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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Warn of Epidemic
Danger I'm Berlin

PARIS, July II INS) - The
army newspaper Stars and Stripes
today quoted American medical
authorities as warning that Berlin
is in immediate danger of an epi-
demic because of food and diSin-
fectant shortages and inadequate
housing.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

Of Peter the Great.
II was reported a. the time
that Stain was so pleased with
the book and the illusions 70
himself that he ordered 1000, 900
copies printed and distributed.
Al the same time in Germany,
the inner Nazi hierarchy was
trying 10 put over on the i'm
presslonsble German youth the
idea that Hitler was the rein
carnation of NietscheS Zarathus-
tra-Zorcaster, the ancient Persian
prophet.
SPIRIT AT POTSDAM
AZ Potsdam, the spirit and
aspirations Of Peter the Great
will speak in Stain.
RusSias most ambitious car
urged IN his last testament that:
peace must serve war and
war serve peace In the interest
Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Rus
slA."
He suggested the "subjugation
of Europe with hordes from
Asia.
Official imperial Russia always
denied the authenticity of this
intensely interesting testament of
Peter the Great. 'ust as Tokyo
denied the geuineness of the
famous Tanaka Memorial. first
published in 1927. which outlined
In detail the very policy and
course followed by Japan begin
ming with the invasion OF Man
churia and down TO the present.
The dominant -orientation of
Russia always has been westward
with the ideas and concepts often
from the Orient. alternating with
occasional swings of its historic
pendulum into Asia for consola-
ton. compensation and new forces.
GLANCE INTO PAST
To understand even a little OF
the forces in Soviet Russia that
will find expression In the voice.
attitude and actions OF Stain AT
Potsdam. il is necessary to take
an Illuminating glimpse Of the
history of Russian expansion in
the last 100 years.
After the loss OF the Crimean
War with England and France in
1854. Russia launched great
drive into central Asia. Tashkent,
Bokhara. Samarkand. Khiva and
other important and strategic
cities were taken.
The treaty OF Aigoun with the
Chinese gave all the left bank of
the Amur River in the Far East
TO Russia.
GAVE PEKING TO RUSSIA
The Treaty of Peking in 1860
eeded TO Russia the Pacific mari
time province. VladivoStock was
founded the following year.
Yielding 10 the pressure Of the
Pan-Slavist movement. Russia
declared war and defeated Turkey
rs a result of which she obtained
considerable new territory, in
cluding Batum Kars.
Russia followed this UP by
completing the conquest of central
Asia. invaded and conquered
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Whitehead on Okinawa

OKINAWA. July II GNSI-Lt.
Gen. Ennis Whitehead, Fifth Air
force commander. arrived today
10 take operational command Of
all army warplanes based on Oki-
naWa
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
EXPLOSIONS IN HULL

BY noon. most OF the vessels $
SuperStructure was burned away.
Dull explosions could still be
heard from within the hull occa-
sionally and coast guardsmen kept
pouring in water. Most of the
lifeboats still hung from their
davits.
Fire Chief John c.. StrangWay
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Continued from Page one)

tinued and four hours later still
we're burning both in the ruins
OF the shed and on the Harmonic
which was listing badly.
The Harmonic. which left Wind
sor at IL o'clock last night, was
en- route TO the Canadian 500,
Port Arthur and Duluth. How
ever, the passengers. consisting
mostly of people from Michigan,
Ohio and Canada, were not sched-
uled to disembark at Duluth, the
only American point touched. by
the boat
SHIP BUILT IN 1908
Valued at s1,00o,0oo, the Ha-
monic is 81 years old. She has
been skippered for the past six
years by Capt. Fl. L. Beaton.
Among the Detroit area people
aboard were Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
MeBain of 983 Larkmore, Berkley.
Mrs. McBain told a thrilling story
of her escape.
Exit by the gangplsnk was
impossible" she said. 81 saw
others sliding down a rope so I
tried it. Others were jumping
into the water"
Another who escaped was C. r.
Brewster. a Warren. O., banker,
who slid down rope. Ironically,
he had obtained tickets only
through last minute cancella.
tion.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Steamship Fire Injuries 200
VacafiOniStS Bound fOl. 500

of Point Edwards said his best
information indicated that the
blaze resulted from the eplosion
of a gas-electric truck in the mo-
tor room on the dock. Z.
Flames spread swiftly through
the l,500foot freight house, piled
TO the lrafters with merchandise.
and jumped almost Immediately TO
the Hamonic docked alongside.
COAL CATCHES FIRE
After being cast loose and run
out into the stream, the Harmonic
beached beside 500ton coal pile
at the end of a string of 40 box
cars lined up on the dock.
An untold quantity of merchan-
disc In the cars was DESTROYED,
either by fire or by the water
with which firemen were fighting
the flames. There was an entire
carload of shredded wheat. an
other Of glass ovenware and an.
other of foot-treadle sewing ma
chimes.
TWO TOWNS ASSIST
Both Sarnia and Port Huron
sent firemen and equipment to
aid their smaller neighbor. Point
Edwards itself has a fire depart
ment of but 20 volunteer fire
men, and only one truck.
Townspeople helped the volun-
teers fight the blaze in its in
cipient stage and aided in caring
for the injured.
Later fire truck arrived from
Sarnia. closely followed from Port
Huron by an aerial ladder two
trucks and an auxiliary truck
used for rural fires.
The docks have serviced both
passenger and freight boats. Al
the time, ii was reported. the
Harmonic was the only boat
moored alongside.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
| 900 Battle Forest Fire

PORTLAND, Ore. July II
GNS)-Northwest Oregon called
in 1000 soldiers and sailors today
TO battle a 20,000-acre fire raging
in the Wilson River area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Truman Seeks
Surplus Head

WASHINGTON. July II (UP)
President Truman today asked
Congress 10 scrap the three-man
surplus property board and au-
thorize appointment of a single
official 10 direct the vast Job Of
handling the governments surplus
war property.
The board will handle the dis
poSal OF several billion dollars
worth Of material.
Experience has shown that the
job should be centralized under a
single head. Mr.. Truman said in
a special message to Congress.
CHAIRMAN is SWORN
The program now is admins
tered by a three-man board Its
new chairman. w. Stuart SYM
ington Of 81. Louis. took his oath
OF office only yesterday. II was
believed that If Congress should
set up a one-man administrator,
Mr.. Truman probably would pick
Symington for the job.
Other members of the present
board are Robert A. Hurley, former
governor Of Connecticut, and Ii.
Col Edward Heller. California
businessman.
URGES SINGLE HEAD
Il am convinced. the Presi-
dent said. that the effective
performance Of the vast admin
-istrativc task remaining for the
disposal Of surplus property
imperatively requires that au-
thOrity TO make decisions and
responsibility for those decisions
should he centralized in q single
official"
He credited the present board
with Substantial achievements"
and said il has set in motion the
disposal machinery authorized by
Congress.
But once the remainder of the
necessary regulations are laid
down, he added, the emphasis in
the boards task will then shift
from the PRONUNCIATION of policy
10 the effeetuation of basic poll
cles already established.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Haw Haw Faces Court

LONDON. July II (UP)-Wil-
liam Joyce. the Lord Haw Haw
of Berlin radio notoriety through
out the war, will go on trial for
treason tomorrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
DOCKS DESTROYED
FIREMEN HELPLESS

Firenen from Sarnia and Port
Huron never had a chance against
the flames.
Firteen minutes after the fire
had started the huge freight sheds
collapsed. But the flames con-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

MADRID Spain. July i7Befors the outbreak OF The
Alexis Tosoy nephew Of the novelist and Russas first
Communist the idesc school, wrote highly omanticized
history of Peter hatterng illusions Stain and
scarcely concealed suggestions that he might be encaaton
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
DEMAND REDS RECOGNITION

According to Paris sources. sup
posedly close 10 the Kremlin.
Stain and Foreign CommisSar
Molotov told T. V. Soong, Chi
nese premier and foreign minister,
and head of the mission now in
Moscow 10 straighten out the
Slno-Soviet tangle, that the pri-
mary condition TO the settlement
of all other questions between the
Soviet and China, and 10 the
thawing out of frigid relations be-
tween the two countries. rs he
entrance of Chinese Communists
OF the northern provinces into the
government.
Chang Kai-shek, patriot gen.
eralissimo, has been the one man
in China who has kept up national
resistance 10 Japan for more than
eight years. Compliance with
Stains demands may easily lead
TO the beginning Of the end Of the
patriot generalissimo and 10 a
new civil war.
Continued Tomorrow
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
I'D SMASHING BLOW

Joining of the British task force
with Adm. HalSeys aCtion-loving
armada was disclosed a week
after more than 1000 planes of
Halsey's carriers had pounded the
greater Tokyo area without air
opposition
The second smashing blow at
the enemy capital today came
after Halsey's carriers, battle
ships, cruisers and smaller war
ships had carried the war 10
hitherto untouched cities in north
ern areas Of Japan with devastat-
ing results.
Nine warShips in the British
task force operating with Halsey's
fleet were identified in Nimtz'
latest communique announcing
the renewed assaults on Tokyo.
They included the 35,000-ton
battleship King George V, mount
ing a main battery of ten 14-inch
guns; the 23.000-ton aircraft car
rier Formidable; the cruisers
Newfoundland and Black Prince,
and the destroyers Quickmatch,
Barfleur. Grenville, Troubridge
and Undine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
OTHER POWERS TO STAIN

Following the example of Amer
ica, Britain and France. China.
too, has now come to Stain.
1t leaves little doubt as 10 who
IS number one among the big five.
The Red generalssimo of the
Soviet Union demands of the gen.
ere lisslmo of China, Chang Kai-
shek, that members of the Chi
neSe Communist party be taken
into important posts in the =na-
tonal government Of China.
China, in its ninth year Of war
with the japanese invader, may
be the first country of Asia to
have a part Communist govern
ment, and slowly turn Red. II
would be Stains greatest achieve
ment in Asia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Is Mi.
From Tokyo
Continued from Page One)

CilppllnB DlOW, dS we'll dS tnc
Hitachi tunnel which charts show
TO be only $500 yards north of
the city and only mile inland.
The tunnel was comprised OF
twin tubes and accommodated
the vital Joban rail line. De-
struction of even the approaches
10 the tunnel would result in a
staggering interruption to Jap
transportation.
TUNNEL is VITAL
In addition TO the vital Hitachi
engineering works, one of whose
major plants already has been a
target for B-29 bombers. the bat
tleships, cruisers and destroyers
hurled thousands of tons of jro-
jectiles at the Yamata wire and
cable plant.
The city, with a population Of
some 82,8S5, apparently was
caught sleeping when the first
shells landed.
The gigantic aerial onslaught
against the enemy capital was
launched as a powerful British
fleet task force joined the u. s.
Third Fleet, whose carrier air.
craft and surface warships have
b been blasting the Nipponese
homeland almost without letup
for full week.
Nearly 500 Superforts Joined in
the attacks on the Nip homeland
this morning, dropping $500 tons
of fire bombs on four Jap indus
trial centers. It was the second
B-29 raid against Japan within "A
hours.
While the carrier attack was in
progress. Adm. Nimitz predicted
even more dire consequences for
Nippon and described the present
naval and aerial actions as the
pre-invasion stage OF opera
tions.
Targets in today's carrier at
tacks were identified by ms
correspondent Elgar Brown as
the same so airdromeS on the
kanto plain swept July 10 by
Halsey'S carrier planes.
Brown reported from aboard
one Of Halseys warships off
Tokyo that the planes began TAX.
ing off at dawn to hit targets in
! the Tokyo Yokohama area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

the stricken craft and picked up
those who jumped.
FlreboatS and a boat from the
Wescott marine reporting station
nearby also aided the rescue.
SOME LAND IN sCowS
Some persons who Jumped,
missed the water and landed in
scows anchored near the liner.
The persons who slid down 10
safety suffered severe hand
burns. But they forgot their per-
Sonal agony in their anXiouSness
10 escape what had seemed mo-
mentS before a horrible, inevitable
death.
The orange flames. the dense
brown smoke, the screaming whis-
ties and the terrified screams of
the passengers combined TO form
a weird panorama in the famed
Blue River country.
II was believed that none of
the passengers had managed TO
save any personal belongings. Of
ficialS of the steamship line set
out for the scene at once TO ar
range for the passengers we'll
being.
DOCKS DESTROYED
The 500 feet long docks 10
which the vessel was noored. were
destroyed. Huge quantities of
foodstuffs, package freight and
about 100 tons of coal were among
the goods lost Fifteen freight
CarS Uern hitr,od
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
AsIATIC INFLUENCE LOST

With the loss Of the Russo-Japa-
nese War il lost 10 Japan Lao
tung and Manchurian interests
and swung the Russian pendulum
back into Europe The defeat
prepared The ground for the Bol.
shevik revolution and tho coming
OF Stain
a typical Communist inStigatlon
Of peoples revolution" brought
Chinese Outer Mongolia into the
fold Of the Soviet Union.
Victory in this war revived the
old imperialism in a new guiSe
and moderniZed the Communist
form with renewal of the west
ward drive which brought il
within nearly 100 miles of the
Rhine.
AT the same time Asia is not
being neglected by Moscow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

Durkestan. occupied Ncrv glided
over the high Pamlr 10 the bor-
ders OF Tibet and India, built the
Trans-Caspisn Railway and made
a very profitable and peaceful
penetration into northern Persia.
Russia then eXtortcd from China
a long lease on the Liaotung Pc
with Port Arthur Darien,
the railway and other large con-
CeSSiOns In Manchurla.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18
Won Wieeand Says
Peters Ideals
Rule StaIin
Won Wieesnd Says;
By kARL II. Won WIEGAND
Dean 81 American War corresPondsnts
Written Expressly for Hearst Papers

(Thi. Is IL. second Of series Of ortieIs')
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-18

e Chief John C. Strangwa,
Evening star., 1945-10-07

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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

THESE last two months Dunedin had been
static Whr of fun and laughter for Veronique And then
sudden engagement TO Frederick Ackroyd hand
and Suave and quite unlike any she had ever
known She had refused 10 accept the stories, quite
complimentary, about FrederiCks past, although She did
accept the news, because Frederick admitted H. that ne
had been married before But Ike her father she
quItter and would go through with the marriage Then
became i'll.
You had better keep quite quiet darling and not
Frederick for few days" Marianne had said the first
day of her illness and overwhelming relief had flooded
But the relief had been quickly followed by appalled,
1ISmay. Relieved not Frederick when she loved hum
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

so? Why? For two days and nights she wondered And on
the third day she sat in her room meditatng
Marianne, of course, happy about Veroniques en-
gagement 10 Frederick but William-bg numbering good
natured Wilam-cursed himself bitterly for having let
"Veronque TO this place" And two days before he
had left for the ranch being cared for by young John
OGlvie during their absence TO 'see how things were"
Suddenly Veronique reused from her revere. Johns
voice. From the other room She quickly dressed AS
entered, John who had been talking to her mother
She went to him eagerly grasping his hand she poured
out questions in eager food Marianne looked with
dsmay, and her vehement protests that they
left for ride 81 want TO 60, Mamma, said Veronique.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

In his buggy John drove slowly through streets OF
Dunedin Suddenly he asked Are you happy Veronouco"
She looked at him. startled II have a right 10 know
Veronque" John went I've loved you since you were
girl. have loved anyone but you and | never
shall" Veronique bent her hcadTa be the woman
the only woman - that was gift Of queenshp every
wanted
"If you love this man-your father told
Veronique interrupted him. john she whispered
why didn't you tell me before that you loved me?"
And regardless OF who might be passing by the street
she turned her lips 10 his and he flung his her
passlonacly
Continued tOmorrOw)
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-20

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-01-05
WAGE BOTTOM OF
65 CENTS ASKED

Washington, d. C.-The annual
National Labor Conference adopted a
resolution unanimously recommending
that call states move as rapidly as
possible to extend the benefits of legal
minimum wage rates of not less than
65 cents an hour to all workers"
The committee on state regulation
of wages, hours and home work pro-
posed that an effective minimum wage
law should establish basic minimum
for women and minors and that no
man should be paid less than the min
imum.
1t also recommended that provision
for raising the statutory minimum
upon recommendation of industry
wage boards representing employers,
workers and the public be approved.
Both proposals also were adopted
unanimously.
In section on equal pay for men
and women, the conference recognized
that during the transition from war
to peace employment opportunities
would decrease, resulting in greater
competition for jobs.
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outcome for Germany doesn't excuse
the miss.
There were eight correct guesses,
though of these one hasn't entirely
come about, but probably will do so.
Not too bad score, it would seem.
But there will be no forecasts this
time-no New Years guessing. For
that's what forecasts really are
guesses.
Some guess with luck; some do not.
There is enough meat in the present
instant, without any effort to fore
cast.
The nation KNOWS it is at war and
that war is mighty serious business
right up to the last shot.
The German bareback and the re-
turn of rationing put terrific en-
phasis on the FACTS of war.
The continuing pounding of labor
to produce, produce, produce, with
the ever-present insinuation that it
hasn't quite done the right thing, that
it has more or less been willing to
run for the cover of better paying
jobs, or jobs that will run on into
peace time is part of the FACTS of
war.
A great deal Of this pounding has
been unfair. There is important con-
tradiction in the proudly made state
ments, on the one hand, that our
country has performed production
miracles and this pounding of labor
on the other hand.
Who performed all of those produc-
tion miracles? Planners and engineers
and managers, surely; but ALSO La
BOR which has shown a devotion and
skill and an adeptness that Will be,
perhaps, more admired in history
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-01-05
THE -
CHERRY TREE
Where with our Little Hatchet we tell
the truth about many things. sometimes
profoundly, sometimes fippsntiy, some
times recklessly.

Been looking over the column of a
year ago-New Years forecasts.
Thinking of what was then written
and of what's going on today, it seems
bit incongruous to say:
Happy New Year!
For thousands it isn't happy and it
won't be happy.
But it's traditional to call out, Hap
py New Year, to friends and we do
not break with tradition easily.
Perhaps it's best so. Especially when
they are good ones, as this one is.
What we really mean to wish our
friends is the best possible New Year,
under the circumstances, whatever
they may be.
Some, sorely stricken, will bear up
and show better face than many
whose troubles are no worse than a
shortage of sugar.
That's the way of people. Some are
superb in their courage; some are
not.
Going over that column of year
ago, there were two bad misses. 1t was
forecast that Japan would be thrown
out of the Philippines and that Ger
many would be beaten shortly after
the invasion. Very bad misses, those.
But Japan is ON THE WAY OUT.
That many others forecast a similar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-01-05

No body now predicts when these
wars of ours will end. But we know
that until they are ended we are in
the most serious business of our lives.
The supplies must flow, in larger
volume than ever can be used. There
must be great margin Of safety.
And until the final shots are fired men
will be getting MANNED and killed.
There is no easy coasting at the
end. There is only agony and tremen-
dous effort.
This nation is capable Of the
sustained work and sacrifice need.
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books Of tomorrow than in the torren-
tial flow of today's developments,
We get few fair assessments of
current things in such times.
And here's another thing to remem-
Der, chalking up the FACTS Of war:
Most of the men in the armies and
aboard the fleets at sea came from
the ranks of labor, whether from the
regiments Of those in what vengeful
Pegler calls Labor with capital II,
or just workers and farm lads who
labor without capital L.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-01-05

An attendant in mental home was
making his evening rounds when he
came upon one of his patients fishing
in wash basin with rod and line.
Wishing to humor the man, the attend
ant asked if he had caught anything.
What" said the patient. I'm
wash basin? Are you crazy?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1945-01-05

ed. We do not need the jibes and
prods so easily ladled out by some
of our editors.
We are-and we KNOW it-a ma
tion at war, dedicated to victory and
until that victory is won there isn't
much else that counts for our coun-
try.
Each has his own little realm of
concerns and burdens, joys and sor-
rows-but for all of us, in the mass,
there is but the one concern, the one
great and inflexible purpose. WE
MUST WIN THIS WAR, FULLY AND
FINALLY!-CMW.