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A message from the office of Representative J. bayard Clark, of Fayetteville, substained the earlier report from the other con gressmen, in whose district the camp is located, and added that the Army had. declared the instal lation surplus. May Train Dutch Marines No word was immediatley avail able as to how the Marines intend to use the camp but, according to previous reports, it is expected to become a training center for men of the Royal Netherlands Marine corps. A large number of these Marines are now being trained at Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville. The Marine corps indicated its interest in the camp late in July when an inspection board visited it, later presenting a report to headquarters in Washington. Ob viously this report was favorable and early this month General Van degrift, commandant of the corps, requested the Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy to secure the facilities for use by his corps. Camp Davis, at one time the largest Anti-aircraft training centers in the world, was ordered abandoned as a redistribution and convalescent center of (Continued on Page Two, Col. 3.) ■-V ; WEATHER FORECAST Tor North Carolina: Sunday clear to I Pjhly cloudy highest temperature about (Eastern Standard Time) j (By U. S. Weather Bureau) : Meteorological data for the 24 hours tnding 7:30 p.m., yesterday. TEMPERATURE 1:30 a.m. 73; 7:30 a.m. 72; 1:30 p.m. 32; '•'30 p.m. 79. Maximum 85; Minimum 69; Mean 77; Normal 78. HUMIDITY ! 1;30 a.m. 86; 7:30 a.m. 86; 1:30 p.m. 55; 1 ";30 p.m, 72. PRECIPITATION * Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m.— B OO inches. Total since the first of the month— inches. TIDES FOR TODAY »r' «rom Tide Tables published by ■ L- s- Coast and Geodedtc Survey). High Low Wilmington _ 12:30 a.m. 7:47 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 8:03 p.m. Masonobor Inlet _ 10:43 a.m. 4:23 a.m. 10:50 p.m. 4:42 p.m. *.7,unrise 5:5!* Sunset 7:03; Moonrise * a m-: Moonset 9:55 p.m. j River stage at Fayetteville 10.3 ft. ^Continued on Page Two; Col 11 FATE UNDER QUESTION MARK I Whether Emperor Hirohito, shown above, will submit to domina tion by the Allies and thus prevent complete ruin of his country was the big question last night as the Big Four powers’s peace terms were being considered by the Japanese. Building Of 95 Warships Ordered Halted By Navy -- *__ ARMY PLANS CUTS Carrier Iwo Jima, At New port News, Is Included In The Cutback WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—W) Lessening Navy needs brought a halt today to the building of 95 ships costing $1,200,000,000 and Army officers told of plans to cut war purchases by an amount ex ceeding $25,000,000,000 on a yearly basis. Fifty-six combatant ships are in cluded in the navy cutback, which War Mobilizer John W. Snyder at tributed to a review of what was required to whip Japan. There was no formal announcement of the Army program but Snyder made it clear that the real V-J deluge of cutbacks was yet to come. Carriers Included The combatant vessels include the 45,000-ton battleship Illinois at Philadelphia, the 27,100-ton carriers reprisal at New York and Iwo Jima at Newport News, Va., and 10 heavy cruisers. The Navy now is left with a construction program of about 160 combatant ships, including one bat tleship, three 45,000-ton carriers, 500-ton carriers, 10 escort carriers, 13 heavy cruisers, nine light crui sers, 76 destroyers and 30 subma rines. Army officials talked of a cut of 98 to 100 per cent in the purchase of munitions, tractors and other (Continued on Page Three, Col. 3.) Recreation Department Lists Spending, Plans One hundred and seventeen per 10ns, most 0f whom had other J°bs and worked only a few hours * weeb for the City Recreation i department, last year drew sal SeS- anc* wages amounting to . '253.33, a potential source of income for local business,” ac cording to the annual report sub nutted by Superintendent Jesse A. jwynolds to City Manager A. C. ^chols and revealed here yester , ^ breakdown of the fiscal year * m lowing as nearly a pos ® bow city and government ‘“n°s were spent, revealed that tne $62,253.33, $13,660 came from c ty funds and $48,593.33 from Fed ra* government supplements. The total budget for the depart ment was $83,996.03. Of this amount, $60,866.03 came from federal funds and $23,130 from the city. The latter fiugre includes $7,130 transferred from the Park department for maintenance of playgrounds, $6,480 for salaries of maintenance men, and $650 for supplies and repairs. “Since recreation through the beaches, resort facilities and azalea gardens could be one of Wilmington’s richest resources, the recreation department Is develop ing programs, facilities, and in terests that lead up to an annual Azalea festival after the war and more complete utilization of nat (Continued on Page Three, Col. 1.) V-J Day Not Expected To Ease U. S. Travel CHICAGO, Aug. 11. — (IP)— Civilians should not look for an easing up in the travel sit uation after V-J day “until at least near the close of the year,” C. E. Johnston, chair man of the Western Association of Railway executives, said to day. “There doubtless will be some immediate and important shifts in the character of freight traffic” w'ith the ending of the Japanese war, Johnston added in a statement, “but we may expect that the total load will continue in substantial vo lume during the remainder of the year.” -V TRAITOR’S DEATH ASKED FOR PETAIN Prosecutor Makes Lengthy Summation Of Case Against Old Marshal PARIS, Aug. 11.—(U.P.)—Prosecu tor Andre Mornet demanded a traitor’s death for Marshal Henri Philippe Petain today in a five hour summation of the case against the old Marshal who head ed the French Vichy government under the German occupation. Leafing through a pile of papers accumulated during the 17 days of testimony, the 74-year-old Mornet, who convicted the famed world war woman spy, Mata Hari, ac cused Petain of collaboration with the Germans, of bringing dishonor of France, of destroying the Third Republic and seizing power for the purpose of turning over France to the invader. Fatigu and his 89 yas weigh ed so heavily on Petain that he fell sound asleep near the end of Mornet’s long and savage perora tion. He showed no sign of under standing when the red-robed pro secutor a few paces from him de manded in a rasping voice that he be put to death as a traitor to France. The demand for the death penal ty was expected. It brought no re sponse from spectators, judging or jury in the hot and crowded court room Petain appeared not to hear it. (Continued on Page Two, Col. 4.) Soviet Army Gains Along Harbin Route Armored Spearhead Mark Up 50-Mile Advance In Drive On City SMASH DEFENSES Three Russian Forces Are Thrown Into Great Bat tle For Manchuria LONDON, Aug. 11.—(IP)—Russian irmored spearheads, in lightening iO-mile advances, burst across the ;reat Khingan mountain range in Western Manchuria today and >roke into the river-cut valleys eading down to the Japanese war Vrsenal City of Harbin, Moscow innounced. The pile-driving Soviet smashes hat have covered 155 miles in two lays tore through natural Japanese lefenses in Western Manchuria in lisregard of the exchange of peace iotes between Japan and the Al ied Nations. Moscow’s third Japanese war bul etin revealed three Soviet far east ern armies had been thrown into ;he great battle for Manchuria. Ve eran commanders of the European iront led the assault under supreme command of Marshal Alexander M. /asilevsky, former Red Army Hhief of Staff. Converging on Harbin The three tank-tipped armies, creaking into Manchuria at least it five points along the mountain ous 2,000-mile Manchurian fron tier, were converging on Harbin from the west, north and east in drives that threatened to cut off Japanese armies in Northern Man churia. The Soviet advances brought hope of quick liberation to many Amer ican prisoner of war camps in Manchuria and this morning the Kharbarovsk radio called on Red Army men to fight with determi nation, demanding the “merciless destruction of the enemy.” Japanese resistance varied. In (Continued on Page Four, Col. 4) -V GEN. EISENHOWER TO VISIT STALIN Arrives In Moscow For Conferences With The Russian Leader MOSCOW, Aug. 11 — CU.R) — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Moscow by air today to be the guest of Marshal Josef Stalin and the Red Army and promptly ex pressed pleasure at being “among my comrades who have done so much to help in the defeat of the Germans.’’ His visit was expected to be a short one. It is believed he and Stalin will reach in understanding on methods to be employed in put ting Potsdam decisions into effect in Germany. He was greeted at the airport (Continued on Page Two, Col. 4.) City And County Draft Boards Will Be Merged The City and County draft boards will be consolidated as soon as space can be obtained to accom modate the combined personnel, W. M. Hewlett, chairman of City board No. 1 announced yesterday. Plans for the merger were com pleted at a conference of officials of the two boards and the State Selective Service organization here Friday, he siad. Simultaneous with the announce ment of the proposed merger, T. R. Orrell submitted his resignation as chief clerk of the City board, effective yesterday. Mr. Orrell, who has served the board in that capacity since Janu ary, 1943, said that he was leaving to resume his work in connection development of Fort Fisher pro perty. Mr. Hewlett explained that under the new set-up, the files of the two boards would still be kept separate ly, and that draft registrants living within the city limits within the county would be kept on record by the County board. The consolidation, which is being made on nationwide scale in the interests of economy and effici ency, will mean primarily a con solidation of draft board personnel, under the joint supervision of the combined boards, and the consoli dation of operations in the space now occupied by the County board in the custom house, provided (Continued on Page Three, Col. 2.) WILL DICTATE TO EMPEROR FROM TIME OF SURRENDER; TOKYO PA VES DEFEA T ROAD _ ■ — — • — n [ 3MESTIC RADIO REMAINS SILENT Nipponese Papers Give Prominence To Crown Prince’s Activities H1KOHITO RECEIVES 1UI*U SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12—(UP)—Foreign Minister Shigenorl Togo of Japan was received by Emperor Hirohito at the Imperial palace at 11 a. m. Sunday (Tokyo Time —7 p. m. PWT), Tokyo radio reported tonight. The broadcast, record ed by United Press, said that “Foreign Minister Togo is understood to have reported to the throne on matters under his jurisdiction.” No further details were given. By KOUEKS JOHNSON ! SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 — (UP) — Japanese broad casts showed today that Ja pan was leaving her people in the dark on surrender deal ings, but through newspapers and radio the government seemed to be preparing them for unconditional defeat. Since 7:35 a. m. (EWT) Friday, when a Japanese Domei news agency broadcast beamed abroad reported for the first time that Ja pan would accept the Potsdam sur render proclamation, neither Unit ed Press listeners nor FCC moni tors had heard any indication that the government of Premier Baron Kantaro Suzuki had let the Japa nese people in on their future. As of 11 a. m. EWT, less than 10 minutes before the Washington announcement that the Allies would accept Emperor Hirohito subject to Allied military dictation, Tokyo radio’s domestic broadcasts, a main source of information for Ja pan, remained silent on the sur render dealings. Broadcast Reply The United States Office of War Information began broadcasting the Allied reply on Hirohito to the Ja panese people as soon as it was made public, thus informing them of all developments. Tokyo broadcast occasional re ports of continued activity by Japa nese forces. It broadcast, to home listeners, a government appeal to transport workers to maintain the pace of their activities, and said a general mobilization for war pro duction, ordered in the beginning of July, would be continued only “until the end of August.” Japanese newspapers were giv (Continued on Page Two, Col. 1.) Tokyo Paper Urges Japs To Obey Ruler NEW YORK, AUg. XI.—(^P)— The Tokyo newspaper Asahi in an article in its Sunday, Aug. 12, edition called upon all Japanese “to do his or her part as his majesty’s subjects in fullest obedience of the August wish of his majesty’ and to maintain national unity “if worst comes to worst,’ the Domei agency reported tonight in a wireless dispatch record ed by the FCC. The English - language dis patch, beamed to the United States, quoted Asahi’s “top column feature article’’ as say ing that since the beginning of Japanese history “the Japa nese nation has gone through many an oreal and kept grow ing by courageously overcom ing such ordeals.” “The path through which our people trod in national growth” Asahi added, “has been an ex tremely thorny one. In the nu merous na&onal crisis which our ancestors have calmly and courageously gone through our national destiny was placed in gravest danger, either internal ly or externally.” “Even in the worst chaotic stage in each national crisis our people always have been (Continued on Page Four, Col. 4) Carrier Planes Destroy Or Damage 94 Jap Ships _ -- - LAM Dili STRIKE? More Than 5 0 0 Planes Also Smash At Troop packed Kumamoto By MURIiIN SPENCER GUAM, Sunday, Aug. 12.—(IP)— While American and British fleets presumably stood idle off Japan for the second day, Admiral Nimitz announced today that their carrier planes Thursday and Friday de stroyed or damaged 711 enemy planes and 94 ships in what may have been the last big air strike of the war. Failure of the powerful forces under Admiral Halsey to attack during the current negotiations over Japan’s expressed willing ness to surrender were declared to be still according to previous plans and not influenced by the peace effort. Nimitz issued a communique making a final report of the air strikes of Thursday and Friday against northern Honshu from Yokohama to the northern tip of the island. Smashing into such hitherto un damaged air bases as Mamurog awa and Obanazawa, the ports of Ongawa and Okachi bay, and the inland cities of Masuda, Iwaki, Ko riyama, Matsushima and Shioga (Continued on Page Four, Col. 5) _\T_ JAP CONSTITUTION MAY BE REVISED Allies May Give People Im mediate Voice In Their Government WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 — Ufl — If Japan surrenders, the Allies may force revision of the Japanese constitution to give the people an immediate voice in government. This developed today as one ol the likely key points in a long-plan ned campaign to bring democracy to the Japanese. The campaign would be launched as soon as Al lied forces occupy the islands. Built around the pledges of the Potsdam surrender ultimatum, an intensive drive would be earned on to prepare the Japanese for something they never have done before in their history—determine for themselves their own form of government. Today’s Allied proposal of terms upon which a Japanese surrender would be accepted specified that in accordance with the Potsdam declaration the ultimate form of government in the nation shall "be (Continued on Page Four, Col. 6) Chinese Say Peace Bid *Unacceptable* CHUNGKING, Aug. 11.—(ff) —The Natioinal Herald, organ of the Chinese Foreign office, declared today that Japan’s peace bid is “entirely unac ceptable’’ because it stipulates retention of Emperor Hirohito. ‘This, of course, does not imply that the Allies are deter mined to get rid of the Mik oda,” the newspaper said. “So far as this question is concern ed the Allies have not yet reached a definite decision. “It is a question, however, which will be settled after Japan has unconditionally sur rendered.’ ’ CONNALLYTHINKS JAPS WILL ACCEP1 Senator Green Says Thai It Looks Like ‘A Nego tiated Peace* WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—(AV Chairman Connally (D-Tex.) of the Senate Foreign Relations commit would accept allied conditions ol surrender within two or three days. House Foreign Affairs committee declared: “I rejoice with all Americans, and our allies, that peace is corn world.” Few members of congress are in Washington. Among those left, Sen. Green (D-RI) remarked that it looks as if there is to be “a (Continued on Page Four, Col. 3) ANSWER ENEMY’S PROPOSAL TO QUIT Japanese Told That Allied Supreme Commander Will Control Them By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON, Aug. 11-^ (lP)—The Allies told quaver ing Japan today they would dictate orders to her emperor “from the moment or surren der” and tossed back to Tokyo the bitter decision on immedi ate peace or more war. But to Washington, Lon don, Moscow and Chungking the hour o ffinal victory ap peared near in history’s most horrible war. | The latest declaration of Allied terms was transmitted through neutral Switzerland. Ben handed* it over late today to Japan’s minis ter in the Swiss capital, for relay to Tokyo. It was the answer to Japan’s offer yesterday to surren der-provided she could keep her emperor and his sovereign prero gatives. ^ Starr Uoes Horn* Then, at 6 p.m. (E. W. T.) the White House sent its staff home and said “there will be no an nouncement tonight.” Tomorrow it may be a different story. Tomorrow may be V-J Day. For most diplomatic experts held the opinion that Japan would real ize that by battling hopelessly on she merely would postpone, at the cost of more destruction and slaughter, imposition of the same stern terms which now confront her. The four great powers told the Japanese that a still unnamed Al lied supreme commander Would control them through their emper or. They withheld any assurances that Hirohito or any successor could remain indefinitely on his throne. The Japanese people eventually will decide for themselves, they said, whether there is to be an em peror at all. The fate of the man the Nippon ese consider a combination of God and emperor— and the question whether he or others can guaran tee surrender compliance— were the only obstacles to peace. Other wise both sides were willing to abide by surrender terms laid c«wn in the proclamation of Pots dam. Under the declaration Japan would lose her stolen empire and shrink to peaceful existence in th# home islands. Expected To Accept Now that Japan has made her bid to keep an emperor with all his powers, and failed, there were high expectations around the world that she would yield to the will of the Allies. A diplomatic expert (Continued on Page Two, Col. I.) Atomic Bomb Principal Reason Fo r Japs ’ Offer STOCKHOLM, Aug. 11—(U.R)—1The Japanese military attache in Stockholm, Maj. Gen. Makato Onodera, said in an interview to day that the Atomic bomb was the main reason lor Japan’s capitu lation offer. Onodera insisted he was “not speaking as a general’’ because "defeated generals shouldn’t talk.” His views were those of “Mr. Ono iera,” he said. The Japanese attache often inter rupted himself to laugh at his own remarks. His biggest laugh came ifter he had said, “in the future he United States and Japan will wily fight on the golf course.” NEW TYPE BOMB A B-29 BASE IN THE MARI ANAS, Aug. 11—(U.PJ—A new typ* of Atomic bomb blew 30 per cent of Nagasaki . from the map on Thursday and made obselete th* first one dropped on Hiroshima only three days earlier, it wai disclosed today. Technicians at this secret bas* are assembling more of history’* most destructive weapons for further “disintegration” assault* on Japan in the event current sur render negotiation* fail. The bomb which struck Nagasoki, second city hit by the Atomic fore* in four days, was dropped from the Superfortress “Great Artiste.” (Continued on Pare Two, Col. 2.)
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