The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-31
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{ Tolyo itself was oil limits to American forces but correspond- ents who inspecsed the Japanese l capital said it was the worst | beaten up city" they had even seen. Japanese informants placed destruction at "about 60 per cent"
 Yokohama was about 75 per cent burned down by American incendi- ary bombing. But good many modern bupildings ip the down town area were in good condition and American headquarters was rapidly being installed in these buildings.
 It appeared that it may be cot1- siderable time before any large number of American troops enter Tokyo. Life in the city Is at q complete standsill. No shops are open and only a few government agencies, the police and the on1cial news service are functioning. Reinforcements still were pour ing into Atsugi airfield, 18 miles south of the center of Tokyo, by plane from Okinawa and into Yokohama and the Yokosuka naval base by landing craft from a huge fleet in Tokyo Bay. More than 10000 Americans already were Ashore.
 B-29s Ready
 More than 100. Superfortresses from Tinian and an escore of 30 | to 60 fighters from Two circled over | the Tokyo area on watch for any sign of Japanese treachery. All guns were loaded and manned. But there still were no reports of any shots having been fired since the large-scale landing began short | ly after a. m. 6 p. m. Wednesday, EWT). Japanese soldiers ana cl- vilians alike were passive. Patrols of American air-borne troops from Atsugi and seaborne units from Yokosuka, 20 miles to the southeast, linked up in the vi- cinity of. yokohama and quickly consolidated their hold on the tri- angle bound by the three cities. Gen. Douglas MacArthur was hard ah work on details of the oc- cupation in his new headquarters | in the New Grand hotel at Yoko- hama, one of the few buildings m the city to escape destruction or heavy damage from American bombs. Some 1,500 troops guarded | the hotel.
 As1erican newsmen already have ventured' from yokohama into rup- bIe-heaped Tokyo, just to the north, but Macarthur was waiting to build up d larger and more impressive l force before formally occupying the | capital. He may enter Tokyo within the next few days. however. Order JapS
 He already was giving orders to Japanese general headquarters, the Japanese government and presun1- ably Emperor Hirohito through liai- son staffs rather than by radio as formerly.
 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, conn mander in chief of the Pacific fleet, and Admiral William F. Halsey
 made a two-hour inspection tour or the DhSS dIIO ACPOAVSN vAA'so ~ was "only in fair shape, with much equipment in 8 poor or wrecked condition" i.
 The evacuation of rescued Allied war prisoners from 30 camps in
 the Tokyo area to three hospital
 ships anchored in Tokyo bay and
 by plane from Atsugi to Okinawa
 was proceeding smoothly. Nearly 150O already had been taken aboard
 one hospital ship, with most in
 serious need of medical treatment. Many told of systematic beatings
 and other tortures by Japanese | guards.
 Japanese War Minister Gen. Sa-
 damu Shimomura reported in a
 Tokyo radio broadcast that the sur-
 render of Japanese forces was pro-
 gressing smoothly on all fronts.
 ''No signs of any disturbances have been noticed thus far" he
 said. Friendly relations are being
 maintained with the Allied occupa-
 ton forces"