The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-13

16 men to be erased from It's war
memorial last week.
CHUNGKING -AP- Gen. Fang
Hsien-C hueh, commander Of China's
10th Army. declared today the ia
banese ruthlessly slaughtered sew
eral thousand Chinese prisoners OF
war after taking Hengyang. Fang.
now in Chungking after his escape
from the fallen Human province
city which he defended for AZ days,
said the Japanese ignored his ap-
peals to abide by international law
and cease the massacre.
WASHINGTON-INS-A system
of control over German industry.
aimed at preventing manufacture
Of weapons of war ithout choking
off the earning power of the coun-
try, was under study today by the
European advisory commission in
London.
WASHINGTON-INS-A drastic
ally frightened draft policy was por-
tended today as Selective Service
officials disclosed that local boards
will be able to supply only $4,000
men per month during the first six
months OF 1915 against anticipated
demands ranging from $4,000 to
10000 monthly.
LONDON-AP-The British La
Dor party today adopted a resolu-
ton calling on the government to
take steps to bring about an imme-
date armistice in Greece. but
avoided any direct denunciation OF
Prime Minister Churchill's inter
vention policy. The resolution, put
forward by the party's executive
committee, carried by a card vote
of 2,4i5,0OO to $4,000, These votes
we're cast by about ] 900 delegates,
each of whom represents union
of known membership.
LONDON-AP-RAF fire bomb.
ers put the torch last night to Es-
sen. home of the Krupp Armament
works The Essen raid increased
operations against the Reich in "a
hour period to four major attacks
on eight German cities by 1000
British and American planes load
ed with 10000 tons OF bombs.
DENVER-AP-Snapper Garri-
son, rs, clown and bicycle per
former who toured the United
States and Europe with the Buffalo
Bill show, died in Mercy Hospital
yesterday. He was with the Sells
Floto circus when it disbanded.
WASHINGTON Apt. Gen.
Ben Lear said today a radical
change in the mission OF the Army
ground forces is resulting in their
getting $1,000 individual soldiers
from air and service forces And
still more may be shifted. Moreoy-
err, as part of this progressive
changeover, units are being taken
from no longer necessary assign
ments and given new fighting du-
ties in the ground forces, the forces
commander said.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.-lNS
More than a score of German
prisoners OF war were busy today
in restoring the boardwalk at this
resort town, which was wrecked in
September by a hurricane. The re-
building program will cost about
$4,000.
DENVER-INS-AIiss Helen KEEL
Ter and her companion, Miss Polly
Thomson. arrived in Denver to
visit Fitzsimons Army Hospital
today as part of their nationwide
tour representing the American
Foundation OF the Blind. Miss KEEL
ler blind and deaf since the age
of 10 months. is teaching blind vet
Grams how to use Braille watches
and how to play checkers on a
magnetized board.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sgts.
Walter Wyrod and Armand Men
eghel. OF the holdup squad, said to-
day that Wanna Bullock, Detroit.
had confessed the holdup and kill
ing of Almus Baker and Mildred
Summers Monday in a tavern.
DE "a T L K, Ill. ms - A
formal murder charge was lodged
today against Elmer Eugene Bur
chtiel, rs. a war worker. who. auth
critics said. admitted he shot and
killed his wife, AIRY. %. also a war
worker, during a quarrel over an
other man.
TACOMA. Wash.-AP- Gerald
Wayne Barnes. l6-year-old youth,
has confessed. Police Chief Tom
Ross says. that he held up the Pu-
get Sound National Bank and es-
capped with $5,050 by using a Ave
year-old child as a shield. Ross
said a full written confession hao
been obtained and that $1,000 of
the loot had been recovered. No
G rges have been fled
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday. No import.
ant change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday.
29S lowest last hight. "a.
Highest temperature one year
ago today. 80: lowest. II.