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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
SCARLET FEVER
 CASE REPORTED

One case of scarlet fever and one of typhoid fever are listed for Waterbury in the weekly morbidity report of the State Department of Health. issued today. This city had no cases of measles, whooping cough or lobar pneumonia.
 Six cases of poliolyelitis (infan- tile paralysis) are recorded in the state for the week, gain of four cases over the previous week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
POSTAL RECEIPTS
 MOUNT FOR YEAR

One index to Waterbury's growing prosperity is the increase in this years postal receipts over those of last year. The figures for July, re- leased today by Postmaster Charles A. Babin, show this same tendency, as have those for previous months
 Total receipts for July, according to the monthly report, were $47,- 60461 this year. as compared to $42,- 715.50 in 1940. The increase amounts to $4,s89.11, or 11.45fo, the report shows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Be Sure Of Address
 On Soldier Mail
Boys On the March" Have Army Post Officers Set
 Up at Scene of Maneuvers

e} San Antonio Texas, August g.. - The Army Postal Service needs your help It's thing for the Post Office of your town to find you since you're living in settled com
 mny but its quite another story when the oys are on the march, during the gigantic War Games being held in the forest Louisiana In requesting the cooperation of the public with the Army Headquarters Third Army asks
 that you picture town of more than people the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

A real Air Corps officer, Captain John H. Fite, collaborated with Hollywood Scenarist John Twist in the preparation of the original screen story, Parachute Battalion, |" produced for RKO Radio by How ard Benedict,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO MEET AUGUST l2

A call for . meeting Of the Young Democratic club of Waterbury at party headquarters, 70 North Main street, next Tuesday night. was Issued today by Presldent Nicholas znppone.
 Mir. zappons. who s also county pFesldent, plans to cali . county meeting tho following week. Plans will be made for New Haven County representation at she annual cons venllon. to bs held late thh month co Louisville, Kentucky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
ITALIAN VETS
 PLAN BANQUET
FlOriO Post to Complete Dinner Dance Plans at
 Meeting Tonight

The general committee making arrangements for the installation of the officers of the Department of Connecticut of the Italian Amer ican World War Veterans of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Full Weather Report

Boston, Aug. b-CUPl wea- ther forecasts
 CONNECTICUT--Fnif with warm days and cool nIghts tonight, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
DIED

MAUTINO-In oakville,- Aug. 4tht 1941, Mrs. John Mautino, of River. side St., Oakyille. Funeral Thurs day morning, at s:00 o'clock, from low St., to St. Mary Magdalen's Church, Oakyi1le. Burial in St. James cemetery, Watertown. HEFFERNAN - In this city, Aus. 4th, 194l, Mrs. Andrew J. Heffer- nan, of 19l East Main St. Funeral Thursday morning, at S:30 o'clock, from Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main St., to Immaculate Con- ception Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

colombiaa banana crop has been seriously damaged by q pesk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Four.OsV Forecast

Boston, Aug. b--(uP)--'fhe Wea. lher Bureaus f0uPsdAy New EnHs land forecast for the period begin ning ht fa0 tonighfi
 to els degrees above normal fks repi in MAine where llt VIII bs nenF normal NeFinAiH for iha period are Boston " New Haven, tonn, 7fl butilhki0nt NL, and NHhtnehAL esi s9nrofd, Y, iii, and Portland, Me, beHinninHH VIII fo followed kt slowly flNihR ifaHaF iha latter naFt Df hf pefiedi Precipitation Wlli f0ihl nlaqffhtf, fnnF i0 seven ifhihh ef Nn lhHhi HeAnfFlnM hA showers lhe latter paft Vf the period
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

MAssAcHUsETTs and RHODE lkbANlls-ka Fair with warm days and gool nights tonight. Wednesday and ThurEday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17

STATE or MlCHIGAN. In the Cir
cult Court for the County OF WASH
tenaw. in Chancery.
Alice Blackmore. Plaintiff. W.
George W. Campbell. william W ilp-
ward. Alma G. Howard William ".
iliarwGod. Anna e. HARDWOOD william
Hastings, Iulus Moyius. Mary J..
MpvIus. Alfred A Hunter. Joseph ".
GIN. Gordon j. cray. Gordon Z. Gray,
Thomas kinney Thomas j.. kinney.
John j. Gum, John Joseph Gum,
Anton Bombenek. Anthony Bonn
benek Anton Bembeuek, and their
unknown heirs. dcvisecs. legateos
and assigns. Defendants
At a sefslOn Of -ald Court held In
in the Court House BOO fur city 81
Ann Arbor iu said county on tine
l0tl day Of December. A. y. 1870.
Present. 7ion5table George W.
Sample. Circuit Judge
In this cause n appearing from
the affidavit on file. that the where
abouts Of the Defendants. after dil-
gent search and inquiry are ur.
known. Therefor. upon motion OF
William he Ham. Attorney for
plalntiff, Il IS ordered that said de-
PENDANTS and their unknown heirs,
detIsees. legateos and assigns cause
their appearance to be entered IN
this cause Within three months from
the date Of this order. and In de-
fault thereof. that said BIZ 81 Com
plsint he taken as confessed by TIE
said defendants, their unknown
heirs. devlsees. lcgatees and as
signs
II is further ordered that within
twenty DAYS plaintiff cause copy
OF this Ofder 20 be published in the
Ypsilanti Daily Press. newspaper
printed published and circulated IN
said county. said publication % be
conducted therein once IN eaca week
Tor six weeks In succession.
Geo W Sample Circuit Judge
Luelia ". Smith. Clerk OF tho
Court
a true copy.
Irene r.. Seitz. Deputy clerk
TAKE NOTICE. that this suit IN
which the foregoing order was duly
made. involves and Is brought -
qulet title 10 tho following described
piece or parcel ~ land situated and
being ln tie city 81 Ypsiianu. wash
tenaw COUNT Michigan.
The south 40 feet n width 81 Lot
So In Hunters ADDITION IN the cry
- Ypsilanu. Wasutcnaw County
william De Ham attorney fpr
Plaintiff
Business Address.
TpeIlautl Savings Bank Building.
fpsilsnti. Michigan
Adv I-12g
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Merchandlse
Household EurnIsalnos

OAK DRESSER Three piece
green bedroom suite $1,000. Grin
living room suite fal 90; wing
chair S20o. oak dining-room
table and SIX chairs $500. Corona
portable typewriter and case $40
Library table $500 Cali l7Ol-J.
Low PRICES-on Gold Seal Rugs
and ward goods. Fast side Furni-
turo, S26 +. Michigan. Pm. t129.
9Nt2 LtNOLEUM--rugs 1926. Anti
cue chests, wardrobe trunks. coat
stoNos. cook and heat 30 u Crnss.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
WAGE INCREASE GRANTED

Muskegon. Mich. Jan. TAP
An agreement providing wage IN.
creases Of three cents an hour End
adjustment OF minor grievances has
been reached between the Norge
division o. Borg Warner Corp. and
Mu kegon Local 40f. A.FL.U.A.W.
The settlement ended six weeks OF
negotiation with state and federal
mcdiafors az Lansing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
NAMES LOBBYISTS

Detroit Mich. Jan. II Mayor
Jef'iies. Thursday. added two mefn-
bers 70 hts committee which is 70
lobby for an enlarged state hospital
program IN the current session OF
the state legislature They are
BENJAMIN Temberg and DR.. James
J. McClendon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
OPEN nErRol1 oEElcEs

Lansing Mich Jan. IL lntan'
giole Tax Division OF the State Tax
Commission opened collection Of
fees Thursday In Detroit District
supervisors IN the new office will
be Clinton y. Butterfield. William
s. Hubbard. Landon ". Kitzmiller.
Kenneth Patton and W J. Tamblyn.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Financial
Business opportunlties

AS YOC LOOK FOR a real bus mess
opportunity under improving cou-
dltiOns We would like 90 discuss
the establishment Of a dlgnlfied
buslness. retailing and wnolesa j.
inY nationally known product
This business rcqulLsH rctenn-
able amount 81 capital, fsoo9 tp
$4,000, al % which remains r9ir
pletely under your control. EKg,r-
ienca IL not essential We VIII
show you how profitable busl-
nnaa fnaN L. hmm Enx III I-.-.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
PUBLIC AucrION

% IMPORTED HEGlsTEHED HOL-
STtf>H so frl Jan 2lth,
H. 81 r. Horse show barns. Br) 11,
-. 81 fresh sDuug COWS. 10 Leltert.
bulls Extended pedigree. 80.
for production and DIfterfat T..
r. Ban4s and Nastifis tested me
plre-bTede with rlcl pre dins.
Ger s. Meilott-oWHer, Bryan, a..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Live Stock and Poultry
For sale-LIves,oek. pouItry

NOTICE FARMEEs- Would sou
Ike 70 secure fine pure bred hogs
without Investing CASH See our
representative At Ann Arbor. Inn
plsment GO. every Monday or Mon
roe office ans day or write me- Tor
plan. GIFTS and bnaIs -all breed s--
all vaccinatsd Continental 1.-Two
Stock 90 Monroe
RED DUROr STOCK-hogsi 9 mo.
old. nice one tl5. $500 Crane
Rd. r O.. Lebanon
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Merchandise
Household Furnishings


OIL WEATER Two burner cabinet
style. new. cheap. .ls y. Prospect,
side door
GOOD USED FURNITURE -
piece bedroom suite S-4.1o.
piece LIVING room suite $500. oc-
casionA chairs $500 4 up: chiffc-
robes $500 and up. studio couch.
drcssers. breakfast sets. beds
spring mattress lamps. desk. 81
y. Huron street
Wearing Apparel
CLEARANCE SALE on all used
clothing. to5 ". Michigan. Phone
1.SN-N
Farm Products, Equipment
APPLES soc ger nashel and uu
Eggs 0c dozen r. ". Ford SG5
Limerick. corner 81 TYLER
CALL OUR ADTAKFR ~ 40 for
Classified Advertising service
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Automotlve
Automebne, For Sale

1856 MISUNDERSTANDING Tordor.
green, radio, heater and dchoster.
tia5.
r.. g wIEpMA% AUTO CO.
NLW WILLYs 4-DOOE nv LT%E-
1861 discount Your car or cash
down
PONTIAC COUPE. 1885 radio and
heater good car sl25, So do" "a.
Other bargains. FordE, IlyiuoutHs.
Olds. chryslers. pontlacg. Dgrt
prices in town for recondltloned
autos Herman G. Ludwig, Nash
dealer
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
S8.25

POcahOntaS Egg
More heating days means low cost
performance. We invite you to
try ton OF this characteristicahy
clean burning fuel today and check
the savings for yourself, Regular
1926 value.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Employment
Help Wanted-Male

MANTEp-eNperienced driver. sales
man for steady year around work.
Nnsi Bottling Wks. SO So. Masi-
fnEtnn ST Pm fnfO
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17

Business Services
Business Services Offered

Business Services Offered
MILFORD OSBUE,, 49, Auctoneer.
sss Sweet Road. Paone iSst-M.
GENERAL TRUCKING-wel
manure. Cliff Button. 1910 r. Cross.
Phone 4la-J.
Electricians
WE SPECIALlZE-in le-Wiring. A.
=. smith. 50 ;. Summit. Phone
252.
Upholsterers
QUALITY UPHOLSTERlNG- W.
e. Wilson 40 y Huron, Phone
1873 Evenings 1881.
CPHOLSTERING-rugs and carpets.
X Rendel. 3O3S Washtenaw I'd.
Phi. e5-Sl6i Ann Arbor.
1T Is ALMOST impossible 10 evade
Opportunity II one reads the
Classified ads regularly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Business Services

Business Services offered
FURNACES-and furnace repairs
new and used rs 2 Cross 81
Phone fs4-I
ROoFING-new applied or old re-
paired. Fave trough, furnace work.
Shauan Roofing Co Phi. Sam.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Phone 42O
WEBB COAL co.

Business and office equipment
TYPEW WRITER'S all makes. sold
rented. repaired. q. y. Morrill,. 3I4
IS. State st. Ann Arbor. Phone 6615.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Business Services

Business Services
Business Services Offered
pairs, rewlnds. Electric
Motor Shop. 10 S. Huron
SEWING MACHINES-repa All
makes. Work guaranteed. Singer
Shop. 81 y. Huron. Phone s42-W.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Radio Equipment

SMALL RADIOS just What you've
been looking fnr. Carty's goa
Pearl Pm lO40-M
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Sand Ana orAveI

LARGE STOCK " small radios
After Christmas bargains. Thsruo
Tire Co.. o9 b. Mlcn.. rA. 5Ss
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17

WASHED SAND AND PEERLESS
kiLLlNS GRAVEL COMPANY
Tel Npsi lloll enc toll chargCl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17
Wearing Apparel
Farm Products, Equipment

ARRANGE SALE on all used
,tninS. to5 ". MichiSan. Phone
-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17

CINDERS-GRAVEL
SAND pebbles. rocks. manure
black dirt. general trucking. Call
Julius Zahn. 7ltsFii
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-17

n = Hllmts, 90 ClsTk
ADV 5-ls4
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Fish Raps James Roosevelt
For Saying We re in War
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May 12.-Repre-
sentative Fish, Republican, of New
York yesterday told meeting spon-
sored by the America First Com
mittee that "the statement of Capt.
James Roosevelt that we are in the
war Is untrue, and part of the de-
featist program to involve us in
war"
Declaring the Presidents son is
travelling around the world at the
governments expense" telling the
Chinese and the British at Basra
and Cairo ito hold the lines until
We send armed forces to help them" +"
Mr.. Fish asserted "any other offlcer
in the Marine Corps or in our
armed forces should be reprimanded
Immediately or dismissed from the
service for such an offense.
THE fact is that Capt. Roosevelt
has not the faintest conception of
what war Is, and he and his BROTH
ers. all of whom, contrary to the
spirit of the CONSUMPTION law, are
officers in our armed forces prac-
tically without training, know moth
ing of war;" he said.
Mr.. Fish said President Roose-
velt committed a serious offense
against his own code of free speech
when he called Col. Lindbergh a
'Copperhead,' which implies treason
able utterances."
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Bethlehem
Continued From First Pase)

in concerted activities for collective
bargaining"
The board concluded that as a
matter of law the company had
engaged in unfair labor practices
by dominating the plans.
Bethlehem and the Employees
Representation Plans at. the Steel
ton and Johnstown (Pa.)+ plants
petitioned the appellate court to
review and set aside the board
order. The court today found nc
prejudicial error in any of the
examiners rulings" and declared
that no procedural incident in the
entire case had any conceivable
effect upon the result" Accord
ingly, the court denied Bethlehem s
motion for leave to adduce addi-
tional evidence.
I'VE have considered the other
contentious of the petitioners Beth
lehem and the Employees Repre-
sentation Plans), but it is not neces-
sary to discuss them" the court
said. THE proceedings were con-
Quoted with careful regard for fair
ness and the law. Petitioners def
ance of the law as stated in the
Wagner Act and plain decisions of
the Supreme Court was clearly
shown. The boards order provides
the only lawful remedy and will be
enforced"
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Peggy Shannon Of Films
Found Dead al Home
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, May 12.-Peggy
Shannon, pert. roundfaced redhead,
who tried to take Clara Bows place
in the movies but failed, is dead.
The convent-bred actress, native
of Pine Bluff, Ark, was found dead
in her home yesterday when her
cameraman husband, Albert G. Rob-
erts, returned from weekend fish,
ing trip.
Clad in a sun suit, the body was
in kitchen chair with the head
resting on a table. Nearby was an
empty glass. An autopsy was Or
dered, Physicians said Miss Shan
non had been dead about u hours.
Miss Shannon. 81, had her big
chance in 1882. Clara Bow suffered
nervous breakdown, and Peggy
went into her role in THE Secret
Call"
For two or three years she had
good parts, her career dimming
slowly. This Reckless Age" and
Hotel Continental" were among her
best films. She last was seen in
Cafe Hostess" in 1910. Miss Shan
non came to Hollywood from the
ziegfield "Follies" and Earl Carroll
"Vanities."
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Fire United on Keeping
Out Of War, Aiken SAYS

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 12.-Gen
Frank Aiken, Fires Minister of De-
tense Coordination, told an audi
ence yesterday that the Irish are
united as never before on a policy
of neutrality.
The sovereign rights of the Irish
people will not be bartered for food
or ships or arms or for any other
consideration whatsoever" he de-
clared. after explaining that he. is
in this country to buy these things
to make the defense of Fire more
effective.
Gen. Aiken said Fire will be short
about 10000 tons of wheat, but next
year hopes to produce all the food
1t needs. OF some foods it has q
surplus, exporting 0,00O, 900 worth
of beef, mutton. butter, bacon and
eggs to Britain yearly since the war
began.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
INSTITUTIONAL ADVERTISEMENT.

Dear: 1t will
soon be COM
me mt
week, gradua-
tionfromhigh
school for our
son. He is so
terribly busy
and happy. 1t
doesn't seem
possible that
Evening star., 1941-05-12
Stonemun
Continued From First Page.)

rants of food which was needed for
the normal population.
No oficial organization had made
itself responsible for checking this
traf1c on the roads and railways
leading into the city.
Central Direction Lacking.
Today as we wandered around
districts which were battered we got
the impression that there really was
no central direction behind the ef-
fort to clean up the mess. Red
eyed firemen and rescue squads
were doing their duty manfully all
over the place. But there was not
q single soldier helping in the
demolition or rescue work, although
the people have been demanding for
months that the pioneer corps and
engineers should be turned loose on
such occasions.
We saw two soldiers In shirt
sleeves, but they were helping
waitress friend remove charred cans
of sardines from a hole-in- the wall
sandwich joint. At one place four
men were digging in the ruins of
building for half-dozen persons
who were supposed to be trapped.
In the center of one battered area
one lone Irish laborer sat high up on
the shell of a building methodically
tearing away the bricks with his
bare hands.
Through a street spotted with
blazing gas mains, beer trucks and
haberdashers' delivery wagons moved
over lengths of fire hose while fire
wagons waited impatiently to get
through.
The London Daily Mail and the
London Daily Express today joined
In a scorching attack against the
failure of the fire watcher service
and the gawkers who came to town
yesterday.
London the Daily Mail said,
endured one of its most vicious raids
on Saturday night. 1t was by far
more destructive than it need have
been, for one reason-failure of the
fire watching system. Once again
We have the old tragic story of
buildings locked and left vacant,
of roofs without watchers, and of
those on duty overwhelmed by the
tmmensity of the task. The City of
London was announced as a COM
pulsory f1re-watching area on April
%, enrolment was completed on
May 8 and the call up is expected
some time in June"
The Daily Mail added that the
Government must either form
conscript fire guard or call in troops
70 do the job.
The Daily Express said that ode
spite all of the talk and debate
there has been on the subject of
fire watchers and the certainty that
the Nazis were preparing more big
blitzes for London, a lot of fire
watchers just were not there this
week end. Time and again in
eendiary bombs fell and set fire to
roofs and then to whole buildings
Evening star., 1941-05-12
CabaniIIas New Chief
las Franco ShuffIes
Army Command
Moroccan, Andolueion,
CutoIonion and Buleuric
Leaders Also Shifted
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, May 12.-Generalissimo
Francisco Franco shufiied the high
command of SPANS army today,
giving the post of chief of the
general staff to Gen. Carlos Asensio
Cabanillas.
His duties will be those of active
command, while those of Gen. Fidel
Davila Arrondo, named chief of the
higher general staff of the army last
week, mainly will be consultative,
Both are close friends OF General
issimo Franco, both were COM
mander, during the civil war and
outstanding Nationalists.
Army chiefs also were changed
in Morocco, Andalucia, Catalonia
and the Balearic Islands.
1t. Gen. Luis Orgaz Yoldi was
named high commissioner and chief
of the army in Morocco. He is a
veteran of Moroccan wars and was
chief of the Nationalist army which
drove through Catalonia and cap
tured Barcelona in the civil war.
The new military ruler of the
Balearic Islands is Capt. Gen. Juan
Bautista Sanchez Gonzales, who
distinguished himself in the civil
war as a column commander In
Teruel and Bilbao campaigns.
1t. Gen. Alfredo Kindelas Duani,
known as "the father of Spain's
air army" Is the chief Of the Cata-
lonian region. He was Nationalist
air minister during the civil war.
1t. Gen. Miguel Ponte de Zunia
became chief of the second military
Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star., 1941-05-12
$1,000 Chinese Killed
In Shansi Fighting,
japanese Declare
Forces Are Reported
Closing In as Bottle
Ruses in Quosmire
Bs the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, May 12.-Jspanese
military authorities asserted today
their forces were closing in on
Chinese troops In southwest shansi
Province after a battle which cost
the Chinese $4,000 dead and 5000
captured.
The fighting is raging on in
torrential rains, the Japanese as
serted, on battlefields churned into
a Quagmire.
Fighting along both banks of the
Yellow River In North Central
China appeared today to be reach
ing major proportions.
Domei, Japanese news agency,
said two Chinese divisions were
striving to form new defense lines
in extreme Southwest Shansi Prov
ince. while elsewhere along the
Yellow River. where 1t divides
Shansi from Honsn Province,
routed Chinese were fleeing toward
PO444USs ~ Wdo dNklAl4tbCo WIG
japanese had captured several
towns along the Shansi-Honan
border.
AS the Chinese sought to escape
into Honan, Domei said. Japanese
warplanes punished them heavily
and sank 20 large junks loaded
with Chinese troops.
Eighty Chinese junks were sunk
in Soochow Creek as Japanese
sailors in uniform raided the craft,
bringing to more than $50 the
number sent to the bottom since
Saturday.
Chinese in many cases were given
the choice of destroying their boats
or having them confiscated, and
they chose the former, hoping either
to salvage their boats later or sell
the wreckage for flrewood.
Chungking reports yesterday told
of brisk battles west of the Peiping-
Hankow railway along an irregular
90-mile line.