The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-12
Crimin0ls Rounded-Up ByYonks
Adm. Shimodd, Other WoFIords Arrested as Moc- Arthur Cleans Up Nest of PeoFl
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 Tokyo, Sept. 12-UP)-7 Gen. Douglas MacArthur to- day ordered the abolition of the notorious Black Dragon Society in his sweeping cam paign against Japanese war criminals which netted ar1- other prize catch, Admiral Shigetaro Shimada, former navy minister who planned the Pearl Harbor attack.
 Shimada was arrested ct his Tokyo home while American doctors fought an apparently winning bat- tic to save the life of the suicides bent Premier under whom he served, Gen. Hideki Tojo. Tojo was re- ported resting comfortably" at . Yokohama military hospital.
 Black Dragon
 MacArthur, in another of the swift series of moves to shackle Japan's former warlords, ordered the eradication of the Black Dra- gon society and the arrest of seven of its leaders. The immediate dis solution of the society, long one of the most influential groups in Jap- an, was demanded.
 Coincident with the arrest of Shimada and four other war crsIIi- inals by American military police. supreme headquarters ordered tho seizure of the Black Dragon lead- CTS. They were listed as RyChei Uchida, Col. Kingoro Hashlmcto, Seigo Nakano, Toyasaburo kikucfL Koki Horota, Oketora Ogato and Prof. 0enchi Kato.
 Strengthened by c direct blood transfusion from ar American eer~ geart, Tojo was given 6 better than even chance to recover from his aili- eide attempt and stand trial ns Japan's No. criminal. His cone dItion was described as ''very 9atla- factory" ct on American military hospital in YoKohama.
 .. Mose. Suicides z
 TWO more Japanese army suls cides were revealed. one by a f0r- mer commander of the Japane1e Philippines army and the other by Q public relations officer ct inn perial general headquarters.
 Besides shimada, American znil- itary police also took into cuStoay as war criminals an American civil- ian-Mark L. streeter, who allegod~ ly wrote and participated in Tokyo propaganda broadcasts after hl1 capture on Wake Island-along with an Australian army officer, Q pup~ pet diplomat and Q German diplo- mat.
 The ei-year.old shimada, No. 2 on the last of Japanese war crizi. inais, was arrested by Maj. Ralal Kraus, who burst into Tojos homo yesterday after he fired bullet into his chest.
 A convoy of seven jeeps and an ambulance, the latter la case siai~ mada also tried hara.klri, pulled ID In the narrow lane before the aae miraiS home in the Shiba distrlct of southern Tokyo ct 4:SO ?. m., (3:30 c. H1i., EWT).
 shimada Jokes
 His wife met Kraus and requested Q ib-minute delay while Shimaaa had dinner. When the quarter hour had ended, Kraus sent an interpre- ter into the house to order the aas niral to present himself.
 At 4:60 D. TIl., Shimada appeared, ivad in c new but cheap green ani- form, still wrinkled from the taiinK'H box. There was some delay while Shimada discussed Kraus' croden~ tials in Japanese with an inteFpro- ter.
 Kraus interrupted:
 'Tell him to get his shoes on and get going. Tell him to quit his non senSe.'
 shimada placed his hand on Kraus arm, laughed, and sasd ln English:
 "Be quiet. I don't suicide
 After speaking briefly to his weeping wife and two daughtefAl Shimada took c small tan leather suitcase and entered 6 jeep at Krkals' direction. The Gavalcade left at D D. m. (4 Q. m. EWT1 for American counter intelligence headquarteFn lEl Tokyo. shimadaS eyes noticeahly were moist.
 shimada and oil four others aF- rested today were among the @ whose names appeared on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's list Of want cd war criminals yesterday.
 Two more suicides-sucee eeaszas
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