The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-29

hama along with her sister ship the Iowa, and other big ships of the line.
 Macarthur arrived at Okinawa Wednesday morning, Tokyo time or Tuesday night, Eastern War Time. He was accompanied by his headquarters staff on the flight from Manila. The Allied Supreme Commander will fly to Japan Thursday, Tokyo Time, with 7,50C crack airborne troops. The troop carrying transports will take off from Okinawa at one minute in- tervals and will land at the Atsugi Airport, 20 miles from Tokyo, at three minute intervals. To Make Landing
 Simultaneously, landing craft will take 10000 Marines and Sailors ashore from transports in Tokyo Bay to occupy the Yokosuka Naval Base. Correspondents with the fleet say the landing operations are tc start at 10 a. m, Thursday morn ing, Japanese time. This will be 6 D. m. tonight, Pacific War Time As he arrived at Okinawa, Gen Macarthur saw plane after plane take off to ferry key personnel and equipment to Atsugi in prepara- ] tion for Thursdays mass landings Later, he viewed the loading oi combat equipment aboard tht transports that will carry his troops to Japan. The Supreme Commander will confer with the Commander oi the United States Strategic Ail Forces Gen. Carl Spaatz, and the c omma ander of the American Eighth Army, It. Gen. Robert Eichelberger. who will direct ground troops in the Tokyo area. before taking off for Japan.
 Surrender On Isles More than 10000 Japanese or three by-passed islands surrendered There were 2.400 on the bomb prac- tice atoll of Mill in the Centra Pacific Marshall Islands; 5000 or Morotai, where Macarthur carved out an air base to support his re- turn to the Philippines and nearby Morotai.
 Most Japanese forces waited fol signing of formal surrender docu- ments Sunday on a ventilator heac on the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
 Missouri Drops Anchor
 The Missouri, Admiral Halsey's flagship, dropped anchor off Yoko- suka today within sight of Tokyo She was accompanied by the British Battleship Duke of York flagship of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser; the Battleship South Da- kota, Nimitz's flagship; the Battle ship Iowa. escorting destroyers, 8 train of miscellaneous supply ships troopships and other war vessels. Aircraft On Alert
 Others were within easy range to give aid if needed and to send swarms of aircraft to cover sea- borne landings at Yokosuka and MacArthur's arrival at Atsugi fly ing field.
 A Tokyo newspaper commented that occupation could be expected to bring such trifles as occasional violence"
 "As precaution against danger, , Yokosuka authorities ordered resi- dents in most sections of the city to remain indoors during tomor- rows landings. Vehicular traffic was prohibited.
 Tokyo protested to Macarthur against the state of confusion in Soviet-occupied Northern Korea rife with footing, Kidnapping and murder"
 Signs Of Peace
 Signs of returning peace included these reports-Japanese elections are expected before the end of the year. Generalissimo Chiang Kali shek is most optimistic about the future of China" after his initial conference with Communist lead CTS. Shanghai, China's greatest port, is almost free again. Civilian shipping schedules between Pacific Coast ports and Hawaii were posted again.