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Still Fires
On Allies
SUPPLIES DROPPED
Shower Of 100000 Leaf
lets Bring No Reaction
From Nipponese

RANGOON, Aug. 19.-W.H-Jap-
ans armies in Southwest Asia
have ignored Allied surrender in
structions and an official spokes-
man for the South East Asia Com
mand said today that it may be
"some time" before enemy troops
from Burma to Sumatra lay down
their arms.
Japanese anti-aircraft batteries
have twice fired at Allied planes
over Moulmein since the Emperor S
surrender announcement, and $780,
900 surrender leaflets dropped on
the Japs yesterday brought no re-
action.
''Not even a pocket handkerchief
showed" the spokesman said.
Allied planes dropped medical
supplies to war prisoner camps in
Siam without interference.
The spokesman for Adm. Lord
Louis Mountbatten pointed out that
cACSpI 1OI naval ulI1lS IllC y pd-
nese in Southeast Asia have not
been defeated in battle, that they
probably are ignorant of the de-
feat of their other armies and re-
gard reports of the atomic bomb
damage as highly exaggerated. .
He said he did not expect Japs
to stream into Allied prisoner of
war cages even after they had been
convinced of the Tokyo surrender.
Many undefeated local command
ers may approach the surrender
conference table in mood for
bargaining, probably with demands
that they be permitted to keep their
arms, he said.
| Radio Singapore announced the
Japanese surrender today for the
first time. Its broadcasts to date
had been defiant and bitterly anti
Allied until yesterday, when Sin
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NUDE BODY OF WOMAN
FOUND AT BOTTOM OF
WELL IN NEW JERSEY

HADDON HEIGHTS, N. j., Aug
19.-R-The nude body of an un'
identified woman, apparently
slain after victory celebration"
was found in a 20-foot well near
the Black Horse Pike today, Law
renee Doran, chief of Camden
county detectives, reported.
Confetti was scattered on the
ground and a pair Of orchid eva
ming slippers, blood stained under
clothing, and a red felt skull cap
bearing the words, otis all over. "
were found by police near the
well.
Two 15-year-old boys, Richard
Mari and Thomas Welsh, told po-
lice they looked into the we'll and
saw the body after noticing the
scattered confetti.
Several hours after the body
was found, it was still in the well
and police had been unable to OBJ
tain a description.
Doran said the woman's body
was face down and police could
not see the head.
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BOMBER SPREADS
DDT ON ROCKFORD

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-lR)-
A low flying, especially equipped
BIS Mitchell bomber swung over
this poliomeytis infested city today,
spraying the entire metropolitan
area with DOT.
The flight was part Of research
program, an experiment to deter
mine the possibility of DOT, the
insecticide that fought disease bear
ing insects during the war, control
ling the spread of infantile para
lysis.
Piloted by Maj. L. A. Bitterness of
Willows, Calf, the bomber swept
over the territory at 200 miles an
hour at an altitude of $50 feet. Cap
tain L. A. Nelson of SWartz Creek,
Mich, in charge of the Airborne
Insecticide Project at Wright Field,
operated the spray controls.
DOT was released at the rate OF
215 gallons per minute, and sGring
the time required for the joe, the
ship returned to Truax Field,
Madison, Wis, go miles north of
here, to refill the 500 gallon tank
carried in the bomb bay.
During the spraying everyone
was required to remain in their
homes with doors and windows
closed. The experiment was con-
Quoted under the supervision of DR..
John R. Paul, of Yale University,
an authority on polio.
The metropolitan district of Rock.
ford, third largest city in Illinois
has a record of 40 cases of in
fantile paralysis since the first OF
July. No new cases have been re-
ported since 9 pm. Saturday, but
is deaths have occurred since the
outbreak started.
Overtaxed hospitals have appeal
ed for nurses. Fifty were supplied
from Camp Mccoy, Wis, and 9TH
ers are expected this week. At least
so additional nurses are said to be
required to care for the polio pa
tients.
During the last few weeks, Army
trucks have sprayed DOT along
cutters and bitches where insects
gather. Local health authorities,
hopeful the spraying had done
some good, sought additional aid
from the Army to make the spray
| ing as thorough as possible.
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Rising Sun
Troops Lay
Down Rifles.
$4,000 CHECK IN
Russian Airborne Soldiers
Land At Hardin, Muk-
den, Hsinking

LONDON, Aug. 19.-W,H-Soviet
Russia announced tonight that the
Japanese Kwantung army in Man
churia had "mostly" ceased re-
sistance and that the Soviet Far
Eastern armies were hating OPP
erations in the Today old Russo
Japanese war.
The communique announced that
Russian airborne troops had land
ed at Hardin, Mukden and Hsink-
ing, headquarters Of the Kwan,ung
army, and that these three cities
were reported ready to surrender.
The three Soviet armies took
SO, 900 prisoners today Sunday,
the communique said, and surren-
ders apparently were continuing.
The communique said Soviet
forces had ceased operations on
almost all of the Manchurian
fronts and that in these sectors
Japanese Kwantung army units
were surrendering en- masse.
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky' S
armor was reported on the out
skirts of Mukden. where Ameri-
can 1t. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright
and some 300 other Americans
were in japanese prisoner of war
camps.
Troops of the First Far Eastern
Army, driving on Hardin from the
East, were at Yenshow, 30 miles
Southeast of the city and moving
up rapidly to the support OF Soviet
paratroopers dropped in the area.
The communique said $1,000 Jap
anese officers and men surrender.
ed to the First Far Eastern Army.
The Second Far Eastern Army,
driving on Hardin from the North,
took $4,000 prisoners and Malino-
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Chang Flag
Now Flying
At Peiipiing
RADIO REPORT SAYS
National Government Said
To Be Operating Open
ly In City
By GEORGE WANG

UNITED Press War Correspondent
CHUNGKING,- Aug 19.-U.R)-
Radio Reiping reported today that
the Chungking government OF
Generalissimo Ching Kai-Shek was
openly functioning in that Jap
anese-occupied city in North China
The office of the Ministry Of
Information is displaying a newly
painted signboard and a huge
Kuomintang (national government
flag before a house at No. "a New
Peiping Road inside the city, the
broadcast said.
Meanwhile Radio Peiping emery.
ed from its underground position
and apparently was using equip
ment of the Japanese-controlled
Peiping Radio and Telegraph Ad-
ministration to maintain constant
contact with Chungkirg. The
signal was far stronger than that
normally used by the small clan
destine station.
The Ministry of Communications
also established two-way contacts
with radio administrations il
Shanghai and Marking and was
making arrangements to contact
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SHOE RATIONINC
TO END SHORTLY
By DOUGLAS WALLOP

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. '18.-W.D-
Shoe rationing is expected to enc
in two months at the outside anc
may be lifted within two weeks il
was disclosed tonight.
This prospect that still another
civilian necessity soon may dror
from the ration list came as the
nation enjoyed its first day of un
restricted Sunday driving since
early in the war. Fill 'er up
was the watchword as hundreds
of thousands motored to beaches
mountains and other long-unat
tainable retreats.
Highways were damned for the
first time in three years.
A survey of War Production
Board and OPA officials showed
that the end of shoe rationing is
not far off. Completion of supply
and production statistics apparent
ly is the only thing delaying it. A:
one WPB official said:
"1t's no pleasure to ration shoe:
when everything else is going OF
the ration list"
Shoe and food rationing are
among the few home front restric
tons that remain after the whole
sale dropping of controls that fol
lowed the Japanese surrender
Government set-aside purchase!
of beef, veal and ham already
have been suspended, and mea
rationing may end this fall.
Prospects are less bright, how
ever, for early return to nor
NAL train Havel. A spokesman fol
the Office of Defense Transporta
ton said that restrictions on short
run Pullman trips will remain in
definitely. In considering all as
poets of the railroad picture, HI
said, civilian convenience mus
continue to be subordinate t.
Army and Navy requirements.
1.-THE war has been over si'
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Airborne Relief Party
Finds Gen. Wdinwrieht
BY ALBERT RAVENHOLT
United Press War Correspoade,

o"sSu AAOSS war correspondent
CHUNGKING, Aug. -W.R-Lt.
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright,
who led American and Filipino
forces in the last tragic days of
Bataan and Corregidor, has been
found alive and in good shape il
Japanese prison camp in Man.
churia and will be flown here
shortly, it was announced officially
today.
Gan ABC correspondent at
Chungking reported that Marine
1t. Col. James P. Devereaux, who
led the heroic garrison Oh Wake
Island in 1941 and 1912, also had
been found safe in a japanese
prison camp near Peiping, China.)
Wainwright was found by teams
of U. S. doctors and Signal Corps
men Woodworking closely with the
Chinese ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ed down Thursday within 300 yards
of the camp at Hsian, 100 miles
northwest of Mukden. The relief
team landed without casualties
and without molestation by the
Japanese.
With Wainwright were seven
other Americans, 16 British and 10
Dutch officials, including Tjarda
Van Starkenborgh Stachouwer,
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ed to check their Samurai swords
at the door, were Intercepted at
length in the first meeting con-
corning facilities for the triumph-
ant American entry into Japan.
CA report that the Russian dele
gates to the surrender conference
would arrive in Manila Monday
night was broadcast by the Amer
lean Broadcasting Co., which said
this indicated the meetings would
continue at least beyond that ime,
so that they could attend.)
There was no word from the
private conference room of the sub.
ject under discussion at the second
session this morning.
The ENJOYS, who arrived by air
at 5:56 pm, yesterday, were al.
lowed to go to bed about 3 am.
They still had not seen Macarthur
and there was no intimation when,
or whether, they WoulG meet per.
sonally with the Supreme Allied
Commander of their conquered
country.
1t was known that after the Japa-
nese presented credentials and
gave information which Tokyo had
prescribed, they were questioned
closely about airports and other
facilities which Macarthur will
need when he makes his triumph-
ant entry into Japan as head OF
the Allied forces of occupation.
The meeting began about three
hours before midnight and was
still in session at 2 am, when a
recess was called while tn ENJOYS
and the Americans had coffee and
sandwiches.
A half hour later the conferees
emerged from the building without
any announcement of what ground
had been covered or what the con-
ference schedule would be.
It had not yet been announced
when the Supreme Allied Comman.
der would meet face to face the en-.
voys of the Imperial government
which he has fought implacably for
more than three years, but presum-
ably it will be some time later in
the day.
1t. Gen. Richard X Sutherland,
MacArthur's chief of staff, was
handling the preliminary confer'
ences across a long-black table.
Top-ranking Japanese was 1t.
Gen. Takashiro KaWabe, vice-chief
of the Imperial General staff, who
headed 16-man delegation.
Sutherland maintained the cool
atmosphere that had prevailed
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LONDON SEEKING !
TO SCALE DEBTS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 R -
American diplomatic and financial
officials were obviously jolted to-
day by an unofficial London pros
posal to scale British debts by
half, pay so cents on the remain
ing dollar-with U. S. money-and
give 81. o. US for the rest.
''Trial balloon was the most
frequent early reaction comment.
But the suggestion, advanced by
the London Economist, influential
publication, also was tax.
en- as evidence that the British rea.
lie they must make some sort OF
settlement quickly.
The sudden termination Of the
war, with its attendant shutdown
on lend-lease, is the reason for the
new pressure. One Treasury Off.
cial said billion dollars or so
year in lend lease civilian food
from America has been making
the difference between living and
bare existence in England.
1t was learned last night that
notifications of the end of lend.
lease are going forward almost
Immediately It will be some time
before Denmark and other former
suppliers of the British market
basket get into full-scale business
again, even if the British can pay.
The end of lend-lease is expected
to bring rush of bids for Ameri.
can financial help with British
settlements only part of the prob.
lem. Russia for one example has
up to S6,O0oOO0, 600. The list OF pc.
tential applicants reads like a ros.
ter of the nations.
The notices that hereafter Amer.
lean goods will have to be obtained
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QUlSLlNC TRIAL
WILL OPEN TODAY

OSLO, Aug. 49, (R -Vidkun
Quisling, whose name became a
synonym for traitor, goes on trial
for his life tomorrow.
Calm but haggard, Quisling has
written 50 pages of testimony at
tempting to refute the states
charges against him and an add.
tionai 40 pages of rebuttal CUES
tons he expects to ask the prose
cution.
The state likely will seek tc
prove that Quisling had pre-inva'
sion knowledge that Hitler was
sending his legions into Norway
on April 8 and of 1910. Quisling
has denied this.
Quising, son of a provincial
Lutheran pastor, has been remov,
ed from the city prison to ancient
Akershus, a 18th century fortress.
The trial will be held in a hall
nearby.
The prosecution has promised tc
reveal startling developments dur
ing the trial at which Prosecutor
Annaeus Schodjt will outline the
States case against the defend.
ant.
Three judges and four laymen
the latter not yet named, will
question Quisling as the trial pro
presses, and decide his fate.
The PANEL will be presided over
by Supreme Court Justice Erik
| CONTINUED on Page Five; Col. y
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LATE FDR PLANNED
STARTING PAPER IN
n. Y. CITY AREA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 R -
President Roosevelt had in mind
starting a newspaper in New York
once he completed his fourth
term, Stephen Early, secretary to
the late President, said today.
Early said Mr.. Roosevelt had
considered and discussed the pro.
ject to the point where he had de-
cided the paper should be tabloid
size and should print no edi-
torials.
'1t will print only news stories
in which there will be only facts, "
he quoted the President as say
ing. Give the people plenty OF
facts and they will form their owl,
opinions.
After Mr.. Roosevelt's death,
Early remained at the White
House at President Truman's re.
quest for a brief period to help
the new administration - fart
ed. He is now a vice president Of
the Pullman Company
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Eighty Billion Dollar
Civilian Market Viewed

firms and 1873 trade associations
numbering 10000 members, indi-
Gates strongly, the Committee stat
ed, that within one year after full
resumption Of peacetime produc-
ton that value of annual U. S..
industrial output will top by 41.6
per cent the 1889 aggregate of $685.
843, 900, 900.
Business "can and will be good
in the peacetime years immediate
ly ahead. T. G. MacGoWan, chair
man of the CED Marketing COM
mittee, told reporters.
The postwar labor force of co.
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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ADMlRALS CONFER
ON TOKYO ENTRY

ABOARD THE BRITISH BAT
TLESHIP DUKE OF YORK, Aug.
19-(R-Admiral Halsey conferred
aboard this ship today with the
commander of the British Pacific
fleet, presumably on plans for
steaming into Tokyo bay in the
occuption of Japan.
There was no disclosure of what
Halsey talked over with Adm. Sir
Bruce Fraser but later the COM
mander of the U. S. Third Fleet
said in broadcast that the i'm,
pending occupation was one of the
coordinated jobs remaining for the
Allies.
Vice Adm. John S. Mccain, com.
mander of the Third Fleets famed
carrier task force, conferred earli.
err in the day with Fraser.
It seemed obvious that since this
flagship of the British Admiral -
arrived in this area-described by
Halsey as 300 miles from Tokyo
Il1O Dill 1llCCl1Q w lAe CAASAI
warships in the line that rides into
Tokyo bay.
1t also is highly probable that
Royal Marines or other forces
from British ships will be included
in naval landing parties.
Both Halsey and Mccain trans
ferred from their flagships to de-
stroyers and thence by breeches
buoy to- the Duke of York for the
conferences, in which members OF
their staff also participated.
Meanwhile, the combined fleets
were awaiting final orders to move
into Tokyo. Wartime restrictions
were materially relaxed.
Crews on most ships of the Brit
ish Fleet were at work repainting
and restoring their vessels to
peace-time dignity, removing drab
paint, smoke and stains of war.
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American Legion, Plans
Jobs For Veterans First

ans of World War l.
This years convention probably
will be attended by less than 5000
persons, in contrast with the
throngs of $780, 900 to 2oo,0 gener-
ally drawn to prewar sessions.
There will be some 1000 delegates
to the Legion meeting from the
48 State Departments and the ten
departments outside the United
States. The Women's Auxiliary will
meet simultaneously and will have
similar number of delegates.
Commander Scheiberling esti-
mated that approximately 10000
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Preliminary Surrender Talks Now Underway;
Soviet Manefian Armies Ceasing Operation;
Japanese : Burma Ignore Allied instruction
CTS On Guam Seeking
Haircut---T Style

GUAM, Aug. 19.-P)-Army
and Navy barber shops on
Guam have been deluged dur
Ing the past week with de-
mands for q new type haircut
the Tokyo trim.
Hundreds of American Off
GERS and men, anticipating
the likelihood that they soon
will be in Japan, have been
ordering hair clipped close
all around. They figure that
Tokyo's BARRIERS are probably
out of business-that a close
trim is cool and makes the
hair easy to keep clean.
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BY 7. W. KIENLEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. 80 W.H CT
william goods production will aggre-
gate $50, 518, 900, 900 a year by Sep
TENDER, 1916 and provide jobs for
81, 900, 900 workers, the Committee
for Economic Development pre-
dicted tonight
Admitting that the United States
since 1929 has never had "Substan-
TALLY full employment, the CED
nevertheless declared that some of
the present gloomy unemployment
forecasts verge on the hysterica"
A two-year study of statistics OBJ
tanned from 1,406 manufacturing
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BY HERMAN A PARK

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 49, R -
The return of an estimated 16,000,-
600 veterans of World War II to
peacetime pursuits will be the ma
jor problem studied by members
of the American Legion at its ma
tional convention in Chicago Nov.
1920.
National Commander Edward N.
Scheiberling said today that the
Legion's rehabilitation program
for former servicemen, their wives
and widows and orphans is only
one of eight or ten phases of ma
tional service expected to confront
the organization formed ~ veter-
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PRESIDENT GIVES
THANKS FOR PEACE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-(P-
President Truman gave solemn
thanks today for victory and peace,
and throughout America people
observed day of prayer in the
churches of their faiths.
This was the day-the first
neacetime Sunday-Which Mr.. Tru
man set aside for all the nation
ia offer its thanks for a victorious
end Of war and to ask guidance
for the trying times ahead.
The President himself observed
it at services in the east room OF
the White House conducted by Brig.
Gen. Luther D. Miller and Rear
Adm. William N. Thomas, the
Army and Navy chiefs of Chap
lains.
There were prayers, familiar
hymns, Bible lessons. An there
was litany Of thanksgiving for:
The "faithfulness and heroism
Of those who gave their lives in
wa, for the wounded, for those
who were spared-friend and
enemy alike, for the integrity OF
leaders, for the courage and re.
cefulness" of those in both
civil and military life.
Mr. Trunlan's lips moved slight
ly as he and some 200 friends
and dignitaries of government
proclaimed that for all these, eve
thank thee, O God"
Wearing a double-breasted tan
summer suit, the President sal
in gold and pale green arm.
chair facing the altar. Standing
before Burgundy velvet drapes
covering the center doorway Of
the East Room, the altar held a
gold cross, with single white
taper and vase of white chrys.
anthemums on either side.
Seated beside the President was
Mrs. Truman, in an aqua dress
with black and white figures
Across the aisle were Secretary oil
State and Mrs. Byrnes.
Also in the assemblage there
were members of the Supreme
court and Congress and high ex.
ecutlves of government. There,
'oo were Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
widow of another wartime Presi.
oent, and Mrs. Frank Knox, widow
Oh the late Secretary of the Navy.
Inc services ended in less thar
S nal an hour: They began with
me hymn 20 God Our Help ir
ages Past Uniformed service.
men and women made up the
choir. WV
There was responsive reading
81 the lo3d Psalm: "Bless thu
n nrt 0 My Soul, and All That i.
" n Me, Bless His Holy Name. >
=. Gnaplaln Miller read the ole
.eS.ament lesson, Isaiah 2:1-11
, t Haien says, land they shall bea
t heif swords into plowshares, ane
u ne!r spears into pruning hooks
,a aloh Snail not lift up swore
' , Isslnsf nation, neither shall they
'eaih war any more"
los Aho Chaplain Thomas read tn,
T lSSsoh from the New Testament
h Lpneslans 6:1o-18: Finally, m,
" Nv be strong in the Lord
., Inc choir sang Kipling's Recess
~ d: The whole assembly join
s a. IN 20 Beautiful for Spaciou
'A'eS and two verses o
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MACARTHURB
NOTAT TABLE
BY RUSSELL BRINES

MANILA Monday, Aug. 2O.-(AP)-Japan's dour sur
render ENJOYS questioned than five hours last
night and this morning by General MacArhurs top aides,
were summoned back to the conference table at $3.50
today $3.50 Sunday Eastern War Hme) still without
having the Supreme Allied Commander of their defeat
ed empire.
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PLANT SPONSORS CAMP

NEW Observation-Disclosures.
dated Vultee Aircraft Corp. in
New Orleans is sponsoring a two
weeks camp this summer for
children of mothers working at
the big ply plant here,
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WEATHER
fv.
eastern Standard Time)

Eastern Standard Time)
Wy U. S. Weather Bureau)
lny 7 esunrologlcal data for the "a hours
LOU pm, yesterday.
,.,o TEMPERATURE
';so pm. IS. '''' GILL; w. l'So Pm 49,
Normal II. 10 m'n'mum by; Mean 7S;
Ion Humidity
$50 !, an " $50 am. SO; 1850 pm. 90;
I'd. Precipitation
Via nj lor "a hours ending 1880 p.m.--
go I'f a.. since the first of the month
fE,, Tides For Today
!. co..t me Tide Tables published by u
0'ss' and Geodedtc Survey.
Nilm;,r4 High Low
4s'oh 7:O6 am. 2:1O am,
Mssonbo.o 7:49 pm. 2.18 pm.
inlet - 4:44 am. 11.03 am.
srnri.. SGT pm. 11:55 pm
s:os -isse 5;57; Sunset 6:54, Moonrise
PM Moonset 2:21 am.
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