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New Atomic The Weather Widely Matured Mth Year No. 29 Final Edition Monday, 8 Serving The Rio Grande Valley For Over SO FOUR JAP CITIESLffTJHMASSUFJUMES Yamashita's Trapped Try Counterattacks Beaten Back As Is Drawn Much Tighter Around Luzon Hideout By JAMES HtJTCHESON counterattacking Japanese were beaten thrust valnlyifralnst the tightening Filipino-American GeTM Tomoyuki Yam.shita. last hideout on Luzon. Gen- offered a premium-. 45-day fur- fight in the rugged mountains north of Bagulo, some Filipinos insist.

MacArthur's communique reported 4,740 Japanese dead were counted and 444 prisoners captured in the last week raising total enemy losses In the Philippines campaign to 443,012, American losses for the week: 27 dead. 81 wounded. Two squads of the still-battling Japanese counterattacked Saturday northwest of Kiangan, only a few miles from Yamashita's last known hideout. They were driven but still sheltered by a well- Militant Opponent 1 prepared trench system and are i. using mortar and light artillery LeagUC KactS fire.

Smaller counterattacks were reported farther south near Maya-! yao against Filipino units. WASHINGTON Senator Flrcbombing Mitchells of the Hiram W. Johnson of California, 13lh Air Force blazed a flaming militant opponent of the League ot a monv nf t.hn American Nations and the San Francisco Charter for a United Nations organization, died today at 79 years. The veteran Republican senator succumbed at Naval Hospital, where he had been confined for two and Senator Johnson Dies Following Lengthy Illness Atomic Bomb Is Pounding Japan With New Power Contains More Power Than 20,000 Tons Of TNT Feels It WASHINGTON United States Army Air Force has released on the Japanese an atomic bomb containing more power than 20.000 tons of TNT. It produces more than 2,000 times the blast of the largest bomb ever used before.

The announcement of the development was made in a statement by President Truman released by the White House today. Jap Invasion Poses Tough Supply Problem pathway for many of the American and Filipino ground advances, and accounted for a sizeable proportion of enemy casualties. The 32nd division had to cancel its standing offer of a case of beer and a three-day pass to Manila lor each live prisoner; It already had paid off for 50 of these ordinary captives. BULLETINS AUSTIN --(AP) The board of education today recommended that the $2 per capita supplemental apportionment made available by the board at Its julv meeting be ulllHed by the various In their 1945-46 fiscal year budged. DALLAS I Federal Judfe Frank Wilson to- dav a "disinterested party had been appointed Interim United Statea district attorney for Northern Texas to succeed Clyde O.

Eastun. he would make public the name of the appointee tomorrow. BERLIN A Gen. Elsen- hower told Germans In the V. 8.

Occupation Zone today that they form local unions and engage In political activities with the aim of helping prepare for the coming winter, which he predicted will be hard. ROCK HALL, Md (AP) -The Hawaii Man, larg- Ml flying boat ever to Uke the air, split her hull sank In Cheseapeake Buy yesterday--two weeks after her formal launching--after "roughness" which developed during special engineering lints forced her pilot to land. LONDON, --Germany pos- sested atomic power secrets, Winston Churchill said lonlght, but "by God's mercy BrltUh and American science outpaced all German COTTON PRICES NEW YORK, Noon cotton prices were 10 to 35 cents a bale higher; Oct. 22.87, Dec. 22.90, and 32.88.

one-half weeks. His Capt. Robert E. Duncan, USN, saidi bomb has "added a revolutionary increase in destruction" on the Japanese, Mr. Truman added: I "It is an atomic bomb.

It is a luurnwtslng--of--the the universe. The force from which the sun draws Its power has-been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East." The base that was hit is a major quartermaster depot and has large ordnance, machine too) and aircraft plants. The city of 318,000 also con-1 tains a principal port. I The President disclosed that the Germans "worked feverishly" in search of a way to use atomic en-i POWER OF BOMB NEW YORK (AP)-- A faint Idea of the power within the atomic bomb; On June 1917, a munitions ship blew up In collision In Halifax, N. harbor: 1,500 persons were killed.

4,000 injured, 20.000 mado homeless, two and one-half square of the city devastated. Thftt munitions ship carried 3,000 tons of TNT--about one- seventh of the equivalent of the new bomb. The bomb was dropped 18 hours ago on Hiro Shlma, an important Japanese army base. The president said that the new and Maps above show the comparative distances between Pacific and European staging sites and the respective combat areas. Staging areas for the invasion of Europe, in coastal cities of South England, averaged 90 miles to the combat area.

Main staging area, in the Philippines, for large-scale attacks on Japan or the China coast average 900 miles from the combat area, Superfort Crews Report light' Jap Opposition Hunt Hard To Find 60 Cities Have Been Hit GUAM, Aug. (AP) --Four more Japanese cities were left, in a mass of flames by 580 Superfort; resses today and their truction appeared certain, returning crewmen reported. Waves of B-29s dropped approximately 3,850 tons of incendiaries on the indus-: trial cities of Nishinomiya. Maebashi, Imabari and Saga, and demolition bombs on the coal liquefaction' company at, Ube. One Superfort failed to return.

Pilots reported Japanese oposl- tion was although Capl. Lawrence Bird. Mapleton, leported seeing a Japanese Jef. lighter plnne over Maebashi. "At first I thought It a.

flare or ball of fire. It day delivering fuel oil from the West Indiai to the deadweight tons was arid 20 more to be loaded a lrun dVM olnm Tne Pacific front will require several times as TM' tiv r' nd Jtp held HIRAM W. JOHNSON he died from a thrombosis of a cerebral artery. His political activities extended over third of a century covering some of the most striking events in the nation's history, A striking figure in the Senate since first elected to Congress in 1916. he played a leading part In defeating President Wilson's League of Nations covenant and later In opposing United States adherence to the world court.

His wife, whom he referred to as "The Boss," was with him at the time of his death. One ol his last great Senate fights was against passage of the draft bill. He told his (See TAILGUNNER, Page 3.) Tropical Storm Has Dissipated Plenty Of Punch WASHINGTON A I The atomic bomb announced by President Truman today packs a punch equivalent to that normally delivered by 2,000 B29s. The President said the missile has an explosive force equal to 30,000 pounds--of TNT. Assuming a B29 carries a bomb load of 10 tqns of TNT, four 500-plane raids by the world's biggest bombers would be necessary to equal In destructive power the exploding fury of one atomic bomb.

The atomic bomb by 2,000 times the blast power of the British "Grand Slam" bomb, which weighed approximately 11 tons. Carrier Hornet Heavily Damaged By Great Wave Nature la Tougher Than Japs WASHINGTON A mountainous wave lifted up and smack! ed down the aircraft, carrier Hornet so hard last June that the forward corners of the flight deck folded down along the sides. Thus nature, In the form of a 120-knot gale (138 miles an hour), achieved what the Japanese never were able to do in 14 months of hard-fought action it damaged The Navy told the Hornets story today. It let the Japanese know exactly where the Hornet is--Hunt- ON PSDRO was an when he sauntered in this no doubt my local Three' connection! are a- ready a i ing off. I've been asked to Join a force' that will be host to a famous writer next Saturday." elucl- compadre," Kf suggested.

"Well, a group of local machl- to lovers are planning to take the famous magazine writer Frank O'Rourke across to get him acquainted with the best In the exchange of the two cultures--Mexican food and drink. Naturally, they had to Invite me --no can properly appreciate the two without knowing me. "The weather will continue try with a few thoweri," (Detailed Weather ftcport re- kept The tropical disturbance ported In the Gulf which Vallcyltes weather wary, last week has completely dissipated. Oren E. Edrington.

head of the Brownsville Weather Bureau, iald today. Edrington said the disturbance, wnids of which had reached a velocity of 50 miles per hour, got no closer to Brownsville than 1800 miles. It began breaking up when It moved inland on the Itland of Hispanlola. Dominican Republic about 2 pjn. Saturday.

Scattered thunder showers, which dampened the Valley last week, are continuing today. Winds will be gentle to moderate southeasterly. Kweilin Is Completely Tailgunner With Sacked By Jap Troops 1Q8 Missions Is Reported Missing Compared To Roman Sacking Of Carthage; 50,000 Chinese Said Killed By SPENCER MOOSA CHUNGKING-oPl-The once-beautiful city of Kweilin was sacked by with a thoroughness comparable to the Roman sacking of Carthaie; It was reported today, while at recently officials listed 50,000 of the Chinese population dead or missing. Kweilin, once a city of 500,000, was ravaged with a fury reminiscent of Lidice, said a dispatch from the former provisional capital of Kwang- written bv OWI Correspondent David Chandler. Ch "The' ka se7t Chinese of ine Aaiuuieu southern Kianpsi province Fought Over Three Enemy Capitols GUAM--(JP--Tailgunner Kurt 3.

Hermann, who fought over two oceans and all three enemy cap- itays, is missinft in action--just two WAR AT A GLANCE By The Associated JAPAN At least dumped more than 3450 tons ti- ineendUry and explosive bombr on MaeblKhi and Ntsnl- nomlya on Honshu, Imabart Shlkoku, and the coal tion plant on Honshu. Mw- taniri tighten strafed Tokyo and Sunday. PHILIPPINES--General Mae- Arthur announced mere Japanese killed. charged anese with murdering- 50,000 persons in Kanhslen area, 140 miles north of Hong Kong, and uckinr Kweilin. BURMA British countered opposition arounA Nyaunglebln and at Abya, both In the SitUnjf river area.

i i i to within 500 feet of our he said. Over Nishinomiya one pilot reported seeing more flak, more fighters and more than in recent forays over Japan. ISO miles at Cabler Rites To Be Held Today .,.1 Funeral for Charles Ior itays, is rawiw-- in trips short of his self-set 110-mis- i Fires CO uld be sion retirement goal. sea. six-months of Japanese occupation.

Jcas) chances to go home No details were given. tay. He wanted to complete A simultaneous Chinese central no combat missions. On the disoatch said that up to July's i over Kochi, Japan, on July 4, nis lt news dispatcn saio. HMH, i fort was lost i in(iuslrla i areas burned and fell end more than 1,000 civilians a Alf yesterday been killed in the Yangtze port of i scl0 sed his amazing record Ichang, western Japanese bastion serving first In the Merchant 100 Mustangs Return again an all but Japan forewarned that the big bombers were coming on a mission of death was unable to offer effective resistance while the five Yesterday air raid sirens Ichang, western Japanese serving iirsi in inc In Central China.

This report said; Martne Hermann survived a tor the Chinese died of poisonous nn lif SrmT to Cab.er. killed in a traffic accl- adm nlster by I She steamed through the Golden dent he re Saturday, will be held J8 anes who said were Gate July 1 and went to drydocks thjg afternoon 5 o'clock from inoculations against menmqKis. for repair. Tough On Shipping Behind her lay 1,270,000 tons of ergy in their war effort but failed. Meantime American and British scientists studied the probleirl and developed two principal plants and some lesser factories for the production of atomic power.

The President disclosed that more 65 000 persons now are work, great secrecy in these have spent $2,000,000,000 on which launched the first boding 1-- 1.1 nn fT'nlfVn TilS 150 mllCS Oil enemy shipping sunk or damaged and 1,410 ruined enemy Some of the figures: 668 planes shot down: 742 planes destroyed on the ground; one cruls- Darling Funeral Home. Rev. Ran- Kweilin. which the ln 6 spent 26 days on a a was rescued, and enlisted In the Air Forces in August, 1942. He bagged his first German Chinese i MesserschmiU, as a waist week still were Mercy Hospital destroyed.

here were Of the three, Isidro Even the trees lining the "they damaged B-26 after a strike at Sardinia, he landed unhurt beside main I an American field hospital. And ed throughout Tokyo in a warn(Bee AERIAL. Page Two.) J. Frank Dobic Goes To England the greatest scientific gamble in history--and won." "We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground In any (See NEW BOMB, Page 2.) Federal Court In Buay Session Here Federal District court convened in Brownsville 'this morning for a special term with Federal District Judge Allen B. Hannay presiding.

Among early cases disposed of raid on Tokyo, was 150 rain on .1 TL typhoon three, Isidro Pena.j Even the trees lining tne main an "rt1Sratel "in J- Frank Dobie, famed authority Cab Co. driver is improving. street were scorched and dead The in July, 1943, he Participated in tnwest folk ore and Herald ao as havlng had modern buildings, lavish hotels i the rat bo i columnist, will go to England last night. The i and beautiful shops were in ruins. He participated in the ls Dom Mauge klnawa wnen me lyyi.uu..

Jn tne caD tra ln collision in the entire city were 2 a. m. June 5. Thursday morning was doing the Japanese used as head S-uT Ktl weU SSSTi hich folded the flight deck. Mary dent rrlday ery coo hut-was a mass moueiu fiyst bom-1 columnist, win BU and beautiful shops were in ruins.

He participated in the ls Domi i rhorth ass ume a teaching post The only buildings left standing bardment of Berlin-and, on his Oiom Amer lcan Unlversl- ln the entire city were those which I off, used to fly the and then dropped with an Impact which folded down the flight deck. The engines were stopped and the rhip drifted before the rag ng wind. She-had to back into the (See HORNET, Page Two.) Two Held In Jail Following Affray PORT ISABEL--Fernando Garza and Guadalupe Villarreal Urestl Brownsville rownsv being charged on an affray count by Deputy Sheriff Among early cases aisposcu ana uunuampo ----were 23 Immigration eases having ere remanded to jail voluntary return within a year; TM ---m. amrtov niirht. alter five dlsdemeanor cases presented by criminal information; one alien registration; four immigration! man.

According to cases with one deportation; and 19! Garza and UresM were in a fight first entry Immigration cases, i last night In a Port Isabel tavern Court will continue this after- During the fight, a by-stander was noon with suspended sentence and! cut when he attempted to sep- Frank the (See CABLER, Page Two.) Buried Treasure Grief For Boys rt A handful of people who mained during the enemy RAF 5 missions--a record, at! Dobie. n. was announced. IB now was due to return in New York awaiting transpor- interview with tation from it came! The his assignment to Superfort train- founde lnf ses hiie they are awaiting On his first raid Japan he hungry along the river banks and a fighter The a under half-shattered buildings. Lt.

Gus Landegren Is Out Of Navy Lt Gus P. Landegren who has served with the O. S. Navy has' Axis bag; and frrom his tailfrun- ner's position he watched 32 demolition or fire raids enemy homeland. He could have gone home when the army inaugurated its point system.

DECEIVED ENEMY PILOTS British portation me --back to the United. i noon with suspended sentence ana'cut, wnen nc W. R. Johnson 1 akCS misdemeanor cases being taken up. arate the two men.

Over Herald Sports Wallace R. Johnson has been named sports editor of The Herald and takes over the sports desk to- M'r. Johnson returns to The Herald editorial staff following his dis- chaYge from the United States Army where he served in the public relations department, and editorial work on the Houston Press. A former sports editor of The Hcrs-jd, Wr. Johnson expressed pleasure in returning to Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley.

One Reason For Leaving Accident they always told me to get the car off the highway." That, Police Chief Truett Jordan says. Is the reason given by Bgt Claude E. Wheatley for driving his car several blocks from the scene of a traffic accident at the Los Presnos-Paredes Line intersection Sunday morning. "Wheatley was teaching Miss Thelma Inman, 16, how to drive, Jordan said. "During the procedure, she ran into a car driven By Mrs.

Slslnger. After the accident, Wheatley got behind the wheel of his car and drove to the Old Port Isabel Road where he parked. When we found him he said he had always been told to get the car off the highway, after an accident." The caw is set in corporation Court Chauffeur Shortage Hits Officer The chauffeur shortage is catching up with H. R. (Hartto) i i rhomirni i-nemeer he has been merchant ships to make them re- statloned the 8 U.

Naval prov-: semble battleships and thus deceive tne 0 Edlnburg woman reported missing lour year s. a chest containing three i years savings, from her home. 'One of the bays, it is reported, admitted taking the chest, and all of them admitted it had been hidden, but none seems to know where. One boy reported it was hidden under a railroad station, another reported It to be in a pile of and another said it was hidden In a clay parrot at his home. The youths have been paroled to their parents, and face Juvenile delinquency couldnTM stand the competition when Leonel Oarza put in a bid lor foSr-blts Vday.

Harito hired Leonel at fifty cente his Leonel eata too much," Harito was quoted by a close friend. Raul Besteiro came along and bid twenty-five cents to has'been ordered by his doctor to driving and hlMriend, are helping him out by driving him to tod from eMiee at the Federal Building. States or to the Pacific. Dobie is on a leave from University of Texas. His trip England will mark the seeona tlmev in two years that lone to Britain to teach.

the term, Dobie taugnt history at Qnanuel College, OK- lord. Japanese Admiral Sneers At Ultimatum SAN FRANCISCO, -4PV- Adm. Klchisaburo Nomura the Allied Potsdam ultimatum Japan "the height of Impertln- ancc" in an interview broadcast today by the Japanese DemM News agency. Nomura, who was the ambassador to Washington before the war and was conductive -peace" talks with the American government at the time of Pearl Harbor sneak attack, charted that the American navy "had ambitiously dreamed of east Asla- Itic hegemony from days I.