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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-05
Ole Bill SEE

Jeepers how time does fly for us
modern olds,ers-seems like We 20
right from Petunias 10 pota toes without
. resting. Course us too early yet to
store . late winter supply but perfectly
extra fine grade cobblers or Chippewss
TO save Juggling home your weekly 20
tato requirements. They're clean as
whistle and awful good cooking Our
winter storage potatoes VIII start dig
GinG In early October and our supply
this season will be the finest keeping
quality we have ever offered - The
kind you will be glad 20 have IN your
basement In May and June when no
good potatoes can be had.
Old customers who have depended
upon US each year for their winter DO
tatoes need no further advise or argu-
ment. IT'S the How ruchist" potato
buyer who fits from price sign 20 price
sign who winds UP behind the eight
ball before Xmas with basement full
OF leaky potatoes. II you know a good
storage potatoes when you see II then
roll out every bushel and bag before
you buy. II you on't-then come out
and talk potatoes with us.
We are now picking our fail crop %
delicious Golden Hybrid sweet corn
fresh every day. but our usual heavy
supply OF winter apples will be limited
bee ause Of near total crop failure .Hio
Farm Fresh Market
$3.50 N. Gratiot Bet Joy ana Han Rd
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-10-05

HARPER Salvage buys and sells
used cars: used parts: also new sc-
cessories; plenty Of 1888 VS. Ford parts
and many others>S<ie Harper az IL
Mile road. -fnohe Mt. Clemens 1915.
Ai2s
Evening star., 1945-08-30

submarines in the outer harbor be-
tween 6 and am. the morning OF
December 7. The Navy failed to
advise Short of the Jaluit task force
so that he could evaluate the infor-
nation for himself"
The board is impressed with the
absolute necessity of considering the
conduct of all responsible officers
In the light of the situation as it
existed in November and early De-
cember, l941.
Faulty Thinking Charged.
1t was a case of intelligent men
arriving at the best decision pos
sible with all the facts that were
before them. This is the basis for
successful procedure in either mill
tary or civil affairs. In both of
these fields occasional mistakes are
made Notwithstanding that such
principles are followed Such was
the case at Pearl Harbor.
This recital is in explanation, not,
justification. The thinking in the
War Department and the Hawaiian
Department was faulty in that it
emphasized probabilities to the ex-
clusion of capabilities.
In summarizing the responsible
ties in Washington" it appears that
the issue between the United States
and Japan was precipitated before
the Army and Navy could prepare
themselves to follow through on the
consequences thereof and that CO.
ordination and cooperation between
the State, War and Navy Depart
ments lacked effectiveness, at least
in this respect
Evening star., 1945-08-30
By the Associated Press.

Construction of the ST. Lawrence
Seaway for development of the
Great Lakes and st. Lawrence Riv-
er was given Presidents Truman S
stamp of approval today.
The President told his news con-
ference he would recommend to
Congress that it enact legislation
necessary to proceed with the much
discussed and controversial project.
Several bills relating to develop
ment OF the seaway are now before
Congress. The project, intended to
make the waters of the st. Lawrence
navigable for ocean-going vessels,
would cost an estimated S42l 900 900.
1t would increase the tonnage capac-
ity of the river and lakes by about
100000 tons annually. according
to supporters of the development.
The Presidents announced inten-
tion of backing the seaway legisla-
tion marked another step in the long
fight by advocates of the river-de-
velopment plan. The late President
Roosevelt long had urged the project.
An initial step was taken in March
l94l, when the United States and
Canada concluded an agreement re-
latlng to the joint construction of
the seaway and power project. Pro-
visions of the agreement, however
remained contingent on favorable
action by Legislatures of the two
countries
Evening star., 1945-08-30
48 Of 179 Boys Who Fled
Iowa School Still SOUGHT
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELDORA. Iowa, Aug. 30.-Police
cars filled with State Bureau of
Criminal Investigation agents, State
highway patrolmen and Eldora
Training School employees cruised
the surrounding country of Eldora
today looking for 48 of 179 bows
who escaped from the school yes
terday.
Darrell T. Brown, assistant super
visor of the school, said 13l others
had returned or been captured after
the mass escape following a riot in
the dining hall. Three others were
caught early this morning.
Mr.. Brown said he received a tip"
10 minutes before the escape that
the attempt would be made. He
called Sheriff j. E. Davidson of
Hardin County who arrived in time
to see the boys rush to windows in
the dining room, push out wire
screens and drop some IL feet to
the ground.
The riot climaxed a day of unrest
following the death of Ronald Miller.
II, Des Mointes, from heat prostra-
ton Tuesday. AS a result of dis
cipllnary action the boy had been
assigned with others to wheeling
coal and working in an Eldora
canning plant.
A postmorten examination of
young Miller's body was planned by
school authorities following a re.
port from E. j. Andrle, undertaken,
that "Miller's thighs and arms bore
traces OF recent beating by a
wooden implement"
Evening star., 1945-08-30

we'll, within the scope of its activi-
ties"
There was broad field for in
vestigation, however" it said,
(which was not touched by it or any
intelligence agency of the Ameri-
can Government, either military or
civil. In this field were the man
dated islands, the home land and
the home waters of the japanese
Empire, and the areas in which the
japanese Navy and Army were op-
Grating.
I'm these fields reliance was placed
upon sources of information which
were inadequate. The japanese
Navy was lost to us for considerable
periods in those months prior to
the outbreak of war. The task force
which made the attack on 7 De-
cember. l941. left home ports, as
sembled at Tankan Bay and, not
withstanding that it was relatively
large convoy, sailed for thousands
of miles without being discovered.
Part of its aircraft was in fight
for the targets at Pearl Harbor and
on Oahu before we knew of its ex-
istence. It's detection was primarily
naval job, but obviously the Army
was intensely interested.
Japs Well Informed About Us.
THE Japanese armed forces knew
everything about u.s. We knew lit
tie about them. This was a problem
for all our intelligence agencies.
This should not come to pass again.
Our intelligence service must be
brought in line with the part which
we are to play In world affairs.
I'VE must know as much about
other world powers as they know
about us. This is an absolute con-
dition precedent to intelligent plan
ming by those charged with formu-
lating our international policies and
providing for our security"
OF the War Plans Division,
charged with the preparation and
coordination of war plans for Ha-
wall, the report said:
Evening star., 1945-08-30
| Ministers Son,
| Reported Killed
On Batoon, Found
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
URBANA, Ill, Aug. 30.-The Rev
R. w. Merrifield, who stood up in
his pulpit three years ago to read
his sons name on a roll of war
dead, has been notified that the
son has been found in japanese
prison camp.
Now pastor of the Congregational
Christian Church here, Mr.. Merri-
field has since left the congrega-
ton he had in February, 1912, when
he told how his son had been killed
in action while serving under Gen.
Macarthur on Bataan.
He was serving in haywood, Ill,
then, and he moved his people to
tears as he closed a list of haywood
boys fighting in the Philippines
with the name of 1t. Jacques Mer-
rifield, his son.
Mr.. Merrifield said the War De-
partment notified him yesterday
that Jacques was one of the sur
vivors of the death march from
Bataan" who was found in Camp
Hoten in Manchuria.
Evening star., 1945-08-30
.1ydings Sees Filipino
Freedom by July A

Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland. chairman of the Senate
Insular Affairs Committee, said
after conference with President
Truman today that he was con-
vinced the Philippines would get
their independence before next July
4, if they so desire.
Under the law the islands are
entitled to independent status by
July 4-or earlier if the President
agrees-and Senator Tydings said
Mr.. Truman would want to abide by
the wishes of the people there. The
Senator said also the legislative
program for rehabilitating the
islands economically is shaping up
He told newsmen also that he
expected Puerto Rico would have
q plebiscite within the next 1S
months under which they would
determine their own form of gov
eminent.
He said, however, he did not ex-
|pect the legislation for plebiscite
would incorporate the alternative
OF statehood because Congress ap-
parently does not favor granting
Puerto Rico a state status.
Evening star., 1945-08-30
Eisenhower Expects
Occupation Force
OF 100000 Men
Ey the Associated Press,


BERLIN. Aug 3O.-Gen. Eisen-
hover said today that the $500 900
American troops now in Germany
would be reduced to a fixed occupa-
ton force of about 100000 well be-
fore the end of winter.
The American commander said the
of food from the United
States to feed Germans was ines
capable, but he did not mean he
intended to fatten the Germans.
He said he hoped to have the Ger
mans elect their own officials in city
and rural areas this fall.
Gen. Eisenhower declined to pre-
dict how long the Allied occupation
of Germany would last. saying this
was matter of higher Government
policy, but added the Americans did
not expect to stay here forever.
Suspicion Giving Way.
He said the intensity of mutual
suspicion among Allied powers in
Germany was giving way in the
face of frankness and honesty. He
said his recent trip to Russia re-
vealed to him many things that
showed remarkable planning for the
welfare of the masses.
Ii was Gen. EisenhoWer's first
formal press conference in Berlin.
The American commander was in
smiling mood. He had Just
emerged from meeting of the AL
lied Control Council.
He declared that the biggest cur
rent task was keeping the German
nation in existence this winter with
food, fuel and shelter.
Describing the redeployment of
United States troops homeward as
being constantly accelerated. Gen.
Eisenhower said that even the esti-
mate of 100000 men as an occupa =
ton force might be reduced later.
provided the Germans did more for
themselves and less policing became
necessary.
Favors 1000 Calorie Diet.
Gen. Eisenhower indicated that
canned meat probably would be one
of the larger items in American
food exports to Germany. He said
he personally favored ration of
1000 calories daily for Germans, on
advice of physicians that this was
the minimum level at which disease
could be prevented.
He professed, however. to have no
idea when that level could be
reached, He said common agree
ment among all the Allies was nee
essary, or there would be a stam-
pede of Germans into the zone al
lowing the highest rations.
The general said German coal
production would be shared on a
priority basis among liberated coun-
tries and that German needs would
be filled last. He expressed SYM
pathy with Holland, Belgium, France
and Luxembourg over their critical
fuel problems.
Evening star., 1945-08-30
ForrestoI Keeps Silent
On Pearl Hurbor Report

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Secretary
of the Navy Forrestal, leaving La
Guardia Field in a Navy Lodestar
plane today, refused to comment
on the Pearl Harbor reports.
"At the risk of appearing stuffy, ~
he told reporters, II must again
say No comment These matters
are too delicate for off hand state
ments."
Mr. Forrestal did not disclose his
mission in New York nor his des-
tination.
Evening star., 1945-08-30
Army Board Bames Pearl abor Disaster Chiefly on Two Cause

be fact. The Navy apparently had
the same idea because many of their
messages likewise so indicate the
situation and the Hawiian Depart
ment was given the benefit Of those
messages"
The report quoted message of
November 81, 1941, from the chief
of staff to Gen. Short.
The United States desires that
Japan commit the first overt act -"
These measures should be carried
out so as not, repeat not, to alarm
the civil population nor disclose in
tent"
Warning Against Incident.
A message from Army intelligence
the same day, the report said,
warned against an incident with
the japanese population by saying,
Axis sabotage and espionage prob
able"
"All this had an effect on Gen.
Short" the report related, because
his reply to the message of the 9th
was, Department alerted to prevent
sabotage. Liaison with the Navy"
The report continued:
In order to prevent an untoward
action by Short the message on the
9th, as originally drafted, started
with the opening words, 'Negotia-
tions with Japan have been termi-
mated, were changed by the Secre-
tary of War after consultation with
the Secretary of State to the softer
caution contained in the Stimson-
drafted sentences; Negotiations
with Japan appear to be terminated
to all practical purposes with only
the barest possibility that the Jap
anese government might come back
and offer to continue. japanese
future action unpredictable. Hos T..
tile action possible at any moment.
Then followed the caution not to
commit the first overt act. -
Short was never informed of the
Secretary of States action in de-
livering the 10 points counter pro-
Evening star., 1945-08-30

posals. He testified he first saw or
heard of that document after the
White Papers were published. Gen
Short said, I knew nothing of any
thing of the kind until a year or SO
afterward, whenever that State De-
partment paper came out
THE message of November n did
not convey to Short what it was
meant to convey by the people who
drafted it, While confusing, it con-
tanned information and instructions
the significance of which should
have been appreciated by Short and
his staff.
The two Navy messages of Oc-
tober l6 and "a, both of which cau-
toned against precipitation of an
incident, could have added to Shorts
confusion in interpreting the mes
sage.
THE impression that the avoid
ance OF war was paramount was
heightened by the messages imme-
diately following the one of the
9th
From November % until
the message that was received after
the attack, Short received no other
word by courier, letter, radio, or
otherwise. The only claim that he
received any additional information
was that he was told of messages
of December 3, and 6, about
the Japanese destroying their codes
and the Navy being instructed to
destroy some of its codes. Short
denies receiving this information.
Japanese Intentions Known.
These acts of omission and COM
mission on the part of the War
Department undoubtedly played
their part in the failure to put the
Hawaiian department in a proper
state OF defense.
The record shows that from in
formers and other sources the War
Department had complete and de-
tailed information of japanese in
tentions. Information of the evil
Evening star., 1945-08-30
Low Flying in Arlington
Protested to Services

The Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton has directed the attention of
the Army and Navy air forces in the
Washington area to reports received
by Arlington County officials of low
flying planes over the county.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han, who referred complaints OF low
flying planes to the CAA, said he
was informed by that agency that 1t
mas reminded the service air forces
that planes are required to fly at
a minimum altitude Of 500 feet over
open country, and 1000 feet over
congested areas.
Evening star., 1945-08-30
President Will Urge Mcfarland Conviction
Congress Approval Of In Staying Appealed
ST. Lawrence Seaway To Supreme Court

The conviction of Earl j. McFar-
land for the murder of 18-year-old
Dorothy Berrum in East Potomac
Park last October S has been ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court, it was
learned today.
Mcfarland was convicted Feb
ruary l in District Court. The con-
viction has been upheld by the
United States Court of Appeals.
The young former Marine was
scheduled to die tomorrow, but the
execution has been postponed to
November Is.
The appeal was filed with the Su-
preme Court last Friday, according
to P. Bateman Ennis. attorney for
Mcfarland The attorney said the
appeal was based on the same
grounds cited when the case was
before the Court of Appeals. In his
most recent appeal, Mr.. Ennis said
he stressed the opinion of the Ap-
pealS Court in which the court con-
ceded certain errors in connection
with the trial but took the position
these errors could not have inf1u-
enced the jury in the light of other
evidence
Mr.. Ennis pointed out that when
the case was handed to the jury
six possible verdicts might have been
returned.
Its impossible to tell" he said
what jury might have done il
these errors hadn't been committed. "
The Appeals Court found fault
with the prosecution for implying
Mcfarland had a criminal record
although he did have record for
juvenile delinquency. AS result of
this record, the trial brought out
the defendant had changed his
name from Dills to Mcfarland SO
he could enter the Marine Corps.
The Appeals Court said a prosecu-
tor should hold himself to the
highest practicable standard of fair
ness"
In this case, he failed to do so,
the court added.
Mr.. Ennis said Mcfarland is with
out funds and that he filed the
Supreme Court appeal as a pauper
Evening star., 1945-08-30
$4,000 Jops Seized
By Reds in 20 Days
BY the Associated Press.

~ASesSSAsSsSA
LONDON, Aug. 30.--Russia's Far
Eastern armies seized more than
10000 Japanese officers and men,
including 81 top-ranking enemy
generals, in their 20-day offensive
against Japan, Moscow announced
last night.
A Soviet communique said $4,000
japanese officers and men, includ-
ing % generals surrendered Thurs
day to Russian forces in Manchuria,
Korea, the Kurile Islands and on
Sakhalin Island.
The new bag included the COM
fnander OF the 30th Army of the
crack Japanese Kwantung Army in
Manchuria.
Evening star., 1945-08-30
Japs Due 10 Arrange
Northern Indo-Chino
Today
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Aug 30.-The jap
anese were expected to send repre-
sentatives to Kaiyuan in KWangsi
Province today to arrange the sur
render of their forces in Northern
Indo-China.
The surrender will be accepted on
behalf of China by Gen. Lu Han.
After preliminary negotiations
have been completed, Gen. Lu will
send troops into Northern Indo-
China to disarm the japanese and
TO set up military government.
Chinese troops under Gen. HUI
Chung-nan yesterday reoccupied
Chenehsien at the junction of the
Peiping- Hankow and Lunghai rail-
roads, which once was one of the
most important japanese bases in
the province.
Little Trouble Expected.
Other Chinese entered the suburbs
Of the Yangtze River port of Ichang,
965 miles by river from Shanghai.
1t. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyer,
United States commander in China,
said little trouble was expected from
Communist troops outside Shanghai.
He said he believed them to be in
sufficiently strong in numbers,
equipment and training.
He said American troops and
equipment would not be used in any
clash between the Chinese regulars
and Communists, and that should
a clash become imminent. the Amer
leans would be evacuated"
The only measures that would be
taken would be to protect American
lives, Gen. Wedemeyer said.
May Be Out of China by Spring.
The United States commander
said that if sufficient shipping were
provided, American troops might be
out of China by next spring. He
said his headquarters was trying to
hasten the movement of large num-
bers OF troops to Marking by air
He said advance parties already
were In Nanking. where the formal
japanese surrender in China will
take place and that mass movement
would begin when control stations
were established.
Gen. Wedemeyer himself will not
be present for the surrender cere-
monies. but he said Maj. Gen, Rob-
ert B. Mcclure, his chief of staff
will witness it.
American minesweepers are re-
moving mines from the Yangtze and
Whangpoo Rivers to speed their
opening to shipping. Gen. Wede-
meyer said that the port of Shanghai
might be opened early in October.
American sWeepers are expected to
clear mines in other areas, also. The
British Navy, at the same time. is
sweeping the approaches to Hong
Kong
Evening star., 1945-08-30

aside from the letters and tele-
grams sent throughout l94l to Gen.
Short land there were no letters
from Gen. Marshall to Gen. Short
after the first of November, 194l,
no action after November /, 194l.
appears to have been taken by way
OF communications or inspections.
or full report of any sort. to reveal
whether Gen. Short was doing any,
thing, whether he was doing it cor
rectly, what his problems were. and
what help could have been given
him.
Organization Lacking.
The War Plans Division took no
action when Short put the alert
Number / into operation and SO re-
ported. 1t took no steps to stop the
use of the Hawaiian Department
as a training station and put it
on a combat basis, such as an out
post should have been, with threat
ened war.
~ Iooh ilo otCpS W llllu Oul II
the Hawaiin defenSes were being i'm.
plemented and built according tc
schedule and the right priorities
1t took no steps to put the control
OF the building of it's defenses on
the department commander so that
he could coordinate the building OF
defenses with his other defense
preparations.
Gen. Leonard T.D GeroWs own
testimony clearly pictures the lack
OF organization and management OF
the War Plans Division of the over
seas departments, such as the Ha-
Waiian Department. Gen. GeroW
was then chief of staff of the Wal
Plans Division.
Asserting the Navy Department
undertook responsibility to provide
long distance reconnaissance in
Hawaii, Admittedly without means
OF carrying it out" the report de-
clared:
The Navy in Hawaii failed to ad-
wise Short of the sinking of enemy
Evening star., 1945-08-30

dent Japanese intention to go to
war in the very near future was well
known to the Secretary Of State,
the Secretary of War, the chief of
staff of the Army. the Secretary of
Navy and the chief of naval OPP
erations. 1t was not question of
fact; it was only question of time.
The next few days would see the
end of peace and the beginning of
war.
If it be assumed that for any
reason the information could not
have been given to the Hawaiian
Department, then 1t was response
bility of the War Department to
give orders to Short what to do, and
to tell him to go on an all-out alert
instead of sabotage alert"
Messages Conflicting.
On the subject conflict between
the Army and Navy messages. the
report said;
THE practice of having Gen
Short secure through the Navy in
Hawaii copies Of the naval messages
tended toward confusion. We have
taken occasion to compare the mes
sages of the Navy and the messages
of the Army delivered to Gen
Short from October l6 to December
II. We find:
"A. That they were conflicting.
"B. That the Navy messages
were predominant with warnings of
conflict and the Army messages
predominant with the idea of avoid
ing conflict and taking precau-
tions against sabotage and espion-
age
Short naturally took his choice
between the two types of messages
and followed that of the War De-
partment.
There is no explanation why
Short was not told of the so-called
ultimatum. 1t was known to the
Japanese because it was handed TO
| them"
The report asserted that the mill
tarv intelligence division performed
Evening star., 1945-08-30
Navy Must Stop Calling Jops
Dirty Little Blank Blanks

become officers Of the United States
Navy. 80
Where, one may well ask, does this
leave Admiral Bull" Halsey?
The youthful Marines en- route to
Japan heard this new directive with
a groan.
You mean we can't say the Japs
are dirty little blank blanks?' one
asked.
mo, you can't say that now" the
officer replied.
But they are dirty little blank
blanks the Marine protested,
Il know they are and we can still
think it, but We can't say in any
more the officer said.