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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Railroad
Reserves
All Seats

CHICAGO, Dec. 8 - Illinois
Central Railroad will reserve all
seats on all Of its passenger trains
during the holiday period from
December Is 10 January 10, and
ticket sales will be limited TO the
space available. Coach travellers
must have seat reservations. for
which no extra charge Will be
made.
Only persons holding reservation
cards As we'll as railroad tickets
will be allowed 10 board trains
during the time the seat reserva-
ton plan is in effect.
j. V. Lanigan, passenger traffic
manager of the road, explained
that the measure is being insti-
tuted so that passenger travel
may be controlled as well as pos
sible during the holiday rush
Train travel over the holi-
days is always very heavy, and
this year the demand will he far
greater because OF military
movements. furlough travel.
essential war business and ra-
tioning OF gasoline and tires"
he said. THE needs of our armed
forces will, Of course, come first
I'm the making of reservations.
In addition, we expect To be able
to take care Of all necessary
travel. Travellers who can post
pone their trips until after jan
uary 10 are requested 10 do So"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
On the
Business
Front
BY WARD SCHULTZ
Times Financial Editor

Canadian inventive genius may
provide a partial answer to the
rubber problem-at least so far
as it applies to rubber tank
treadS.
Comes news Of an all-Cana-
dian cast steel tank track which
diSpenSes with rubber and con-
stituteS a radical advance in
design.
Already in use on Canadian
Valentines and rams, the new
tread is now undergoing tests by
United States Ordnance officers
here in Detroit, and If these
prove successful II may become
standard equipment on the Gen
eral : h r m n and General
Grants.
Experts claim that the new
track achieves a weight reduc-
ton Of two tons per tank and
actually adds 10 the speed and
maneuverability.
They say. too. that il will hold
up under 1000 miles OF punish
ment whore others have broken
down in a few hundred and that
it Will bring a saving of $780,
Q00,000 in Uncle Sans tank bill.
And TO top all this off, it saves
man-hourS in production.
The designer OF the new tread
Is II, NJ. AinSworth, formerly
with the HotchkiSS Armament
plant 10 France. Producer is
Harold p. Copina, president Of
the Hull Steel Foundries, Ltd. Of
Quebec
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Federal Mogu|
Announces Loan

Federal-Mogul Corporation an
nounCes the conSummation at the
end Of last week of a term loan
Of 81, 100000 arranged by Goldman.
Sachs e. Co. with the Mutual Life
Insurance Company OF New York.
The loan is evidenced by a ga per
cent note. due in quarterly install
ments of various amounts from
Sept. ]. 1916 through Dec. ],
1855. In addition, the corpo-
ration may al its option make
proponents at par under the loan
in amounts not exceeding in the
aggregate $4,000 for each quarter
year elapsed from Dec. l, 1912 to
the date Of prepayment.
The corporation is engaged pri-
marily IN the manufacture, both
for original equipment and replace
ments. of bearings and buShings
used in various industries. includ-
ing agricultural implement, auto
motive, AWAIT ion, diesel and
industrial engines. and in the
manufacture of marine propellers.
To a major extent the corpora
tons manufacturing facilities are
presently being utilized for war
work, and the proceeds of the loan
are 10 be used for addition to such
facilities for war and peacetime
operations and TO reimburse the
corporations treasury for such
additions made to date.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
HenkeI' S Flour
Mills Are Sold

Sale 10 the international Milling
Company. Minneapolis. Of the
Commercial Milling Company of
Detroit was announced by PreSi-
dent r. Y. Henkel
In announcing the deal. Henkel
said that 1t is understood that the
Minneapolis firm will continue the
Detroit company as separate d.
vision with practically no change
IN the present personnel
Founded 81 years ago, the De-
troit firm. located at 1923 East At
water street, Is one Of the oldest
flour mills in the country. II was
founded by Peter Henkel and has
been run by the family since. con-
Quoting a well established business
in hard and soft wheat flourS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
GINS Wilson Calls Materials The Bot4Ieneck

Another wilson Charles Erwin Wilson president Of General
Motors Corporation recently discussing
Detroit the botteneck production
much materials The basic problem he said
smoothing out the flow Of materials and matching ALLEGATIONS
OF materials production which based the
Of the equipment
Mr. Wilson said that his corporation had passed the
version stage Of wondering II VI make it"
Some ndlStrasts about indicated
that the green Light for practical
civilian products ought 10 the from the
mander chief II the President should them
indIStrialiStS feel release limited
specialized getting ready
break Of peace"
At present corporations trying TO keep the torches OF
interrupted civilian business burning through institutional adve
Using designed keep brand and company characteristics
before the public
able II corporations
this period turning during
donned KHAKI turned from
for single customer namely. Uncle Sam.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
big Buyer
$4,000, 900 in Bonds
Ordered by Pacific

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Sub
cription of $10,OOO,OOO TO the Vic
tory Fund drive of the United
States Treasury Department has
been authorized by Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance Company. This is
one of the largest purchases ever
recorded in the Pacific area, aside
from institutional buying OF
banks. and brings the present in
vestment Of Pacific Mutual "a
more than $60,000,0O0 in govern
ment bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Billion Dollars a Dey

WASHINGTON, Dec. s INS)
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau announced at a press
conference yesterday that the
American public invested S3.3S1,-
100000 while banks placed So
200, 900 900 in United States
government securities during the
first five days of December.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
a Real Cleanup

II happened tho other day at
the Eureka r award ceremonies:
Fred Wardell. septuagenaran
founder Of the company who
retired year or 50 ago, was
telling about the early years in
tho vacuum cleaner business
would YOU believe it?" he
said. "For four years. l was the
only employe of the Eureka
Vacuum Cleaner Company"
There was never one penny
invested I'm this firm" he con
tlnued proudly And l took
$4,000, 900 out"
That's what YOU call clean
ing up in the cleaner business,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Commodity Prices
Continue UNCHANGED

WASHINGTON. Dec. S. - The
weekly wholesale commodity price
index compiled by the National
Fertilizer Association remained
unchanged last week al high
level In the week ended December
5 this index stood at 1906 per cent
of 1883 average, same as in the
preceding week. A month ago il
registered 1900 and a year ago
.1172.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
High Court Gets
i. ). Plea TO Tax
Stock Dividends
Justices Asked TO Void
Old Ruling; Frsnkfurter
and Jackson Critical

WASHINGTON. Dec. & ms.
l. The Supreme Court today took
under Amusement the govern
ments plea that it hold stock
dividends taxable a decision that
would have wide repercussionS in
financial circles-but the plea was
met by criticism OF some justices.
The court was asked by Arnold
Raum. justice department at
torncy, TO reverse a 22-year-old
ruling. The issue was raised in
the treasury's effort to tax a
stock dividend OF the STANDARD
Oil Company (Ncw Jersey, issued
in 1889.
Justices Frankfurter and Jack
son were sharply critical of the
governments position. especially
since Congress has passed many
tax bills since the decision In
.Eisner versus Macomber in which
IN accepted the high courts ruling
that stock dividends were non
taxable.
Congress could pass a bill
and invite the court 10 over
rule Eisner versus Macomber,"
Justice Frankfurter said bluntly.
Raum, however, argued that
Congress could not legislate on
the theory that the high court
would itself. Tfre issue,
he said, is too important. Hun
dreds Of thousands of taxpayers
would be affected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Reveal Hosiery
Shipment Drop

NEW YORK. Dec 5 Shipments
OF all types of hosiery in October
amounted TO 1901 $50 dozen pairs
compared with 14.977350 shipped
a year ago, according TO the Ma
tional Association of HoSier
Manufacturers.
This was a decrease Of l .965 .461
dozens pairs or 131 per cent and
reflects reduced shipments in all
branches OF the industry
Shipments Of all types Of hosiery
for first 10 months amounted TO
l24, lS6, $40 dozen pairs compared
with 127, 733.6S7 dozens pairs for
the same period OF 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Postwar Plans Must Not Slow War Effort


When and such scheduling would interfere with the
war effort should be postponed This simple
Fortunes the future
hands But General Electric that
FOR VI)ay without competing with production of arma
The armament be reaching phase
Recent developments indicated shift emphasis
producing and additional plants utilizing and materials
10 helghen immediate existing factories To the
that tendency general planning
personnel be released for work especially
when and the plants producing
models rather than developing radically of
merchandise.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Chides OPA

Elliott believes that the ration
ing program would be much
better understood and the pub
lie would support 1T better il
the Office of Price AdminiStra-
ton had used the dealer facili-
ties and personnel toput across
the program.
THE knowledge. experience
and help of the American auto
mobile dealers would have
helped the OPA greatly" says
Elliott. Their facilities were
at the governments disposal. IL
Is tragedy that -waS-aet
used"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
UTILITIES IRREGULAR

Utilities were irregular as were
building shares and rubbers Cold
stocks were steady 10 higher.
The rate cancellation request
took its toll in rail bonds also
Losses ran 10 more than point
and in a few cases exceeded
points. An additional factor wa,
the failure OF the Supreme Court
10 make a decision in the 81
Paul case.
Grains ended mixed after q
steady performance. Cotton was
hrmer at the end. following uncer-
tain movements earlier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Detroit Poultry

Market firri sens 23c. under = lbs
2oc- legh0rn hels lbs and ~. tsc.
rocks isc. roeA sprnEers. 27c. rock
hroiiers, W 70 p lbs 2pc lerhorn
rprinFsrs Coz rsr turkevs acc. tom ,ur.
ksys Is ~ Gr 2sr ducks, White, :
lhs. W. 72c geese zoe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Kresge Stores Vote
REGULAR Preferred

KreSge Department Stores. Inc.
has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of 81 on the per cent
preferred, payable January >. to
holders Of record December 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Trend Of Sales

NEW YORK Dec Sales ON the New
York stock Exchange today totsled
4et, $40 shares
BIG board sales ihrnnshoiii tho daN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Foreign EXCHANGE
New York Cotton

ClOslngs; February, 1919. nominal.
April, 1911, nominal June 1883 uorni-
nal. August, 1851, nominal. September.
Is ~ nominal
a-Asked.
n Nominal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Farmers Market

APPLEs-Appes: Baldwns. No. ! $40
~ - bi. Delicious, fancy, 81 30 bu 40
81 75H2. No. 81 so Mcintosh. fancy
75c 81 Greetings. fancy 81 So bu 80
sOc 81 Is; Northern spys. fancy s. 81
ou.. No. 81 5O12, No. 2 75c 81
SHOWS, fancy Sl.35 bu No. : e0c 81 Is
40. 80 rise Jonathans fancy 81 ou
No, 81 25H LIS. No. 75c; Wolf River
fancy $50 bu. No. ] SlHl.25. 30. 75c
LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS rs
carple, fancy 81 hu.. No so 75c, No {.
;, = End,ye' fancy $3.50 bu.. No
MISC LLANEoUs VEGETABLES
Reets topped, fancy 1925 bu, No. !
DC r 81. 40 ? soc Broccoli. No
81 sos nu canohage No 75c 81
Is CSC doz. lunches. Carrots. topped, No
/ 81 5OG2 bu No ? 81 al - Celery
fancy, s5c 81 dos. punches. NoN1 500
soc No, asa 35e Celery. Michiigar
Celery root No 81 50a2 hu. Celery
cabbage. No ! S2u2. 80 bu., 40 81 So
Feuuel No 81 \ TIC dor Ho-se-rasish
No I. 7Jc 70 81 peek basket.
kohi-rshi. No. ] 50 s5c duz. punches
d dSfk no. ,.n,v I Z, q 81 Il @'l bugene'
SlHl IS. No 75c Parnips No !
81 % n lis nu. No. 2 75c curly parsley
No I 40 ~ soc dor punches Parsley root
No. Sc 81 bu. Potat'e. 10 s. L
Pumpkins. No s0cuN bu Eadishes
dollhouse. 80" 90o bu black No. 81 hu
Rutaharas No. 75c ~ 81 bu. squash
Delicious No. ! 81 2srl - nm No 2
75c. Table QIeer. No &c 81 hu.
80 2 soc. Hubbard, 40 SIbI.5o bu
No ? 75c. Tomatoes ho'hotre No !
81 - s.lh. basket Turnips toppAd 40
/ tlai5 50 bu No 75o Vegetable
oysters, No / 75c 81 dor punches.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Dec Z GSS) 9L;TTFR
Receipts g. sos tubs, market steady ex.
tras. 20 score 45Rci, standards eo score
cars, 45c. extra firsts. 81 score 4sc. frsts
ss-se score, t3 E. "a sc. specials % score
as n $3.50
EGGS Receipts 1905 cases market
steady. current receipts 34tac. fresh extra
frsts 401L 4ic. fresh frsts go p 3glac
dirties. 32&c: checks 3ittc
CHEESE wins - 25i7c; daisies
prints and longhorns rs 2disc.
LIVE POULTRY Markef steady { RI
strong turkeys. ia 33c, hens. 10 &c
leghorn hens 1fd1efPc; sprugers. ~
pete, hroilefs 26v2Sr ROSTERS rs ~
Ilehe. ducks. 1910 22e. geese, Io9lSs,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Favor Advance Planning for Reconversion

Unless there advance planning for after the
nduass think there will be vastly
delays than switching production
They point
of civilian products and the time they actually
pla on doale
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Livestock Markets
DETROIT

CATTLE Receipts 600: beef steers
and heiiers opening steady with last week :
strong weight cutters strour bat little
done on Gamers and ICht cutters; bulls
SLOW, scattered sales steady but uncertone
weak. stochers and feeders little changed
steers SIS about TWO loads good 600
! 050 no few steers. Sl5 bulk medium 10
loN good shor'fed s'eers Sl2T u. some
good steers bid Sl4N Il so; odd lots com
mon kinds. Sll - down medium heifers,
SO - 70 y ~ common, SO 50 down me-
du'n and good beef cows 50 50 n ! 80
cutters around 50 25 most cutter cows.
81 down odd head good weigh'y sausage
bulls \l2 - H 30 most bulls KINDS on
value 90 sell from Sl2 down. odd lots
common and medium native stock steers.
81 80 II 30.
/ CALVES Receipts. 700: market siesdy
Top snd bulk good and choice Nealers
ST. so. common and medium largely Sl2g
l6 few culs down 20 81.
HOGS Receipts 600 butchers sealing
! So lbs. upward mostly Toe higher; lighter
weights Csc up sows steady, bulk 1870 400
10. butchers Sl3 550 l3 20. top 90 small
killers Si3 50 on numerous lots isO-24o-Ib
weights bulk 1Fn-1s0-lb. weights, Si3 25 p
l3 50 sows. SIS y l3 %.
SHEEP Receipts. $500: slaughter
lambs steady oto strong with last week :
best time Good 20 choice native lambs,
SIS - ~ rs. with bucks out ~ 81 discount.
both shippers and local killers operating
mixed medium 10 good lambs. Si475 10
IS So. common light throwou's, Sl2 50
slaughter ewes s. 50, common and
medium, s. IS.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO Dec : GNsN HOGS Re
ceipts go 600. market &c 20 l0c h,gher.
tor. Sl3 S.. bulk. SO 35@t 3 so: heavy.
xl3 80 % i3 50 medium, SIS % ~ Is 90 light
$40 go 10 so. iisht lghts. Sl34 la2
Rs;4.ns ''"'' '''.''q 10 o. P.S,, 'i-'
CATTLE - Receipts. r.. 500. market
steady calves Receipts zoo. market
steady Beef steers choice So 50 Y,
butchers heifers SiON 10 IS COWS. S9T
i1275. bulls SlOul3 calves Ss1i5 20:
feeders. 500 -; stockers steers SO so
01t2 D. COWS and heifers 50 ~ u 50.
SHEEP Receipts - oOn market steady,
Ilamns $50 so. common. So -. year
Inns SO Is; feeders, So 30 1880,
ewes. s. V $50.
EAST BUFFALO
J. noes Recein's 500 market some
What slow mostly Toe under Friday. some
butcher weights of more Good aud choice
ieo-2to his averaging $50 $50 lhs. SlA 10
Nli %. 240-300 lhs. Si3 rs 70 "a odd lots
17o 23o-lh trucked-ins. SIS 90 IL. spar.
ingly Siii1. rough and weiCh'y sows
So So G13.25.
tAl LIZ Receipts wv ma hFl N'TNile
70 25c and more higher. Offerings eligible
below Si3 including cows and bulls showing
major advance sh0r'fed steers held 20
81 so: few sold SIS heIfers Slg25 com.
mon 20 medium steers and helfers 81 IS
H13 heef cows 81 ~ 25 cutter and
common. S. 70 10 a.. Gamer g 20 : %
medium and trOnEWeiEht sausage bulls
Si2 L. 30.
CALVES Receipts. goo: vealers s'ronc
% soc higher. Good 60 choice SIT ~ 1880.
common and medium, XI2 IL. 80
SHEEP Reoct-ts 1900, lambs active
25c higher Good tu choice 70-s5 lbs
SIS T5 h1e2 5 fed westerns AZ outside
ficure medium ~ good. St4TSF - -.
throwouts, SIS so down. handywe KIT ewes
S725
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

Manufacturers Trust Company
has declared the regular quarterly
dividend of so cents on the COM
mon. payable January 2 to holders
of record December Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

Champion PAPER aud Fibre Company and
subsidiaries report hat consolidated net
income for the second quarter Of the fscat
year. Il weeks ended Nov = 1892
amounted ~ Se36 a2i equal after dividend
requirements on the per cent preferred
stock. % 81 IS share on the common
stock
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
SANTA Re down

Santa Fe declined almost
points at the final bell 70 43i.
Union Pacific and Southern Pa
clfic, each off point, and Penn
sylvania and C. q O.. down fraC-
tons, were under pressure all day.
American Telephone sold up
more than a point and held most
lof its gain. Other stocks 10 close
higher included Norfolk e. #eSt-
ern, up point: Socony Vacuum,
al a new high: United States
Steel, Montgomery Ward. Amer
lean Airlines. Allied Chemical and
Westinghouse Electric.
Small fractional declines were
marked up against Bethlehem,
Chrysler, General Motors. Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey, American
Smelling, American Car and
Foundry and Youngstown.
Du Pont and j. !. Case each
lost about point in an otherwise
dull market for high priced stocks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Rail Stocks Sag
As Attacks
Rate Increase
Action Also Causes
Sympathetic Drop
In Other Securities
BY BROADAN WALL
Intl. New. ser,ic. Financial writer

Intl. News service flnhnctai Nrtrf
NEW YORK. Dec. s.-A sag
ging rail division yesterday brought
a sympathetic dip in certain other
sections of the stock market, and
the general list closed irregularly
lower.
Rails showed losses running 10
over a point but, in other depart
ments, gains and losses were
mostly limited TO fractions.
The plea by the OPA and Eco
nomic Director Byrnes for rescind-
ing of the ICC order early this
year granting the railroads 10
per cent passenger fare increase
and 6 per cent freight rise. was
responsible for liquidation in those
shares.
News otherwise was lacking In
priee-makins =aeaiits Some tax
sales were noted. Sales totaled
494 $40 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30

keep German fighters away from
the bombers, and attacked air
dromes at numerous other points in
occupied France.
Other planes bombed docks at
Cstend, Belgium, and airdromes in
Belgium and Holland. and laid
mines in enemy waters.
Six planes, a small percentage CT
these engaged in the extensive
night offensive. failed to return.
RECORDS BROKEN
This was now the longest and
biggest sustained aerial offensive
on record
SpriEg-like weather over the
Dover Strait sent big forces of
fighter and fighter bomber planes
over to occupied France by day
light to continue the attack, and
tremendous explosions could be
heard from the English coast.
The Germans used thousands of
incendiary bombs in a brief, vi
cious attack on ancient Norwich
during the night. Homes, shops, two
churches, two movie theaters and
two pubic shelters were hit. Sail
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
New Axis Peace
FeeIerS Scotched
MOON, April 80 (UP)

LONDON, April 80 CUP)
Spring rumorS Of an Axis peace
offensive, which yesterday center
ed on italy, swung to Germany to-
day in the form of a report that
the Nazis had put out peace feelers
to Great Britain and the United
States through Turkey, Switzerland
and Sweden.
AS in the case of the Italian ru
morS, the new one was received
with skepticism here on the ground
that while no doubt the Axis
would like peace on its own terms,
it must know that the Allies now
bringing their tremendous resource
es toward the peak of striking
power, were hardly likely to bite
An authorized diplomatic COM
mentator dismissed the new report
with the comment ID That no
such peace proposals had reached
London and 90 That such an of
fer" would be inconceivable any
way.
; The Free French news agency
AFT independent French agency
published the new rumor in dis
patch from its Ankara correspond
ent.
1t said that within the last six
weeks Germany through diplomatic
channels had sent first to Turkey
then to Switzerland and finally t.
Sweden peace feelers based on a
nine-page memorandum by Field
Marshall Hermann Goering, Nazi
No. 2 and official heir to Adolf
Hitler.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
General, Magazine
Reporter Killed

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, April 80.
CUPD-Gen. Douglas Macarthur
announced today that Brig. Gen.
Harold H. George, United States
Army Air Corps, and Melville JAG
oby, correspondent for Time and
Life magazines, had been killed in
an air accident.
George, native of New York,
lived in Los Angeles. He went
through the Philippines campaign
as MacArthur's air officer, and
came with Macarthur to Australia
Jacoby Wes q veteran war CORE
Spondent in the Far East.
George il survived by his wife,
Vera C. George, formerly of Mt.
Clements, Mich, believed now to be
living at Redding, Calf.
1t was understood that Gen.
George and Jacoby were killed
somewhere in Australia late yester-
day or early Today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-30
laps Cut Burma
Road But Chinese
Express Optimism,

CHUNGKING, April 30 CUP) 49,
Japanese mechanical units which
have reached the Burma road
terminus at Lashio, face cncircle-
ment because they have penetrat-
eel too deep" Chinese military
spokesman said today.
The spokesman said the situation
around Lashio was obscure but UNI
official quarters conceded the city'S
fall which climaXes a lightning
150-mile sweep through the noun
famous Shan states and carried
the enemy spearheads to within 80
miles of the Chinese frontier. If
LaShio is held the japanese have
cut the Burma road to greatly in
crease the isolation of China.
despite recent japanese gains,
the British and Chinese are max
ing mo headlong retreat" on the
Burma front, a British military
commentator said in LondonD
Lashio. where Allied war sup
plies for China were transferred
from trains to trucks, was in
flames. The spokesman said he was
unable to determine whether the
fires were started by Chinese troops
keeling tC destHoT sGpplies, by
japanese fifth columnistS, or by
japanese aerial bombings.
1T is known that the Chinese
are busy burning. supplies which
they have not had time to remove
from Lashio," he SAID "A portion
of the Chinese supplies stored in
the city were removed earlier"