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Evening star., 1945-09-08
Mrs. Truman 10 Attend
Ball Game With President

President Truman will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Truman when he
goes to Griffith Stadium this after
noon to see the game between the
Nationals and st. Louis Browns.
The occasion will be the first time
In many years that a President has
witnessed a midseason ball game,
and it will be Mr.. Trumarl's first
game since he became President,
accompanying the President also
Will be several members of his Of
f1cial family, including Admiral Will
liam D. Leahy, his personal chief
OF staff; White House Secretaries
Matthew ]. Connally, Charles Ross
and William D. Hassett; Brig. Gen.
Harry Vaughn. military aide, and
George E. Allen. Miss Reathel
Odum, Mrs. Truman's secretary, also
will be in the party.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Fy the Associated Press.

TOKYO, Sept. S.-The at
tack on Pearl Harbor was "toc
successful" so that the japanese
Navy had no sufficiently prompt
plan to capitalize on the unex-
pectedly crushing blow, the SEQ
retary of the naval ministry said
today.
I'VE had expected a much greater
defense at SO important a base, y
said the secretary, Capt. Ryonosuke
Imamura, in an interview.
1--WE were amazed. Our fleet was
told to bomb and leave. We had
no troops with which to make a
landing. If we had, perhaps we
could have taken Hawaii, but We
had no plan to do So"
This conformed with the views
of Rear Admiral Toshitane Takata,
former senior staff officer of the
japanese Sd Fleet, who told COR
respondents yesterday that the un-
successful assault on Midway six
months later was the next planned
operation in that direction.
Plane Carriers Used.
1mamura and Takata Doth said
the Pearl Harbor attack was made
by planes from four aircraft car
riers, and Imamura said the car
riers were protected by battle
ships, 8 cruisers and 20 destroyers.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Safety Council Pledges
Continued Campaign
BY the Associated Press.

~ the AsoOCidteu fIeSS.
The National Safety Council.
which helped reduce accidental civil
ian and military deaths during the
war, pledged President Truman yes
terday to continue it's drive to keep
postwar accidents down.
Millions of returning soldiers and
other millions Of gas-starved civil
ians are taking to war-torn roads in
war-torn cars, all eager to step on
the gas and forgetting that they
themselves are rusty behind the
Wheel" said letter presented to
the President by Ned H. Dearborn
OF Chicago, president of the council.
More effort than ever is needed
to keep this postwar accident toll
from surprising even the huge loss
of life and limb that preceded the
war and which drained our man.
power during the war ITSELF" the
letter said.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
First Americans Land
At Korean Port 10
Begin Occupation
Troops Moving Swiftly
Toward Capitol; Most
Jups Withdrew Inland
BY the Associated Press.

JINSEN, Korea, Sept. s.-Ele-
ments of 1t. Gen. John R.
Hodges Oath Army Corps pushed
ashore on this Korean port at
pm. today @ am. Eatsern war
time) in the first step in occu-
patton of Japan's vassal country
Seventh Amphibious Group land
ing craft put the spearhead forces
ashore. The big convoy steamed
through the Yellow Sea from Oki-
nawa. An escort carrier provided
precautionary air cover for the
transports, destroyer escorts and
cruisers.
AS landing craft circled and
headed for the beach, the ships
stood offshore from Jinsen, where
tide flats, narrow channels, and
presently high tides made navigation
difficult.
Japs Evacuated.
Japanese nave been evacuated IL
miles inland, although local gen.
darmerie, as in Japan. were per-
mitted to remain to help preserve
order.
Maj. Gen. Archibald v. Arnold S
7th Infantry. Division made the
initial landings and moved swiftly
into Jinsen preparatory to advancing
the % miles inland to Seoul (Keijo)
the Korean capital.
The landings in force were pre-
ceded by an Army liaison party
which flew here three days ago to
make preliminary arrangements.
Ships of the big convoy were met
early this morning off the Korean
coast by japanese vessel carrying
pilots to guide the Americans
through the treacherous shallow
waters.
Yanks Fully Armed.
The troops went ashore under
invasion" tactics, fully armed and
covered by guns from the convoy.
An hour after the first landing
Admiral Kincaid had arranged te
send ashore his chief of staff, Real
Admiral Thomas Coombs; Capt
Henri D. Claiborne, 7th Fleet intelli-
gence chief, and 1t. E. G. There's
interpreter, to arrange the signing
of the surrender tomorrow.
Trained rescue teams accompanied
the first landing party, to rush evac.
uation and bring medical aid te
prisoners held on Korea. Camp
Jensen is believed to contain thou.
sands of Allied prisoners.
The signing of the surrender will
free from the Japanese yoke 4,00O,.
600 people who, for IS years, have ir
varying degree resisted attempts te
assimilate them.
For decade Korea has beer
tucked away from the world, as Japs
worked to make it springboard fol-
its Pacific empire campaign. 1t has
been reported that the peninsula
was turned into a great arsenal.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Coast Guard Eases
Score for DISCHARGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Coast Guard today cut its
point scores for discharge to match
the Navy's rate of release.
Critical scores required for Coast
Guard officers were reduced from
40 to 43, and for enlisted men from
A to 40 points.
There was no change in critical
scores for the women reserve, 20 for
enlisted women and 35 for women
officers.
Lower average ages of Coast
Guard personnel" the service said,
"necessitates revision of critical
point scores in order to maintain
a rate of release proportionate to
that of the Navy. Therefore, effec-
tive Immediately, enlisted personnel
must have 40 points and male COM
missioned and warrant officers, 43
points for release"
Meanwhile, Chairman Walsh of
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee
urged the Navy to liberalize its de-
mobilization and discharge system.
He suggested a three-point pro-
gram to Secretary Forrestal in a
letter recounting complaints re-
ceived by his committee.
Senator Walsh's program:
l. A formula granting S points fol-
each dependent up to three, 2 fol-
each medal or decoration, for each
battle star. u for each year of age
u for each month of active service
and "a for each month of sea duty
leaving the critical score to the de-
partment.
2. A more liberal policy on "spe-
cial order" discharges, making things
easier for the hardship cases, for
those who want to continue medical
and scientific studies and for older
men who wish to re-enter civilian
life.
8. Accelerated rehabilitation OF
persons enrolled for specific types
Of duty such as intelligence, Seabee
work, public relations and paotog-
raphy.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Cotton Crop Estimated
AT 10,026,000 Bales
Ey the Associated r"ess.

EE the Associated l:ess.
The Agriculture Department to-
day forecast a 1945 cotton crop of
10,026,00 bales of 500 pounds, gross
weight, based on conditions pre-
vailing September l.
This estimate compares with TO-
$4,000 bales forecast a month ago
and with last years crop of 12,230.-
900 bales. Production for the 1884
1943 period averaged 1928 900 bales.
The condition of the crop on Sep
tember averaged 73 per cent, COM
pared with IA per cent month
ago and with rs per cent year ago.
The yield per acre was estimated
at 267.2 pounds, compared with
2697 pounds a month ago and with
1885 pounds year ago.
The acreage for harvest was es-,
timated at 1o.008, 900 acres.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Two Die as Fire Damage:
Empress of Russiu

By the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 8.-The former
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of
Russia was damanged extensively
today by a fire which killed at least
two men. The bodies were recov-
cred.
Although firemen reported the
blaze under control, the vessel still
was burning nine hours after the fire
started
Flames broke out below deck and
swept the 16,810-ton vessel which
heeled over on her side.
The ship was being refitted at
Barrow-in-F -Furness, IL miles north
of Liverpool, for service as gov
ernment transport.
The line was used to repatriate
war prisoners in 1913.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Industrial Specia|ties Gair
In Uneven Stock Market
BY the Associated Press.

Gy tne ASSOCIATED PTeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-Industrial
specialties continued to reach for
new eight-year peaks in today's
stock market and assorted leaders
put up a show of resistance to mild
selling, but many pivotals exhibited
considerable indifference.
1t was the first Saturday session
in two months, securities exchanges
observing summer weekend sus-
pensions during July and August.
Dealings slowed at intervals after
fairly active opening and price.
were shade irregular near the
close. Transfers of around 400 00(
shares compared with 100000 in the
last previous short stretch of JUNE
30. Beginning of Jewish religious
holidays, brokers said, accounted fol
some of the apathy. .
Investment demand, based partly
on the belief peacetime prosperity
was in the cards. again served as
the principal bolstering influence
Tax hopes revived to some extent as
a bullish factor.
Stocks of soft drink companies
were given boost following reports
that the sugar situation was due to
ease appreciably in coming weeks
Evening star., 1945-09-08

his 1st Cavalry Division into the
city when he jumped from his jeep
and strobe across the city limits
line at Chofu, on the southwestern
outskirts.
Won $1,000 Reward.
Immediately behind him came Pfc.
Paul E. Davis, "a, of the 18th Regi-
ment's D troop-the first, enlisted
man officially to enter the capital.
Pvt. Davis was given the honor
because of his long service in the
Pacific and because of a reward of
81 900 offered by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of his home county Of
Ottawa, Okla, to the first enlisted
man to enter Tokyo.
All types Of armoled vehicles ex-
cept tanks rolled into the capital
In what amounted to victory pa
(See CHILDREN, Page ABB
Evening star., 1945-09-08
By the Associated Press.

The OPA today removed all
controls over how much livestock
may be slaughtered.
The agency also dropped its "fair
distribution plan," which required
slaughterers to follow the same
geographic distribution pattern in
making shipments that they used
during the first quarter of 1914.
The two actions do not immedi-
ately affect meat rationing, but If
expected increases in livestock mar
ketings materialize, rationing may
end fairly soon.
Price Administrator Chester
Bowles said there had been marked
improvement IN the supply Of meat
Evening star., 1945-09-08
40 Work Stoppages
Make $4,000 Idle
Throughout Nation
Strike TotoI Reaches
Highest Mark in Month; /;
Ford to Recall $1,000
By the Associated Press.


Unrest along the country's
labor front became more pro-
nounced today as new disputes
were added to an already long
list and the number of idle
climbed to around the 125,00O
mark-the highest in many
months.
The sharp rise in the number of
workers off their jobs because of
labor controversies has occurred in
less than three weeks since Japan's
surrender offer was made and after
the ending of the no-strike pledge
following formal surrender a week
ago. In wartime the strike total was
below the 100000 mark most of the
time.
AS the strike trend headed up
ward, it was recalled some union
officials in midsummer predicted
that wave of work stoppages would
follow soon after the end of the war.
40 Separate Stoppages.
An Associated Press survey dis
closed approximately 40 separate
work stoppages across the country,
affecting variety of industries and
businesses. The number of idle in
the struck plants ranged from 25
employees of the Central Kentucky
Natural Gas Co. in Lexington, KY,
to 10000 workers at the Ford Motor
Co. plants in Detroit and other
cities.
Added to the $4,000 idle Ford
company employees were some 10000
other employees in Detroit motor
companies, including the 4,5O0 at
the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co. where
a continuing strike resulted in the
halting of production of passenger
cars and trucks at the Ford plants
officials said $4,000 workers in the
Detroit area plants would be re-
called to work Monday.
Meanwhile, it was announced that
approximately 10000 white collar
workers of Westinghouse Electric
Corp. will go on strike Monday
the Federation of Westinghouse In
dependent Salaried Unions an
nounced today.
The workers, in IA plants and Of
fees in six States, previously voted
(See STRIKES. Page AL
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Macarthur Enters Tokyo Quietly
And Raises Flag Over Embassy;
North Pacific Fleet off jap Port
Base at Ominuto
Due to Be 7 aiken
Over Tomorrow
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD U. S. S. PANAMINT
Ominato Anchorage, Japan, Sept
g. WarShipS of the United
States North Pacific Fleet ar
rived at this japanese naval base
in driving rain and Windstorm
this afternoon preparatory tc
taking over the shore establish
ment tomorrow.
The go ships Of the force spen
most of the day cautiously nego.
tiating the tricky Tsugaru Strait
between Honshu and Hokkaido Is.
lands.
Reconnaissance boats filled with
Marines began Immediately touring
the shoreline while naval crews pre-.
pared to immobilize all japanese
shipping.
Jap Pilots Guided Fleet.
japanese harbor pilots guided
Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher's
carriers, cruisers, destroyers ano
other craft through the strait into
Mutsu Bay, on which the base is
located, 400 miles north of Tokyo
Three floating mines were destroyed
and sharp lookout was kept fol
others.
japanese Army, Navy and civil
leaders of Northern Honshu ano
Hokkaido have peen directed to come
aboard this command ship tomor-
row to acknowledge compliance with
occupation terms.
The terms, presented to Rear Ad-
miral Densuke Kanome, Ominatc
base chief of staff, call for decom-
missioning of the base and other de-
fenses, maintenance of warships and
merchant vessels in port without
damage and designation of all wal
prisoners camps in the area.
Things are SO bad in this section
that people are not getting enough
food to sustain health, asserted
japanese 1t. Comdr. j. Tanihara
pilot guiding the American warships
into Ominato. People are living
mostly on vegetables which they
raise on small plots in this hilly
rugged district.
Civilians are allowed three Gig.
arettes daily and must pay 600 yer
on the black market for shoes, he
said. The end of the war, he added
brought only one suicide in North.
ern Japan.
Six CVE's in Fleet.
Admiral Fletcher's fleet, which
made the occupation move acros.
the North Pacific from Aleutiar
Island bases, includes:
Escort carriers-Hoggatt Bay, Kit.
kun Bay, Nehenta Bay, Fanshaw
Bay, Manila Bay and Savo Island.
Heavy cruisers-Chester, Pensa-
cola and Salt Lake City.
Light cruisers-Richmond and
Concord.
Destroyers-Bearss. John Hood
Jarvis, Hughes, Anderson, Remey
Mertz. Monssen, McDermut, Nc
Gowan, McNair, Melvin, lizard, Kill
len, A. w. Grant, Fullam, Guest
Hudson, Halford, Howorth, Richard
P. Leary, Haywood L. Edwards
Bennion and Wainwright.
Destroyer escorts-Ramsden, Mills
and Richey.
Auxiliaries-Panamint, Xanthus
Graffias, Kennebec, Tippecanoe ano
Chandler.
Minesweepers - Threat, Sway
Swift, Symbol, Velocity. Zeal, Di-
ploma, Garland, Gaiety, Gotable
Rebel and Recruit.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Triumphant Welcome
Awaits Wainwright
On Arrival in Capital
D. c. Heads Call on All
Citizens to Pay Homage
To Defender of Correqido,

The people of Washington
were called on today to join th'
President, Congress and the Dis
trict Commissioners in makinf
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
return to Washington Monday {
triumphant one.
The District Commissioners issuee
proclamation calling on all citizens
to pay homage to the gallant de.
fender of Corregidor and to displa,
the flag at their homes and place,
of business Monday.
Meanwhile, plans for Gen. Vain
wright's reception neared compile
ton. He will see a city decked witt
flags and welcome, Skinny posters
Along the line of march. he will
hear the music of at least IA militar,
and civilian bands
Plan Musical Program.
The celebration. as outlined at &
meeting of the Districts COMMITTEES
on Arrangements late yesterday, viii
begin even before the general land.
at the National Airport at 1890 pm
To entertain the crowds expected tc
assemble early at the Monument
Grounds, program of martial music
will begin at 1915 pm.
AS Government and District work.
ers leave their desks to take part il
the celebration, Gen. Wainwright.
motorcade, f1anked by metropolitan
and park police, will start the trip
to the Pentagon.
Beginning at pm. the Marin,
Corps, Navy and Army Air Force
Bands and the Navy's Radio Ma
teriel School Glee Club of 40 voice
will put on a concert at the Monu
ment Grounds.
At las pm, as the generals ca
moves into the Monument Grounds
he will hear the first of a 19-gul
salute. AS the last shot dies away
he will reach the stage where tn
Army Air Forces Band will gree
him with the traditional four ruffle
and four f1ourishes. followed by tn
Generals March"
Recitation on Bataan.
Brig. Gen. Luther Miller. Arm,
chief of chaplains, will offer tn,
invocation. A recitation on Bataal
by prominent stage star-yet t,
be announced-will follow.
Carter Barron, vice chairman o
the Arrangements Committee wht
announced the program, explained
the short recitation was arranged
to give Gen. Wainwright and tn,
other liberated prisoners in hi
party "an idea of how we fee
about them" He said. they hat
been isolated from news so lon,
that they had no idea they wer,
heroes for what they did at Bataan
Robert v. Fleming, chairman o
the committee. will present a scrol
in behalf of the citizens of Wash
ington and a gift to Mrs. Vain
wright. Mr.. Fleming then will in
troduce Commissioner John Russel
Young, who will present the keys t.
the city to Gen. Wainwright.
General to Speak.
The general will respond with ,
five-minute speech-said to be hi
first public address since his releas
from Jap captivity. The ceremon.
will close with the singing of "Got
Bless America"
The committee said it hoped tina
Gen. Wainwright will see a flag O
welcome wherever he looks. MI
Barron urged those who attend tn
(See WAINWRIGHT, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Chief Of China S Army
In Marking 10 Accept
Surrender Of Million
Gen. Ho Makes Military
Academy Headquarters
For Jap CopituIotion
Bs the Associated Press.

NANKING, Sept. 8.-Gen. Ho
Ying chin, commander in chief
of Chinese forces, arrived here
today to accept the surrender of
approximately 100000 Japa-
nese soldiers in China in cere-
monies expected to take place
tomorrow (today, Eastern war
time).
Gen. Hos plane landed at an air.
port within the city. Both Japanese
and Chinese armed guards lined the
field and a delegation of six jap
enese officers was on hand. Gen. He
passed them without turning and
reviewed Chinese troops at the field.
He then drove to the Central Mill
tary Academy, China's West Point, :"
which will be his headquarters.
Trim members of the American
trained Chinese 9Th Army, who are
being flown into Nanking, and jap
a1lese troops lined the roadway from
the airport to the academy. Thou
sands of Marking school children
waving Chinese national flags
cheered Justify for every automobile
that passed.
Japanese Vacate Academy.
Chinese Army headquarters moved
into the academy today after the
japanese had vacated the school.
Crews were busy repairing roads
leading to the grounds, hanging
decorations and making repairs for
one of the most momentous occa-
sions in Chinese history.
The signing is expected to take
place in the main auditorium of the
school, which has been repainted
A Chungking dispatch quoted
Communications Minister Gen. Yu
Fei-peng as saying it would take
two and a half months to move
Chinese government Office staffs and
their families-163, los persons in all
to Nanking. Gen. Yu said the
task of returning to the coastal
cities the factories laboriously
moved to the hinterland during the
war would take until next June.
A Communist dispatch received in
Chungking said Communist troops
had occupied Shanhaikuan, the
famous East China coast pass con-
Meeting Manchuria with China
proper The Peiping -Mukden rail-
(see CHINA, Page A-40
Evening star., 1945-09-08

went forward for official surrender
at China's West Point" tomorrow
British officers who reoccupied
Singapore ordered the city's once
arrogant japanese masters into
pick and shovel parties in the
wreckage of the great naval base.
Surrender of japanese forces by
passed in the Southwest Pacific con-
tinued. Australian hroadcasts said
enemy garrisons in Southeastern
Borneo and on Bougainville were
to yield to Aussie commanders in
ceremonies TODAY.
Evening star., 1945-09-08
100000 Nazis
Expected toFace
riaIEventua||y
Nuremberg Court
Will Set Pattern for
Local Proceedings
By J. A. FOX.

The developing pattern of the
forthcoming Nuremberg trials
points to the likelihood that
some 100000 to 100000 Nazis
eventually must plead for their
lives before Allied courts, it was
learned here today.
At Nuremberg only the principal
architects of the Nazi reign of ter
ror will go on trial before the four
power military tribunal, in which
the United States, Great Britain.
Russia and France are represented.
The cases Of perhaps no more than
30 men, all told, will be heard there.
On the findings of that court,
however, the fate of all the rank
and file Nazis will depend, for it has
the power to brand as criminal any
organization-Gestapo or SIS Elite
Guard for example-with which
any of the top-f1ight Nazis were
connected and once this is done,
membership is prima facie evidence
of potential guilt
Local Trials for Small Fry.
Then the small fry, caught in this
net. will be subject to trial before
national, military or occupation
courts of the United Nations at the
scene of their crime. In other
words, these will be localized pro-
ceedings as distinguished from the
Nuremberg trial, in which those at
the bar are accused of completely
In the overall crimes stemming from
a war of aggression
Already. "a of these have been
named, including Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering, Rudolph Hess,
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Col,
Gen. Alfred Gustav Jodl and Ad-
miral Karl Doenitz.
According to word from Nuern-
berg, as many as six may be added
to this group. The affirmative vote
OF at least three members of the
four-member court will be necessary
for conviction. Sentences will be
carried out in accordance with the
orders of the Control Council for
Germany, and it is the accepted
view that hanging will be the
method of capital punishment used.
Military leaders, those concerned
with the planning, consider shoot
ing an honorable death"
Whether the German general staff
will be accused en- bloc has not been
decided, but it seems unlikely that
this will be done. Those who have
been Identified with the initial stage
OF the proceedings are understood to
feel that the staff-or what is left
OF it-can be dealt with on an indi-
vldual basis. It was noticeable that
principal military and naval leaders
were in the first list of accused
against whom the Allied prosecutors
are offering evidence. Too, some
military men say, the staff just
carried out orders. The important
thing now, the argument is, is to
keep the staff from reforming anew.
Nazi Photographs Are Evidence.
According to Nuremberg sources,
the traditional methodical- minded
ness of the German people will be the
thing which in the end will establish
the guilt of many Nazis. Tons of
documents have been seized, in
cooperating reports, in which those
responsible told in book, chapter and
verse style of mass murder and other
horrors.
Calmly and coldly they set down
this record, often bolstering it with
photographs. From Hitler's personal
photographer alone, the Allies have
taken score or more volumes of
(See WAR GRIMES. Page All
Evening star., 1945-09-08
Lip From Housewives
Over Shortage Causes
London Milk Strike
Ey the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 8.-Too much
back talk from angry house,
wives was blamed today for
one-day strike yesterday of
several hundred London milk
men, following a 20 per cent cut
in supplies.
This is the first time,
through blitz, bombs, black
out, buzz bombs and rockets
that milk was not delivered"
said spokesman for the
drivers, who have returned to
work. "but we have been con-
tinua1ly abused by customers
who will not accept the fact
that there is a milk shortage"