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The first step toward meat Taâ€" tioning was taken July 9 when government control over slaughterâ€" ing was tightened by the Board‘s order 533. ‘This order replaces all former slaughtering regulations, It places all livestock slaughtering under permit control to go on slaughterâ€" ing. (Krder,533 also sets quotas so that heavy exports can be preâ€" pared for and will not put sudden strains on supplies in Canadian markets. .hgun. imultaneously at 7 p.m. on Augâ€" ust 14, President Truman, and Prime Minister Attlee broadcast the news for which the world had waited breathlessly for days. Orâ€" ders went out immediately to silence the guns in the farâ€"flung Pacific theatre. The President announced that Gen. Douglas McArthur has been named Allied Supreme Commander in the Far East. He will have high British, Russian and Chinese ofâ€" ficers with him when the surrender terms are signed. _ 0 nisdab in iintâ€"Addiia After arrangements have been completed for the signing of formal surrender terms, Vâ€"J Day will be officially proclaimed. SLAUGHTERING RULES TIGHTER AS RATION PLANS GO FORWARD When slaughtering was first conâ€" wolled in 1943, anyone who wished to slaughter cattle, calves, sheep, lamb or hogs had first to get a siaughtering permit and the numâ€" ber of cattle and hogs he might slaughter was controlled by the Board. When meat rationing was suspended . at the beginning of March last year the quotas were discontinued but permits were still required. In August of last year hog slaughtering was freed from permit control. Until order 533 went into force July 9 slaughterâ€" ers had to have permits only for cattle, calves, sheep and lambs and there was no limit on the number of animals they could kill. 2 **elLCI ;t e Largest and Newslest Weekly s 171M 1001000000 Cun M ichantett vendd! As previously, a farmer who slaughters only for his own use or for a neighbor farmer n‘eed n‘?t LCs m s Allied surrender terms ml to an end the Second Great War, which for six years has overshadowed the universe. The lights will shine again all over the world. The emperor will be allowed t; remain on his thron.e'é b’::le mun; pteru!d to accept the orders 0: the Allied comnumnrs of occupied for a neighDor i@KEANER MNEM 100C have a permit. He may sell to the to the trade beef quarters or hog sides which have been slaughtered in this way but no mutton, Jamb N 1 en o c t h 2M OW TCO hoi ut it t s $ or veal. If he sells any meat that is left over, however, hg must s‘eAll it SE EPn Sn e en io someone who does hold a slaughtering permit. This licensed slaughterer must stamp the meat and keep a record of the purchase. All meat going into trade chanâ€" nels must be stamped and the purâ€" chase recorded. When rationing comes into force, persons who have meat in cold storage lockers will have to give coupons for it. Vol. 88, No. 33 WR-egulations of order 533 cover the following points. No one may slaugnter cattle, calves, sheep, lambs or hogs unless he has a slaughtering permit. Per nc rlonad hotars Inlv 9 will di L).3 n ofi atin ied .. Mriihan . dunl mits issued before July 9 will do if they have not been cancelled or suspended. Slaughtering permits are issued by the Meats Administrator, Ottaâ€" wa. Application forms can ‘be obâ€" tained at local Board offices and after being filled out must be filed at the Board‘s office for the area. PEACE REIGNS ONCE AGAIN Slaughtering permits are not transferable. Each slaughterer imust keep his permit posted up in his business premises. L 2 NC MA css EDC Si auol A slaughterer‘s employees must rot slaughter for anyone but their employer. Gemeral Slaughtering i}ogulnim Slaughtering regulations coverâ€" ing the handling, stamping and marking of carcasses and the disâ€" position, sale and use of the meat remain the same as before. Young Lambs and Hogs During June, July and August permit hoiders must not slaughter lambs weighing less than 60 pounds live weight at the abattoir. â€" Permit holders must not at any t‘me slaughter hogs weighing‘ less than 100 pounds live weight at the abattoir. Stamping Carcasses must be stamped as reâ€" quired by Siaughtering Circulars §A and 7, issued by the Meats Adâ€" ministrator January 15 and April 17, 1944. _ No one may buy or sell a carâ€" cass, sige, quarter or wholesale cut unless _ it has been properly stamped. _ Farmers A farmer or rancher does not need a permit to slaughter meat which is to be eaten on his own furm or supplied direct to a neighâ€" bor farmer and eaten on that reifhbor‘s farm. l If a farmer or rancher slaughters a head of cattle or a hog in this‘ way and does not use the entire carcass, he may sell any remainâ€" ing side or quarter S’rbee' or any remaining side of k, provided the buyer has a slaughtering perâ€" mit. *When a permit holder buys meat from a farmer or rancher who is not a permit holder, he must stamp the meat when it is delivered to him and make a record showing date of purchase, farmer‘s name and address and the kind and quantity of meat. This record must tbe kept on l\leAfor inspection. The Meats Administrator may issue a hog quota or a ca'me quota issue a hog quota or a caltie quola to a llnqogmr, stating how many hogs or cattle he may kill in a cerâ€" A new date, August 14, 1945, was The Count Wins Feature Race For Second Year In A Row To _ The c%thpse of Japan has come rapidly, "but it was inevitable after the fall of Italy and Germany. With all the power of the Allies combined against her, Japan had neither the resources nor the men to hold out. Her only hope was that if the~struggle could be cgn- tinued long enough the Allies might grow weary and Japan could secure a peace that would save her empire. The discovery of the atomic bomb and the terrifying effect of its use on two Japanese industrial cities convinced the war leaders that to continue the struggle would only mean the comâ€" e};te destruction of the empire. en Russia entered the conflict, which meant closing in on every side, Japan threw up the sponge. The Meats Administrator may also inform a slaughterer how maâ€" ;rl sheep, lambs or calves he may ill. The slaughterer then must not kill more than the number indicatâ€" Hamburg Derby Day Great Success Top The Field. Conditions were perfect for the greatest Derby Da& ever held in New â€" Hamburg. eather bright and cool, fast track, wellâ€"balanced races and a huge crowd make it a memorable day. Dr. Heslop‘s colt, Sir Van, romped away with the F. S. Scott Memorial Trot by taking the three heats. Jim Harvester, owned by W. Coulter of Atwood, probably gave Sir Vanâ€"the most competition when it placed second in the first and final heats Dr. Heslop drove Sir Van to a beautiful win. . The McCall Pacing Stake was won by W. J. Hyatt‘s Miss Billie Direct, piloted by the youthful driâ€" ver, Billie Hughes . This race was more keenly contested and the winner was extended in all heats by Sir Walter Scott of Toronto and Pine Ridge Abbe, owned by A. Parsons of London. Sir Walter had seconds in the first and third heats which Miss Billie Dirét won and as for already vanquished Gerâ€" many, it meant the end of savage conquest and aggression, and disâ€" memberment of an empire won by bloodâ€"spilling, disarmament and occupation. {s â€" While the world celebrated with unrestrained joy, the Japanese Government was ordered to stop the war on all fronts. For Japan, a first in the middle heat while Miss Billie Direct had to be satisâ€" fied with a third. Pine Ridge Abbe ran close thirds in the first and third heats and second in the secâ€" ond frame. â€" The Count, J. W. Brown‘s beauâ€" tiful pacer from New Liskeard, was the standout horse of the Derâ€" by. Driven by the old favorite, Chappy Chapman, ‘he ran two beautiful final heats to take top honors in the feature Derby Classic race in the fast time of 2.8%4, after McKylo Cash, R. W. Leatherdale‘s flashy horse had taken the opener in a brilliant race. Friskey Lee, owned by R. Todgham, Chatham, and Black Prince, owned by A. V. Tinney, Lindsay, were the most consistent contenders for the cup, running fourth, third, second and fifth, second, third respectively. The 1946â€"47 Derby Trial winner was Madam Volo, owned by W. E. Fritz, of Brighton, driven by Ingles. After placing second in the initiak heat, it scampered home first in the two final heats to take the cup from W. L. Fraser‘s Belladale, which afâ€" ter the first heat, ran into breakâ€" ing difficulty and was lost in the pack. Cyrus Martin also made a bid in this race but couldn‘t quite match the strides of the Madame. The 1946â€"47 Derby Day success promises many more great years of harness racing for the New Hamâ€" burg Turf Club which has held on throughout these trying war years providing racing fans with the best harness racing in the country. The ideal conditions and magnificent results should stimulate these galâ€" lant racing men to even greater heights. F. S. Scott Memorial Trot Sir Van, Biggar & Heslop. Milton (Heslop) fermmetein ons 3 Fanny | Grattom, J.. W. Brown, New Liskeard (Chapman) ... Miss. May Richard, A. E. Anâ€" drews, Drayton (Brough) roadd Edna McKillop, E. W. Fawm. Mitchell _ (Fawm ) suvarme Billy Stout, K. Thompson. Elora tThompson ) ies Amares 4 Pctro Lee, D. M. Pinkney, Stratâ€" Jim Harvester, W. Coulter. Atâ€" ford (Hales} ... :«......... hi 1A wood (Fraser) ... figss 9 Bob Hy, W. J. Hyatt, London (Hughes) nastaane ®. C Bert McKillop, H. Berry & Son, St. Marys {Herry) .......c..... 8 0 Miss | Van, H. Biggar, Fruitiand (Biggrar ) fenirmenemsterasd B 0 Timeâ€" 2:19; 2:2014; 2:19. McCall Derby Day Pacing Stake Sir Walter Scott, R. Scott. Torâ€" OM NBEBEEY .. coommcmnoiarences B Miss Senator Volo, C. A. Hale« Dutton _ (Moore) npreventececanss 0 Roxie Todd, A Harrison, Orangeâ€" ville, (Enger) . 4 Pine Ridge Abbe, A. Parsons, London (James) . % Della _ Hal, A. Elliott. | Sarnia tElliott) . Victory Bars, H. Berry & Son, St. Mary« (Berry)} & Miss Billie Direct, W. J. Hyatt. London (Hughe=) 1 Jack E. Herbert, Wm H. Herber, & Son. London (Herbert) * Timeâ€"2 :14 ; 2e l4 cPd 4 4408 Canadian Pacing Derby Callie G., RBl. M by Single G., Mis« _ Jean Houre. _ Mitchell (Moure} & Star Henley I, Br. G.. by Peter Henley. Dr. J. & Ferguson. (N.h-m (List] T McKylo Cash, B. G., by Cold Cazh McKyle Cash, R. G., by Cold Cazh R._ G. _ Leatherdale, â€" Windsor (Wilmore} ... Black Prince, BI. G., by Prince Direct. A. V. Tinney, Lindsay (MeMillan ) . um im Pine Ridge Alex, Bi. H.. by Oro ‘ Moved ‘by Amos Wilkinson and seconded by H. E. Schnarr that the ce For|application for drainage work by To \Henry Karly and also Rudy Bast and Aaron Bast be accepted and or the that the Clerk be and is hereby inâ€" eld in structed to notify the Engineer to bright‘make the necessary surveys, plans, lanced Profiles, and assessments and to reâ€" ro it a | port back to Co.unc'!' Uolaeun Discuss Weed Problem At Council Meeting at the Council Chambers, Crossâ€" hill, on Tuesday, August 4th. All members, except Frank H. Schumâ€" mer, were present with Reeve Huehn presiding. _ _ _ _ _ It was moved and seconded that this Council purchase 3,000 ft. of Standard Snow fence and 300 6‘ 6" fence posts from the Roofers Supâ€" ply Co., Ltd. _ _____â€" _ The committee has not to date purchased any further land for the extension of the shelter belt to the Crosshill Road but negotiations for securing the necessary land strips will be resumed in the fall. With land owners in the midst of farm operations, since the latter part of the spring, the campaign for purâ€" chase of the remaining land desigâ€" nated for shelter belt had to be discontinued until after the harâ€" vest. Moved by H. J. Chalmers, secâ€" onded by H. E. Schnarr that the Reeve instruct the treasurer to pay accounts totalling $9,409.71. success, as a tecent survey shows an 88 per cent. catch in the larger trees planted and a 75 per cent. catch in the smaller. treef. The Coâ€"ordination Committee in charge of the project, is highly satisfied with the results, stated County Enâ€" gineer D. J. Emrey, secretary of the committee. The trees were planted to a depth of 16 rows for a stretch of two and a quarter miles. In comparatively few years they will prove an effective shelter belt to the windswept area of northern Wellesley Township. Moved by H. E. Schnarr,â€"secondâ€" ed ‘by H. J. Chalmers that this Council form into a committee of the whole on a number of byâ€"laws and that Amos Wilkinson be chairâ€" The next meeting of the council will be held in the Council Chamâ€" ber, Crosshill, on Tuesday, Sept. 4th, at the hour of ten o‘clock in the morning. s h by Waterloo County Council beâ€" tween Macton and Linwood is well underway to becoming a great Favorable Results Seen in Big Shelter Belt Project Grattan, A. Parsons, London LABIE®) . ... cncconneermenmiticrees Friskey Lee, B .M., by Corporal Lee, _R. ‘Todgham, Chatham The Count B., R. G., by Corporal Lee. J. W. Brown. New Lisâ€" keard (Chapman) .......coucce« Merry England, Br. M., by Todd Stout, Dr. ~J. 8. Ferguson, Dh@HRAI 2. ce le e ce recvereuscvzctes Timeâ€"2:10; 2:0814 ; 2:08. Timeâ€"2 :10 ; 2:0”14):.2:010. 1946â€"1947 tbyâ€" Trial Argot Dillon, Smith & Miller, Cyrus Martin, J. W. Brown, New Liskeard, (Chapman}) . ... Lady Peters, Leith & Walters, THORE® | «sc caencemnccemmcttzarccces Sandy Lee, Mrs. Agnes Hales, Dib AMOUREN cicsssmuccsuccccinsss Babe Grattan‘s Boy, Dr. S. Campâ€" bell, Ailsa Craig (Campbell) ... Sonny Boy, M. Storey, Peterâ€" borough | (Baker) . .......l.lluulllllsl> Belladale, W. L. Fruser, Porest AFrRROY O.oommimscaenecrmeteccimmceccaiees Bruce Henley, K. Thompson, Elora (ThompsOR) .o..ccouccns Madame _ Volo, W. E. Frits, Brighton (Ingles)} \.........ucllls Timeâ€"2:914; 2:12; 2:12. Officials Starter: _ Jack Climie. _ Tillsonburs: Judges: Wm. Gro«ch, Stratford; Dr. Hesâ€" lop, Milton. President, Canadian Trotting Association; | Ben. Moulten, Tillsonbure; Tithers: Ed. Tout and Bob Jones, Stratâ€" ford; Clerk of Course: Chick Appel, Stritâ€" ford: E. C. Katzenmeier, Secretary, New Hamburg Turf Club: Ed. Pfaff, President; Ed. Rieck. ‘Track Superintendent; E. Lantz. Assistant Starter. Wellesley Municipal Council met The reforestation project started John Heimbuch, Clerk. May a Better World be Their Memorial Warter1oo, Ontamo, Frmay, Avcust 17, 1945 } The strike of 1,200 employees of the Dominion Rubber Co. tire |plant ended tonight when the men, who had been out for two and a half weeks, agreed to return to work under an agreement worked ‘out by Ontario Labor Minister Charles Daley. _ _ _ ooo Strikers Agree To Return To Work In voting to return to work, the men agreed to accept the decision of a referee appointed by Mr. Daley. The referee will determine the nature of the work done by the maintenance men and his deâ€" cision will be binding. on both parties. 2. Also removed #re the transit controls which prohibited sightâ€" seeing tours, restricted taxis to orention within a 15â€"mile ra?liu.s of the community in which they ordinarily operated, limited the use of driveâ€"yourself cars to certain sgecific purposes and prohibited the use of buses for charter trips. 3. Tire rationing cannot be abolished until the switchâ€"over from military production is accomâ€" plished and sufficient stocks become available. However, the list of vehicle owners eligible for new tires will be broadened as soon as possible. _ _ â€" Production of passenger tires was forbidden in Canada five days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, and no such tires were made for civilian use until January, 1943, when limited quantities of reclaim rubber were The strike, called by the U.R. W.A. (C.LO.) resulted from a deâ€" mand by 38 maintenance men for construction rates of pay. 1. Effective immediately, gasoâ€" line rationing and all restrictions on the use of fuel gil in Canada are removed. _ i _ h The Waterloo Township Council met at the Township Hall on Satâ€" urday, August lith. All members were present. _ _ Byâ€"Law No. 537A was moved and passed, providing that the Dog tax and Livestock Protection Act apply to poultry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and lifted all transit control reâ€" strictions on the operation of taxis, buses and Mv&yofiu cars, but warned that rationing of tires must continue until stocks become available. > 00â€" > _ â€" _ The three following Munitions Department announcements were directed to Canadian motorists: Byâ€"law No. 538A to establish and lsy out a highway along the southâ€" erly limits of the lands of Walter Reeve in the Township of Waterloo was also read and passed. _0 Les Klie and Ed. Schnarr were appointed a committee to interâ€" view the Village Trustees of Bridgeport and to inspect the builâ€" ding of Wm. Ronfeld regarding his application for a Dance Hall liâ€" cense. Following similar action in the United States, the Government toâ€" day abolished gasoline rationing Dr. Harvey Resigns As Health Officer Les Klie moved, and Irvin Moss scconded the motion that Municiâ€" pal Drainage Byâ€"law No. 5 as proâ€" visionally adopted Sept. 11, 1943, and as now amended be read a third time and passed. Abolish Gasoline Rationing ; Tire Rationing Still On A motion was passed that Counâ€" cil order 100 rolls of snow fence at 8 cents per foot and 1,000 stakes at 44‘»¢ from the Roofers Supply Co., of Toronto. Council accepted with deep reâ€" gret the resignation of Dr. Frank Harvey as Medical Officer of Health for Waterloo Township. The resignation will take effect on Dec. 31, 1945. Accounts totalling $739.76 were passed for payment. Road Voucher No. 8â€"45 amounting to $1,774.06 was also passed for payment. The next meeting of Council will be held at the Township Hall on Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. __ c P. A. Snider, Clerk With the ending of gas rationing ]1n Canada and the United States, | touristâ€"trade to the Dominion is exâ€" pected to increase almost immediâ€" ately, and to reach a peak when new tires become availagle. y i Waterloo Town Hall will be the first mecting place on Aug. 27 at lms. The second meeting will be held Aug. 28 at Little‘s Corner School, two miles south of Galt, at the same hour. The community hall or the school at Haysville will be used for the third mecting Aug. 29 and the final meeting will be held at Linwood Aug. 30. Grain‘ Harvests Look Promising Accordfhg to Agricultural repreâ€" sentative E. I. McLoughry, Waterâ€" loo County appears to be in for an excellent harvest in most crops, with particular emphasis on fall wheat and spring grains. About 50 per cent. of the wheat crop is cut and some farmers have comâ€" gleted threshing. Early oats and arley are ripening quickly with a number of barley fields cut, reports from various county centres indiâ€" cate. "We have tried to give each moâ€" torist as much gasoline as possible but in doing so our stocks at times dropped to critically low levels. Gasoline has always been rationed on the basis of present supply and forward demami" said Mr. Howe. "By this same careful shnning we have come to the end of the Japanese phase of the war in a poâ€" sition where I am pl&éased to anâ€" rounce that supply in stock and forward positions warrants the disâ€" continuance of gasoline rationing in its entirety and of all restricâ€" tions on the use of fuel oil. ‘"The Oil Controller is issuing immediately to the petroleum inâ€" dustry directive that effective imâ€" mediately gasoline may be sold without the exchange of coupons. "Other restrictive orders affectâ€" ing grades of gasoline and other matters will be removed as rapidly as the situation warrants." Reports from the Ontario Departâ€" ment of Agriculture, based on a survey of the province, put Waterâ€" loo County well in line with borâ€" dering counties. Wellington County reports that most of the fall wheat to be cut by the binder is now in stooks and that combines are just starting. The crop for that county is reported to be one of the best ever harvested. Cutting of early cats is starting and is expected to be well underâ€" way by the end of the week. The fall wheat kernel is not as large as in some former years, but its general plumpness indicates good quality. _ released. ~~ â€" The announcement was made by Munitions Minister Howe. "I am pleased," he said, "to anâ€" nounce that supplies in stock and forward position warrant the disâ€" continuance of r-oline rationing in its entirety and of all restrictions on the supply of fuel oil." _ To Help Farmers The Waterloo County Federation of Agriculture has arranged four major mass meetings to acquaint farmers in the county with the outâ€" standing results that Mave been achieved in agricultural production through the medium of farm radio forums. The mectings are to be held during the last week of the month, stated Scecretary â€" Eldon Weber. Announce Meetings Films released by the National| Film Board will be used at all the‘ meetings. The guest speaker will be W. J. Stanley, Middlesex, field | representative of the Ontario Fedâ€"| eration of Agriculture. f It was also pointed out that no person would be forced to accept discharge if he elected to stay in the army and could be efficiently employed in an available job. In addition, all discharges will be subject to exigencies of the service. Down 464 Jap Planes In Two Final Attacks Guam.â€"In attacks over the Tokyo area early Wednesday, the Allied Carrier fleet destroyed or damaged 464 Japanese planes in its final two attacks of the warâ€" includin& 26 shot down in a dogâ€" fight with nearly 50 Japanese interâ€" ceptors. Ottawa. â€" Defence Minister â€"Mcâ€" Naughton in a detailed 900â€"word statement tonight announced new re;ulations to "facilitate and speed up" the demobilization â€" of the Canadian Army, extending to serâ€" vice personnel not previously eligâ€" ible to the opportunity for immediâ€" ate discharge. â€" By Chinese Reds Chungking. â€"Gen. Chiang Kaiâ€" Shek‘s recent order for communist troops to remain at their present posts and not to disarm Japanese and guppet troops for formerly reâ€" jected by commanders of Comâ€" munist forces in Northwest China today. _ _ â€" 2e 2 Demobilization authorities said certain key personnel such as cooks. clerks and members of the medical and pay services will have to be retained in the army to mainâ€" tain efficient machinery for releasâ€" ing the bulk of army personnel. The Wednesday morning attack was despatched before the fleet reâ€" ceived ceaseâ€"firing orders, a comâ€" munique explained. _ . British and United States airmen were attacking Tokyo area targets in the first of six or seven schedâ€" uled missions Wednesday when orders to suspend offensive action reached Admiral Halsey. _ A TokFo broadcast following reâ€" ports of Japanese aircraft operaâ€" tions against Allied forces indicated that the Imperial staff may be having some difficulty fastening peace restrictions on its dieâ€"hard airmen. The rejection was signed by Gen. Chuh Teh, who said in a broadcast Thursday that he would not accept Gen. Chiang‘s order, and Gen. Peng Tehâ€"Huai, deputy Communist commander, who said "We consider your order a grave mistake and are compelled firmly to refuse it. Your order is only to the advantage of Japanese and traitors who have sold out to their country." Russians Advance 28 Miles in Manchuria London.â€"Russian armies, lungâ€" ing toward the arsenal city of Harâ€" bin, made gains up to 28 miles in Manchuria today and cut a vital Japanese communication line as Tokyo reported a Soviet invasion of Sakhalon Island, Iying 26 miles north of the Jap homeland. . 4 Chiang Orders Defied â€" THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 Plan Speedâ€"up of | Ds Japanese broadcasts â€" reported Russian Marines swarmed ashore on â€" strategic Karafuto, ~Japanese territory on the southern half of Sakhalin Island, and established two beachheads on the west coast in a swift followâ€"up to the seaâ€" borne invasion of Korea. There was no confirmation of the enemy report from the Soviet high ocmâ€" mand Allies Down 138 Jap Planes Guam. â€" Allied carrier planes bagged 138 Japanese aircraftâ€" including 21 near the Allied fleetâ€" and wrought "considerable damâ€" age" on airfields, electronics plants and other targets around Tokyo Monday. _ . . C The Monday bag increased to 2127 the number of enemy airâ€" planes destroyed or damaged by carrier planes of British and United States Pacific fleets in 21 days of July and three of August. In the same period, the force knocked out 1.129 Japanese ships and small craft. i+ The Kuriles shelling raked tarâ€" gets from which the Japanese might attempt to interfere with Russian operations on the Japanese portion of Sakhalin Island, about 500 miles to the west across the Sea of Okhotsk "London.â€"Under the protecting guns of the S@viet Pacific Fleet, | Russian â€" marines invaded Korea| today and captured the big Japâ€"| anese naval base of Ashin and the ; Russians Invade Korea i duc ib o ie c 0 Di 2 saiayy ing ashore 90 miles southwest of Vladivostok ,the Soviet high comâ€" mand announced. The new Russian Army drive into Manchuria, as reported by the enemy, threatened the split an esâ€" timated 1.500,000 Japanese troop$ on the Asiatic mainland into two }uge pockets Command hcadquarters of the Japanese Kwangtung Army in Manchuria said the drive was launched by Soviet troops striking from Outer Mongolia across Chiâ€" Guam â€"American _ and â€" British currier pilots, alert against Japâ€" anese treachery under gaise of a conditional _ surrender â€" offer, . atâ€" tacked the Tokyo area at dawn toâ€" dayâ€"some 12 hours after an eneâ€" my torpedo damaged a major U.S. warship at Okinawa. nese Inrier Mongolia toward the Yellow Sea northeast of Peiping, ancient capital of China. U.S. Warship Torpedoed After naval headquarters here had warned the fleet to be on the alert against treachery while peace terms were being studied and while the fleet was idle Saturday and Sunday, "A major US. war TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 }}ik,;if);;}gi‘»f Yuki after stormâ€" MONDAY, AUGUST 13 WORLD‘S WEEK Demobilization Its News at a “yd aL‘" A special meeting called by the ;gf] 7 g K.â€"W. Airport Commission this a '.“'ef'week to discuss a letter received ‘i‘“’"‘l’ recently from the Federal Departâ€" K '& ou‘;’ment of Transport regarding a preâ€" 1€< jj liminary survey of the Breslauâ€" ana *Kossuth site conducted by a Govâ€" cea 1ar. ernment engineer and inspector a anmvibrought nearer the possibility of r‘pp wiihhhis community, with a total popuâ€" !apancsejla“""."f about 125,000, acquiring 1. about| 2 millloanollar community airport ross the|in this site. The surveyors found ~ ‘the section in mind to be well situated for district service, capable 3 “nf great expansion for runways, wst but expensive to clear and drain. \The report added that a better field ._ ..‘ for an airport might be found just OleCUDE . north of the present airport. THE Vâ€"J Day May End Gas Rationing OTTAWA.â€"T. M. Bryson, exeâ€" cutive assistant to Munitions Minâ€" ister Howe, said today that it would ‘be "perfectly reasonable to assume" that the eding of the war with J would bring an "immeâ€" diate{/increase" in the gas ration. Refeéfring to a recent Washington s ment that gasoline rationing ould be lifted the day after Vâ€"J day, Mr. Bryson said: "We have kept pace with them and if they lift the ration there we will follow as quickly as possible." _ _ _ _ Inside Manchuko London.â€"Russian invasion forces smashed into Manchuria in a great pincers and surged as deep as 14 miles into the stolen province from the east today, seizing Japanese outpost bastions and bursting tnrough a concrete defence zone, the Soviets announced tonight. Meanwhile the western prong, meeting little resistance, captured Jinâ€"Jin Sume, an airport town 33 miles inside Manchuria from the border of Outer Mongolia. The eastâ€" west prongs of the multiple pincers clamping upon Japan‘s Kwangtung Army were about 750 miles apart. lied nations during the day had considered . the groposition. adâ€" vanced first in a broadcast by the Japanese Domei Agency. The broadcast stressed the conâ€" dition that nothing in the acceptâ€" ance of the unconditional surrenâ€" der outlined at Potsdam should be ecnstrued as permitting the emâ€" peror to be stripped of the prerogaâ€" tives of sovereignty. He said that because of limited storage facilities in Canada there might be a short delay in the remoâ€" val of rationing but motorists could expect a "tremendous improveâ€" ment" in the supply situation imâ€" mediately after Vâ€"J day. _ The official offer from the Japâ€" enese Government was received here late today through the Swiss here late today h the Swiss Government, bu:‘m of the Alâ€" The Russian assault had already been assisted by blows by United States planes and Chinese paraâ€" chute troops aimed at choking off Japanese troop movements gom China to the new battle area. Chinese Parachute Troops Block Northern Retreat Chungking.â€"Lt.â€"Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer said today U.S. planes and Chinese paratroopsâ€"striking as long‘as a month ago in foreâ€" knowledge of Russia‘s entry into the Japanese warâ€"already have "seriously‘ interfered" with the movement of enemy forces northâ€" ward in China toward the flaming Manchurian front. Sunday night," a communique anâ€" nounced, adding: "The damage has not yet beenâ€"determined." official bid for peace today on one conditionâ€"that they be allowed to retain their Emperor Hirchito with his powers. 8 FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 Reds Smash 33 Miles saATURDAY, AUGUST i1 Big Four Ponder _ _ _ Chinese . parachute forces achieved surprise in a dawn drop recently between Kweilein and Hengyang, a big rail hub, and caused great confusion and heavy casualties among the enemy, Gen. Wedemeyer said. Maintain Breslau Airport The Best The meeting unanimously enâ€" dorsed a resolution expressing a desire _ to â€" retain the â€" Breslau, Kossuth site, as the sector most suited by virtue of geographical location _ and other features to serve the wide area which has been interested for some time in the community airport scheme. â€" The resolution will go Department of .Transport form of comments based Government‘s preliminary and findings. â€" It will be pointed out to the Department _ of Transport that assurance of coâ€"opération in a largeâ€"scale airport plan at the site in mind has been given by centres including the Twin City, Guelph, Galt, Preston and Hespeler, and that the Breslauâ€"Kossuth situation is almost equal distance from these important industrial centres. _ :’Evcromry Jack Halliwell of the commission is also pointing out in the comments to Ottawa that the field in question is equally capable of serving Elora, Fergus, Elmira, New Hamburg, Ayr, and a heavily populated and prosperous rural community 0_ _ The chairman paid tribute to I. O. Breithaupt, M.P. for North Waterloo, whom he said had gone to great effort to interest authoriâ€" ties at Ottawa in the air centre potentialities of this district, Jap Peace Bid $1.00 per year to the in the on the survey pet