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1 JVt fjed 111 Consolidated Jaa. J. 1933 Wilmington, Delaware, Friday, August 10, 1945 3 4 On Until Allies Act Goes Fighting By Associated Pros. Japan announced today she is ready to surrender under the Potsdam declaration if Emperor Hirohito can retain his power, but the White House made it clear that the offer had not been received officially and that the war was going on. The offer was transmitted by the official Domei Agency at 7:30 a.

Wilmington Time, and picked up in the United States by the Associated Press and government monitors. But it had not come through diplomatic channels and the White House said that the United States was continuing to fight. Despite this, wild celebrations had been et of on Okinawa and at other point? throughout the Allied world. No. 10 Downing Street said Britain was consulting with the United State, Russia and China about the broadcast.

Japan, through her official news agency, said the offer was being transmitted via Sweden and Switzerland, and the Moscow radio said Russia's ambassador in Tokyo had been of fi- eially informed by Japan's foreign minister, Shigenori Togo. (An International News Service dispatch from Sweden said the of fer had been received there.) Once th offer in transmitted through official channel. Sweden Getsj Jap Message Asking Peace U. S. Without Officials Wilmington Mood Solemn at News Of Jap Peace Bid Governor ant! Mayor Herlihy Ask Thai Sobrietv Temper Celebrations; Parents Weep at Prospect of End Of War Which Cost 500 Delaware Lives Word; Truman Meets; With His Top Army,) Navy, Diplomatic Aides Major Points in Ultimatum Which Japan Agrees to Accept Elimination "for all time' of the authority and influence of tho vhn led Japan into her career of conquest.

Occupation of points in Japanese territory to he designated the Allies until a "new order of peace and security" in the orld is assured. Limitation of Japanese sovereignty to the main Japanese islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikokti and a few minor islands. Carrying out the terms of the Cairo declaration hich would strip Japan of all her conquests. Complete disarmament of Japanese armed forces. No enslavement of the Japanese nation.

Stern juMice for war criminals. Removal by the Japanese government of all obstacles to a revival of democracy, freedom of speech, religion and thought-Permission for Japan to retain such industries a will sustain her economy and permit reparations in kind. Access for Japan lo raw materials and world trade. A promise to withdraw occupying Allied forces when Japan has established a peacefully-inclined government "in accordance with the freely expressed will of the Japanese people." 'the condition imponed by Japan that Hirohito remain in powfr may prove a atumblinjj block to immediate acceptance by all the Potdam nignatorie the United States, Britain, Russia and China. The Potsdam declaration itself did not mention the emperor's status, but broad- casts of the U.

S. Office of War Information have refrained from attacking Hirohito. Capt. E. M.

Zacharias, in an U. S. broadcast last month, told ihe' Japanese they i would be able to form their own government under the Atlantic Charter, once the Allies terms of unconditional surrender were. met. FCC monitors said the Japanese offer was transmitted only overseas, and not carried on the Japanese home radio.

Hope of Quick Action Voiced The Domei agency broadcast expressed hope that an answer to the offer will be "speedily forthcoming," thus ending the Allied wrath which has unloosed upon Japan the atomic bomb and the combined forces of the United States, Britain, China, and Russia. President Truman conferred hurriedly with part of bis cabinet less than two hours after the original Domei broadcast. 'Secretary Byrnes said nothing official had been received from Japan. Secretary Forrestal expressed hope that the offer was genuine and said he expected a development soon. Britain got ready to celebrate.

Prime Minister office said be bad received unofficial word of the offer, but had no further comment. Moscow broadcast the Tokyo offer on an "authoritatively learned" basis. Japanese acceptance of the Potsdam ultimatum would mean that the nation would surrender unconditionally, disarm and give up her conquests, returning Manchuria land Formosa to China and paving the way to an independent Korea. She would withdraw from Malaya, The Netherlands East Indies and China. Japan had rejected the Potsdam declaration July 27, the day after it was issued.

Use of the atomic bomb and STOCKHOLM, Aug. 10 (INS). Official confirmation that a Japanese surrender offer wis received by the foreign office, of neutral Sweden was made in communique issued in Stockholm tod a v. (Got. Walter W.

Bacon's plea to the public is on page 4) The dawn of peace in the Pacific and in the world was greet-i solemnly bur with rising excitement in Wilmington today. I Gov. Walter W. Bacon keynoted the mood as he urged in a spe-! Washington. Aug.

io rial statement that any V-J celebration be tempered with President Truman assembled his; The Governor said That Delawareans can be justly proud ofjeabinet in an atmosphere of official fhir contribution on the nome ana war iron is. out. slipped sliPp j-spH that no one forget the sacrifice made by our youth who will: in the as our. by without official confirmation hp re i ftpvpr return to us of a broadcast Japanese surrender F.xcept for mothers and fathers whose sons have, been battling in the Far East these parents cried unashamedly in public the general attitude of Wslmingtonians was: offer. The fust cabinet.

meeting since the President returned from Pots-i dam was set for 2 pm. E. W.T.) 1 ureal news out wp wun i tae anytning lor grantee, uulu hmu As thg day wore on thew was n0; 5 from the President. rd from either tne President or; first, stunned wun surprise ai Victory Hoiifl Sales Asked Soviets Hit Korea on Wide Front, the entry of Soviet Russia into the war came after that. Authoritative quarters in London said the petition Secretary of State Byrnes across the I street that a formal Japanese surrender proposal had been laid before this government.

This did not indicate any lack of intense consideration of the Domei news agency broadcast that Japan was ready to accept the Potsdam ultimatum with the condition that the emperor's sovereignty should not be compromised. Seize Half of Strategic Islandl 'looks like the end of the war" and a British foreign office- Delaware i I tee Want Celebralors To Aid Nation the public was almost umiormly calm in the early part of the day, but as radios blared and newspaper extras hit the streets, excitement soared on a sea of rumors. Thoughts of those who died to make the day possible were, expressed by many persons. It is estimated that the war took more than 500 Delawareans' lives, and left almost 1,200 wounded on all fronts in both the European and Pacific theatres. Police and fire departments pre commentator said it sounds authentic.

T- Traiii u'ur Nagasaki Blast! iippn HI iUallCllUrid Xn. i i i uti wop 1 1 i i ucuci oniuii iiuuiu uipiuiuaii iiibi The Delaware War Finance today called upon the people of Delaware to celebrate Victory- T7 1 1 m7 ficl stipulation to retain me emperor wouia not preveni x. 1 C4 IO 'the British government from accepting, but some quarter 'suggested Russia might balk on this score. IV Ills OCOICJ 3luiti-i'rongcd Invasion; U. S.

Airmen Deployed fer -Japan day by buying extra wart 5ard to mobilize alonz their ore- Presumably a consultation of the United States, Britain. victory bonds. Now more than a spokes r.i 4 arranged V-J. Day plans. Stores will await official announcement before they close.

Most churches have 1 7 Bodies Recovere After Second Section uuicr i. uois Witnessed Bombing Up man for the committee said, is By Associated Press i Soviet forces have invaded Korea begun scheduling special services China and Russia would be necessary, London observer said. These nations are the signatories of the Potsdam declaration. Such a consultation would take some time. If the Domei report is borne out by official communication important that we oac our nations anj prayer sessions.

Car on a wide front, and have speared To 250 Miles Distant Rams Observation British Consult Allies Prime Minister Atlee reported In London that the British government was consulting its Allies on the Tokyo broadcast although It too lacked an official communication. A little earlier Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters Mr. Truman was not then in contact with the Allied governments. If such an offer is received officially.

Rosj. said, he assumed the. Allies will be consulted before any action Is taken. Ross said he knows of no plans to summon Congress into session. Asked about the purposes of President Truman's conference earlier (Se WHITE 4l ion p.ans and its.

war pianos wun a slight absen- iteeism reported went along on pr'-grtss to peace their schedules today with excite- GUAM. Aug. 10 70 the State, and Allied governments, it means that 2sn mile awav irntPH the member oF th Toky o-Berl i n-R ome axi has ur- Even though the war may soon 0 over. tr i.ii.uuueu, hut. calm 'r' a too nnisnn atomic bombing of Nagasaki and jinto the southern half of strategic MICHIGAN, N.

Aug. 10 Sakhalin fKarafuto) Island, Tokyo Seventeen bodies were recovered lo-i radio announced today Friday) as day from the tangled steel wreckage; other Red Army troops plunged of an observation car into wruch deeper into Japanese-held Man-locomotive plowed as the two wc-jchuria in a multi-pronged invasion, tions of tie Empire Builder, Great! 0n the second day of Russia's Actually, the greatest pitch of 'too tremendous to rendered three months and one day after the capitulation of Hitler's Germany. It would mean the end of hostilities that started Sept, 18, 1931, with Japan's attack in Manchuria, which was succeeded described ir as believe." excitement was in evidence at the New Castle Army Air Base where 10 minutes after the first flash, a Sr REACTION Pa(c 4) th Idlers and sailors1 back 'o homes." Tr was a.sn pom'ed our that war bond j'jmpwl the da' of V-J Day wn'jld op of the most and war memen-; Associated Press War Correspond- Af 1 1 1 1 Northern trans-continental wjtn Tokyo quoted anient Richard Cushing reported that hp 4 nea collided here Thursday night, killing hradauarters communioue Okinawa based niers. attacking oth- er targeu on the southern Japanese! American leaflets addressed to Japan had called upon the island of Kyushu, saw flames and JapaneSe IO, ni fw i an estimated score and injuring 50 more, 15 of them seriously. John Cameron, Dakota division as saying Russian troops had penetrated Korea in the vicinity of Keiko in the extrjme northeastern part of Kin of Prisoners in Japan Are Cheered by Peace Offers Today's Paper the most destructive 7 rcir.meo explosions as superintendent, said the bodies re-ltilat -ountry.

rnvurori oil unirtontifleri oe vpt in-i The invasion of Karafut Japa By Rl'TH JACQLOT nese name for the southern half of The toll seems small compared WR NEW? eluded those of six women, ten mem-i Island evidently Sakhalin was with the number captured by the News of the Jap request for peace l. rlenemv in Eurorje but of tJie.se. six oers or tne armed services and at Veral noint.s Tokvn said weapon of the war found its mark. Fliers in the nearest plane reported a smoke column whirled 20,000 feet into the air. A crew member of a plane 250 miles away said he saw a fiery yellow orange ball shot into the sky for 8,000 feet, followed by a column of smoke which rose lo at least 20.000 feet.

These reports substantia ted Iho-p received here. The pillar of smoke aore of Sawar'hories tSay more than ne-fourth-have died of a Negro porter. that at the same time a Soviet force It seemed the long-awaited an- CaUre' i Cameron said he had personally! (S RUSSIA-Pae 41 swer thousands of anxious prayers the olhrs- no more tha" a seen in the wreckage the bodies of PSf rK. -paired" andO.t, 11, AsMtHlCS Title fear for the families of Delaware; a rViiirt vet released which: t. f'ontrwt rIK particularly trom atiacKs upon riironito in us broadcasts to the Pacific.

The Moscow radio carried this "flash." "It is authoritatively learned that the Japanese government decided to accept the three-power proclamation of Potsdam of July 16 (sic) as described by the Soviet Union." The text of the transmission: Ril Through Soirl Tohl The Japanese government today addressed the following communications to the Swiss and Swedish governments, respectively, for transmission to the United 5tte, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union: In obedience lo the gracious omm rt of bis mjsty the emperor, who ever anxious to enhance the cause (See PEACE BID Page 4) 4-5 It 15-1S-17 It li IS ts ts 1 1.1 1 I Ul 'rune, itomi) victim at. In thr vnars aniilH PQtahHVi (ho rtcath trill at. OS would establish the death toll at 25. mn held prisoner in the East. ifK.

thr fi Hope flared when the Philippine The rear car of the standing train i land dust prevented a ccuratc as.ses.s- i m.a t-r fhat were liberated but no Dela-ia combination sleeper and tm. i. fl-cnfc of "amage reaked by ihe dropped on the rtnair hrnirp i are soldier released. Instead, ition car. was telescoped, furnish- atomic bomb I down and eri This time with joy ed tragedy, word has rome ofjing, and berth, jammed into rom-i fami 't 7 Tokvo Tad said of thf at o-i tj.w dath nf four of th Dlawartpart mss at its front white th 4 Th rrsusU of the omic bombipi m-r, have been ofneia Uv Pnner 'he the.

prison ship mm.ytt shell remained superimposed ral Communirationi Wcte ribed as "'eood" i NAGASAKI Tare 4) WRECK rare 4) 5ton. ilis'ed prtonAr! of th Japanese. i (Se PUISOVER8 Pe..