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Evening star., 1945-09-15
BY J. A. FOX.
Star staff CnrreSpnndent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. Is.
Back home for a 48-hour "fur-
lough," President Truman went
out early this morning to spend
more than an hour with his 92-
year-old mother, Mrs. Martha
Truman, at the family farm at
Grandview.
The President was up early, as
usual, and left the Summer White
House" at Independence before 8
o'clock for the 20-mile trip across
country to the farm to greet his
mother.
Later he had arranged to spend
some time at his Office in the Fed
eral Building here going over COM
munications which came in during
the night from Washington.
The President spent last night
under his own roof at independence
after spending the evening with
Mayor Roger T. Sermon and some
other old friends at the Sermon
home.
The President arrived here after a
hedge hopping" trip from Wash
ington in his private plane that in
cluded short stops in Paducah, KY.
and Scott Field, ILL.,, near East st
Louis.
Accompanied by Mrs. Truman
Miss Rose Conway, his secretary
and Mrs. Alvin j. Accola of New
York, an old friend, the President
landed at Kansas City Municipal
Airport at 7:03 G. w. T. last night
after a flight of approximately {
lSee TRUMAN. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Hurley Reported Planning
Return 10 Washington Soon
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15.-A reliable
informant from Chungking said to-
day that Maj. Gen. Patrick ]. Hur-
ley would return to Washington
within the next two or three weeks
and would shortly submit his resig-
nation as Ambassador to China.
The same source said Gen. Hur-
ley probably would neither deny
nor confirm his resignation, but al
ready was preparing to leave China
now that the war is over.
Gen. Hurley has been intensely
active to bring about settlement Of
the complicated differences between
Generalissimo Chang - Kai-shek
and the Communists. Should unity
be achieved, his mission would be
considered highly successful.
He feels, however, that should
the riftsbe prolonged there is Moth
ing more he can do about it.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. Is (P).-
President Truman told an informal
news conference today he had no
information on published reports
that Maj. Gen. Patrick j. Hurley
wanted to resign as Ambassador to
China upon his return to this
country.
Gen. Hurley, he said, had asked
permission to come home to make
a personal report to him. but said
nothing to him about wanting to
resign.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Once-Vust owl Closes Down;
FOREIGN News Service Shifted

At the agency's domestic news
desk, where formerly there was
. staff Of a dozen persons, only
one man worked today. And there
were skeleton" stats or none at
all in all other departments.
While the entire domestic branch
is being closed down, its personnel
will stay on the payroll until Oc-
tober and will be on hand to
assist other agencies taking over
some owl activities.
Effective at midnight, OWI,s over
seas branch will be taken over
by the State Department. 1t will
be known as the interim interna-
tional information service, con-
tinuing in operation until the end
Eof the year.
Ferdinand Kuhn, jr., former New
York Times reporter and editor,
was named by Acting Secretary of
State Dean Acheson last night to
head the interim organization.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
d Army Men Killed
In Crash Of CAT
Ey the Associated Press.

Ely the hSeuCldteu IlcSS
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 15.-Twenty.
three persons, including 10 veterans
of European battlefronts, were
killed early today as a CAT
Army transport plane crashed ir
flames, IA seconds after leaving
Fairfax Airport.
Only 8 of the "a military person
mel aboard the plane were re-
moved alive from the flaming
wreckage and two of those died later
In a Kansas City hospital.
Sergt. Bernard C. Tucker, Etna
Calf, a veteran of the European
war being flown to Camp Beale
Calf, for discharge, died in the
hospital during the night. The
other victim, Corpl. Fred Ebert
Pasadena, Calf, died in the hos.
pital today.
The third man in the Hospital
was identified as Sergt. Ora. D. DE-
Long, Barstow, Calf.
The plane was bound from New.
ark, N. j., to the West Coast ane
had stopped to refuel.
Army officials at the airport with.
held names of the other passengers
and Immediately placed the wreck.
age under guard.
The plane had just crossed thu
Missouri River when it exploded
and crashed, one witness said.
"It looked like the entire sky Iii
up" said William F. Maxwell, 6
nearby tourist hotel operator, "bu
I only heard a small explosion"
Wreckage of the transport was
scattered over a wide area but mos
of the fuselage fell on tracks O.
the Burlington Railroad, about flv'
miles north of Kansas City's busi
ness section.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Deyereux Reaches
Carrier al 0minato
Starting Trip Home
Insists on Reporting to
Wake Commander Before
Discussing Bottle
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMINATO ANCHORAGE, ia
pan, Sept. 15.-Maj. James P. S.
Devereux, heroic defender of
Wake Island, reached the escort
carrier Hoggatt Bay here to-
day-the first step of his return
to America.
He insisted he must report to
Navy Comdr. Winfield Scott Cum
ningham. who was the senior officer
on Wake, before he can discuss the
battle which ended - finally - in
japanese occupation of the island
in December, 1941. Comdr. Cum
ningham, imprisoned by the Japa-
nese at Shanghai, escaped, was re-
captured, and now has been nber-
ated by Americans.
Maj. Devereux dio reiterate that
he never had sent the legendary
message: Send us more Japs," at
tributed to him during the gallant
stand of his Marine garrison on
Wake. Anybody who is scratching
dirt is fool to ask for more 'Japs, -
he remarked.
Civilian workers on Wake pitched
in to help with the islands defense,
he said, joining the Marines or
aiding by carrying supplies. Most
of the civilians were interned in the
Yokohama area after Wake fell
Maj. Devereux, who said he hadn't
been notified of his promotion from
major to lieutenant colonel, re-
marked that he left two good mares
in California-and he's very anxious
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Ready to Toke Responsibility
By AL DOPKING,
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
TOKYO, Sept. 15.-Burly, bag
gy-suited 1t. Gen. Masaharu
Homma denied today that he
had ordered the death march of
Americans from Bataan, but &C
knowledged that he was ready
ito take full responsibility for
any of the acts Of my subordi-
mates" and surrendered to Ka-
nagawa prefect rural police for
Allied questioning.
Homma and 1t. Gen. Shigenori
Kuroda, who followed him as COM
mander of Japanese forces in the
Philippines. reached the rural po-
lice station at 3:45 pm. today (2:45
am, EWT) in a Japanese War De-
partment car accompanied by AS
sociated Press Correspondents Nor
rie Landsberg and Max Desfor.
Kanagawa police are expected to
turn the two generals over to Amer
ican authorities for questioning
about war crimes with which they
are linked.
Both wore civilian clothing and
both said they had been retired
from the japanese Army without
Evening star., 1945-09-15
BY JULIA EDWARDS.

Disclosure that juveniles are
being held for from six to eight
weeks at the District Jail with
nothing to do but twiddle their
thumbs" came today through
the efforts of Howard B. Gill,
superintendent of penal insti-
tutions, to obtain some type of
activity for them.
Since June, the Jail has had a
steady population of from IL to 18
boys, referred to it by the Receiving
Home. Mr.. Gill said that the jail
is no place for them. In the past.
juveniles have been sent to the Jail
only in emergencies.
A. j. Driscoll, chairman of the
institutions committee of the Board
Of Welfare, asked that the situation
not be publicized.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
District 10 Honor
NiI11itz and NaW
In October
Vinson Hopes Other
AdmiroIs Will Be
Able to Come Here

Plans for a tremendous Nimitz
day celebration in Washington
early in October, with the COM
mander in chief of the Pacific
Fleet as the central figure in
events honoring the entire Navy,
were disclosed today by Chair
man Vinson of the House Naval
Affairs Committee.
Details are being worked out by
a citizens committee in co-opera-
ton with the House and Senate
Naval Affairs Committees.
While Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
commander in chief of the tri-
umphant Pacific Fleet, will occupy
the place of honor as both the leader
and symbol of the naval forces that
helped crush Japan, it is hoped
Admiral William F. Halsey, jr.,
famed commander of the Sd Fleet,
and others who had key roles will
be here for the celebration, Repre-
sentative Vinson said.
Representative Vinson explained
that plans being considered had
taken sufficient shape to assure that
the event would be one of the biggest
days in Washington's history.
Joint Session of Congress.
Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Halsey
and any other Pacific naval leaders
who may be able to come are to be
honored at joint session of Con-
gress.
A rousing parade along Pennsyl-
vania avenue is being planned, and
lit is expected that a number Of
Navy ships will be anchored here
for the big celebration.
John Russell Young, president Of
the Board of Commissioners, has
called meeting of the Nimitz day
citizens group for 3 pm. Monday at
the District Building to complete
further plans.
The rank and file of the Navy, for
its heroic achievements, will be
honored along with their command
ing officers in the ceremonies and
pageantry of the day.
AlAS 40 oliA S4AdlSC w
great Navy said Mr.. Vinson. We
have been delighted at the opportu-
nifty to pay tribute to two of our
top Army leaders, Gen. Eisenhower
and Gen. Wainwright, and now it's
the Nays turn. We hope to make
this one of the most memorable
celebrations in the history of the a
capital noted for such pageantry." :"
The Navy Department made no
comment today on the celebration.
pointing out that it was customary
for citizens committees and mem
bers of Congress to plan such
events. It is known, however, that
Navy officials have been notified of
the plans and asked to cooperate.
Among the top leaders of the Pa
cific fighting forces who will be hon
ored along with Admiral Nimitz if
they can come to Washington on
that day will be Admiral Raymond
A. Spruance, commanding the 5th
Fleet, and Admiral Thomas c. Kin
Evening star., 1945-09-15
By the Associated Press.


Operations of the once-vast ONCE
Of War Information ground to q
virtual halt today.
While a presidential order puts
the agency out of existence at mid
night, actually its oflcial business
already was at an end. Because of
the five-day week, only handful
of employees were at their desks.
The big owl pressroom, opce one
of the busiest in Washington. prac-
tically was deserted.
Elmer Davis. who has resigned as
owl director, closed his Office last
night, leaving the job of liquidating
the agency to Neil Dalton, who was
chief of the domestic branch.
A reporter found Mr.. Dalton alone
in his Office, an autographed photo
graph Of Mr.. Davis on the desk. It
bore<t this inscription:
TO Nell Dalton God bless him
Is he takes over this desk.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Ready to Toke Responsibility
Hommo Surrenders, but Denies
Ordering Botoon Death March
Accepts Blame for Subordinotes' Acts;
Insists Yonks Not Badly Treated

explanation" after their Philippines
duty.
1--WE have been beaten, and /
want to be a good loser" Homma
asserted.
Kuroda, 58-year-old officer who
spent 36 years In the army, said,
I'VE lost the war-there must have
been some mistake"
Kuroda said 10000 American pris-
oners were held in the Philippines
under his command (May, 1943-
September, 1944) but he knew Of no
atrocities.
Both generals speak English with
pronounced British accents. They
conversed with each other quietly In
Japanese most of the time, how
ever.
Both took keen interest in the
bomb damage in the Tokyo and
Yokohama industrial areas, which
they said they had not seen before
Kuroda said it was terrible" He
also was instantly interested in the
first American jeep he saw.
Arriving in Tokyo's Uno station
before surrendering. Homma told
me in an interview that in the spring
of 1912 the defense of Corregidor
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Juveniles Spend 6 to 8 Weeks
Id|ing in JAIL Gill Charges
Board Seeks Training and Recreation
For Youths Whose Trials Are DeIoyed

at is not advisable that any pub
licity be given to this until such
time as we can make arrangements" !"
he declared. Il am sorry that it
wasn't allowed to stay in the hands
Of my committee until we could
investigate it."
He admitted, however, that he
had been aware for some time" that
boys awaiting trial in Juvenile Court
were being held at the Jail.
Ray L. Huff, director of welfare,
said there was mo point to making
a public announcement of the fact.
Children there are properly
there. There is nothing unusual
about It," he commented. There
always has been provision for it."
He explained that the boys were
sent there because the Receiving
fSee JIJVENILES pace ALL
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Weather Bureau Sees
Little Chance of Rain
Hating Games Today

The Weather Bureau this
morning said there was little
possibility of rain preventing
the baseball double-header be-
tween Detroit and Washington,
scheduled to begin at 1::30 this
afternoon in Griffith Stadium.
'It will be cloudy" the FORE
caster said, land there may be
a few showers but they should
be able to play ball." BY noon
5000 persons were in the stands.
In the event the games are
rained out, the single contest
listed for the clubs on Monday
could be made a twin bill, and
Tuesday, now an open date for
both clubs, could be used.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Japan n0rdered
ToCeaseA Actinq
AsA||ies' Equal
Seven More Wanted
Token Into Custody;
Press Bans Eosed
6y the Associated Press.

~ VAN <ASSoeaotSo 1Ccos
TOKYO, Sept. 15.-Lt. Gen
Masaharu Homma, conqueror OF
the Philippines, and the Filipino
puppet President, Jose P. Laurel
were among seven wanted men
taken into custody today as Gen.
MacArthur's headquarters blunt
ly informed Japan that she was
not an equal of the Allies in any
way and would have to quit act
Ing Ike one.
Besides Homma and Laurel, those
who surrendered or were seized to-
day included 1t. Gen. Shigenori
Kuroda, Homma's successor in the
Philippines command; Col. Kingoro
Hashimoto, the man blamed for the
sinking Of the United States gun
boat Panay in China in 1897; Yosh-
itaka Ueda, Japanese geopolitical
expert; Laurels son and Benigno
S. Aquino, president of the former
puppet assembly of the Philippines.
Homma and Kuroda surrendered
together to japanese police. The
other japanese surrendered at 9th
Army headquarters: and the Fill
pinos were arrested near Osaka and
flown to 9th Army headquarters.
Press, Radio Heads Called In.
Meanwhile, Col. Donald Hoover,
head of censorship in Gen. Mac
Arthur's counterintelligence Office,
called in the heads of Japan's press
and radio, told them that their dis
torted stories of the occupation
must cease forthwith and that ia
pan was "a defeated enemy which
has not yet demonstrated the right
to place among civilized nations. F."
Col. Hoover announced that the
Domei agency. suspended yester-
day because of distortions and bad
faith, would be permitted to resume
operations only on a limited
domestic scale and under 100 per
cent American censorship, but that
Domei and any others who trans
gressed again would be closed.
Homma and Kuroda drove to a
suburban japanese police station
and surrendered to await question
ing by the Americans Both gen.
erals were high on Gen. Macarthur
list of men wanted for possible trial
as war criminals.
Hashimoto is wanted by Gen. Mac
Arthur as member of the Black
Dragon Society.
Ueda was No. "a on Gen. Mac
Arthur's list. Although his actiy-
tiles were unknown even to many
of the Japanese, he is credited with
being the master mind of the i'm
perialistic japanese geopolitical bu-
reau.
TOTO Is Recovering.
The No. man, Hideki TOTO, is in
custody at an Army evacuation
camp, recovering from bungled
suicide attempt. Yesterday four
more of his Pearl Harbor cabinet u
presented themselves at 9th Army
headquarters in Yokohama.
They included two of Tojo's
closest henchmen in enforcing his
dictatorial reign-Lt. Gen. Teiichi
Suzuki, former minister without
portfolio as we'll as president of the
(See OCCUPATION. Page A-10O
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Bradley StreamIines
Veterans Care; Sets
Up 13 Branch Offices
Acting Surgeon General
To Head New Post for
Medicine and Surqery
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

A streamlined Veterans Ad-
ministration, with an acting sur
geon general heading the new
Office of assistant administrator
for medicine and surgery and Is
branch Offices soon to decen-
tralize and speed up insurance
claims, pensions and other work
of the overloaded Washington
office, was we'll on the way today
under the dynamic new admin
istrator, Gen. Omar N. Bradley.
Gen. Bradley announced the new
chart of organization at a press
conference late yesterday.
While the shakeup in top per-
sonnet predicted in some quarters
before Gen. Bradley took office Au-
gust Is did not materialize, their
jobs were divided in many instances
to share heavy responsibilities.
Roughly. the setup at the highest
lev.A approximates the Army Or
g. .1ization with which Gen. Bradley
is so familiar
But the four-Star officer who led
the 18th Army Group to victory in
France and Germany made it clear
that executives now in uniform are
on temporary basis, necessarily,
and that the Veterans Administra-
ton is, and will remain, a civilian
agency. Yet, he has borrowed some
of the tested military maxims of
organization. It is, he pointed out,
as illogical for the Washington
Office to solve all the problems of
every regional Office and hospital as
for headquarters of a field Army
to exercise detailed command at the
regimental level.
Surgery, Medicine Level Raised.
The most striking change raises
the direction of medicine and surg
cry to major post. Heretofore,
there has been an assistant admin
istrator in charge of medical and
ooAAAASAAdAy CdlN, COiiStl QCtlOll dilu
supplies-ar Office filled by Col
George E. Ijams, not a physician.
Col. Ijams remains as assistant
administrator for construction and
supplies. The new assistant admin
istrator for medicine and surgery is
Maj. Gen. Paul r. Hawley, Army
Medical Corps, whose last military
post was as chief surgeon of the
European theater. Gen. Hawley
whom Gen. Bradley brought in on
temporary basis when the new ad-
ministrator took Office, is designated
acting surgeon general. and as
sistant administrator.
In place of three assistant ad-
ministrators, there are eight under
the new setup. The solicitor and
chairman of the Central Board OF
Appeals will have comparable rank
Odom Stays as Solicitor.
E. E. Odom remains as solicitor
and R. L. Jarnagin as chairman
of the Appeals Board. Others who
have the rank of assistant admin
istrator under the reorganizations
are COL Ralph Bronson, records
communications and contact; Maui
(See BRADLEY. Page A-3O
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Navy Begins Evacuation
OF 7 More POW Camps
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Sept. 15.-Two more
prisoner-of-war camps in Japan
were added to the United States
Navy list here today.
Carrier pilots located one, with
400 internees, in the Kobe Osaka
area.
The other, Camp Kamikita in
Aomori prefecture of Northern
Honshu, was reported by the Japa-
neSe.
Army Navy rescue teams sent
word that 1854 Allied prisoners were
removed from the Sendai-Kamaishi
area OF Northern Honshu THURSDAY.
They included 586 Americans
Minesweepers under Can't. q x
Carmichael have started to clear
minefields off Ghost, on the Honshll
coast east of Tokyo, after clearing
the sendai area.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
Russians Reported
Demanding Islands
In Mediterranean
Dodecunese Are Believed
Subject Of Proposals
To Big 5 PorIey,
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 15.-A reliable
report that the Soviet Union has
made territorial demands in the
Mediterranean area considerably
beyond anything the United
States and Britain had antic-
ipated was interpreted in diplo-
matte quarters here today as ar
indication of Russia's s determine
ton to become a Mediterranean
power.
The Soviet proposals arose, au.
thoritative sources said, during &
discussion of Italys colonies by the
Big Five Council of Foreign Min.
listers yesterday.
Dodecanese Believed Sought.
Diplomats speculated that the
Russian demand referred to the
strategic Dodecanese Islands strung
across the entrance to the Aegean
Sea and guarding the approaches te
the Dardanelles. 1t had been ex.
pected that these islands would be
turned over to Greece.
The report of the surprising Rus.
sian move came shortly before the
council issued a communique an
nouncing that all nations which
warred against Italy would be asked
to submit in writing their peace
treaty proposals.
The establishment of Russian in.
fluence in the Mediterranean woulo
reshuff1e power positions in thai
area, already a source of Anglo.
French maneuverng.
Other Developments.
Developments already confronting
the foreign ministers on Russian
Mediterranean aims include:
l. The Russians are demanding
increased control of the Dardanelles
which belong to Turkey. 1t is re.
ported that they are suggesting thu
Observation-Disclosures of the straits b,
powers on the Black Sea shores
Russian, Romania, Bulgaria ane
Turkey.
2. The Russians asked and re.
ceived full participation in the in
ternational administration of Tan
gier, strategic port at the western
gateway to the Mediterranean, op.
posite Gibraltar.
Iran Situation Difficult.
3. The situation in the Russian
occupied part of Iran Is becomin,
increasingly difficult. The Iranian
have sent notes reminding the Rus.
slams, Americans and British O
their pledge to remove all troop
from Iran six months after the war
So far neither the Russians nor tn,
British have moved to withdraw
although the British profess the,
are eager to do SO as soon as the,
are sure the Russians are gettin,
out.
4. The Russians are insisting OF
primary influence in the Balkan
and crisis which makes the Greel
governments position tenuous i
brewing in Athens.
The Big Five foreign minister
were scheduled to- meet again thi
afternoon and may hold anothe
session tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-09-15
By SEIICHI TAKABAJASHI.
CAS- Told to Gerald r. Thorp.)

TOKYO, Sept. Is (CDN.-I am
deeply disappointed that 1 missed
my chance to die for my country.
I feel that those who died in our
special attacks are far happier than
those of us who are left.
You see, was not always MEM
ber of the Special Attack Corps. At
the start of the war enlisted in the
Navy after quitting my job in the
engraving plant of a Tokyo news
paper.
There were several schools in our
Navy for those of us who wanted
to better our positions. / studied
at length about which I should at
tempt to enter and then I decided
to take aviation training. I was
surprised that my abilities enabled
me,to pass the entrance examination
into the Navy Air School,
During the first four months In
the air school / received only ground
training and was conditioned both
physically and mentally for a future
job as pilot.
Last March ! was informed that