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of the unconditional surrender
which the Allies are demanding.
It was noted that at one place
in the document signed by Premier
Stain, Italy was praised for having
NOW joined with the Allies in the
struggle against Japan" But diplo-
matte circles were exceedingly re-
luctant to speculate on Russias po-
sition.
A commentator at the British War
Office in London bombarded with
questions about the meaning of the
21-word final article. said, that
certainly is brevity-whether COM
mendable brevity or not 1 cannot
say"
Pressed for an answer on whether
the Pacific War was even discussed
at PotSdam, and asked to explain
the presence at Potsdam of Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Allied
commander in chief in Southeast
(See RTG THPEE pace AZ
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Blockade Of Japan Is Completed;
Big 3 Lay Basis for Peace Talks
Silent on Reds Future War Role
All Big Horbors
Are Mined by
Super Forts
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
GUAM, Aug. 3.-The goth Air
Force announced today that
Super Forts have established a
complete shipping blockade on
Japanese home islands.
Reporting on huge mining opera
tions carried out by the Goth, a
spokesman estimated that Japans
.teeming millions are receiving less
than half of the food and raw ma
terials needed to carry on the war
and feed its troops and civilians.
AS a result they are now dipping
heavily into stores, the spokesman
said.
Shipping Reduced to Shadow"
All harbors of any Importance
throughout the home islands and
Korea from Fusan to Rashin, in
Northern Korea near Siberia, have
been and are being mined by Super
Forts.
Summing up Japan's desperate sit
uation, headquarters announced
that enemy shipping had been re-
duced to "a shadow"
Hundreds of thousands of tons of
shipping have been destroyed by
mines or naval vessels and planes.
Home islands ports virtually have
been closed by the aerial-borne
mines, headquarters added,
Shipping in Japan's Inland Sea
has been almost completely neu-
traliZed.
This is the first time that air
power has carried the brunt of
strategic blockade against any mari
time nation" said an Air Forces
spokesman.
Much Shipping Destroyed.
There are now no major ship
ping lanes, ports or harbors re-
manning that offer safety to Japa-
nese shipping"
1t is estimated that many hum
dreds of thousands of tons of crit
ical japanese shipping have been
sunk or damaged by mines since
the inception of this program four
months ago.
Meanwhile, fiery desolation of the
big shipbuilding center of Nagasaki,
unchallenged strikes around Nagoya
and Kobe at factories and airflelds
and air blows on 81 more japanese
vessels, including at least five war
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Garrison Insurrection
Put Down in Ecuador
BY the Associated Press.

QUITO. Ecuador. Aug. 3.-The
Interior Ministry announced today
that "a subversive plan" by part of
a battalion with barracks at Lola
had been put down by the military
garrison there, and that two army
officers were imprisoned on charges
Of sedition.
The statement accused supporters
of former President Carlos Arroyo
del Rio, who was deposed in the
revolution of May %, 1914, of "still
attempting to disturb the country
by any means" The insurrectionists
were put down in a few minutes and
without casualties, the announce
ment said.
Col. Alberto Enriquez Gallo, for
mer commander OF the Ecuadorean
Armies, was arrested in Quito, the
statement said.
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Tokyo Paper Sees
Invasion Even as
Early as Next Month
Ry the Associated Press.

Py tho Il associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. g.
An American landing operation
against Japan may come in the
near future-"even as early as
next month"-the Tokyo news
paper Yomiuri Hochi said to-
day. according to the Tokyo
radio.
If an invasion is attempted
before 1916 the United States
will be able. to mount only 40
divisions, the newspaper said,
and added that 500 american
warships were recently con-
centrated in the Okinawa area.
The newspaper also did not
omit the possibility of a land
ing on the Chinese continent
in the near future, and added:
Even if all-out attention is
given to the transport of men
from Europe to the East ASiatic
theater the American strength
in East Asia is not likely to ex-
ceed 100 divisions.
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Late Bulletin
Pan American Plane Sinks

MIAMI, Fla. P.-A Pan
American amphibian plane,
carrying 10 passengers and a
crew of 4 sank today when it
came in for a landing at Fort
De France, Martinique, air.
line officials here announced.
Fate of those aboard was un-
known. Among the passeng-
ers were Robert Wilson and
Henri Kayser-Andre, Pan
American section supervisors.
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Big Three Program
| Kept From German
Public Temporarily
E, the Assoclated Press.

e. the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-The Ger
man public will be kept in igno-
rance of the Big Three Potsdam
decisions, at least as far as any
official announcement is con-
cerned, until tomorrow morn
ing, when Berlin newspapers
will publish the text of the
communique.
Allied correspondents. mean
while, were besieged for infor-
nation by the German popula-
tion, but they consider them
selves pledged to regard the
news as confidential until it is
published.
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Alexander Again Head
OF Admiralty as Att|ee
Rounds Out Cabinet
Womon Appointed to
Education Post; Lawson
Is Secretary Of War
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug 3.-Prime Min
lister Attlee, turning from Pots
dam to the problems of his new
Labor government, today an
nounced l9 additional members
of his cabinet, including Miss
Ellen Wilkinson as Minister of
Education, second woman to at
tain cabinet rank in Britain.
For completion of the war against
Japan, Mr.. Attlee named 64-year-
old former miner, John James Law
son, as Secretary of State for War.
He replaces Sir James Grigg of
the Churchill cabinet.
Mr.. Attlee returned A. v. Alex
ander to his old post as First Lord
of the Admiralty, succeeding Bren-
dan Bracken. Mr.. Alexander held
the post throughout the Churchill
coalition government. Bracken was
first lord in the recent "caretaker'
administration
Frederick William Pethick-Law-
renee inherits the troublesome job
of Secretary of State for India and
Burma from L. M. S. Amery.
Shinwell Given Post.
Britain's manpower problems were
assigned to George Isaacs, president
of the Printing and Kindred Trades
Federation, who became minister of
labor and national service. Ernest
Bevin. the new Foreign Secretary
held this post in the wartime
coalition.
Another important post, in view Of
the Labor party's program of ma
|tionalizing mines and industries,
went to Emanuel Shinwell, who be-
comes minister of fuel and power.
Mr.. Shinwell, 81, and veteran
member of Parliament, served as
parliamentary secretary to the De-
partment of Mines in two previous
Labor governments.
Miss Wilkinson, red-haired and
54, is former parliamentary secre-
tary to the Ministry of Home Secu-
rity. The only woman in British
cabinet before was Miss Margaret
Bondfield, minister of labor in the
Ramsay Macdonald government.
Sir Ben Smith, resident Minister
in Washington, was rewarded for his
work there by receiW 1g the Min
istry of Food appointment. He
will have his hands fuI this winter
maintaining the dom estic diet and
helping meet the epJrmous needs of
Europe. Sir Ber. who went to sea
as a youth "a later became one OF
Londor's first taxi drivers, is 66.
Other Posts Filled.
One of the surprises in the list
was the designation of Mr.. Isaacs,
who will be in charge of the man
power needs of the japanese war
and the conversion from war to
peacetime industry.
James Chuter EIDE is the new
Home Secretary, George Henry
Hall, the new Secretary of State for
Colonies and LORD Addison the new
Secretary of State for Dominion At
fairs.
Other appointments included:
Viscount StanSgate, Air Secretary
Joseph Westwood, Secretary OF
State for Scotland.
Aneurin Bevan, minister of health
Tom Williams, minister of agri-
culture and fisheries.
John Wilmot, minister of supply
and of aircraft production.
Alfred Barnes, minister OF wal
transport.
1See CABINET. Page A-1OD
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First American Hospital
In Vienna Opened
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, Aug. 3.-The first Amer
ican hospital in Vienna began oper-
ating last night under the direction
of 1t. Col. Ralph Shilling, Columbus,
Ohio.
A former Luftwaffe hospital in the
northwestern section of the city. 1t
was taken over by Medical Corps
three days ago.
The hospital is intended to care
for American. French and British
military personnel The Russians
have their own hospitals In opera
tion.
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Stimson Stands Firm
On Discharge Plan
Despite Criticism
Johnson Tells of Men
With High Points
Policing Comp Grounds

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against Army rehabilitation
continued today, despite the
War Departments announce
ment yesterday that the point
system cannot be liberalized
Immediately.
Although Secretary of War Stim-
son refused to comment directly on
the assertion of Senator johnson,
Democrat, of Colorado that the
Army is keeping more men than it
ever could use against Japan, he
told reporters he would rest on the
departments stand that the present
discharge system is the most lib
eral which can be permitted now
The present point score of IS will
stand until about 100000 men have
been released, Mr.. Stimson said. 1t
then will be reduced-the date in
def1nite--to permit discharge of an
other 100000.
johnson Offers Criticism.
Senator johnson said today he
has been told of men with IS points
kept in service at nearby Fort Bel
voir, Va, with nothing more to do
than pick up cigarette butts and
other routine forms of duty.
Chairman May of the House
Military Affairs Committee joined
the criticism to declare that a group
of lawmakers has been trying for
weeks ito convince the War Depart
ment that extreme hardships on the
home front are facing the Ameri-
can people" He said thousands of
men needed in mines, on railroads
and farms could be spared by the
Army without damage to the war
effort
Mr.. StimSon insisted in his press
conference yesterday, however, that
the Army's present discharge rate is
essential to Pacific war plans.
Mitchell Asks Inquiry.
Senator Mitchell, Democrat, of
Washington revealed he had asked
the War Department to look into
/ information reaching him in a letter
from overseas that men are being
released from the Army overseas to
work for UNRRA, while essential
industries in this country are in
need of getting experienced men
back from military duty.
Senator Mitchell said the letter
referred to his demand for more
men for the lumber industry and
said there were many experienced
woodsmen in the writer's own Army
company who have high point scores
and would be glad to start home
any time on any cargo ship with
only their sleeping bags and a box
of K rations."
In the reference to Fort Belvoir
Senator johnson inserted in the
Congressional Record an assertion
by an overseas veteran now stationed
there that 948 men assigned to that
establishment have IS or more dis
charge points.
Senator Johnson said the soldier
who informed him he had served
two years overseas, said 85-plus point
men at Fort Belvoir are picking up
cigarette butts and paper around
barracks and are detailed as dish
washers and busboys in service club
cafeterias."
The soldiers protested five hours
training a week in customs of serv-
ice, military courtesy, malaria con-
troll, field sanitation and close -order
drill" for men with three to nine
years service He added:
Policy seems to be: Retain men
in service in order to provide officers
with something to do"
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rage Al
Ry the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 3.-The Rus
sian people, press and radio to-
day enthusiastically hailed the
Big Three decisions at Potsdam
including the agreement in prin-
ciple to place the ice-free port
of Koenigsberg and roughly 5,40O
additional square miles of East
Prussia in Soviet hands.
The army newspaper Red Star
declared the East Prussian capital
for centuries was an important
springboard of Prussian-German
aggression against Slavonic peoples. y
The full text of the Potsdam
communique was read twice over
the Soviet home radio. There was
not single note of criticism in any
of the editorials or broadcasts on
the conference.
Peace Assurances Seen.
Izvestia said the Potsdam Confer
ence offers new assurance that the
government and peoples of the three
great democratic powers, together
with the other United Nations, will
provide the creation of a just and
lasting peace"
The government newspaper gave
over its entire front page to the con-
ference, and printed three column
picture of President Truman, Pre-
mier Stain, Prime Minister Attlee
Secretary of State Byrnes, Foreign
/ Commissar Molotov, Foreign Secre.
tary Bevin and Admiral William D
Leahy.
"The conference which has JUS
ended in Potsdam," Izvestia said, 81.
a bright confirmation of the firm.
ness of the Anglo-Soviet-A American
coalition, the vitality of ideas ane
principles of which were proclaimed
in the Crimea six months ago.
The important decisions ant
agreements reached in Berlin ART
development of and addition t.
these principles in applying then
to postwar Europe.
Just Peace Seen.
The center of attention was the
organization of strong, just peace
the eradication of German mill.
tarism and Naziism, and the prob.
lem of the speediest restoration
of Europe on a healthy democratic
basis.
The conference marked with
special note the concluding of g
peace agreement with Italy is 8
primary task"
Referring to the refusal to allow
Generalissimo Frances Spain tc
join the United Nations, IzveStis
said There is no doubt that the
authoritative and unmistakable ap-
praisal of the pro-Fascist govern
ment of Franco will be met with
enormous satisfaction by the demo.
cratic public of the world"
Izvestia said the Allies were mot
trying to destroy or hurl the Ger
man people into slavery" but added
that the establishment of any cen
trail German government was
deferred.
Rather important was the re.
suit of the work of the conference
in securing the agreement on repa.
rations which have been obtained
from Germany and for which the
German people cannot avoid re.
sponsibility," it said.
Pravada Stresses Unity.
The Communist party newspaper
Pravda, which also gave its front
page to news and photographs OF
the Big Three conference, said edi-
torially:
THE Soviet people will greet with
satisfaction the declaration on the
successful completion of the Berlin
conference, which has strengthened
relations between the great Allies
The people of the U. s. S. r. are
sure that the further development
of international collaboration or
the basis of the decisions arrived al
in the conference will serve the
cause Of peace between the peoples
and general security"
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Three additional men from,
the District area hare been re-.
ported killed In this t0nr. See
ION the Honor Roll" Page Az.
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Russia Enthusiastic
In Hai|ing Decisions
Made at Potsdam
Izvestio Sees Assurance
For Creation Of Just
And Lasting Peace

RUSSIAN ABSORPTION of three
Baltic states apparently approved
Page A-3
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(See COMMENT, P. &c ABB
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(See CABINET, Page A-10..
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(See BIG THREE, Page A-3)
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With various little things be-
ing released for civilians, it
won't be long till there'll be
plenty of gum under movie
seats.
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MOlOtOv
Continued from Page l

of any of the Big Four powers
who gave a speech which was
completely incomprehensible to
most of the audience. Yet most
of his hearers sat in rapt atten-
ton, grinning like wise school
boys when they caught words
that sounded like federation"
or "Ukra-eena," or "Roo-sa-
welt"
Four hundred neWspapermen
and women showed up for his
news conference. And with good
reason. The Russian delegation,
never before, at any of these
United Nations meetings have
been willing to lay themselves so
open to questions.
Once before, in Moscow, a
year ago, Molotov held a press
conference. But at that confer
ence he ruled that all questions
had to be turned 4 beforehand,
and then he answered only those
she wished to answer.
But here he took on all COM
ers. Just as President Roosevelt
had. And he did all right. too.
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Barbara Sfurkeu

Barbara Starkey, age 10, old
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Glenn Starkey, formerly Of
Mount Clemens, died Wednesday
at the University Hospital, Ann
Arbor, where she had been a
patient for the past IL days.
Born in Mount Clemens, April
IA, 1927, Miss Starkey had been
employed in Mount Clemens and
had made her home with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Starkey, of "a Hubbard
avenue, since her family moved
20 Beulah, Mich, about l3 years
ago.
Besides her parents. she is sur
vived by two sisters: Virginia
and Mildred, at home; her
grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Stark
ey, of Mount Clemens and her
Grandmother Ferrin, of Column
oiaville, Mich.
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ChO,,aO,afOarSki

NEW HAVEN-Stanley Cho-
montowski, age So years, we'll
known Columbus Township far
mer and insurance agent, died
at the Emergency Hospital, Port
Huron. late Thursday following
a three day illness resulting
from infection which set in aft
er he accidentally cut his hand
The deceased man was born
in Poland and came to the Unit
cd States at the age Of 10. He
settled on a Ray Center farm
in 1888. and in 1912 moved 10
the farm he operated up to the
time Of his death, at 8097 Ora
tot avenue, Columbus Town
ship.
He is survived by his widow.
Mary, and brother. Anthony,
OF Detroit.
The funeral will take place
Monday at 10 a. m, from the
residence with services at 1870
a. m, at st. Philips Catholic
Church. with Rev. FIR. Sigmund
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Herman, BOSSOaC

Herman &. BOSSOW, age 63
years, member of a we'll known
North Macomb farm family, and
a resident of Mount Clemens
for nearly 20 years, died at
11:15 pm, Thursday at his
home, % Gallup avenue, Mount
Clemens.
Mr.. Bossow had been in poor
health for two years and con-
fined to his bed for a year. He
was born Nov. Is, 1881, in New
Baltimore, the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bossow,
Who later operated a farm at
New Haven. The deceased man
came to Mount Clemens in 1925
and was employed in the main
tenance department of Mount
Clemens High School until Jan.
1914, when poor health forced
his re- cement. He was a men,
Der of Zion Evangelical Church,
Mount Clemens.
Mr.. Bossow is survived by his
wife, Lillian; two daughters,
Mrs. Jennie Mallast and Mrs.
Amanda Schlaff, and two sons,
Leonard and Harry, all of Mount
Clemens; three grandchildren;
three brother, Fred, of Romeo,
George and Walter, of Detroit,
and three sisters, Mrs. Clara
Teller, and Mrs. Fred Schalm,
of Mount Clemens, and Mrs.
Clayton Hartman, of Detroit.
The remains will be at the
family residence after pm,
on Friday until services at $50
pm, Monday at the residence
and 3 pm, at Zion Evangelical
Church. Rev. jacob Whitman
will officiate, and burial will be
in New Haven Cemetery, under
direction of the Will funeral
home.
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Louis j. Moran

Funeral services will be held
Saturday for Louis j. Moran,
age 40, of Mount Clemens, for
mer local barber, who died
Thursday evening following a
brief illness.
MIR. Moran was native Of
this city, the son of the late
Louis o. K. Moran and Mrs.
Grace Sayles Moran. He is sur
vived by brother, Henry c.,
chief pharmacists mate in the
US. Navy. An uncle. Clarence
Sayles, lives in Mount Clemens.
The remains will be at the
LaCroix & Groesbeck funeral
chapel after 10 a. m, Saturday
where services are scheduled for
2 p m, Saturday, with Rev. Jo-
seph Kennedy officiating. Bur-
ial will be in the family lot in
Clinton Grove Cemetery.
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$1,000 Idle
in Strikes
WlB Moves TO
Settle Disputes

DETROIT, April q - R -
A pprox m tely II 900 war
workers were idle here today
&C the r & onal War Labor
Board strove TO end the two
most serious work stoppages,
involving employees of the Pack
ard Motor Company and the
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company.
The RWLB summoned Pack
ard officials and officers of Locel
100, United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) to a show cause hear
ing today in an effort to end a
controversy which has made 49,
900 Packard workers idle.
The dispute, centering about
the number of aircraft engines
to be passed on by ITO inspec-
tors, resulted in a shutdown of
the aircraft engines department.
Union charges of lockout"
were denied by management.
A strike of $500 Kelsey-Hayes
Workers continued after the
RWLB failed to work out solu-
ton at a meeting with Kelsey
officials and officers of Locel
TIA, UAW-CIO yesterday.
The workers quit Tuesday
following dismissal of 13 fellow
employees, accused by the firm
of ejecting a foreman from one
of the plants. Gov ern m e t
spokesman said additional at
tempts would be made today to
settle the Walkout.
RWLB officials confirmed that
the Kelsey-Hayes strike has az
fected production in other de-
Tense plants, including the Cadil-
lac and Detroit Transmission
Divisions of General Motors
Corporation where 1900 have
been laid off because of lack of
parts.
Also affected were 200 work
ers at the MaSsey-Harris Com
pany in Racine, Wis, and some
departments of the Timken-
Detroit Axle Company, Fisher
Tank Plant, Chrysler Detroit
Arsenal and the Rouge plant OF
the Ford Motor Company.
Another strike, involving IS
freight handlers for the Detroit
&Cleveland Navigation compa-
ny, caused cancellation of two
scheduled sailings yesterday.
Representatives Of the Inter
national Longshoremen's Union
(AFL) and company officials
sought to reach an agreement on
demands of freight handlers for
more overtime work on Sun
days.
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Cleanup
Continued from Page 1

Continued from rage l
scheduled to start Monday
morning, and
60 A special processed tin can
collection linked with the full
week of the rubbish collection
with tin cans in separate con-
tanners.
With the cooperation of the
city Street Department, Salvage
officials state that all cleaned,
processed and flattened tin
cans will be collected by city
employees in conjunction with tf>
rubbish collection, and taken to
salvage headquarters; thereby
aiding a critical shortage in tin
for war necessities. and saving
the donors a special trip to a
school during the regular tin
drives.
Nine tons of processed tin
saved by Selfridge Field are now
awaiting an additional six tons
to complete a box-car load.
Mount Clemens is asked to con-
tribute this portion during next
week.
Street Commissioner Guy H.
Verkler has urged property
owners to cooperate in the an
nual clean up-and also help the
paper and tin salvage drives
con- . encing Saturday and Mon
day. All available city equip
ment and manpower is being
used, but more than in any prev
ious year, Verkler points out,
h ouse holders cooperation is
needed in respect to placing rub
bish in containers. Usable con-
tainers, whether of wood or
metal, Will be emptied and left
at the curbs. No garbage will
be hauled away.
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Funeral services will be held
Monday for Mrs. Maggie Jones
Middleton, age As years, of II
Beyne street. who died today at
us a. m, following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Middleton was the wild
ow of James, retired farmer
Of Clinton township. who died
in 1912. She had been in do
mestic service in this city for a
number Of years. Her family
was originally from Ohio. There
are no immediate relatives sur
viving.
Funeral services will be at
1890 a. m. Monday at the Hub
bard funeral chapel with Rev.
Joseph l.. Kennedy officiating.