WEATHER Considerable cloudiness and cool today and tonight. Saturday, partly cloudy with higher tem peratures in afternoon. Showers today. Tshe Hhelhy Baily Him« CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 STATE THEATRE TODAY “THE FROZEN GHOST’ Starring LON CHANEY VOL XLI11- 197 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELBY, N C. FRIDAY, AUG. 17, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—6e (W W w w w w w " yr w.w W » » * * • * * * M?u> Jap Premier Backs Up Imperial Rescript To Lay Down Arms , Impatient Russians Give Japs Until Noon Monday To Disarm And Surrender LONDON, Aug. 17.(/P)—The Russians, charging that the Japanese had launched a widespread counteroffensive in Manchuria at the same time its headquarters asked Sov iet troops to cease hostilities, today gave the Japanese until noon Monday to disarm and surrender. (The Japanese government, In a broadcast recorded In the United States by PCC, “urgently request ed” General MacArthur today to “take proper steps to bring about immediate cessation of the Soviet offensive.” (The broadcast said Japanese troops were unable to cease hostil ities because Russian troops “are still positively carrying on the of fensive.” The message did not mention the Soviet charge that the Japanese were continuing to light.) Marshal Alexander M. Vassilev aky said in a broadcast order “as soon as the Japanese troops begin surrendering their arms, Soviet troops will discontinue war opera tions." The Japanese commander was given the added time so that he could communicate with all of his troops. A Soviet communique said the Japanese counterattacks were made at three points and were repulsed with the Russian capture of the key communication cities of Wang ching, Kiamusze and Taon. The counterattacks were the first they had encountered, the Rus sians said, since they began their massive armored drive into Man churia a week ago today. The Russians reported also that they were pushing closer to the major general Manchuria arsenal and communications center of Har bin with the Amur river fleet joining in the battle against the Japanese in the Sungari river val ley. i Meat Rationing May r End In September Secretary Anderson Says Supplies Not Needed For Military Rising Rapidly WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—(/P)—Secretary of Agricul ture Anderson said today he believes it may be possible to terminate meat rationing in the "very near future”—possibly Mao Tze-Tung Wiil Not Meet With Chiang » > CHUNGKING, Aug. 17—(>f)—It w«s reliably reported here today that the Communist leader Mao Tze-Tung had declared an Invi tation of Generalissimo Chiank Kai-Shek to come to Chungking to discuss a settlement of differ ences between the Chungking government and the Commun ists. It was understood that MaJ. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, U. S. am bassador to China, at whose sug gestion Chiang was reported to have extended the Invitation, would fly to Yenan to urge Mao to reconsider, and that If the Com munist leader changed his mind. Hurley would accompany him back to Chungking. Chiang and Hurley conferred over lunch today, presumably with this mission as one of the prin cipal topics. Meanwhile, confidence mounted here that the government’s forces would successfully reoccupy Shang hai and Nanking before the Com munists were able to seize control of those vital ports. ACCEPTS TERMS On the heels of reliable reports that the Japanese commander in China had sent word to Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek ac cepting the Chinese terms for sur render arrangements, unconfirm ed but credible reports were cir See MAO TZE-TUNG Page X Vice Chief Of Jap Navy General Staff Commits Suicide NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—(/P)—The Japanese navy ministry announced Friday afternoon (Japanese time) that Vice-Admiral Takljlro Onishl, vice-chief of the navy general staff, had committed suicide, leav ing a note which said he wanted to “make atonement to the souls of my former subordinates and to members of their bereaved fam ilies,” the Tokyo radio said. Onishi was the originator of the kamikaze (suicide) special attack corps and since May 29 was com mander of the naval $ulcide forces. as eariy as sepiemDer. In an exclusive Interview, the secretary stated that an examina tion of demand and supply pros pects as of today Indicated that supplies not needed for military and other non-civilian require ments are rising sharply. Anderson said that latest fig ures indicate that civilian meat supplies for the October-December quarter will be at the annual per capita rate of 145 pounds, com pared with less than 120 pounds so far this year. The supply will be even greater, he said, should there be an “ex cessively heavy” run of cattle to market this fall. MILITARY CUTBACKS Improvement In the meat situa tion, he asid, reflects the cutback In military needs, uncertainty as to whether financial arrangements See MEAT Page S German Submarine Surrenders In Argentine Port MAR DEL PLATA, ARGEN TINA, Aug. 17— be enforced.” The first meeting of the cabi net lasted an hour and a half, Domei reported, and was taken up principally with the premier’s plea for full cooperation from his ministers. “Once we have laid down onr arms,” said the broadcast recorded by FCC, “we must take up matters with absolute calmness. If there should be any incident in violation of hfc majesty’s command, we will lose the confidence of the world. The new cabinet must •ee that the work is carried out with great care. “The second thing which we must bear in mind is that we must recover ourselves from the rav ages of war and plunge into the work of reconstruction at the earl iest possible moment." Higashi-Kunl “announced to his cabinet a three-point basic policy —respect of the constitution, con trol of the military and mainte nance of order.” The policy, Domei quoted the See FIRST Page * B-29 Raids Cost Lives Of 3,000 American Fliers By VEB.N HAUGHLAND GUAM, Aug. 17. -~VP)— General Spaatz disclosed today that the year long operations of B-29s against Japan cost the lives of over 3,000 American fliers, while more than 600 others were rescued by naval operations. Combat operations resulted in the loss of 437 of the Superfortresses. Noncombat loses were not announc ed, but they are known to be con siderable, particularly in the early months of the campaign when the crews were learning the capabilities of their planes. Crews lost, averaging 11 men each, numbered 297. In addition, 106 Iwo-based long range fighters were lost. On the other side of the ledger, the commander of the U. S. Army Strategic Air Forces said, the giant aircraft destroyed the major in dustrial productive capacity of 59 Japanese cities, and partially de stroyed six others. Six cities more than 75 per cent destroyed were Numazu, Fukui, Hitachi, Takamatsu, Kuwana and Himeji. MILEAGE The B-29's flew more than 100, 000,000 miles in an aggregate of 32, 612 flights from Marianas and In dian bases and dropped 169,421 tons of bombs. A total of 581 important factories engaged in production of war mate rials has been either totaly destroy ed or severely damaged. Included in this number are 23 major fac tories of Japan’s aircraft industry See B-29 RAIDS Page 2 l VIENNA HOMELESS COOK OUTSIDE—Typical of thousands of homeless families in Vienna, this mother (left) and her children are cooking out doors on a home-made stove in the street. Their sleeping quarters are in a dugout beneath a train platform in Vienna’s southern station. This pic ture was made by Prank Noel, Associated Press photographer formerly stationed in AP .Bureaus at Atlanta, Tampa, and ^iamL*r(AP Wirephoto) Grew-Acheson Move May Signal Shake-Up Acheson Elevated To Undersecretary Of State Suc ceeding Joseph C. Grew WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—(iP)—.Further changes in the top control of this country’s foreign policy appear in the off ing today, following Dean Acheson’s elevatiop to succeed Undersecrtary of State Joseph C. Grew. LITTLE STEEL FORMULA OUT Truman Calls On Labor To Continue Its No Strike Pledge WASHINGTON, Aug. 17— (P) — The little steel wage formula went into the discard for undetermined thousands of workers today. One immediate result was to set the stage for a potential wide struggle among employers and un ions whose contracts call for re opening of negotiations when there is a change in national wage po licy. President Truman announced the new policy late yesterday in a statement in which he also called upon labor to continue its wartime no-strike pledge. The new wage stand authorizes the War Labor Board to permit voluntary wage increases without WLB approval so long as employ ers certify that such increases will not lead to price increases. It also See LITTLE STEEL Page 2 Game Broadcasts Will Continue Broadcasts of further play by Shelby’s Junior Legion team in the regional competition at Sumter will be provided from The Star office this afternoon starting at 3:15 p.m. and, if a second game becomes neces sary, tonight at 8:15. Arrangements are being made to bring local fans reports of the sectional at Charleston, S. C., starting Sunday as far as Shelby goes toward the national cham pionship which many fans and sports wr.ters are predicting the locals should win. Contributions by fans togeth er with The Star are making possible the special wire and play-by-play reports which heve attracted thousands here for each time Shelby has played at Sumter. It is possible, however, that sec retary of State• Byrnes may delay a final decision until he returns next month from the council of foreign ministers meeting in Lon don. President Truman late yesterday announced the appointment of Acheson, an assistant secretary who first came to Washington in early New Deal days. Simultaneously Mr. Truman accepted Grew’s resigna tion marking the close* of a 41 year foreign service career. Ambassador to Tokyo from 1932 until Pearl Harbor, Grew is credit ed with formulating allied policy toward the Japanese emperor which figured in Nipponese surrender earlier this week. The 65-year-old veteran diplomat advocated an open minded approach to permit the allies to make any possible use of the throne, with a final deter mination to be left to the Japan ese people. THREE YEARS Acheson, a 52-year-old lawyer who served briefly as undersecre tary of the treasury in 1933, went to the state department three years See GREW Page 2 WHAfS D01NG~ TODAY 7:00 p.m.—Masonic Fellow ship dinner in lodge room at Masonic Temple. 3:15 p.m.—Broadcast begins of Shelby-Norfolk Junior Legion game at Sumter, to be broad cast from Star Office. Both House And Senate Ready To Kill Draft Act ! WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 —{IP)—1 The political “honeymoon" Presi dent Truman nas enjoyed with Congress may come to an abrupt ! end when the legislators recon vene next month. Whether the legislative branch I and the executive come to a part ing of the ways may depend lar gely on Mr. Truman’s attitude to ward continuance of the draft | act. The law would cease to exist next May 15. Either the Presi dent or Congress could end it sooner. Congress could end it by; 1 adopting a joint resolution. Presi dent Truman could end it by proclamation. There is strong sentiment in both, senate and house to termi nate* it promptly after Congress convenes on ‘ September 5. Several termination measures are ready for introduction by various mem bers. The President’s attitude is not yet known. Many on Capitol Hill believe he would like to allow the law to run its course so that in See BOTH Page 2 MacARTHUR CURT: Tokyo Carries Quibbling Over Preliminary Peace Meet Into Second Day MANILA, Aug. 17.—(JP)—General MacArthur today curtly ordered the Japanese to comply without further de lay with his directive to send emissaries to Manila. Tokyo, meanwhile carried the quibbling over the pre liminary peace conference into the second day. The allied supreme commander did not set a deadline for the departure of the Japanese envoys but indicated definite ly he would tolerate no extended delay without good reason. Petain’s Death Sentence Is Connnuted PARIS, Aug. 17.—(/P)—Gen. De Gaulle today commuted Marshal Petain’s death sentence to life im prisonment. The action consisted of ap proving a statement the court wrote into its verdict which' ex pressed the wish that the execution not be carried out. A jury of the high court of jus tice condemned the 89-year-old head of the Vichy regime to death for betraying the state to the Ger mans during the occupation. Petain denied the charge but made no plea for his life. The state presented a battery of former politicians including former Premiers Paul Reynaud, Edouard Daladier, Edouard Herriot and Leon Blum to denounce Petain’s actions from the 1940 armistice until the collapse of Germany. DEFENSE Petain’s defense was offered mainly from a long array of French generals, including Maxine Wey gand, who was commander in chief at the time of the armistice. An unexpected witness was Pierre Laval, described as Petain’s “evil See PETAIN’S Page 2 Puppet Kingdom Of Viet Nam Refuses To Accept Peace SAN FRANISCO, Aug. 17.—(JP)— The Japanese puppet kingdom of Viet Nam, created last March by the Japanese from the French In do-China protectorate of Annam, will not accept peace if it means returning to French role, the Jap anese Domei news agency reported today in a broadcast recorded by the Federal Communications Com mission. Green Stamps For Meat After Nov. 1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 — W— The OPA plans to use green stamps in Ration Book No. 4 when the present supply of red stamps is exhausted. There are enough red stamps to last until Nov. 1. Stamps vali dated on that date will be green, instead of red, unless the present plan is changed. At the present rate of rationing of meats, fats and oils, and cheese, there are enough green stamps to last about nine months. 'The directive is clear and ex plicit and is to be complied with without further delay,” the stern message said. The Japanese wanted to know if the emissary would be required to sign surrender papers and MacAr thur replied no. The latest development in the tangled long-distance wireless nego tiations occurred after Emperor Hir ohito had strengthened his "cease fire” order with an imperial rescript to the armed forces to lay down their arms and had sent urgent messages on a number of points. The Japanese emperor asked: (1) That the Russians halt their Manchuria offensive, (2) Allied forces "refrain from ap proaching Japan proper tempor arily and (3) the additional in structions regarding the preli minary conference. Hirohito backed up his order to cease fire with an imperial rescript, which radio Tokyo said “called upon the army and navy to lay down their arms.” The rescript carries more weight with the Japanese than his previous order. IMPERIAL PARTIES Another message to the allied commander advised that imperial parties carrying the cease fire re script to armed forces in China, Manchuria and “the south” had left Tokyo. The southern party left a day early to avoid possible delay by weather. Japan said her planes inflicted some damage in attacks on a dozen allied transports yesterday because they “approached extremely near the coast of Kochi, Shikoku.” These startling developments were the latest to come out of long dis tance wireless negotiations in which the Japanese already have made it necessary to put off the Manila meeting, scheduled for today, until at least some time next week. The messages were sent on the frequency designated by MacArthur for official communications. One “urgently requested” Mac Arthur to “take proper steps to bring about immediate cessation of the Soviet offensive.” (Moscow broadcasts said the So viet commander, Marshal Alexander M. Vasilevsky, had instructed the Japanese commander in Manchuria to arrange for surrender by next Monday and said the - Russians would prosecute the offensive vi gorously until the Japanese threw down their arms). No immediate official condemna tion was forthcoming to the Jap anese radio report that Nipponese See TOKYO Page 3 4 V. S. BOMBERS ATTACKED OVER TOKYO BAY AREA OKINAWA, Aug. 17 —(/Pi— Four American B-32 bombers, flying a purely photographic mission over the Tokyo bay area today were attacked by 10 Japanese fighters and moderate to intense antiair craft fire. One of the big four engines bombers was badly shot up around the wings, flaps and cowling, but none of the crew was hurt. Two Nipponese fighters were sent down in smoke and listed as probably destroyed. The engagement occurred around 20,000 feet at about midday. The attack followed by two days Genera! MacArthur’s communique announcing that offensive action in all sectors had been halted ex cept for purposes of observation, which “will be necessarily continu ed, “and after two Japanese kami kaze planes crashed into Iheya is land 30 miles north of Okinawa, injuring two garrison troops, one fatally.