The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 10, 1945, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT RUSS TANKS ROLLINTO MANCHURIA Soviet Dispafches Report Red Pacific Fleet in Action (By The s.-ociated Press) BULLETIN—The Red Army has smashed mere than 100 miles into Manchuria from the northwest, the Soviet communique disclosed today. New holes were smashed into long-prepared Japanese border de- fenses cn the north and east in an cffensive that recalled the greatest drives of Marshal Zhukov through the Germans in Peland The greatest gain was Chincse Eastern Railway from Lupin (Manchouli) where the and railway station was ¢ and the Russian Infantry and Cav- alry, paced by heavy Stalin tanks, moved 18 miles beyond South of Hailar the Russians drove into the foothills of the great Khingan range from the area of Lake Bor, where they are reaching the chief natural defenses of the Manchurian Plains on the west down the Here the Ruscians were slightly over 100 miles into Manchui The Red Army's Stalin tanks, fantry and massed cavalry through numerous gates in Man- churia’s defenses with sensational advances today, Moscow dispatches reported, and Tokyo announced the broadening of the Soviet attacks to Korea and Sakhalin Island Soviet Correspondents said units of the Soviet Pacific Fleet had gone into action Moving toward the heart of Man- churia along three main routes of invasion, the former Chinese Eastern Railway from Lupin (Manchouli) in the northwest, the Mongolian Cara- van Trail from Lake Bor in the west, and the Sungari River Valley from Khaborovsk in the northeast, the Russians had opened up gates” in the enemy’s carefully pre- in- pared defences and apparently were > bent on a non-stop offensive, Mos- cew dispateh said ‘These advices declared gains of up to miles yesterday were being enlarged sen- sationally today. The first Soviet blow was so well prepared along the pattern of the Red Army’s European offensive that the Japanese were unable to hold a single defensive line along the fron- tier, one Soviet dispatch reported The western and northwestern vanguards were driving hard for the city of Hulun (Hailar), Japanese forward base on the Chinese East- ern railway, 90 miles distant. Ahead was the difficult Takhingan Shan range, which cups the Manchurian | plain to the east and runs south toward Peiping in China | In the northeastern tor, where the Russians struck from the mari-| time provinces to protect their im-| portant naval and air base of Vladivostok, the Russians also were | making steady progress from Khab- arovsk and captured Fu Yuan to- ward Harbin, rail heart of Manchuria | 400 miles distant. ! Meanwhile, in China, Tokyo said the highest Japanese military and| civilian authorities had warned their soldiers to maintain strict order in| case the Chinese became “agitated over the Russian entry into the war | A Chinese Army spokesman in| Chungking declared the Japanese' were preparing to move five divisions | back to Manchuria from North| China. He estimated Japanese| strength in Manchuria at men, plus 320,000 unreliable puppet | troops. American airforces in China, close coordination with the Russians in the north. The same coordination between Allied planes and Russian ground forces which sped victory against the Nazis in Europe apparently was about to be employed in the vast Asiatic theatre of war. SPECHILS - | | ptured, ! rolled S ‘numerous | meanwhile, were being deployed for i | NAGASAKI BOMB HIT DESCRIBED Airmen Witnesses Say Spectacle Too Tremend- ous fo Believe 10.- wit Airmen 70 to 250 miles away ssed the atomic bombing of Na aki and described too tremendous to believe.” ociated Press War Correspon- Richard Cushing reported that wa based fliers, attacking other the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, saw flames and explosions as the most destructive weapon of the war found its mark. Fliers in the nearest plane report- smok: column whirled 20,000 into the air. A crew member a plar 0 miles away said he aw a fiery yellow orange ball shoot into the y for 8,000 feet, followed by a column of smoke which rose to at least 20,000 feet. These reports substantiated those received here. The pillar of smoke and dust prevented accurate assess ment of the damage wreaked by the sccond atomic bomb dropped on the Nipponese The results of the atomic bombing ‘ described as “good” tz, chief of the U. Army gic Air Forces, but said three and a half hours af- ter the devastating weapon was dropped at noon yesterday, smoke still obscured the damage from a photo reconnaissance plane The new reports on the Nagas acsault came two flights of B: hit the Tokyo arsenal and Amagas aki, important oil refinery adjoining Osaka on Honshu With radio Tokyo totally silent on the atomizing of Nagasaki, there was no other information on the awful fate of the western Kyushu seaport of 000 population Spaatz’ Superforts carried their devastating blows against Japan in- to the fifth consecutive day with a 70-plane strike that poured 2,000- und demolition bombs onto the arsenal area. ' radioed reports said re- ults were excellent. GUAM, Aug it as dent Ck targets on ed feet of y Gener Strat he ki — o — OLDTIME ALASKA NEWSMAN PASSES ON IN FAIRBANKS David Tewkesbury, Edifor- Manager, of News- Miner, Dead FAIRBANKS, Aug. Tewkesbury, 75, editor and manag of the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, died in an ambulance late yesterday when a heart attack forced him to ave the office before the day’s on was out. He had reported for 10.—David B. r War, newspapers at Dawson and NomL during early gold rushes and had worked on papers all over the \\«‘\L the past 50 year: Born in Mi he began hls newspaper career in Detroit on| graduation from the University of | Michigan in '94. He later worked on the Salt Lake Tribune, San Fran-| aminer, Seattle Post-Intelli-| attle Times and several| other papers and with the Associated | Press Bureau at Seattle. | He returned to the States after the gold rush but went to Anchor- age in 1915 to edit an engineering paper and in 1927 went to Juneau for the Daily Alaska Empire, moving to Fairbanks in 1933. Two sons,' both in the Army—one editing the Air Base Beacon at Edmonton and the other commanding a B-29 mobile training unit—survive. | - BARTLETTHINTS {steel. FEDERAL WAGES | 10 STAND AS I§ Delegate lees Encour- agement to NFFE on Pay Differentials Alaska's Delegate to Congress, E. L. Bartlest, gave federal employees much encouragement on wage dif- ferentials at their regular monthly luncheon held today in the Baranof Hotel. Bartlett hinted that things would probably stay as they are, with federal employees receiving the dif- ferential, due to a survey which is now being made in Washington. He also discussed, at some length, his activities in represent- ing the federal employees in Wash- ington Gov. Ernest Gruening spoke briefly on this subject and intro- duced Congressman Hugh Peterson, who is chairman of the visiting Committee on Territories. Con- gressman Ed Gossett, of Texas, was also introduce@ and reciprocated with a very witty and enjoyable talk — e TRIAL OF PETAIN IS NEAR END Paris, Aug. 10.—Direct evidence was concluded today in the treason trial of Marshal Petain. Blind Gen. Emile DeLannurien, his voice choked with emotion, ut- tered the last direct testimony, as- serting that a conviction can “only affect those who condemn.” Prosecutor Andre Mornet, who ask- ed for and got the death sentence for spy Mata Hari in the first World will start summing up tomor- row and the case is expected to reach the jury by 6 p. m. on Tues- | day. Empire Want-ads bring results! 600,000 | [ be illing VACUUM PACKED COFFEE ~Tomorrons 3/04/%/57" ki RATH’S BREAKFAST SAUSAGE SHAMROCK EGGS \ A Real Brealkfast Treat? 704 Juneau Deliveries—10 A, 2 P. M. Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. and M. BWEEER WO cases where there is dlssatlslnctionl with the present year's assessment, | the taxpayer be advised to (,mld(‘r to the city, under protest, one- hall‘ of the taxes as assessed, so that| if and when adjustments are made through court later on, the tax- payers will not have been penal- ized. Chairman Naghel announced that a mass meeting of taxpayers will be held next Thursday night,' August 16, at 8 o'clock. The place will be announced to the public through the columns of the Em- pire next \\eek ‘SHARP RISE IN NAVAL LOSSES WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—A sharp rise in Navy losses has boosted com- bate casualties of the armed forces to 1,068,216. This figure, reported last night by the Army and Navy, was 7489 higher than reported last week. The Army placed its total los at 922,139 and the Navy added 146,- 0717, a rise of 6,267. The aggregate includes 'killed; 649,805 wounded; missing end 122,027 prisoners. - ANDERSON ARRIVES Clark Anderson, of Anchorage, has arrived in Juneau and is al guest at the Baranof Hotel. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE~——JUNEAU ALASKA R MANY DIE IN (RASH OF TRAIN MICHIGAN, N. D, Aug. 10.—The death list in last night's Collism" of two westbound sections of the Great Northern Railway’s Empm Builder rose to 32 today. Approxi- mately 50 were injured, 10 serious- ly. [ which had been halted here unex- pectedly. The rear car of the standing train, {a combination, sleeper and oberva- tion car, .was tellescoped, its furn- shings d berths jammed into a rmmpa(:(, mass at its front, while the car's steel shell remained super- imposed on the locomotive of the following train. GET KICKS IN TAXPAYERS BD. ADVISES TODAY The Executive Board of the Ju- neau Taxpayer's Association met at noon today and discussed again certain matters upon which they have already advised taxpayers. It was suggested that all tax-! payers be again urged to appear!| before the Board of Equalization in all cases where they have com- plaints. If appearance is not made ! before the board the tax must stand and there is no redress. It was also suggested that the public be advised to insist in all cases where protests have been filed before the Board of Equaliz tion that a definite answer be ob- tained from the board regarding the protests, before the board ad- journs. It was also suggested that in all Super Market Orders for Delivery Accepted Up to 2:30 P. M. SPECIALS SPECIALS BUTTER 60c Lb. 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