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Bonds a a a i arid a a SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR--No. 234 BTABI4SHED NOVEMBER 23. 1810 RENO, NEVADA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1945 14 PAGES TODAY JAPAN FORCES WARNED BY TOKYO Red Army Continues to Kill Mercilessly in Manchuria HERE IS THE JAPAN OF THE FUTURE LARGE NUMBER OF JAP TROOPS SURRENDERING Soviet Drives Pushes Forward on Four Fronts GO-BETWEEN Max Grassli, above, charge d'affairg ad Interim of Switzerland, Is acting for his government as the go-between In the Jap surrender office. (International) LONDON, Aug. 17.

(U.R)--Japa- nese troops began'surrendering on several sectors of the Manchuria front today while one of Soviet Russia's far eastern armies, driving deep into Jehol province, is within 150 miles of cutting off the Japanese forces in Manchuria, a Soviet communique reported tonight. The communique, reported by Moscow radio, said 20,000 Japanese officers and men had surrendered to the Soviet forces on several sectors today in the largest prisoner haul of the eight-days- old Russo-Japanese war. No Counterattack Today's communique reported no Japanese counterattacks. It indicated that troops of the Japa- nere Kwantung army, despite protestations by their headquarters that orders to cease fire could not yet be transmitted to them, knew of the Tokyo surrender and were capitulating on their own initiative. Kwantung army told Marshal evsky's headquarters at Khabar- ovsk by radio that bad weather had prevented the dispatch of planes with cease fire orders.

The WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (U.R)-- Soviets had demanded the Japa- A strong prospect of tax relief by nesc surrender by noon Monday. an 1 was seen tonight in an as- Khabarovsk radio issued no sertion by Secretary of the Treas- more ultimatums today, but it did ury Fred M. Vinson that revision broadcast an angry order to P.us- taxes on 1946 income is being sian forces to continue the of fen- considered seriously by the gov- CHINESE REDS AID RUSSIANS IN MONGOLIA Contest Chungking's Right to Accept Surrender LOWER TAXES ARE FORECAST CHUNGKING, Aug.

17. U.fi -Chinese Communist forces, coordinated i Russian troops from outer Mongolia, have occupied Wanping, 10' miles southwest of Ppiping, scene of the "incident" which launched the Japanese war on China in July. 1937, Communist sources said tonight. I The announcement was made amidst continued controversy between the Chungking government and Chinese Communists over which forces were to accept, the surrender of 'he Japanese in China. (Domei, Japanese agency, said Gen.

Yasu.ji Okamura, commanden of Japanese troops in China, had informed Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek that the Japanese have stopped hostilities in China but part of the Chungking army "still is showing an offensive attitude toward the Japanese in areas along the Tientsin-Pukow highway and in the Yangtze valley." Plead Self Defense (Okamura's note said the Japanese believed the "unlawful" acts are not a result of Chiang's order and "demand him to order all the KOMANOOISKIf Hirohito Demands Obedience Unity Anxiety Grows Concerning Enforcement of 'Cease Firing' Order SAN FRAMCISCO, Aug. 17. (U.R) --Japan in one of a series of broadcasts indicating growing anxiety over the enforcement of cease fire orders, warned troops today against accepting such as that American warships had entered Japanese waters and that ing operations already had started. Emperor i i i issued a solemn imperial rescript backing up hil cease fire order by instructing every officer and man in the fighting to obey him and maintain solid i and strict discipline and "bear the unbearable." The emperor's cousin, new Premier Gen. Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni, in his joint capacity of JAP PREMIER IN BROADCAST Postwar Policy Plan Outlined of Roosevelt Finances Planned sive and "kill without mercy." The offensive continued on four fronts.

Marsha! Rodion Y. Malinovsky's trans-Baikal army advanced 120 miles from the Outer Mongolia border to capture Chihfeng, 150 miles northwest of the Jehol coast. This force captured several minor towns in the advance which, if it reaches the sea, will cut off the' entire Kwantung army. Three Towns Taken The First far eastern army, driving west and southwest from its bases in the maritime territories, rolled forward several miles and captured three minor road junction towns--Poli, Mingtua and Tumin. Poli is 180 miles east of Harbin and represents no great advance over yesterday.

The Second far eastern army, driving south from the Soviet frontier, moved 12 Vi miles past the river and road city of Kia- musze. The communique reported fighting on both sides of the Sungari river in this sector. ernment. Although he declined to say specifically that reductions are contemplated, other quarters said it was certain that the only possible adjustment of heavy wartime taxes would be downward. There is talk in congress of relief for both business and individuals, and consideration of a recon- version, tax structure is expected to get high priority when congress reconvenes September 5.

Report Coming Vinson also told a press conference 1hat the treasury's report on Elliott Roosevelt's financial dealings will be presented to the house ways and means committee on August 27. A $200,000 loan made to Roosevelt allegedly was settled by former Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones for S4.000. Vinson said he soon would discuss taxes with Chairman Walter F. George of the senate finance committee, and that he has been in close touch with Chairman On the fourth front the north- Doughton, N. of the ern wing of the trans-Baikal army i nouse wa and means committee, drove down the Mongolia-Korea I wnere tax legislation railway and advanced 20 miles Asked whether there was hope for prompt reduction of individual taxes, he replied, "That is for congress to determine when the legislation is taken up--also the content of the legislation." President Truman said Thursday that experts already are work- against little or no resistance to take the railway town of Kaicung, 210 miles southwest of Harbin.

Many of the 20.000 prisoners taken today were believed to be Manchurian conscripts pressed into service- by the Kwantung army, although the Soviet com- in f. on legislation for postwar tax munique referred to all prisoners adjustments First relief for individuals might as Japanese troops Moscow dispatches admitted confusion in Manchuria but suggested some "nasty surprises" might be in store. They suggested that Japanese Manchurian field commanders were continuing the fight either in defiance of or connivance with their own high command. Premier T. V.

Soong Talks With Byrnes WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (U.fi) -Chinese Premier T. V. Soong today conferred with Secretary of State James F.

Byrnes and presumably discussed the treaty and agreements he just signed with Russia. Soong plans to see the president before he leaves for Chungking, but said he had not yet made an appointment. He declined to tell reporters any details of his talk with Byrnes. Asked if he had any information about the situation in North China, he replied that the newspapers appeared to have more information than he did. Soong is on his way home from Moscow where he signed a treaty of friendship and six agreements with Generalissimo Josef Stalin.

They have not been made public jet, but Soong said that they would be soon--just as soon as they are ratified by two be elimination of the three per cent "normal" tax which affects the lowest income groups. There may be further relief in reduction of excise taxes on luxury items. Government officials 1 have emphasized strongly that the most immediate need is adjustments that will stimulate business expansion and employment. Congress already has passed a bill speeding the return of refunds to business and increasing the excess profits exemption. Vinson said there still is danger of inflation.

Wright Corp. Gives Lockland, Plant Back to Government immediately." Otherwise, it said, Japanese forces "may take action for (Domei said Okamura ordered his forces to "cease fire' 'at dawn today.) The Communist organ, New China Daily, said Communists in the Peiping area wore coordinating their activities i the Russian drive from outer Mongolia which, it said, has reached the Dolo-Nor and Kalgan sectors. Kalgan is about 90 miles northwest of Peiping. These troops Communist njwspaper said, occupied Wanping. Wanping is near the Marco Polo bridge where on the night of July According- to surrender terms, Japan will be stripped of territory she took hy aesression.

Black areas and the broken line on map show the greatest extent of Japanese conquest In the Pacific and Far East. The rectangle indicated by arrow shows what will be left to Japan. (International) Mass Layoffs in Western Cities Leave Thousands Without Jobs LOSMGELES HAS 50,000 IDLE Portland and Seattle Plants Closing LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17. (U.R) Higher-Point Service Men Stay in U.

S. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. OI.R-- The army promised today that it will try not to send to the Pacific enlisted men with less than 85 7. 1937, Japanese troops opened Announced layoffs from Metropoli- large-scale maneuvers.

They de- i tan Los Angeles war factories to- i rr.anded the right to search Wan-1 taled more than 24,000 tonight, and ping for a missing Japanese soldier. manpower officials estimated that i je'rpvKpri' When they were refused, firing unannounced figures would bring men w-ilt IIP rf the total to more lhan 50,000. ho are likely to become when the began. i Nanyuan Occupied i The Citizens Manpower Commit- Nanyuan, nine miles south of estimated that by the end of said dld not many Peiping, also has been occupied by the 200,000 former war 0 1 a a nave before Communist groups, said the New China Daily. It is the site of Pei- ping's principal airfield.

It was reported here today that Gen. Chu Teh, commtfnder of the Chinese Communist issued an order Wednesday calling, on Okamura to tell all Japanese troops to nalt military action against the Communist armies "except for troops under your command surrounded by Kuomintang armies." According ro these reports, Gen. Chu told the Japanese that the order applied to all Japanese troops in north, east, central and south China, and they were told to "temporarily" preserve all their arms and material and wait for the Com- rrumst army surrender. to accept their Net Comes Up San Francisco's Sub Protection Ends SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17.

(U.R) --The submarine net guarding the entrance to San workers might be i for--or working at--new jobs. Layoffs already announced, to take effect today or at the start of next week, include: Northrop North American California Shipbuilding Corp. Lockheed Aircraft Corp. 750. Consolidated Vultee's Downey division--55C.

Douglas Aircraft Co. (Long Beach, Santa Monica and El Segundo The total for the seven companies is 23,300, and it was estimated that for each worker laid off by a major plant, at least one employe of a sub-contracting organization would be dismissed. Lockheed Aircraft Corp. which so far has announced no layoffs in any but three small plants at Fresno. Santa Barbara and Pomona, said it contemplated no large scale layoffs and would be releasing no considers him "likely to be discharged" when the point system is liberalized.

Black Answered The case of the 86th (Black Hawk) division, now being reassigned to the Pacific, was cited as an example. The war department said the 86th sailed for Europe last February, saw about 28 days of action in Europe and suffered light casualties. When it was selected for Pacific duty, all non-essential 85- point men were screened out before it left Europe. Four months after the division sailed for Europe, it returned to the United Stales, received a 30-day Its members furlough and were reassembled at Camp Gruber, August 2. There, the 86th was screened again before leaving for the Pacific coast.

High-score men who seemed likely to be released under any revised point Francisco bay came up today after Vancouver area will get underway 44 months of service in protecting tonight and continue for a week or production employes at its parent system were transferred to units plant in Burbank. assigned to duty in this country. A San Francisco dispatch said At Portland members of the 86th reported that PIRTLAND, Aug. 17. (U.R)-- more than 200 of their comrades Mass layoffs of more than 15,000 had protested to President Tru- shipyard workers at three mari- man their reassignment to the Pa- time shipyards in the Portland- cific.

war minister, personally ordered the army to "refrain from any outbursts of emotion Face stark reality calmly and squarely" and carry out the emperor's instructions to the letter. Broadcast Then Radio 'Tokyo started a broadcast i "All i i radio receivers, hear every single word w-jthout fail." The emperor's order is sacred, Tokyo troops must abso- follow cabinet instructions. If they disobey, it was added, they can not be called Japanese. Japanese troops have "transferred their i the war, Tokyo said, or as on Attu "preferred death to dishonor." "To advance or retreat as willed by the emperor" is in itself a display of character, Tokyo said. An imperial order means that individual i i must cease, the broadcast continued.

"You must not Jose the faith of the world by committing actions on your own free will," Tokyo said. "To lose the confidence of the people of the world would increase immediately a the elusion of the war the hardships of your brelhern "For various rumors fly among your various units a American warships have already reached Osaka bay or Sagaini bay and that landing operations have already started is natural in time of emergency and for a reason units one and all must have confidence in your superior officers at all limes and must absolutely not act rashly or blindly." Surrender Not Mentioned Neither the emperor nor Naru- hiko mentioned the word surrender in i messages, though the emperor did say: "Now that the Soviet union hag entered the war against us, to continue t'ne war under the present internal and external conditions would be only to increase needlessly ravages of the war i a ly to the point of endangering the very a i of the empire's "With a in mind, and although the i i spirit of the imperial army and navy is as high as ever, i a view to maintaining and protecting our noble lional policy we are about to make materials. better the new Japan will be. Tin peace i the United States, Bri- The army and navy, however, upholding of national policy a i Soviet Union and Chung- will be given enough priority to also is strengthened king." insure the production of goods i through the maintenance of friend- and equipment needed for orderly relations with other foreign na- demobilization and maintenance, tions." Kigashi-Kuni also said that by 'bringing to a close the regrettable WPB RELEASES BASIC METALS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, --Japanese broadcasts said that Gen.

Prince Naruhiko Higashi Kuni. new premier, told his cabinet and the Japanese people today that his new regime proposes to main- a i the constitution and public order and to control the military, all as part of an official policy laid down personally by Emperor Hirohito. Higaxhi-Kuni in a broadcast to the a i said a when the emperor issued his mandate instructing him to form a new cabinet, he told him to a special respect i for the and to 'strive to control the armed forces and a i a i order, and give ef- to cope i the Broadcasts of the Japanese Do- mci news agency, recorded by the United Press and by (he FCC, said that the new premier, a cousin of Hirohito, told the people to "guard against emotional outbursts and live up to the letter and the spirit of the imperial rescript." Domei itself, in a commentary on the new government's said a "if there should be any incident in violation of his majesty's command, we will lose the confidence of the world." First job of the new government will be to sign i peace terms after hostilities end, TT i i je "i-f terms Hostilities end, OI HOUSehOld and i a a a Items Foreseen WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. (U.R)-- The war production board tonight cancelled virtually all controls the three basic industrial metals--copper, aluminum and steel-Such en from clearing the way for almost un.im- ited production of aluminium and stainless steel kitchenware and other long-scarce goods.

WPB retained only enough controls to break bottlenecks in re- conversion production and to make sure small business will not get squeezed out in a scramble for metals on the open market. The cancellation, first important step in the government's mas- i to be enforced by the Allies, Domei said. The cabinet was sworn in at the Imperial palace Friday morning. Reviews Policy Higashi-Kuni then broadcast a review of hi. policy to The nation and, according to Domei.

said that "free speech and fair public opinion will be encouraged and the liberty of sound association will be endorsed." Domei, in a version of Higashi- Kuni's address-, broadcast to the Orient, quoted premier as saying a "his imperial majesty personally has stated i that we must sufer the insuiferable and endure the unendurab'e. Real progress, together with contribu- ter reconversion plan, means that i tion to world will he fost- the armed forces no longer ered in this life of stoicism. have the peak priority given them "We must not forget: that in the past for procurement of war greater the suffering, the finer ai.d The WPB cancelled all preference ratings on the three metals except for an MM priority, the military rating, and AAA the top signsd mainly to aid business get into peacetime production. this vital shipping center from enemy attacks during the war, the navy announced. The hand made steel net stretched three miles across the ten days, company officials disclose.

The three yards affected, Oregon (See "MEN IDLE" Page 2, Col 4) to California City. It was constructed to open and close like a giant gate to permit the passage of more than 550 ships per week. So effective was the -let. according to Commander J. Ogden Death of Mexican In Boise, Idaho BOISE, Aug.

17. Perez Chavez, 19, a Mexi- CINCINNATI, Aug. 17. (U.R) Hoffman that not a single enemy can national, died in a Boise hos- --The Wright Aeronautical Cor- submarine attempted to attack the pital here last night from gunshot poration today suspended all op- i harbor. Built to withstand the wounds suffered last June 21 near eration at its Lockland, plant bay's five-knot current, the net at and announced it would turn the plant back to the government.

A company spokesman said similar-action would be taken at the corporation's Woodridge, N. plant. He said war contract cut- various times snared whales, derelict boats and quantities of floating timber and debris. The net was hJng from more than 1,200 buoys and anchored to the ocean floor by concrete an- backs made it necessary to close chors each weighing from 14 to the plant. 25 tons.

The first sections, of the The plant employed approxi- net were put in place December 10 mately 27,000 workers including 1941, and the entire net was corn- office and production employes. I pleted December 18, 1941. the Twin Falls farm labor camp, Ada County Coroner William McBratney said today. The Mexican government has been asked to allow an autopsy. Chavez allegedly was shot by a fellow countryman, Jose Navarro Dominguez.

The latter was bound over to district court for trial at Twin Falls on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder last July 17. Probe Coming Senator Asks Paper On Pearl Harbor SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. --Army authorities said tonight WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.

A new move to require the admin' istration to reveal the long secret circumstances of the sneak Japa- reiations of the past i China, which brought words of a i from his imperial majesty, and by marching together, hand in hand, we would like to tread the path of constructing a new social order, removing inveterate evils." He expressed opinion that there would be no need of repeating the "unhappy struggle." Blackhawk Division Protests to Truman SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. (U.R) --Soldiers of the Blackhawk division, widely publicized as first to return from combat in the Euro- there would be no change in the nese attack on Pearl Harbor was! pean theater, said today that more redeployment of men begun in congress today. than 200 of its members had "teie- Chairman David I. Walsh, graphed President Truman oro from Europe to the Pacific the- Mass of tne senate nava arfairs est ng re gnmen TM the Pa- aters of operations.

As the result of a news story originating in Paris to the effect that no more troops would be sent direct from Europe to the Pacific, a false rumor has been circulated no troops would be redeployed from to the Pacific, according to a released here tonight by Lt. C-M. J. E. Allen, army public relations otuccr.

The report without foundation, Allen said. Units composed of low-point troops will be sent to the Pacific as requested by Gen. Douglas MacArthur in numbers sufficient to insure fulfillment of the occupation and demilitarization of Japan and to permit the return to the United States for committee, asked Secretary of the cific, presumably" Navy James V. Forrestal for a I troops. as occupation complete file on the navy's investi-: "Men in the 86th division feel gation.

they "With the war in Japan ended, the explanation of military expediency, which congress agreed to be desirable while the war was in progress, cannot seriously be urgec 1 ot reason for now keeping thi matter he wrote Forrestal. Chairman Elbert Thomas, Utah, of the senate military affairs committee, declined to say whether he would make a similar request of the army. He said that if the action to be taken is to be a strictly military court martial, it should be taken by the armed forces. If it is to be a full-scale public inves discharge of those soldiers with tigation, he said, it should be made are being shanghaied and The broadcasts were recorded United Press and FCC. Emperor's Message Addressing personally as sup-erne commander in chief all of- fi and men of the fighting forces, the emperor in his rescript isi'ied through the war and navy ministi ir said: "Three and eight months have elapsed Since we declared war on the United States and Britain.

During this 'ime our beloved men of the arn.y and navy, sacrificing i lives, 'ought valiantly on disease-stricl and barren lands and on tempestuous waters in the blazing and of this we arc deeply grr.teful "To larp-j number of loyal and brave officers and men of tha imperial who have died in battle and from sickness goes our deepest grief. At the same time we believe the loyalty and achievement of your officers and men of imperial forces will for all time be the quintessence of our nation. "We trust that you will comply i 'our intention and will maintain a solid unity and strict discipline in your movements and crvlH tu I i in a sold down the nver," the telegram a vo wiil bear the hardest and ldentwas jilted. i a ifficuKies bea the unbear- we have done our part ahle and the everlasting ith the imminent dis- dation of the nation." Higashi-Kuni's message was largely a paraphrase of the re- and now charge of 5,000,000 men, a good r.iajority is eligible. "No enlisted man," the protest scr t.

continued, "to oar knowledge has been asked to volunteer for occupational army in the Pacific." SUICIDE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. critical nigh point totals. 1 by congress. Some units of the 86th are 17 u.R) Arnold Toop, 37-year- known to be destined for the Pa- old merchant seaman arrested last cific were due to have 'night for drunkenness, was discov- arrived in the San Francisco bay ered dead in his jail cell at 5 a. m.

area yesterday. Officials of the this morning when police came to San Francisco port of embarka- release him. He had hung himself tion said they had no knowledge from one oi the jail fixtures, police I of tbt protest said. iNEWSPA'FERr VSPAPERI.