120,000 Japs |
May Surrender
To Australians
MELBOURNE, Aug. 20—(>P)_
Surrender negotiations affecting
more than twenty thousand Jap
troops at Bougainville in the Sol
omons and eight thousand around
Wewak in New Guinea, have been
started, Australian headquarters
said today.
Emperor Rescinds
Biackout, Censor
Regulations
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20—(>P)
—Radio Tokyo said today that
wartime blackout regulations and
censorship of mails in Japan has
been rescinded on order of the
Emperor.
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Civil War *
Threatens '
In China
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CHUNGKING, Aug. 20——
Chinese government troops, strik
ing swiftly into North China, are
advancing on Paotow in Inner
Mongalian province of Suiyan,
one hundred miles northwest of
Shansi border, three hundred
thirty miles west of Peiping.
The high command announced
the development came as the Ch'
nese awaited the arrival of sur
render envoys from the supreme
| command, coincident with the
! warning by Chinsee Communist
! commander to Chiang Kai Shek to
act swiftly to avert a “grave
threat” of civil war between gov
ernment and Communist forces.
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Sally—How thrilling! What’s
his name?
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ask a personal question like that
right off.
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Formal Surrender
To Be Signed
Within Ten Days
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ent to keep armed forces on both
Japan and the continent to main
tain order. Tokyo aslo asked Mac
Arthur to send officials to inves
tigate “the actual situation in
China.”
The message heard by (jP) mon
itor said the Jap forces already
had ceased hosilities and “intend
to carry out the demands men
tioned in the joint proclamation of
Potsdam.” However the Japs
added “it deemed it necessary to
take appropriate measures to
maintain order for the general
protection of the public.”
FCC in San Francisco, heard
one message, presumably beamed
to MacArthur saying that Chung
king Chinese Communist forces
were rushing into Jap held terri
tory and making separate surren
der demands and confusing the
situation.”
"
Manchurian Army
Surrendering
To Russians
LONDON, Aug. 20—(/P)—The
Japs crack Kwangtung army, es
timated by Russians at one mil
lion men, has ceased resistance in
most parts of Manchuria and is
surrendering enmases to the Red
Army, Moscow said tonight.
! Admiral Halsey
Confers With
Brit. Commander
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20—</P)
—Admiral Halsey conferred with
the Commander of the British Pa
cific fleet aboard the British bat
tleship Duke of York, presumably
about plans of steaming into Tokyo
Bay in the occupation of Japan.
No official announcement was
mode of what the admirals dis
cussed.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Westiall, of
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for the Lomen Co. here. The West
falls will probably take charge of
the post office and weather sta
tion for Golovin.
Britain’s Milk Run
Hits High Levels
LONDON—4A3)—Britain’s milk
consumption for a year has in
creased more than 300,000,000 gal
lons since the war, according to
J. L. Davis, milk production of
ficer of the ministry of agricul
ture. The pre-war figure was
870,000,000 gallons and Davies es
timated 1944 consumption would
reach 1,200,000,000 gallons.
Jap Generals On
Luzon Offer To
Surrender
MANILA, Aug. 20—(/P)—'Two
Jap generals made surrender
overtures on northern Luzon, ac
cording to the American Four
teenth Corps officers’ report to
day. The overtures came as fight
ing in that sector quieted to two
minor Jap attacks yesterday.
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