Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1945 — Page 2

BLACK DRAGON MOVE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (U. P.). ~—Members-vf the house committee n un-American activities -dis~ closed today that the committee] has decided to investigate activi-

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By DON CASWELL United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Sept,” 13.—Maj. James P. Devereux, gallant commander of the heroic U. 8. marine garrison on Wake island, has been found (sate and well in a prisoner of war

more Japs'” he"told the evacuation [rescue party, said that Devereux team,

“We had all and more than we all hisymen were evacuated. could handle right then and there. Devereux’ tiny garrison of 385 7 There were just too many of them! | marines wrote an epic in American to hold off any longer,

would remain on Hokkaido until

But I.did history during theif vallant stand } have to give my boys the cease- jon Wake Island. They were under i

{camp on Hokkaido, northernmost Lies of he nowarious “Black the Japanese home islands. He Dragon” society of Japan within the United States. iis awaiting evacuation by plane.

They said the committee will ask| Thinner and grayer but still Gen. Douglas MacArthur to send |trimly alert and military, Devereux it the confiscated files. of the so-{and other survivors of the Wake ciety so it can find out if any|island garrison overcome by the American nationals were members, [Japanese in December, 1941, were And, they sald, a committee inves-|found at Utashinal in nérth centigator may be sent to Japan to|tral Hokkaido, look into the matter from that angle. Americans of an air evacuation The “Black Dragon” society was] { group reached the camp at 1 a. m. Japan's most militaristic, nation- | Tuesday. and found Devereux and alistic, anti-white organization, the entire camp personnel awaiting with members occupying high | them, rank in the government, | Commanding Officer MacArthur ordered the society | Commanding officer at the prison dissolved yesterday. But committee camp, Devereux still thought Arst members sald it is known toiof the welfare of his men. He su-

have American affiliates not only |pervised the evacuation of several among Japanese-Americans but litter cases by train to the Chitose among other non-caucasian groups | airdrome before any arrangements as well. It is to find out how were made for his leaving.

’ . Because ‘They Knew the Ropes.’ : By HUGH CRUMPLER 4 United Press Staff Correspondent IE ‘SEOUL, KOREA, Sept. 13.—American 7th division troops today .moved into Kaijo (Songto), Korea's ancient capital, which lies 40 miles northwest of Seoul and one mile south of the Russian-American occupation line, 4sc - While his troops swept through the country, American hagecupation commander Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge said it might ibe wise for Korea to retain] _,some Korean collaboration-| CHURCH MERGER tsfsts in its government be-| *igause “they know the ropes.” ‘«» Hodge admitted some of the | up 10 MEMBERS ad ‘office-holders = worked under the| ~.Japanese for personal gain or power, | “but added “deep down in them I : pofhink these people are interested Episcopalians Will Meet : "mainly in Korea. ot - May Use Army Police Next Wednesday. | Bir Hodge was asked by a corre-| go papyaA RIVERS MILNER | mgpondent if he realized the Korean Times Church Editor | #7people’s bitter distaste for the pres-| rpe congregtion of All Saints Haent Japanese-dominated regime and | psisoopal cathedral will meet Wed- | he replied: | nesday at 8 p. m. in the church to gi “I am making reports to my BOY | discuss and vote upon a proposed | «oernment which I think will glve| nerper of the cathedral with the the viewpoints of the Korean people.| piscopal Church of the Advent. , | isI will make recommendations and| The congregation meeting has <freceive instructions.” | been called by the vestry of the caHiw Hodge said that Japanese troops thedral, which has voted approval would not be used for labor Injs¢ the union, The, vestry of the SS Korea because “we would like 0| Church of the Advent also: has 5pay Korean labor to help the coun | given its sanction to thé merger of | #%ry economically.” | the two congregations. Korea's economic setup received a | Envision New Parish Sigevere wrench just before Tokyo| The plans drawn up by the “surrendered when the Japanese dis- | yegtrymen of both churches for the “mantled many Korean factories and | proposed union envision a new par- ‘ “hipped the machinery to Japan. . |ish, with a new name, in the loca-| Sn Russ Seize Factories tion of the Advent church, 33d and (The Soviet far eastern radio, in| Meridian. .® broadcast heard by the United| The movement to merge the two | Press in San Francisco, said today | congregations began recently when | ;dhat Japanese owners of factories|the Rev. J. Willard Yoder resigned | in Boviet-occupied Korea have been | the cathedral pulpit to accept a call | _ “removed.” to Hammond, Ind, the Rt. Rev.| (Radio Khabarovsk said a ‘“new| Richard Ainslie Kirchhoffer, bishop | lease on life” was given to thou-|of the Episcopal Diocese of Indian- | sands of “slaves in the huge textile | polis said. The Rev. Thomas R.| ~ factory of the Japanese industrialist| Thrasher is rector.of the Church of Katatura” in Kanko on Korea's|the Advent, northeast coast. Conditions throughout Korea appeared in a more settled state today. Surplus Tanks From Jinsen, Col. Carl Burnham of ' ST Berkeley, Cal, commanding a mili- To Be Canned tary police battalion, reported the . | city was relatively quiet “with the AKRON, O, Sept. 13 (U. P.).= | few crimes that might be expected A method of “canning” surplus In a town of this size.” army tanks was announced here | The only American casualty so y ‘ far happened last night wheh a G. 1.| today by the Goodyear ircraft was found stabbed In a back alley.| CO : Burnham said he had been out look-| The army has contracted with | ing for pleasure. the company for the i which are designed to seal com~ | Jap Torture Methods pletely a tank for storage. The | Burnham's headquarters are 1o-| tanks will be enclosed in a steel cated In the former Japanese mili-| op aluminum box. The air will tary police station. Ome room has| he evacuated and all moisture | a small door and a furnace, as well withdrawn. as quite a few bloodstains. Bum-| The system will save surplus ham learned thatthe Japanese used! supplies of tanks and will not rethis spot for beating and ques-{ quire expensive storage Tacllitles, tioning Korean suspects, ‘After the| officials said beating, salt was rubbed into the Goodyear sald persons now émvictim's wounds and he was then| ployed at the plant would be able | shoved inside a heated room until] to handle the contract. | he confessed. a —— American prisoners of war in the Beoul area are a little envious and GRANGE DISTURBED | perturbed over the rapidity with é ’ which airforce personnel is being BY ‘BENEFIT TALK evacuated. Men who were captured] WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (U, P.).| on Bataan or at Corregidor and|._Albert 8. Goss, master of the Na-| who have been in prison camps for|tional grange, today told President! over three years said they found|Truman he was disturbed over plans | they were taking a back seat while | favored by some people in the gov the airmen go home, ernment and out for supporting - farm prices during reconversion by! EX-PREMIER WOUNDED benefit payments. i BRUSSELS, Sept. 13 (U, P)—| Goss and members of the grange Belgian ex-Premier Hubert Plerlot! executive committee told Mr, Tru- | was wounded in the foot by a shot- {nian in a White House conference gun during a hunting party near! [that thers was a tendency by some Cugnon, Le Soir reported today, The of the “people in reconversion” to| Injury was not serjous. let farm prices sag to low levels! 5 and make up the difference between | 0. K. GROUP TRAVEL these levels and government-guar-WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (U. P).lanteed prices In federal payments. | ~The office of defense transporta- | Farmers, however, want agricul. | * tion today removed all restrictions|ture to be on a self- -supporting ba- | on group travel and on the activi-| sts and not dependent on the gov-| ties of travel agencies or bureaus,|ernment for part of their income,|

effective Oct. 1. | Goss sald. » » | EVENTS TODAY Eugene; Alton, Margaret Griffith, 2101 { Shriver; Hilton, Lucille Hoopengarner, | a Slisstion, south of 16th st. and wee 561 W. Morris; Virgil, - Lucy Mebonald. | 0D Federation of clubs, luncheon, | Ri Miiurn, Sala: Stapp. 3300

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| At Home-~-Alfred, Mary Huddleson, 1620 y Wilcox; Lowell, Lillian Smith: Claude, EVENTS TOMORROW | Oertrude Strayton, 1038 Traub; Oarl, Indiana C. 1. 0. Political Action Committee,! Ruth Tom, 336 Hanson. vated W: 0am | Bsns — ar and Community fund, lunch. DEATHS eon, 12:15 p. m. Clara L. Henry, 50, 3360 N. Sherman 3 . drives arteriosclerosis MARRIAGE LICENSES Emma Charlotte Parmer, 63, 243 ® John Robert Ackerman, Camp Atterbury; Washington, apoplexy Beulah Mae Smith, Morgantown Adelaide Nevers Collins, 78, 4203 Broad. allis Blue, 971 W, 25th; Carrie Gibson, WAY, carcinoma =} Halls M McKnight, 58, City, cerebral

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OFFICIAL WEATHER

: U. 8. Weather Bureau 3700 N. Emerson; (All data in central war time) 1830 WN, Audubon Sept. 13, 1045 | Sunrise 6.2 | Sunset. . 6.57 R. 1, a pon; Lu-| &

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influential these affiliates are, they| “The first thing I'd like to get on said, that the committee has record is that we did not send

firing order three times”

ficial orders.

Wants Home First Told that the defense of Wake Island had been filmed in a motion picture with Brian Donlevy portraying him, Devereux said he

to “get home first.” He discussed the Wake island battle—~which the Japanese have admitted cost them 1000 men in the actual Invasion—and said the Americans lost only 86 men. “Our actual losses weren't great, Of several groups of marines we lost five officers and 41 men. Of 10 navy officers and 58 men we lost three men and about 37 of some 1200 civilian workers.” Sgt. Al Martin, Roanoke, Va., of

ielded to order an Investigation, that radio message saying ‘Send us

the 5th air force, who was with the

would like to see it but he wants

[fire by 200 planes Sand long-range + Although a lieutenant colonel— naval guns during 12 attacks for or probably a colonel by now — two weeks before the Japanese sucDevereux said he will stick to his! ceeded in landing troops ashore. major's rank until he Bets his of- |

GATES SETS NOV. 22 HOOSIER THANKS DAY

Hoosiers will carve their Thanksgiving turkeys on the next-to-last November Thursday, Governor Ralph Gates revealed today. Governor Gates proclaimed Nov. 22 as Thanksgiving day in order to conform with the date recently set by congress. “I ask all Hoosiers fo pause and reverently give thanks to almighty God for the many things which have been granted us during the

past year and for which we have so:

much reason to be thankfull,” the

Governor said in his proclamation.

Maj. Devereux, Wake Island Hero. Found in Jap Prison

Maj. James P. > Devereux

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|RUSSIA EXTENDS AID"

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TO ROMANIAN RULER

LONDON, Sept. 13 (U. P.).—Russia relaxed armistice restrictions and extended economic aid today to Romania's Groza government

Anglo-American criticism.

Radio Moscow just as foreign ministers of the Big Five were getting ready in London to tackle the subjects of peace treaties for Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland, , | There was no indication that Russia had consulted either the

vance of granting the concessions to Romanian Prime Minister Petre

§| Groza and Foreign Minister George

Tatarescu, who have been guests in Moscow sinee Sept. 4. Both the United States and Britain have refused to recognize the Groza government on grounds that it is dominated by Communists and not representative of the Ro manian people. Russia extended recognition soon after the govern-

was formed.

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