbed wire entanglements,

tin, Mo, decorated veteran of action in the bitter siege of Bitche, France. Philip R. Hampe, 22, of Mount Lebanon, Pa., who abandoned his staff sergeant's stripes and silver star won in the Rome-Arno campaign with the 34th infantry division. He had captured 20 armed Germans, The cadet in charge of yester= day's training maneuvers was a man who had seen the worst of World War II, and survived the humility .of plebe life. He was Cadet Capt. John E. Stannard, first classman, of Williston, Md. — formerly a staff sergeant with the | American division.

4 5 9 . STANDARD was with the 1st army troops to reinforce marines on Guadalcanal in October, 1942. He earned a silver star and purple heart in 28 days of desperate fighting. His buddies . unanimously chose him as their candidate for the division’s appointment to the academy. And when Stannard was wounded on his 28th day of action, his buddies protested in a body because it appeared that hospitalization nright cheat him of his dream. He made it. The army flew him to the heart of the military here beside the Hudson,

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fire bombs with the names of 11 cities and a warning that Japan's military clique must be destroyed. The bold move came as hundreds of Superfortresses and. tactical raiders picked up the-pre-invasion bombardment of Japan from Adm. William F. Halsey’s blacked-out 3d fleet. Punctuating with bombs and gun fire the surrender ultimatum broadcast to Japan by the United States, Britain and China, the army's raiding squadrons from the Marianas and Okinawa stoked new fires across a 300-mile belt of Honshu, Shikokv and Kyushu islands. Tokyo broadcasts. said an allied submarine shelled Kinkazen island, off the northeastern coast of Houshu, yesterday afternoon,

Triple Blow Three big B-29 task forces, more than 350 strong, kicked off the attack soon after midnight with a triple blow at Omuta, Matsuyama and Tokuyama, Winging in through light Japanese fighter opposition and sporadic anti-aircraft fire. the giant bombers unloaded over 2200 tons of gasoline incendiaries on' the three enemy cities. Billowing clouds of smoke and flame shot thousands of feet into the air as the fires took hold and merged into roaring conflagrations In the woodén cities below. Returning Superfortress crews said the heat blast rushing up from/|* the stricken cities could be felt inside their planes, thousands of feet. above, and the flames were visible for more than 100 miles on the homeward journey,

One B-29 Lost

The main target apparently was Omuta, a Kyushu. city of 177,000 with the biggest artificial harbor in Japan. Matsuyama was the most important city and seaport on Shikoku, and Tokuyama's burning industrial areas on southwestern Honshu housed thousands -of war plant buildings and “shadow factories” before the "B-20s struck. One Superfortress was lost in the attack, which raised to 49 the num- | ber of Japanese cities gutted by the U. 8. 20th air force's Superfortresses since the obliteration campaign -began-on-March 10. It was. the first blow at Tokuyama and Matsuyama proper, although B-29's had visited Tokuyama's naval fueling station and synthetic’ oil plant and the Mat-

U. S. Now Revealing to Japs Air Raid Plans in Advance,

Later, the enemy sald, 90 more | American’ planes flew over south-

immediate word of their targets. Still heavier blows from Okinawa were foreshadowed with the arrival

of Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle on that blood-bought island base. Doolittle formally established the headquarters of his 8th»air force on Okinawa and promised that the aerial bombardment would be pressed home relentlessly until the Japanese have been reduced “to & race of rice growers and goatherds.” From Gen, Douglas MacArthur's headquarters came word of a new 400-ton raid on Shanghai that set great fires on three of the China port's air fields Tuesday and probably sank six freight-transports and a Japanese gunboat, Early today, there had been no

central Honshu, but there was ol

word on the 3d fleet's whereabouts

_|in more then 36 hours since it drew #iback into the Pacific under a radic

blackout after a two-day strike on the Kure naval base that crippled at least 20 Japanese warships and practically knocked the {imperial {fleet out of the war.

Aussies Pursue

Fleeing Jap Troops By HUGH CRUMPLER United Press Staff Correspondent MANILA, July = 27.—Australian troops - pursued fleeing Japanese units today along thé main highway northeast of Balikpapan, after ‘R. A. PF. Spitfires had intercepted one column and strafed 16 vehicles. Gen, Douglas MacArthur's communique revealed that the enemy withdrawal apparently is being attempted by separate small groups rather than in one mass movement. Seventh division Aussies kill eight of the enemy carrying - plosives along the coastal road near Batakan-Ketjil, a few miles east of Balikpapan:

Attlee Studies

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not just a matter of finishing up discussions already - initiated. Attlee was expected to name Ernest Bevin, the tough labor minister of the Churchill coalition government, to the foreign -secretaryship held by Anthony Eden. May Seek Delay = The Laborite London Daily Mirror suggested that Attlee might ask Mr. Truman and Stalin to postpone

‘| the three-power talks until the en-

tire new cabinet has been installed and that he might make a flying visit to Potsdam for that purpose. But he was expected to make every effort to organize his new cabinet before leaving for Potsdam. Some quarters believed. he would broadcast to the nation" before leaving. Attlee arrived at the treasury building early this morning, wearing a black coat and striped trousers. He set to work immediately on the formation of his government. ] Indicated Policy - . The foreign policy which the labor government will follow was foreshadowed by Bevih in an gddress to the Blackpool labor conference May 23. He said then: “Security for peace must rest in the ‘United’ States, Britain and the Soviet Union. The United States is a free enterprise country. The

Soviet has a socialist internal econ- |o

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ties of a party fight” “As a result,” said the Times, “a great national program was allowed to slip into the background. The prime minister's own stature was temporarily diminished.” If Churchill decides to quit parliament, leadership of the oppo-

|sition will devolve upon Eden.

The stock market reaction. to the Labor victory was a flood of gelling, particularly of British rail shares ands high grade ‘industrials, The Laborites are committed to nationalization of railroads, Bevin declared that Britain must “show patience and toleration and try to obtain an understanding in order to come together for the common purpose of maintaining peace and developing a higher standard of-living with a complete Temoval of fear.”

treated as though Mussolini was still in power and that relations with France must be strengthened. Of India, he said: “We will close the India office and transfer its

itself will give confidence that they are no longer governed from White hall” India's home rule responsibility, he said, must be increased, year by year.

at No, 10 Downing St. A little later,

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“|servative or “imperialist”: point of

view which has determined British foreign policy for 200 years. Take Greece, where the Communist press alleges that a Fascist state is being set up under protection of British bayonets. The interests of Great Britain are enormous in the eastern Mediterranean, which is on the empire life line to the’ Orient. Some observers believe the alternative to British domination of Greece would be: domination by Communist Russia.

Another Hot Potato

No British government, labor or otherwise, would lightly decide to order hands-off Greece if those are the alternatives. To do so might raise questions of policy and public terest on which the routed Conservatives could seek to hit: the come-back trail. Argentina is another hot potato for the British Socialists. The government of Argentina has been Fascist in action and sympathies. But "Argentina is an area of some of -the largest and most important British investments. The status of India and the British colonies lost to Japan in the

_ | Orient, now being won back in-

directly by force of American arms, also will press for attention“of the new government. © Eases Way to Left Any fundamental changes in British policy in any part of the world will have some. impact on American foreign policy, notably in South America and Europe. The maintenance of Churchill in power would have been regarded here as a barrier raised against left developments, even Comururiam, in western Europe. The reversed oes of the British elections apparently must be re-7: garded as having made the movement of western Europe toward the left a much easier and ‘perhaps shorter process. On our own political front, the

big boost for the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the U. S. In like degree it appears to be a blow: to the American Federation of Labor. The A. F. of L. has abandoned its former close association with the now extremely powerful British Trade Union Congress. A. F. of L. leaders took a walk when the T. UC. welcomed Communjst delegates to collaborate in setting up a new world federation of trade unions. C. I. O. Prestige A. FT. of L. léaders contend that there are no free trade unions in Russia and they refused to sit at the same table with the Communists. But the C. IL O. jumped at the chance and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen also is co-oper-ating in the world movement. With a labor leader in No. 10 Downing Street, there is a reflected glow of prestige on ‘the C. I. O. here. It is significant that the new world labor movement is reserving a place for the A. P. of L. The A. FP. of L. also, has been a bulwark against the formation of a labor party in the United

{ States. The C. I. O. is not so

choosey. Instead it seems to be moving slowly in that direction. Events in Britain may easily speed the movement. There is the practical objection,

situation which - consistently has

rise of labor in Great: Britain is a¢find some comfort in the overthrow

render terms was “national hari- | karl.” f They expressed hope that Japan! would be sensible and accept the three-power offer instead of continuing a struggle that could bring only certain and crushing defeat. The allies were ready—without delay—to” unleash upon the Japanese a blow that would reduce their islands to.rubble. Swarms of aircraft and thousands of men were being moved to the Pacific from Europe to hasten the end of a brazen bid for conquest that began at Pearl Harbor -Dec. 7, 1941. Bombarded by Radio The attempt to persuade the Jap- | anese people to see the light, and to force their government to take the reasonable step now made pos-|

sible for them, began by radio late yesterday. The Japanese were being “bombarded” by radio with texts of the three-power offer.

The American-British-Chinese surrender ultimatum surprised even. some high circles here, But there was immediate and unanimous agreement that “this was it”; the Japanese must accept this and bring the war to a speedy end or face inevitgble and complete destruction. Senator Warren R. Austin (R. Vt.) described the terms as "an ultimatum which the Japs ought to accept.” ; Senator Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) believed “Japan will accept the terms.” He has. been among the group of senators who haye pressed relentlessly. recently for definition of .unconditional surrender for Japan. He congratulated President Truman for showing a “high degree of statesmanship.” ‘Step Toward Peace’ Senator “Kenneth - Wherry (R. Neb.), another senator demanding such a definition, hailed the proclamation “a step in the right diregtion—a step: toward peace” Senator Edwin C. Johnson (D. Colo). felt that the proclamation couldn't have suited him better if he had written it himself. Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D. Mont.), who has been a frequent critic of the unconditional surrender plan, said the “Japs are very foolish if they don’t accept the terms.” : The Tokyo radio. in its first reaction prior to announcement of rejection of the three-power proclamation, pointed only ‘to the absence of Premier Josef Stalin’s .name. . * This, Tokyo said, appears to In- | dicate that President Truman failed in what he “obviously intended to do” at Potsdam—get Russia into the Pacific war. ‘Peaceful Work’

Japanese propagandists sought to

of the government of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. One enemy broadcast said this meant that the British public was “more preoccupied with peaceful reconstruction work “d&t home than prosecution of a bloody, costly war far out in the east Asiatic theater.” But Churchill himself made clear, in his statement of resignation, that his defeat would make no difference in Britain's determination to fight alongside the United States to end Japan. “All plans and preparations have been made and the results may come much quicker than we have hitherto been entiled to expect,” he sald. The Foam proclamation constituted a nition of what unconditional surfender means for Japan, and officials here emphasized that

however, that election laws in almost all of the states are so:written as to make the speedy creation of a new party almost impossible. A party could be set up on a long haul basis but to create one in the space of a year or so looking to-. ward immediate results would be very difficult. Much simpler would" be infiltration into one of the major parties to take its organizagion over lock, stock and barrel in as many states as possible. It may even work out that way, sometime.

EVENTS TODAY Indians Women's Golf smadation, tourna. | ment, Meridian Hills Country cl up Indianapolis Federation of “Commuhity Civie shite, meeting, 7:30 p. m., Hotel Washington

a Ds Theta, uncheon, noon, Columbia

EVENTS TOMORROW n Tri-State Golf tournament, Indianapolis Country club.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Prank Albert Cline. 1465 Roosevelt; Frances Amy Chastain, 1465 Roosevelt, Harry Milan Hohes, 716 Middle dr., Woodruff Place: Lucille Esther Gtam, 7 Webster, apt. 5. Frances D. Conway. 909 Fm; Faith Harlow, 8090 Ediso Riley Creclius, 641 Pt. ays; Virginia Mae Messel, 815 N. Pennsylvania. Porrest Sivin i hh 8 M. C. R.; Irene Morton, 616 Lexin Everett : Soanaty easy Shel F athe Evelyn Ramsey. 58 N. 5th, Beec Orville Heck, 302 8. Rural; Buch 0 Hurst, 335 8. State. Jr.. U. 8. navy; Leah Mae Holman, 3029 Station. Joseph John Hotopp, 1202 Martin; KathBah Audra McKinney, 13 Perry. Kaminski, U. 8.

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2 8. navy; Eleanor Jane Wilhite, Pea Winthrop. Robert Mil U. 8. army, Virginia Dee New Jersey. Alice

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‘lo. Herbert fl 46. at, City, tuberculosis

Girls At St. Francis—-John, Jean Williams, At City — Robert, Thelma Lewis; Joseph, Florence ‘Thomas; Charles, Young At Coleman—Charles, Mary Coleman; Melvin, Gwendolyn Denny; Max, Mary lou Harrell; Jesse, Mary a, At Methodist —~ Willie, Gladys Beasley; Lennie, Mary Campbell; William Clara Canpbell; Marvin, ris Liford; Wendell, Faye Perry; Dave, Mary Scott. ‘At “St. Vincent's — John, Mary Beasley; Lowell, Myrtle Ferrand; Raymond, Margaret Lawrence; Dick, Reva Walker a Some-Zrnus, Pearl Spray, 608 Lacede. Boys ; Francis—Reginald, Dorothy Dale; Cleo, Mary Diggs; Norman, Marth Richardson. City — Rochelle, Jewel Coleman; Her«Pai. | Dorothy Miller; Robert, Dorothy I! At Coleman—Fioyd, Nellie Bilbee: Martin, Madge Hodapp, George, Senifta Such. At Me ist — Charles, Dorothy Holder: Ralph, Helen Landwerlen; Richard, Mary Redding: Oscar, Trixie Strange; rge, Trma Walker At Home—Robert, Agnes Mohler, 1133 N. Oxford. ;

DEATHS

ingitis ity Orimes, 83, at Methodist, a.

a Simor Lee Browning, 38, at Leng, brain Jemngs Ph Philips, 76, at ed Ww. 28th, arterio0. Louise Williams, 41, at pinata, toxemia. Lulu Williams 54, Temple, chronic myocarditis Ethel | Ratie A. Colina 6, at 10 N, Emerson, ce Carry ry Elabeiry ley, 69, a Long, car-

Lon M. Smith, at ong, hepatitis. ‘| James Bias orion i Methodist.

Jackie Wayne Koerner seven, st’ Riley, pulmonary edema.

Harter, at City, chronic

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Japan Rejects Peace Toros a t to Bitter End’,

there would be no further quibbling’ Japan must take it or face doom. The proclamation itself made that policy plain. It said, here are our terms, and added: “We will not deviate from them There are no alternatives, We shall brook no delay.” Behind the warning of no delay was a statement by Gen. Jacob L. Devers, new tommander of the army ground forces. He revealed that the .U.. 8. army's mighty strength was being gathered for orie big knockout punch at Japan's home islands. If the Japanese are to avoid that Sunday punch, they must agree to unconditional surrender of all their armed forces, with adequate assurance of good faith. The allies then will impose these térms: 1. Elimination “for all time" of the authority and influence of the militarist, industrialist and others

of a new order in Japan of peace, security and justice. 2. Allied occupation of Japanese territory until such a new order is established and until Japan's war making péwer is destroyed. 3. Enforcement of the Cairo declaration which strips Japan of all her conquests since the turn of the century, and limitation of Japanese sovereignty to the four principal home islands and some minor ones. 4. Disarming of all = Japanese forces and permisison for them to etn. home. 5. “Stern justice” for war criminals but no plan to destroy the Japanese as a nation or a race. . 6. Maintaining of . all industries needed to sustain Japanese economy, but an end to those which would enable Japan to rearm. 1. Withdrawal of occupation forces when these objectives are acc plished and a “peacefully inclined and responsible government” has been established. Silent on Emperor No mention was made of the Japanese emperor. The American attitude toward him has been, the subject of bitter controversy. . Officials explained that Jhat issue was being left open—to be decided

when Japan surrenders or is beaten to her knees. They emphasized that the proclamation does not prejudice. the ability of the allies to take any step they deem desira~ ble on the emperor issue. It is still an “open” question, they said, and the decision to treat Hirohito as a deceiver and betrayer of the Japanese people, or as one deceived and betrayed by his military advisers, will be made when more is known about conditions in Japan and the desires of the people themselves. - : The allied proclamation climaxed a period of wild rumor about peace bids and the situation in Japan. The Tokyo radio added to the speculation yesterday with a hint that Japan would surrender if unconditional surrender demands were modified.

Speculations Ended A few hours later, however, came the proclamation from Potsdam, making academic all previous spec- | ulation over whether the Japanese | had made a peace offer or how it was transmitted. Whether or not Japan has ade | any peace offer—through Premier | Josef Stalin, or otherwise—the fact now remains that the United States, China and Britain have made an offer to Japan. The terms of the proclamation are simple and confirm the oft-repeated promise of the late FranklinoD.| Roosevelt, President Truman and other allied leaders that extermination of Japan is not sought — that

pill for the Japanese than the allout military offensive now being mounted in the Pacific. There have been many reports that the Potsdam conference would end with a revelation that Russia will enter the war against Japan. No reference to’Soviet Russia was made in the proclamation to Japan and President Truman's press secre-

asked whether Stalin had been consulted, merely answered: “Mr. Stalin's government is not at war with Japan.”

surrender will be far less a bitter

tary at Potsdam, Charles Ross, when

ROLLING DRIVE.

Police Arrest Girl, Two Hotel Employees.

‘Three persons, two of them hotel employees, today were charged by lice with having been involved in he “rolling” of 15 servicemen here by a 16-year-old Kentucky girl. Meanwhile, pickpockets stepped into the picture last night, as police action brought a lull in the G. L “rollings.” The hotel employees arrested last night are Walter Stewart; 60, & Williams hotel elevator operator, and Robert, Blackburn, 25, of 2402 Bond st., a Riley hotel bellboy. The third person arrested was a 22-year-old girl, Dora Shelton, of 341 Hanson st. All are held on vagrancy charges. Robbed on Streetcar Early today, Delmar Jennings,

{who have deceived and misled the|27. of 2153 N. Oxford st. an bvere {people of Japan, and establishment

seas veteran, was “relieved” of $70 on a Brightwood streetcar. He told police he went -to sleep on ths “owl” car, waking to find his wallet gone. . A marine, Edward Barton, 21, of Middlesboro, Ky. had his pocket picked of $50, gas coupons’ and identification cards last night at the bus station, he told police. He said he missed his wallet after being jostled in the crowds. The marine was en route home following his "discharge at San Diego, Cal. Girl's Confession Wednesday police arrested Anns Mitchell, Maysville, Ky., who firss claimed to be 23 and then 16. She is held on a charge of vagrancy. According to. police, she has cone fessed to robbing 16 nen in Indiane apolis hotels since December, and 10 more in Louisville. All of the

_imen here were servicemen except

one, She said that she keeps none of the money here but has a total of $1234 to friends-in her home town to hold for her. While here, she lived with an ex-serviceman at the Seminole hotel, she said. He was questioned bus not held.

was the rolling of Pvt. George 8. Rackinack, Steubensville, O., in the Kirkwood hotel Monday. She ree

portedly got $400.

‘Frank Wallace Beetle-Browed

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catalpa worms because of their refusal to co-operate by being plentiful this year. » » ® ALTHOUGH insects may be lacking in the fields, there are virtually hordes of them, in vari. ° ous states of repose and animae tion, in Mr. Wallace's office, an interesting office if ever there was

one. : Today he was pondering the fate of his daphnes. Daphnes are tiny water mites whose purpose in life is to get themselves eaten by fish. Only trouble is they multiply like lightning and in swarms. - Now Mr. Wallace's | desk is jamming up‘ with bowls full of dahpnes. “And to think I simply took ‘about a half dozen of 'em from | a Brown -eounty pond last week.” |. the state entomologist marvelled. | “Guess I'll have to start getting rid of a few.” ;

BOY BORROWS HORSE, DRIVES INTO TANGLE

An unidentified youngster last night tried to drive a “borrowed” horse and wagon and found the horse unmanageable. Under its new driver, the horse turned and tangled with an automobile owned by William Miller of Ohio. The horse and wagon, owned by Elmer Bolten, 249 E. South st. had been left at Bates and Noble streets. x

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