Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 1945 — Page 2

0 AGE 9 : — Chinese Chutists

Go Into Action

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China, United States, Great Britain and ‘the Soviet Union for unconditional surrender,

Wedemeyer revealed= that the|

Russian drive into Manchuria had been closely co-ordinated with allied operations in the Pacifis and in the China theater. : “Rangers” Trained Too For the first time he annousiced the U. 8S. army. is training and equipping 20 Chinese commando battallons, some of which already have engaged the Japanese in hand-to-hand combat. Known as “Rangers” the commandoes have used #cold steel” against the Japanese and several battalions now are on their way to the battlefront, Wedemeyer said. Wedemeyer disclosed that operations in the China theater are aimed at assisting the Soviet ‘army by hampering the movement of Japanese troops. He said the American command here has been collecting information. o Japanese for the Russians for “some time.” Wedemeyer predicted the Japanese now will withdraw from South China as_fast as they can "move their equipment. * Co-ordination of military efforts with the Russians—now a highlyguarded secret—was on the same scale as that existing between the U. 8. China command and the] southeast Asia command of Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten.

TRUMAN STOPS ~ WPB DISPUTE

'.Told-You-So'

Over Russian War on Nips

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viction that the Seviet would eventually join us in .the defeat of Japan. Nad

Orders Controls Continued In Reconversion Era.

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definite commitment to join {the war was made during the Big Three

President when he disembarked at Newport News, Va, on Tuesday and accompanied hifi back to Washington. Today's developments followed. With the end of the Pacific war in sight, foreshadowing the possibility of abrupt war production cutbacké which might throw millions of workers out of their jobs, the lissue required immediate high level arbitration. J Krug, who has been described as feeling that WPB is not. a reconversion agency, was told by the | President that it must be precisely

conference at Yalta in February of this year. There were stories that President Roosevelt negotiated this in part with his pledge to support the big power veto in the United Nations Charter. And the story ‘has been told that the Potsdam conference merely worked out the details of the Yalta commitment. During all this time, there has been an effort on the part of the office of censorship to keep down speculation on Russia's eventual part in the Pacific war,

northward | that.

¢|is. what it was—was administered

Plans Co-Ordinated

There is an open exchange of information, intelligence and overall planning. a Wedemeyer said the Russian declaration of war against Japan opened up ‘the possibility of shuttle bombing between Okinawa and Siberia. He believed it will shorten the conflict “an awful lot.” Chinese paratroops were sent into battle against the Japanese for the first time last week. They were dropped on Japanese posi= tions near the important eriemyheld city of Hengyang in Hunan province. The ‘parachutists attacked at dawn at a point where the Japanese were withdrawing from Lingling, site of a former U. 8. 14th air force base, to Hengyang. They achieved complete surprise, Wedeg meyer said, and after a day’s operations against the enemy, reassembled at a secret rendezvous.

JAPAN PROVIDED FACE-SAVING' OUT

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how poor the Americans were for so long that it was hard to find a good alibi for their own defeat. Now the Jap war lords can say to their people: “We can’t lick the whole world, single-handed. We entered the war with Germany, Italy and a lot of axis satellites. Now they've abandoned us. So, in order to spare you further suffering, we're asking for an armistice.”

{cause of military demands, but to {meet civilian demands as well.

so as to avoid excessive pressure

stabilization program.

tion program.”

There has been talk, in Japan, about continuing the war on the Asiatic mainland even after the islands proper are taken. Russia's entry checkmates any such move, With American materiel, Soviet fliers are already in a position to

In April, Director Byron Price, sent a note to newspaper editors and radio commentators suggesting that any speculation about future gracefully. | Soviet-Japan relgtions be weighed The chief executive emphasized carefully as to possible military that “every opportunity must be consequences. There was a some. given to private business to exer- | What unfavorable reaction to this, cise its ingenuity and forcefulness|and speculation continued. in speeding the resumption of| But in May of this year, Mr. Price civilian production, subject to war issued a new confidential note on needs.” | the same subject, bolstered this time Therefore, the letter added. Krugiby a joint statement by the heads should “continue the following pro-|of our army and navy. Mr. Price's

Program Outlined The presidential rebuke—f that

gram” which he already has been | note said:

carrying out: “Gen. Marshall and Adm. King “1. A vigorous drive to expand have asked me to give you the folthe production of materials which|jowing personal message from them: are in short supply, not only be-| “The army and navy need your help. Discussions of Russia's pos|sible future military policies involve

Is Reaction

the very highest military security The situation is such that any prediction’ in this country of action iu that field might set off develop-

ments which would very seriously Others have felt that Russia's

disrupt the itary plans of the United States and prolong the war greatly. This may be difficult for you to understand, but remembering the help you have given heretofore, we take hope that you will trust our word in this matter.” Talk Dies Down Thereafter, speculation died down again and did not reappear until June 25 in connection with testimony before a congressional committee by Lend-Lease Administrator Leo Crowley. Mr. Crowley said: “Although the Soviet Union has

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TRUMAN TALKS TO ATOMIC EXPERTS

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make recommendations to the President for nafional and international control of the atom bomb

after the war. . Groves and Stimson had -scheduled a war department press conference for 10:30 a, m, at which he had been expected .to discuss. the bomb. This conference, however, was postponed, and the war department did not know whether it would be held today. \ The President talked with the scientists and cabinet members for about 30 minutes. None of the men, all members of the interim committee, would say what was discussed irr the privacy of the Presi-

not «declared war against Japan,

to the Soviet Union so long as, an to the extent that, in the opinion of the President and his highest military and strategic advisers, it4 is «of military advantage to the] ‘U. S. The possibility of Russia’s| entry into the war against Japan| acts to pin down in northern Manchurian troops which might otherwise be diverted against the American, British, Chinese and other allied forces in the Asiatic theater. | Russia’s entrance into the war against Japan would undoubtedly, help to shorten the war and-save| thousands of American and other! allied lives.” ; After this statement by a highranking ‘government official, the

ing its height during the Potsdam conference. It was reported then—and con-

dent’s office.

m. (Indianapolis time) tonight. Stimson said later that the White House conference did not go into

the peacetime uses of atomic pow-

er, with ‘which the interim commit-|

tee is. concerned.

firmed by Russian” Premiér Molotov yesterday—that Russia had taken a Japanese peace bid to Berlin. And then there was that single cryptic sentence at the end of the Big Three's Potsdam communique of Aug. 2, which said: “During the

staff of the three governments on military matters of common interest.” ® a

“2, Limitation upon the manutac- | ture of products for ‘which mate-| rials cannot yet be made available, |

on supply which would threaten our stabilization program. Breaking Bottlenecks “3. A broad and effective control of inventories so as to avoid speculative hoarding and an unbalanced distribution which would curtail to- | tal ,production and endanger our

“4, Granting. priority assistance | - to break bottlenecks which may impede the reconversion process. | “5. Allocation of scarce materials necessary for the production of | low-priced items essential to the continued success of the stabilize- | : The letter reiterated the administration’s insistence that wartime production controls. “should be lifted as soon as they are no longer needed.” :

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G. M. WILL REOPEN | . CALIFORNIA PLANT

SOUTH GATE, Cal, Aug. 8 (U. P.) —General Motors Corp. will resume automotive production at its South Gate assembly plant ‘late this» month, plant manager Henry L. Clark announced today. First vehicles to hit the assembly lines will be Chevrolet trucks and | bus chassis, with Buick, Oldsmo- | bile and Pontiac cars in produec- | tion by Dec. 1, Clark said. |

SAYS STEPHENSON | INSANE IN 1942

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blast the Manchurian installations a medical report on Stephenson: and the Japs can't stop them. They| filed at Michigan City Sept. 10, 1942, appear unable even to defend their| by Palmer R. Gallup, prison psyhome islands. chiatrist. Dr. Gallup diagnosed - Diplomatically, Moscow's move| Stephenson's type of insanity as has tremendous implications for| “paranoia” and recommended his the whole of the Far East. China| “commitment to the insane hoshas long been aware of what was pital.” coming and her premier, T. V.|

Soong. is now in the Soviet cap-|

Definition Webster's dictionary defines “pa-

ital to “continue the discussions which were begun before Potsdam.

May Occupy Railroads

Unless Japan surrenders immediately, Russian troops crossing the Manchurian border from the direction of Manchuli may occupy the old Chinese Eastern and South Manchuria railways as far south as Port Arthur. In fact, Russia may occupy Manchuria, Korea and Inner Mongolia any way. Traditionally, Japan called Korea a “pistol at her head.” 80 eventually. they annexed it. Then -Manchuria became the “pistol” and she seized that. Now Russia’ may reverse the process and take control of both pistols for herself.

CONSTRUCTION DOWN

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (U. P.. Civil engineering construction awards in the continental United States for the past week slumped 60 per cent below the 1945 high of a-week ago and 24 per cent below the corresponding 1944 week FEngineering News-Record ‘reported today.

Bill's Wife Given Replica Of Ernie Pyle's Column

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had no idea she “was going to be- | * come a Cinderella.” She found out | geryed,

about it when she got off a plane at Weir Cook Municipal airport last

night.

She thought she would enter In- Hhis name I would have known it the | was Bill,” she said - | . stead she found herself an honored {original maniscript for her scrap-

dianapolis quietly, receive manuscript and go back home. In

guest at a reception last night.

She gasped with pleasure when happy it's going to Indiana univer-

ranoia” as “a chronic mental disorder characterized by systemized delusions of persecution and of one's own greatness, sometimes with hallucinations.” Stephenson was convicted of second degree murder in 1925 in connection with the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis. Shortly before he had been riding the crest as grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana and the Midwest. He bolted the regu-| lar Klan organization, however. Robert W. Lyons, the man -Stephenson links with Atty. Gen. Emmert, was elected Republican national committeeman from Indiana last year. But an intra-party skirmish over his Ku Klux Klan background resulted in his resignation. “3 Stephenson in numerous court

petitions claims the Ku Klux Klan { “framed” the Oberholtzer murder | case against him. Miss Oberholtzer {ed from poison she swallowed | following a wild party extending {from Indianapolis to Hammond. | Trial testimony indicated Stephenson attacked her, plunging her i into desperation.

This column later turned out to be one {of his few originals which was pre-

I! « + the salt. of the earth.”

Mrs, Gifford says the Pyle column was a perfect description of her husband, “Even if he Hadn't told

Although she first wanted the

book about Capt, Bill she says she's

she found she was staying at the sity. “I'm glad future generations bridal suite of the Marott hotel and | will be able to read Ernie's gentle went into rapture over a huge bou- | writing. When he was killed the quet of roses. world lost it's brother,” -* | “I Just can't belleve “it,” .she| Ernie's characterization of" her | as a photographer snapped husband has made such a deep im- | as she was emerging | pression on her mind that she nie,

e plane. “I'll declare I feel

trouble thinking of her husband as! any other than the way Ernie

wrote about him. . “He. was promoted to major a! couple of weeks ago,” she explained, | “but ‘somehow Maf Bill Gifford | just doesn't sound right. Ernie's him “Capt. Bill” has made

50 much a of ; adarsed Yr at ier fo

~|the

'War of Nerves' Against Japs

Started in November, 1944

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P.).— Heré are some of the major “war of hnerves® developments leading up to the Russian declaration of hostili[ties against Japan: Nov. 6, 1944—Premier Stalin branded Japan an ‘‘aggressor”’ nation in a radio address. April 5, 1945—Russia denounced its five-year - non-aggression pact with Japan one year before the pact was due to expire. June 25, 1945-—-It was revealed that Foreign Economic Administrator Crowley had told congress that lend-lease war aid, was still going to Russian Siberia because ‘the possibility of Russia's entry into the war against Japan acts to pin down in northern Manchuria large

lend-lease aid is being continued|. It appeared possible that Mr.inumbers of Japanese troops.” a, Tfuman might disclose some of the "things said in his broadcast to the that Chinese Premier T. V. Soong {people at 9 p.

July 9, 1945—Moscow reported

TRAFFIC VIOLATOR | ~ FACES 5 CHARGES

Parking in a prohibited zone ‘in Indiana ave, last night “won” five police charges, traffic sticker, for David Murphy, |45, of 321 W. Vermont st. Murphy's car was found improperly parked By police who observed the owner hurriedly put |something in the trunk compartment. Whefl

in addition to a|

NEW STATE BOARD OF

had conferred for the third time with Stalin. July 21, 1945—Capt, E. M. Zacharias, in a broadcast to lokyo, appealed to Japan to surrender quitkly, hinting that if it failed to do so other nations than -the U. 8. might come to share supervision over it after the war. { : July 26, 1945—Britain, China and

the U. S. issued an ultimatum from

Potsdam, demanding that Japan surrender uriconditionally: or face “prompt and utter destruction.” Aug. 2, 1945—A joint Anglo-Russian-American gpmmunique on the Potsdam conference said chiefs of staff of the three nations had conferred on “military matters of odhimon interest.” Aug. 6, 1945—President Truman announced the use of the new atomic bomb against the Japanese city of Hiroshima,

Murphy was charged with disorderly conduct, vagrancy, violation of the 1935 firearms act, vialation of

|the 1935 alcoholic beverage act and |operating a lottery and gift enter-

prise.

EMBALMERS NAMED

Governor Gates today named a new state board of embalmers and funeral directors. Members are

he refused to move| karl C. Hollis of South Bend, chair-

the automobile the officers had it | man; Irving Rubent of Indianapo-

trunk.

conference there towed to the Plaza garage where is; Donald Ulrich of Dillshoro,

speculation increased again, reach-|were meetings between the chiefs of |they examined the cobtents of the Clyde Brown of Montezuma and C.

G. Oexman of Hammond, Dr. Le-

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mA A : ¥ - 4 AUG: 9, 1945 ‘NOTHING TO INDICATE’ RECALL OF CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P). ~Possibility of an early, Japanese surrender stimulated discussion today - whether congress should be called ‘back into session before Oct. 8. saw little need for such action as of now. Congress recessed Aug. 1 with the intention of staying away until Oct, 8 unless called back into session earlier by the President or congressional leaders, aa White House Press Secretary | Charles G. Ross told reporters there was nothing in the air at the White House at the present time to indicate that Mr, Truman would reassemble congress.

COURT-MARTIAL IS DELAYED BY ILLNESS

The Ft. Harrison court-martial of five soldier-prisoners accused of instigating a riot there last May 31 was recessed today when one of the defendants failed to appear because of illness. X James J. Johnson of Atwood, Okla., a defendant, was confined to bed with fever. He's still vecoverling from wounds received during the riot, which resulted in a $100,~ 000. fire and the death of a guard and city fireman. ;

MOSQUITO PLAGUE FOUGHT WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (U. P.).— DDT, the wonder insectiicde, is to be used in Greece in an all-out as-

A quantity of whisky, baseball roy Burney, state health director, pool tickets and a gun were found. | serves ex-officio.

in the nation’s “history.

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sault-on mosquitoes that are spread | ing one of the worst malaria plagues |

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