The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1946-01-03

IO-SAPAN OFFERS TO SURRENDER
provided Emperor Hirohito is left in
Russians advance los miles into Man.
churia.
ll-Presldent Truman ,I,,s replies to japanese
l2-Russian ~ armies continue advance,
TTeeaeehiGg lS5 miles into MansbgTis;
TToNALLY. Emperor Hitohito agrees
to accept terms of PotSdam declara.
ton. President Truman announces cap
itulation of japan at p. m.
General MacA .hur is appointed su.
preme commander for the Allied pow.
ers, to make all arrangements on sur
render details. and to set up military
government
ls-New Japanese cabinet formed, headed
by Prince Naruhiko Higash.Kuni.
H-Japanese commanders aof Truk, Rota,
Yap and Jaluit negotiate to lay down
arms.
In Philippines, General Yamashita pre-.
28-Fmst OF U. S occupation troops land in
Japan
1t. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright and IS
other high-ranking officers of American,
British and Dutch armies who had been
prisoners of Japs at Mukden. China. are
flown to Chunking.
I-General Macarthur establishes head.
quarters at New Grand hotel in Yoke.
hama.
September
l-Main force of U S Eighth army lands
at Yokohama and preads out in sur
rounding area.
JAPANESE SURRENDER TERMS OF
FICIALLY SIGNED on U. S. Battleship
Missouri in Tokyo bay.
6-Army and navy casualty figures re-
leased. Total army dead since Dec. 7,
194l. all theateFs is 203, 379; navy, 53.617
Wounded. army. 57l.589; navy. 70 672
l0-Japanese imperial staff ordered dis
solved by General Macarthur ~
l1-Former Jap premier Hdek TOTO at.
tempts suicide by shooting. but fails and
is saved by American medical aid
big Five" conference opens in London.
as foreign ministers Of the United States.
Britain, Russia France and China meet
for preliminary arrangements of peace
problems.
October
Gen George Patton removed as mill.
tary governor of Bavaria.
5-Japanese cabinet resigns.
9-Pierre Laval condemned to death as
22-French Communists win largest mum.
ber of seats in Assembly.
A-Vikdum Quisling, Norwegian colla-
borationist, executed as traitor.
8-Chnese Central government and Com.
munist forces clash.
November
l-British government plans to national
ize" civil airlines. radio and cable sys-
TENS
2-Arabian NationaIists call general strike.
anu IlDL III oyIld, LGDuIOI, ESypL anu
Palestine.
L0-Chnese Central government troops clash
with Chinese Communist forces near
ShanhaikWan.
British Indian troops open drive against
rebel army in Java.
l8-Revolt flares in northern Iran, in zone
occupied by Russian troops.
20-German war criminals go on trial at
Nuremberg.
| O-Russian troops evacuate Teheran, capt.
tai of Iran, but refuse to allow Iranian
forces to enter territory now occupied
by Russians.
| December
3-General Macarthur orders arrest of SO
prominent Japanese as war criminals.
including Prince NaShimoto and two for
mer pTemiers.
! 5-U. S. lends $50 million dollars to France
through ExpOrt.Import bank credit for
rehabilitation purposes.
7-Jap general TOmOyuki YamaShita,
Tiger of Manila" condemned to die
by hanging for war crimes
l1-Russia agrees to allow Chinese ma
! tionalist troops TO fly into Manchuria
and take over several strategic cities.
l3-British and French sign pact on Syria
and the LeVant
l6-Prince Fumimaro' KOnOye, of Japan's
royal family committed suicide rather
! than stand trial as war criminal.
+ l7-Foreign ministers of Russia. Great Brit
ain and the United States begin atomic
parley at Moscow.