Atomic Bomb Loosed On Japan
Four More Jap Cities Left In Flames By 580 ‘Forts *
Japan, Forewarned
Of Attack, Helpless
To Fend Off Planes
Dies !n Washington
Senator Hiram W. Johmop
Culiiornia—Iiepublicaa
Johnson. Of
California,
Dies At 79
Senate League Foe
Was In Politics For
Third Of A Century
" •' Ail", i. -(AIM - St'n
Jit >r 111r.iin \V. Johnson. of Cutif<■ r
i in ,,:.in; < *[ >i n men'. ill tile Li'a
£ i- • ; N .in. and the San Fran
i . :ai"it f.»r ,1 United Nation
e u,n. lin'd today at 711 \ e.e>
i i \ t-ri . an Republican .sena'.oi
. imbed it Navy hospital, where
: ■' ' i.id ; it'i'i'i vi ml i.’it'd for l .v.' . i .'I
■ ■ ■ , : weeks II.- physician, Cnp
1 Robert Duncan. U. S. N-, saitf
■ a ue ki hi a till' anbosis of a cerc
h irtcry.
! 1.• | >1 itical activitie extended
0 • i f!ii rri ol a cent ary, c ■.iTing
e ol tiie most stirring event* in
1 r nation's hist iry. A strik as f g
U:i is :::i' Senate, lie was fir i eleet
i ■! t . C'i ingve-s a UM 8. displayed a
]>• l.ii-: part in defeating I’re.-ident
W - League ot Nations c > ve
lum:. and later in opposing fated
S' '■■ idherenee t • the World Co ;r‘.
II - wste. whom ho referred to as
*'t • be.-'," was with him at the
t. ' .I his death.
line o! hi* last great Senate lights
\v. against the passage of the teen
:. s- bill. He told Ins colleagues.
'oars hi hi* eyes that he op
posed "calling children to fight our
bulilcs.
l!w *:.ui been expected to take a
lead in opposition to the recently
•, ed world charter, but illness
plan ented.
Johns.m, who served as governor
of California from 1910 until his
eir, ’. »n tu Congress six years later,
described himself as “progressive
Kep .bliaan. ’ and was instrumental
in writing into his State Constitution
.such provisions as the initiative, ret
10,000 Tons Bombs
Dropped On Islands
By American Blasts
(iuani, Aug. t>.— (AP)—Four
mom Japanese cities were left
in a mass of flames In 7>S() Su
pci1! ui'trcsscs today and their
deal ruction appeared certain,
returning crewmen reported.
Waxes of l!-t_'Ps dropped ap
proximately :;,sr>o tons of iu
cendiai'ies on the industrial
cities of Nishinomiya. Maeba
shi. Imahari and saga, and da
mmit uni bombs mi the ( oal
Liquefaction Company at Ube.
One Superiorl tailed t,, re'.ura
I’ltifts ro|.fnrted Japaiie.-'..' uppusi
tlen \\ a.- light aitia ugh one rep .. ted
seeing a Japanese jet Iignter plane
ovi r Maeba.-m. "A: : irsi. t t m mat
11 wa.- a ! la re. n. nail ol li:e. I;
e.mie to within .inn feet ot o B-29,"
he .-aid.
Kep' i' ' g cm the results ot tin
hea\x laid on Saga, on Ky.;.-Ji .. lie
pilot .-,0(1, "I c alii see lines of lire
ni the ground and. oeliexe me, toe
whole thing was delirnleiy satu
rated.''
Oxer N'ishitioiniya, howexe:. one
pi lot' re] Hilled seeing nv re flak, in ire
lighters and more searchlights than
in recent forays over Japan. Fires
could be seen 151) miles at sea.
Once agu.r. an all but helpless Ja
pan—forewarned that the big bomb
ers were coming on a mi.-si n i .
death—was unable to oiler effective
resistance.
Yesterday air raid sirens screamed
throughout Tokyo in warning that
l(lt) l’-51 Mustangs had returned t i
strike terror with rockets and ma
chine gtms against anyth > g they
co.ild luul in the Tokyo area.
ltadi'i Tokyo said tail .XI istangs
carried out the assault into the day
light today with an attack on the
Tokyo area. A single Japanese light
er watched them come yi stern..y ,md
then tied fi'oio the skies.
The B-29s m two raids August 2
and ; day, have sown '. 0.590 t .
tin and demnliti11 burnt on Japa
nese cities m warnings to the people
i| Japan ti surrendi nc nciilioi
ally. They hax e burned mt ..ppraxi
n ately 190 miles ol war cities since
tlu ms! tire raid on Tokyo March 2.
White the newest series ot raids
has always been preceded by warn
ings to civilians to lice to satety.
their effectiveness was toUl bl oily
in a single sentence in General
Spaatz’ communique, which, report
ing on the record raid August 2. said:
"First photographs axailable on re
sults i.t the B-29 strike in the early
t yours August 2 show that the indus
trial area ot Toyama was totally de
stroyed." Toyama, with a pop latian
ot 127.1)90. was the third large.-! city
on Honshu, fronting the Japan Sea.
;i:d had the empire's largest alumi
num plant. _
erendum and recall, the direct pri
mary, woman sullrage and the wip
ing out ot national party lines in
municipal au.l county elections.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and continued
hoi today, tonight and Tuesday,
with scattered afternoon thun
dershowers in west portion to
night .
Political Activities For
Germans To Be Extended
Berlin. Aug. G.—(API— General
Eisenhower told Germans in the
I nitecl States occupation zone today
that they may form local unions and
engage in local political activities
with the aim of helping prepare for
the rn ning winter, which he predict
ed ill be hard.
"Full freedom to form trade un
ions and to engage in democratic po
litical activities will be extended
rapidly in those areas in which you
show readiness for healihy exer
cise o! these privileges." Eisenhow
er said in a proclamation read over
the Berlin radio.
“We do not desire to degrade the
tier11uiii people. We shall as-isl you
it. build your life on a democratic
basis.
••Justice and fucalnn. founded
on true liberal principles, will be
supported vigorously."
The American n ember ot the Al
lied Control Council declared there
must be no idleness, adding all sign
pointed to tood shortage- ttu win
ter. He said there would be in coal
for home heating, and the people
would have to gather wood.
A similar proclamation from field
Marshal Montgomery was read in
the British zone of occupation.
HOW BIG THREE DECISIONS AFFECT EUROPE
CHECK-UP ON DECISIONS reached at the Big Three Conferences shows large sections of Europe to have
been n.lected as indictated on the map: (1) Germany completely demilitarized and given har.-h c<. n. , ,c
rult.; c_) Ex tens a >n of present set-up in Austria to give the entire nation greater consideration; (3) Kir-t
peace treaty arrangements to be made with Italy; (4) Other peace agreements ♦> be made later with Bul
gana Romania and Hungary (4. 5 and C): Germany to be transferred from Czechoslovakia (7); new
: : ry agi’cements give Poland (8) German territory indicated in black area while shaded zone show*
pre-war Polish land n iw occupied by Russia; (9) Koenigshcrg area goes !o Russia; (10) I - md to h*
' h consideration hy a five power Coui 1 of Foreign Ministers which will meet in London (11); Franco
si am (i'li denied a place in United Nations Conference. (lutcmalinvan
Peacetime Draft Is Not Likely
Hostility To Army
May Defeat Issue;
Truman Is Hesitant
Washington, A ig. (!.—(AP)—Cun
gressi .iii.l I>.i,■::i - . u:i: ver.- : 1 mli—
tai'y training t e . . but bandon
od hope v. inn.ng tin-.r tight. They
plan to :: ere .,-i effort win’ll C’iIn
gres- reconvenes a October to put
thro i p igram o eompulr irv
training !'• ■: oil able-hodie I yo .ms,
but thev •;..:i‘t e\pe.-t • get tiia:.
The Ho iso j is!war nil t irv . i
liey vonm . " I I . Me.ale 1 by lb ; 'T
sen!:.:i\ e Wo idr. n. has rei’.iui :u>tid
ed i fn I' has t be
r i..: :ng ' : i a1 A. the X uv\
veteran- gro . -. bn: is oiipo ml by
most chu . t d icati ■ l or
ganized labor.
Pr,.po’ion;- wh i contend a peare
ti me dr.'i 11 s nece- ..: y .. . a lip .
dcleu-e mv.isiire, mame pie tiei pv
in ae'; 'ii and Pm e ;rrcn’t low coo
of An, y -eupment on Capitol 11:11
f ir the a:,i oat' >ok. Anot! it l.ie
tor Involved is Pro-idem Tramar.’s
attitude. Pending a promised mes
sage to Congrv." this tab. the oil of
exes- itivo him declined to state bis
view s on Pie subject.
"We had : t lighting eh a nee up to
aboil! i month ago." one of the mo.-I
ardent 1 no kei> ' post v. .n- cot -e| p
tioii said, "bat recent actions of the
Army have ins' about rained that
chance. Ar • v elutions with Capit ■!
Mill are d tiie ' lowe-t in histori
because of dis-.itisfaction with ‘heir
manpower po! cles, their food pro
gram and i ’in’ ’ lings. There are
many of is ,vho be!ieve that the
Army lift me too far in hoarding
manpower and cniiservuig toon and
imposing too .-evere sentences tor
violations o! riles aid in the gen
eral treatn out of pm sonnol."
Bombing Is
Reported
San Francisco, Vug. (i.— CAP)
—Tokyo radio announced the
cits of Hiroshima, target of the
American atomic bombing an
nounced I)v {’resident Truman,
was raided at Ki’.’O a. m. .Viou
das (7:10 p. m. Sunday FAVT).
The President said the new
and powerful bomb was drop
ped about that time, hut the
Tokyo broadcast, recorded by
the Federal ('omiiiuuir.itlioiis
Commission, made no mention
of any unusual destruction.
It reported only that “a small
number of American R-2sS at- .
lacked the city, one southwest
ern Honshu, with incendiary
and explosive bombs.”
Petain Is Called Man
Of Patriotism, Loyalty
in.ri-. Aug (> — (AP)—Marshal
Pota:n, a trial lor has hie on char
go- o: tri .[.'•inal'lc arts, wa- describ
ed today by French delegate to
the Sa . Fra net-co conference a.- i
:i ,■. o: "pi rleet pat . it -m and loy
aliy to France.”
The Mese. ;; C a ‘a \\ a - i a a ’ elcgr a a
!:••])) Paavo Ale:Villon, lor 1UV I
in o. liie F ea a Kmoas.sv in A! .
d: a u he re Peta in served.
It was read is the third week ‘1
•lie trial opened, just before General
Hear Lae.ahe te-tified tliat Vinslon
Ghuivhill :••!,( a Vichy representa
tive to Great Britain.
"V ., been momentarily sep
arated Let u.- try not to damage
each other any further.”
Tile representative was a Colonel
Groussard, whom the defense de
served as a lormer member of a
pro-laseist organization and is pres
Lexington
Fraud Case
Is Delayed
_*
Lexington, Aug. (i.—(AP)—Solici- ]
tor Lee W Non said today he hod
not had sul! eient opportunity to
"sulTiciontN determine” any act: a
he will: take on charges that dot
ballots had been illegally cast in the |
general elechon m Davidson county
last Xove ■ her
Since ,lulv la. when he received i
a (17-pa 11 re vt from tho State l’.a- j
lvau of Investigation, lie has been ■
to in irt ' vu aeeks, he said, and has
not had lime It illy to go into the
report.
■■ 11 tlie iv- It .it my invest "at ■ i
shows prosoc tion i- warrantfd. I
shall send a fall to the grand jury."
lie iid.
Vi’ >:i -aid he did not know
n lether he e raid complete Ills s' ^
bv Aueust do. when the next term
of • 'inuu.il ■ r- opens here.
The v ai v 1 SBI nrobe was re -
o ■ mi n la ■ bv 'he State Board o'
Fleet on- alte" it he'd a he" Jg hi
Lev v m. It reported “flagrant”
v'illations ol 'he absentee ball '
laws, and a .ed for a thorough
iv-olie. In . statement la-t week.
Chair loin V T Tovner of the S'"' ■
Bon'd o' 1- 'i■ lions, said the SBI
fo];y ■ pnorted the stand of
: his boo'd, aed o1 fered assistance in
any pvospi ution that might resu”.
cut representative u| ’he Do Gu.i'm
government in Switzerland. 'I'm
general said On>cssa:\l was sent to1
I a in i m to :tK| ; me : Gli'il fir ,1;
: assist !'ir French with n Ilitary
.1 i I 111 X mth A: i'll 1... aille (i:,i a
.-a.v whether the Ik it -h made cmi
triit:: ents: most of his testimony .‘ a -
t'fiieerned with '.' th : te mate
Weakness oi ' ie Frenc.h ai'rny in the
yi a: .aimed ak-ly preceding
war.
A heated a gtimt t devel
.wwn 1’rosei'iit.oi' Andre Mornet c
ed the judge to order defense wii
nesses to be brief and specific :i
ti ' 1 ■ n \. “It - comp etely in i
to protest," a defense attorney saul.
"Daring eight day- we heard pr • ]
sedition witnesses .md now when
our witnesses reply, they are asked
: i give only the outline oi our testi
mony."
Tno judge replied that he was the
judge of the lvle\alley of the trsk
v\. Some 35 d( ft nso wit tesses re- 1
ini.ined t.i he called— general an 1
otiior eolleaa ms o: tile Ilk-year- h i
marshal, including General Alphonse
.Turn, onelime .mm mi :er ol Frcneh i
l'urei ■ in Nor!h All ea.
Rails, l ti I i tics.
Specialties Gain:
Steels Are Down
New York. Aug. I!. -(AID R.i |
II!.: 1: o- and speeialtie.- advanced
today's stock market proceed ngs.
while steels and a few m.scellan
World League Delegate
Woidd Hav e Less Power
Washington. Aag. 6.—(AP)—Sen
ate leaders were reported today :<• ,
have decided to ask Congress to set I
' ie >( i ce of w orld see irity coun
cil delegates without limiting the |
Pres.dent's authority to u-e troop
The decision to bring the issu,
sfiun -ely bet ore the legis lators
Ochduer was said to have been
n ehed hv I Jem icrat e 1 .cade
Pat'kley and Chairman Conhally of
the foreign relations committee.
Neither would comment on the.-e
" • ■ is but it •>»•••« le- rued then ha -
dtsiii.ssed any thought that Presi
dent Truman might name Edw.-rd
li. Stettinius, Jr., former car; <•:. >
of state, as the delegate and proceed
w thout further . >ngre ■ inal ac
tion.
But the .id:!i::i si r.P. .nil- ponsored
resolution Connally :s expected ' >
if: ( ■ a 15 liter thi egi ato re
turn from their summer-fall , aca
t.on. may be nueh le- del in.to in
its ti sms than a similar mea.-ure
suggested iiy Senator \ andenbe ....
Indieat.ons now are that the a -
ministration leader- pian to promise
nearly a s nilar resoliin n on Ste'
tin u-' sta* s . s all amb. - ..dor, re
quiring Senate confirmation. and
make I'.i’i a deputy of the Piv-.idcnt.
The latter wo ild decide how this
country -hould vote on the peace
keeping council.
Nothing Like This
Ever Known Before,
President Declares
It Is 2,000 I imcs Stronger I hail
Bluest Bomb Lver l sed Hitherto
Washington, Aujr. 6,— (AP)—The V. ■' ir force has
released 1.11 tli« la| an- an atomic I•• •*!.(* c ..' •• ni<>e• power
than 20.(Mit• tons ni TXT. it produces nn-iv than times the
Mast of the largest lamb aver used bebmv
The announce meut of the development v.,i- rnad> in a state
ment by President Truman, released to :m Wi.r.e House today.
1 III a<iaa W.i- uioi'i'iu III ii"iu
ago i a i 1 i i Shin.:i i. i:;i! Mail’.
,1 apam-se army :. .-a j
The Prescient -...ii the in in.) has
"adde.i a in".’, aid n out imi y in~
, ie ,-e in 'ti'.-:• .ic'. :T :i tne .1 ap..
i.a-r Mr ’1 ;m:; a i aiidt d
!' It : -
Hissing i . ti.a oa-ic P"\xt"- i ! the
,i .ver.-i. Tin- fi !rum Whicn the
- . • . - 1
again-! ‘am-e whi a u - it a' P
tiie Far i : '
Phi ' it 1.- a
•
rdnance. t t a ran
pia IP -. 11 .a ray 1 1 f!.i" >0 a 1 a r- 'Il
ia .■ as a print'll1 -> 1 pi'i’l.
Tar Preside: a ;. : ■■. ■ i !:...: t..i
Gen i... ns v. i nv. rd 11 i.a.-: ay a
-etii'ch a! a way t ise a' ana. energy
in their war e.airt, i> t :alien
Mi .ii’.wiale, Ami r., an ; • .i IT a... h
-Cil ntlsts >1 Ulill'. 1 tin l'r i'aie,: ,.‘ii
developed' two principal plant- and
e It or iaati es 11 ve produc
n of a’ mr. a wer.
The President di-eli-ed that
than (i.H.IIOti | iei -. 'll.- n- .-. are v. tH'kii
, ■, great : ec ecy in t it - a. a .
ing:
' We tiavi .-pent s:’ an llll.i.il'lll ..
the greatest -eientdie g. ■ :>U in •'
tory -and w.ti. We a re now , > .■ a . . a
t'hteiate m ■ i.y mb com -
plelely r\ ■■ -y p: ai.tr. e e: P . , :
'.tie .f a I a 1 -e :, t ... \ r ^. Iltnd I.
any city. We shall a- • ah tidy d. s' ...
.) a|) i J • v i '.Dili...'
I tie Pl'i-idem noted * a ' .e lag
thii e nlta- a :m is-... i- .1. !y dr; a
tsdan intended pare tin
Japani'se p> 'pie i ' m -att " de ' r ..
t ion.” ' . • ’ 1 ■ ■ a • eadi
mcetd a The . 'amnr t- ■ • .. n. w a
tin- answi to that • eject n. rut ' a.
Pre- dent -aid "tiny na y e\| .-ct
lam of iuin from tne . the . :.
at which has never been -eon on tne
At Tra coast sea I
land forces will ; -Slow lip this . h
attack ii s11 - i and |
. - 1 !u Ja|iliru si ie\er :a\ e ". 11
ne-sed.
t ,. P i -esi de 111
covery may .pen tne y a . > -
t: rely tie'.' concept t
|jo\\a r The actual i unit.- - am
atoii ic i nergy may m the ! a
supplement the power that now
comes :. ■ >m coil, . il .mil tne .g: e.a.
. a.:: ■ . ill' -..id.
"It has nevet been the iiacit
the -cienti-t- i t this c i try
put icy this gm i irient to \\
from the world
. ax ledge. Air T . a, n -sad. "X . -
ni,lily, theretore, ex cryihing ... . ut
. . . . wit utomi i ergs
:h‘ made public ”
That will hax'e to wait, howexvr.
: e -aid, until the war i i gency i
oxer.
Mil- a--ne- declined tr.ml.madly.
Le iders in. .-.fed V S 1! thin .
W.. 1 .\or‘ .. Gene:.. 1-dec! r. g
i ) . i1 : i i. U S. S' a id B
were siightly lower.
Bomb \\ ill
(rib Wars
Duration
Yet More Powerful
Bombs Of The Kind
Near, Stimson Says
i API —S' ao-.
!'• y ! \V„ S: :. . . ed .ted ,
: ‘1 ■ \ .11 prov e
■ in. mng the
. ' ... > i ■ - state
i• i"i' ' ... . iir ...;.. .■ i that an
ii... : and
-lii .. .dter it
i'.'ii i rom
A the
i > iint
' War De
ns of
> " la' de
la re
i< i t .
S: ”i - rent that
a '1 . a I.aib is
...1: a I ion.”
Ill' 1 a •• re Cl mli
.. 1. iimver
: j1 ah a! ie : .■ in is
s'- . .ip.-re
: '1 - .'.ire of
• mg the
• -.ii He
i i H • ' i. an is
I'M!.. ■ -la ..£ the
a ihni
i Allied
in i li—
g that
■ a II. •! be
■ ' - pon.
W .ii.... \ t ■. i . ishly”
' e :r. v Stimson
ei ased
S' ' ' i’.irthee
• . in the
■ i ' - eon
■ ■" m ef
i '.e ii i .meat
' . ' ia nil i ii .mt by
: ■ ■ ■ . 1 ’ ■ i 'ne great
i : Ma • ■ > >' : een st>
on ldini. :.i .10 lias
been g.. i 1 m een
ee. J1 :g 'll. a OSO—
1..tely ■ .e. • > : ... - 1 ,,i .. job.
1 tie si 1 i ;. ^ atomic
i :e ' .i t V, Lap —
i . s ■ . . g h t t O
1 i't'i ; K 'i i e l I s ..' ‘ e::t n late
;!»:•:;* t > i-m . ., l named.
i‘ a . and by
Jaiie. 'Pi.' a ') ■ s.i!ncient
a ■ t" warrant
a lay i n}i..nsi m . '-ie project.
. roe plant .■ . mb
.• i , e ' ' ed . ■. i >i ei . ‘Hg Two
■ ■ ’ 'n ■ • ■ a.. 'ed. ' Clinton
i :: at V. • 1 i el. i-'.v ,.:.d a
t: '.'it .1 i i il.a.' . ' e'.g : eer • rks
in Wash! l hi Clinton
h'fg Cl'' V ■ ' . d i a gov
i • - V6S>fc
: Kn \: .. d . id . . 1.11
.. , . v, 13 . 000
ae: e :a m r> - r. : :tein miles
northwest i. Wash. In addi
iam. ... ' ’ • deal with
teelj'.ieal been estab
...... Sat . ■ ■ M The lab—
I r.a a v - it: t i". d a 1 >i. Hubert
l Ip; a a •• w!l I . . nili' a I III ill—
s|ii .it i St a: I Ma.- largely
i een a t lupmeiU of
the iw.i.a
S' i.-. n . id the tact that
. l . i ea ; a w be released
. 11 a 1,.' ge . ' atomic bomb
-vs the i)' . ct t s ich energy
may ha\ e i in . i> 1.■ < ,n peacetime
i (Continued on 1 ‘age Two.) A