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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

Then there have been numerous
cases in which Allied generalship
has delivered a telling blow at
vital point after leading the Ger.
mans 10 believe the attack was
coming somewhere else. That hap
pened when American troops en-
the memorable eighth OF Noyem.
Der. 1912, swarmed ashore at Al
giers, Oran and Casablanca In
French North Africa. while the
frenzied Nazis were expecting the
invasion TO come at Dakar, in
French West Africa This also
happened at Anzio In Italy.
Well. one could write a book on
the superiority OF Allied general.
shi, but I'll give Sewell the last
word with comment on D-Day in
Normandy He points out that this
invasion was a surprise in two
ways. first because the enemy ex.
pected the attack al another place.
and second in the way the Allies
built up their positions and sup
ply bases on open beaches which
were supposed TO be inyuinerable.
The general, by the way, is an
Eisenhower fan-as who isn't.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Roosevelt on
Top in Texas;
COP in Maine

Pro,Roosevelt Democrats in Tex
as rolled on top today in the
states months.long wrestling match
TO determine whether party elec,
tors shall be bound TO vote for
the Roosevelt.Truman ticket in
November.
For sensation and excitement,
the Texans Dallas convention
took top play in political develop
ments which otherwise found par.
tisan disputes on what the Re
publican victory in Maine means,
a sharp attack on Thomas Z. Dew.
ey by one OF President Roosevelt's
cabinet members, and a continue
ton OF Deweys western travels.
In a votes counters nightmare
the Texas Democrats voted 799
and 9/l40 to 769 and 1910 last
night to give state convention seats
TO the 100 man pro-Roosevelt del.
egation from Dallas.
This was followed by a bowling
voice establishing Robert W. Cal.
vert OF Hillsboro as temporary
chairman and keynoter. Calvert
named as his No. objective to
be sure that Texas % Democratic
electors vote for President Roose-
welt in November.
Dewey's itinerary west called
him, meanwhile. from Valentine,
Nebr, TO Billings, Mont, and
thence 10 the Pacific Coast where
he is to make his third major cam
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Inflexible German Leadership Provides
Ample Victory Opportunities

tinguished British military expert.
He was, by the way, the youngest
brigadier in the British Army in
the last war and holds high decora-
tions.
Sewell concurred without res ar.
walton. He agreed, too, that one
outstanding reason for Allied su-
periority is the relative inflexibi-
lily Of the German mind. II works
along we'll defined lines--a power.
full and smoothly running machine,
but in groove.
We have an excellent illustration
OF this In one OF the Reicn's fore.
most generals-the famous Field
Marshal Rommel. OF desert fame
Rommel Is great soldier. and he
was so characterized TO me by none
less than his conqueror in North
Africa-General (now field marsh.
all Montgomery-When | was with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
See sUPERvISoRs-Page
Schools viii
Monday

Fall terms OF Ypsilanti schools
begin Monday. Originally II was
planned to start classes September
in the public schools, but, be-
cause Of the polio epidemic through
out the state, the county health au-
thoritles advised that schools not
be opened until September IS.
Ypsilanti High School will open
Monday morning. as will Roosevelt
High School. Classes in Ypsilan.
ii High School will begin at $3.50,
while Roosevelt classes begin at
S:45. Elementary grades at Cent.
raj will resume classes at 800.
Students who attended Welch Hall
last year will report to the school
nearest their residence.
Lincoln Consolidated School will
resume classes at $50 Monday
morning. transportation will be
by the regular school buses.
Children of kindergarten age who
VIII be six before February /, Will
start school Monday, but those
who will not be six until after
February / will not enter until
Sept. 25.
Michigan State Normal College
fall activities will get underway
Sept. "a with a freshman tea at 8
p. m. in Charles McKenny Hall.
The tea is held in honor Of new
students and their parents. Sept.
%, President John Munson will
welcome the freshmen and upper.
classmen to the school, in pro-
gram to be at Pease Auditorium at
9 a. m. Monday afternoon will be
devoted to laying tentative pro-
grams Of studies for the fresh
men.
Upperclassmen will classify Sept.
26, while freshmen will make final
class registration Sept. 81. The
evening of Sept. q the entire cam
pus will gather at Pease Auditor
ium for the annual All.College Pep
Rally. Classes will commence
Sept. 2s.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Paper Drive
Starts Today

The Scout paper salvage drive to
Make up the shortage! began to-
day as two of the IL Ypsilanti dis
trict troops taking part swung into
action throughout the southwest
section of the city. The northwest
and eastern sections of the city are
to be covered Thursday when three
more Of the city troops, take over.
The fnal city troop and three
troops from Willow Run Village
and surrounding area are schedul-
ed to push the drive well over the
top with Fridays collections. Other
troops from Willis, Plat, and Whit
taker will make their drive with a
final check-up Friday.
Cooperation of local industries
has been promised for the drive
and the trucks made available by 7.
Fred Older, city engineer, assure
the most complete coverage posi-
BILE for the entire area.
Paper was collected this morning
from householders living south OF
Congress St and Michigan Ave,
anu nGSl VI llNtls III
this group were residents OF the
subdivisions west Of the city be-
tween Packard and Ellsworth Rds.
Roosevelt troop 81, under the direc-
ton OF Scoutmaster Duane Cham
berlain, and Harriet School troop
33, led by Scoutmaster c. Z.
Beatty, covered the area.
Thursdays collection will be
from the homes west OF Summit st.
and north OF Congress St, as we'll
as from east OF the river. The
First BaptiA Church troop AZ, d.
rected by troop committee chairman
Earl Hubbard, will serve the north
west section while Kiwanis troop
37 is to cover the northeast sec
ton OF the city. The southeast sec
ton will be served by the Church
Of God troop 80. led by Scoutmas-
ter George Moore.
The remainder OF the city. north
OF Michigan Ave between Summit
See PAPER DRIVE-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

the British forces not long after
they had won the decisive battle 81
FL Alamein. One thing that help
ed Montgomery take his opponents
measure was the shrewd obserya-
ton that while the German was
dangerously tricky he could be
counted on TO repeat the same
tricks under certain circumstances.
Elastic Strategy
The Russians, OF course, provide
lis with many cases OF outgeneral-
ing the Nazis Both Sewell and !
picked the Battle Of Stalingrad -
an outstanding example This was
the great engagement In which
Hitler broke his back. The Mosco-
vites won with what Sewell aptly
describes as their elastic strategy
OF Withdrawing and then striking
when the Germans were oyer-eK.
tended.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

Special Post War Committee IN
clude a three story building to be
built on the site OF the present
court house, facing south on HUI
ron st. The building plans will
give more space to the county de-
partmental Offices, and two court
rooms will be housed in the pro-
posed building.
Plan Zonlng
The County Board also inaugu-
rated new County Zoning Co-ord-
mating Committee at Tuesdays
meeting. The committee, with
Fred Broesamle as chairman, as
sisted by Albert c. Stien and Otis
Tooze, will undertake to study
county coming conditions as they
now stand, especially in regard to
the new problems raised by the
growth of Willow Village, and make
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Eisenhower May Receive
Command in Pacific War

Quebec. Que, Sept. 13-lNS -
Gen. Dwight ID. Eisenhower. whose
brilliant generalship has brought
Germany to the brink Of defeat In
Western Europe, may become the
supreme Allied commander in the
Pacific to lead the conquest OF ia
pan.
This development became a dis
tinct possibility today as President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill and the Joint Anglo
American chiefs OF stan began
their third day Of intensive defeat
Japan" war strategy planning.
Ranking alongside this possibili-
ty is the establishment OF a dual
super high command with General
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Supervisors Will Request
Financial Help From, State

Washtenaw County Board VI
Supervisors at their monthly meet
ing in Ann Arbor Tuesday decided
to request $11,250 from the State
Post War Planning Board to de-
fray cost Of plans for a new county
building. The remainder OF the
fees for planning the building would
be provided by the county and
would be the same as the states
share.
The Supervisors Board approved
the sending Of the request to Lam
sing this week.
Tentative plans for the new
building proposed by the county's
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

Eisenhower and Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz, now commander-in-chief
OF the Pacific Ocean areas, sharing
the post OF commander-in.chief.
Under such a set-up Eisenhower
would command all the ground
forces and Nimltz the sea forces.
Air forces. both Army and Navy,
would be available for use wherever
most effective In the grand state
gy, perhaps under British air
commander such as Air Marshal Sir
Arthur Tedder. deputy commander
TO Eisenhower in the European
theater.
Able British commanders would
hold key positions OF deputy COM
manders In this Pacific structure.
The reason for the probable AZ
lection OF an American commander.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Loesell Appointed
to Kiwanis Group

Ben Dean. Grand Rapids, presi-
dent OF Kiwanis International, to-
day announced the appointment OF
Clarence NJ Losesell as member
of the service organization s
1916 international Committee on
Achievement Reports.
Mr.. Loesell's committee will be
an incentive for activity in Kiwanis
International more than 2.20)
cluls throughout the United States
and Canada. bestowing annual
awards on those most active in pub
liz affairs and community service.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
State to Conduct
Hearing on Taxes

Ypsilanti taxpayers who filed ap.
peals with the state tax commission
will have a hearing in the council
chambers OF city hall Sept. 10 at
10 a. M. according to a notice re.
ceived today by Donald Comstock.
city assessor.
There were IS who filed appeals
with the state and they and the city
assessor are to be present for the
hearings.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Children's Aid to
Open Office Here

The Michigan Children's Aid So.
ciety will have an office in the City
Hall which will be open each We'd
nesrday afternoon from 1870 TO 4:30
p. m. Mrs. Esther Dustan, director
OF the Council OF Social Agencies,
announced today. Mrs. Marian
Fiske will be in charge OF the Of
flee which will help in the placing
OF children.
Previously anyone in Ypsilanti
who wished the services OF the
Agency had TO go to the Ann Arbor
office which took care OF all inquir
les for Washtenaw County.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
YdnkS Beat Down C011nterdttack
BLou1s Against
Jap Islands
Continue
CBy Associated PresO

The l6-jnch guns OF American
battleships have joined in lombard
ments OF pre.invasion intensity be-
ing poured on Japanese.held is
lands guarding the southern ap-
proaches TO the Philippines.
New blows reported by the con.
yerging forces of Adm. Chester w.
Nimitz and Gen. Douglas Macarthur
hit coastal defenses OF half dozen
islands within 900 miles OF the Phil
ippines. keeping the Japanese
guessing as 10 where assault troops
will strike. Tokyo radio has re-
peatedly warned in recent weeks
OF an impending invasion in the
area.
Use Big Guns
Battleships opened up their big
guns on the Palau Islands for the
first time Monday (U. S. time) as
carrier planes struck at shore bat
teries and coastal defenses for the
fifth time within week.
Naval warplanes loosed l20 tons
OF bombs and $50 rockets in the
last two days OF their attack on
Babelthuap, largest OF the Palau
group. and Pelelm and Angaur,
southernmost OF the islands and un-
protected by the barrier reef.
Land-based bombers. whose
strikes have been interspersed with
carrier raids, smashed anew at
Ngesebus Airdrome on this island
fortress 600 miles east of the Phii-
ippines.
Liberators poured a record 202
ton load Of explosives on the Man
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Congress Today

Senate
Continues debate on SS,375.250,.
900 postwar highway bill meets
at noon, Eastern War Time.)
War Mobilization subcommittee
hears additional testimony on in
ternational cartels.
House
Meets at noon for routine ses-
sion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
10000 Germans Believed
Cut off as Third, Seuenth
Armies Meet For Junction
British Drive
Farther in
Holland
(Ry Assoclated pr.sn1

The Germans have hurled a coun-
terattack against the flank OF Am.
erican forces which plunged into
the Reich six miles beyond the Bel.
gian border city OF Eupen. but II
was beaten down, a dispatch from
Allied headquarters disclosed to.
day. In the Moselle valley another
counterattack was held.
A new American army-the Ninth
under the command OF Texas-born
1t, Gen, William II. Simpson
Joined the operations in France
for the big push against the sieg-
fried line. Gen. Dwight ID. Eisen-
hover now has six armies -four
American. one Canadian and ono
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

Police Auction. Bicycles. cameras,
and other miscellaneous articles,
Friday, September IS at 3 p. m.
Police Station. Adv. 9l4S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST

u. 3. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Partly Cloudy
and cool tonight. Thursday partly
cloudy and a little warmer
Highest temperature yesterday
IS: lowest last night 81.
Highest temperature one year
ago today 70; lowest 81.
Highest temperature this date In
last II years 81 in 1874; lowest
IL. 1902.
The sun sets today at 7:45 and
rises Thursday at T:i1.
The moon sets today al 500 p.
n. and rises Thursday at 4:12 q. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

MOSCOW-AP- In compliance
with recent change in laws gov
erning divorce in the Soviet Union,
Russian newspapers today began
publishing the names OF all persons
Detitioning for divorce DEGREES.
Considering the size OF the city.
the first notices published in Mos
cow papers were comparatively
few, a single application appear
ing in one paper and two in an
other.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13


ready TO deal the knock.
out blow from the west.
Lt..Gen. Courtney IA. Hodges II.
s, First Army smothered a counter
attack thrown against the Invasion
spearhead In the vicinity OF Lin.
bourg. four and one-half miles
southwest OF captured Eupen. In
the woodlands east OF Eupen Amer
lean units were probing the out
posts OF the German west wall.
The American Third Army under
1t. Gen. George s. Patton which
enlarged It's brldgeheads across this
Moselle River against what the Al.
lied communique described as "hea.
Wy enemy resistance" was reported
to have stood firm in the face Of a
counterattack eight miles south OF
Metz.
Cut or Germans
Eisenhower headquarters an.
nounced that 1t. Gen. Alexander NJ.
Patchs Seventh Army driving up
from Southern France had effected
a full.scale juncture with Patton's
Third on the Seine River at Chatil.
lon. over 10000 Germans were be-
lleved to have been cut Off.
The position OF simpsons army
was not Immediately disclosed.
The Germans apparently were
attempting desperately to prevent
the First Army from developing a
pincers operation toward Rhine
land strongholds from the Eupen
salient and from the original cross
ing into Germany In the Trier area
east OF Luxembourg
The First Army threw new
spearhead at the German frontier
midway between the two earlier
breaches.
The British Second Army along
the northern flank OF the Allied
line won new ground beyond the
Albert Canal and sent one spear
head we'll into Holland. The Cana
dian First Army was hopping up
the North Sea Coast after British
division captured lie Havre.
Calming Ground
The Russians were reported
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
Western Front--Yanks STAB at
Siegfried line at two points and
spar at third Eisenhower an
nounces Battle or Germany about
10 begin. warns Ruhr and Rhine
land dwellers TO evacuate. New
American Ninth Army Joins push.
Eastern Front-Reds gain stea1i-
lily against strong Nail defenses In
north Poland.
Itsly-Fifth Army before Gothic
line drives within mile OF fortified
pass to northern Italy.
Air War--Night raiders bomb
Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Berlin.
offensive resumed today.
Notwithstanding join In bon.
bardments OF islands In southern
approach TO Philippines.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

CHICAGO-AP- Production OF
C-54 Skymasters, big cargo planes
at the Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc,
Chicago plant will be increased,
probably even doubled" after the
war with Germany ends, says Presi-
dent Donald W. ouglas. Douglas
told workers at the plant last night
that there will be great demand"
for the cargo transports after the
European war.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

NEW YORK-AP-Mrs. John G..
Parlfrey, Jr.. granddaughter Of
the late President Theodore Roose-
Welt, has assumed leadership Of
"The Servicemen's Wives to Re-
elect Roosevelt, a nationwide or
ganization. In a statement to the
press Tuesday, Mrs. Parlfrey
daughter of Mrs. Kermit Roose-
Welt and the late Maj. Kermit
Roosevelt, declared the wives of
servicemen were the forgotten
women OF the presidential cam
paign.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13
Flashes of
Late News

WASHINGTON AP More
than 1000 cars are being scrapped
daily and approximately 10000
will leave the highways permanent
ly this year. The ONCE OF War In
formation also estimated today
that the supply of new cars sub
jeet to rationing has dwindled to
10000, and that $4,000 used cars
are in dealers hands.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

KARA-(Delayed)-AP- APP
proximately $40 Allied war prison
ers from Bulgaria. including sos
Americans, left Turkey en- route
for home today clad in clothing
issued by the Turkish army to re-
place the tattered apparel they
were wearing when they arrived
here. Some internees had been
confined in Bulgarian prison camps
for two years. Most were badly
emaciated and many complained of
the lack OF proper food and of poor
!. treatment during their long con-
fnement.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

HONOLULU-AP - Comedian
Jack Benny, concluding tour of
Pacific island bases, told a Navy
audience Tuesday he is expecting
to become a father. "My wife.
Mary Livingston, wanted to make
this trip with me but one of us
had to stay home and have the
baby" Benny said. I'VE tossed a
couple of diapers to see who would
go and l Won"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

PASADENA, Cal.-INS- Esther
Takei. 10, was in Pasadena today
as the first person OF japanese
ancestory to be allowed to return
to Southern California since the
removal OF all Japanese from the
West Coast in 1912.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

See CONFERENCE.-THE 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

See ROoSEVELT-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

KANSAS CITY-AP-More than
300 persons jammed the chapel
and filed the porch OF a funeral
home at services Tuesday for
James A. Reed, SO, former United
States senator from Missouri. Reed
died Friday at his summer home
near Fairview, Mich.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

See EURoPE-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13


near Fairview, Mich.
HOLLYWOOD-UP Tommy
Dorsey, his sloe-eyed wife, and a
Hollywood character in the horse
race gambling business arranged
today to surrender to the sheriff
on charges of felonious assault
upon Jon Halls classic nose. Tech
nicolor hero Hall said they came
within a wink of slicing off the end
and thereby turning him into a
snub-nosed comedy actor. The
grand jury also charged the genial
y gentleman Of swing, Mrs. (Pat
Dance Dorsey, and gambler AL
Smiley with knocking unconscious
and then kicking in the face Eddie
Norris, one-time husband OF the
oomph girl, Ann Sheridan.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-AP-A
prediction that the little steel for
mula would be revised upward
within a week was given by Clio
President Phillip Murray to dele
gates at the United Automobile
Workers (CIO) convention today
as they prepared to vote on the
controversial no-strike pledge issue.
Murray, a member OF the National
War Labor Board, asked for "tol-
! erance and understanding" at least
until Monday, when he said the
outcome of the little steel formula
case would be revealed. The form
ula limits general wage increases
to Is per cent above Jan. /, 1912,
levels.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
AEF-UP-Allied troops have cap
tured the French Channel port Of
lie Havre and British units have
made further progress beyond the
Albert Canal in Eastern Belgium,
a communique said today.
WASHINGTON-AP- American
industry is rapidly adopting a War
Manpower Commission program for
classifying jobs according to their
physical demands-in order TO
place disabled war veterans in jobs
they can handle-Manpower Chair.
man Paul V. MvNutt said today.
LOS NGELES-AP-Ten thou
sand Japanese civilians killed them
selves on Saipan after L. S. Ma.
rines had bottled them up on the
island, says Marine Capt. Milton
Sperling.
PASADENA, Cal.-lNS- Esther
Takei. 10, was in Pasadena today
as the first person OF japanese
!. ancestory to be allowed to return
to Southern California since the
removal OF all Japanese from the
West Coast in 1912.
U. 8. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Partly Cloudy
and cool tonight. Thursday partly
cloudy and a little warmeD
- 1au
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
AEF-UP-Allied troops have cap
tured the French Channel port OF
lie Havre and British units have
made further progress beyond the
Albert Canal in Eastern Belgium,
a communique said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-13

LOS ANGELES-AP-Ten thou
sand Japanese civilians killed them
selves on Saipan after L. S. Ma.
rines had bottled them up on the
island. says Marine Capt. Milton
Sporting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11
Unfinished Business

The present inconclusive stopping point of the Pearl Harbor investigation should not end the matter, as some have suggested. We accept the decision of the War and Navy Secretaries (and the opinion of one of the principals Of the investigation, Major-G General Walter c. Short) that national security prevents full disclosure of the findings while the war continues.
 But the public should not accept any thing resembling whitewash. General Short and Rear Admiral Husband E. Kim mel are neither accused nor exonerated, as things stand Secretary Stimson has conceded that there were errors in Wash ington as well as Pearl Harbor in connec- tion with the attack
 There is reason to believe that presnt evidence and information might reach a considerably different conclusion from that contained in the Roberts report. Much water has gone over the dam since Pearl Harbor, and the war is still far from over. It might be easy to forget thls investigation. But we cannot forget that some 5000 four Army and Navy men were killed on December ', 1941. That is reason enough to insist on an eventual telling of the full and true story Of Pearl HarbOr