Evening star., 1945-09-07
YankstoMarch
) Miles Throuqt
Heart Of Tokyo
MocArthur's Route
To Headquarters
Is Near Palace
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 7. - A
B. mile parade of American
military might through the
heart of Tokyo, beginning with
in sight of the Emperor's pal
ace, will mark the triumpha
entry of Gen. Macarthur Satur.
day FRIDAY, United States date)
1t was learned today.
A Domei broadcast said he woulc
arrive at II am. 90 pm. EWT).
The battle-equipped 7th and 8tt
Regiments of the 1st Cavalry Divi.
sion will march through the bomb.
shattered. capital of surrendered ia.
pan-the first such march of a con.
queror there in Japan's long history
7th Regiment Honor Guard.
An honor guard from the 7th Reg
iment which fought under Custer or
the Little Bighorn-will escort Gen
Macarthur from the Tokyo railroad
station in the Marunouchi business
quarter, east of the palace grounds
to the American Embassy. The En-
bassy is approximately 3 miles
southwest of the Marunouchi dis
trict.
The white-legginged 1st Cavalry
Band will blare martial music as
the supreme commander of the AL
lied powers motors past downtown
buildings to the Embassy, there to
raise the same American flag which
flew over the United States Capitol
December 7, 1941.
whether Gen. Macarthur
will proceed by train or car to
Marunouchi was not disclosed,
although car is more probable.
A four-lane highway leads from
his present headquarters at
Yokohama to Marunouchi, the
geographical center of Tokyo and
logical starting point for any
parade)
The 7th and 9th Regiments will
be fully armed, dressed in combat
khakis and will wear steel helmets
and field boots. They are from the
I'd Brigade, commanded by Brig
Gen. Hugh Hoffman. San Antonio
and Ell Paso, Tex.
Navy May Take Over Base.
The 7th Regiment, led by 1t. Col
William A. Adams of Ell Paso, will
open the occupation of Tokyo
scheduled at the outset to take in
40 of the city's more than 200 square
miles.
Domei, japanese news agency
said the first troops would enter the
city at 6 am. tomorrow Is pm. Fri
day, EWT1. Gen. Macarthur il
leading $4,000 troops into Tokyo.
His honor guard-a coveted as
signment won in competition-wil
be made up of troops commanded by
1t. John w. Freely, Saginaw, Mich
1t is from the I'd Battalion of Maj
William w. West, Warrenton, Va.
With occupation forces already
holding strategic points from the
south tip of Kyushu to Tokyo, ir
Central Honshu, negotiations were
under way for the American Navy
to take over a japanese base or
the extreme north tip of Honshu
Shortly after 9 am. today g pm
Thursday EWT), Rear Admira
Kanome, chief of staff of the Omi.
nato naval base, led japanese
delegation aboard the U. S. S. Pana-
mint, flagship of Vice Admira
Frank Jack Fletcher, off NORTH
HonShu.
Occupation Proceeds Elsewhere.
The delegation opened. discussions
to transfer that base to Admira
Fletcher, whose Warships moveo
to the assignment from the Aleu-
tians. Ominato is nearly 400 miles
north of Tokyo.
Plans call for occupational force!
to move into Sendai, 100 mile;
north of Tokyo, Naiigata, 160 mile
northwest, and Aomori, across Nut
su Bay from Ominato. within tn,
next two weeks.
The laborious, far-fung task O.
occupation elsewhere than in th'
japanese home islands was stepped
up at Singapore and in China.
Reluctant Japanese elements O
5000 officers and men in Singa
pore, nervously eyeing vengefu
Chinese and Malayan guerrillas
were given until today to dunn
their arms and evacuate Southern
Johore.
In China, United States trans
ports were engaged in the creates
airborne movement in Asia's his
tory, flying contingents of $1,000
Chinese to Nanking and other cite
in coastal provinces. The move
ment will require 40 days.
More Surrender in Philippines.
In Manila, it was disclosed toda,
that 10000 japanese troops in tn,
area of North Luzon's Cagayal
Valley laid down their arms Wednes
day before 1000 American Dough
boys of Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beight
ler's 37th (Buckeye) Division. Thei
action followed by two days tn
formal surrender of all Japanes
forces in the Philippines by L,
Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita to Ger
Jonathan Wainwright. now boun
for a hero's acclaim in the Unite,
States.
The merciful task of freeing Allie,
prisoners of war was high lighted b
a rescue team of "a, including fiv
american Army nurses, which boldl
TOOK Japanese troop train to Kob
-300 miles beyond the neares
American occupation troops.
The team took 6o3 inf1rm prisoner.
including Americans captured a
Bataan, Corregidor, Wake and Guar
and put them on train today boun
for Yokohama.
AT Guam, the Navy disclosed an
other bold stroke task fore
(See OCCUPATION, Page A-2)