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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
1000 Plane
Raids On
japan Loom

LONDON, May IL -(P)- 1t.
Gen. James H. Doolittle. COM
mander of the U. S. Eighth Air
Force, who led the first air raid
on Tokyo predicted today that
2.000-plane raids would be made
upon Japan.
THE size of the American air
force operating against Japan
will continue to be increased as
airfields become available and
supply routes and communica-
tons bases are established" Doc
little said at press conference.
He disclosed that the person
mel of the Eighth Air Force in
England now numbered approx
imately 100000 men and women.
and that another 100000 had
served on a rotating basis.
SEE QUICK SHIFT
Doolittle said part of the
Eighth Air Forces manpower
and equipment would be moved
directly to the Pacific and the
rest would be sent back TO the
United States or would be kept
here indefinitely as part Of the
Allied Occupation Air Force.
He indicated that large num-
bers of Flying Fortresses and
Liberators used in battering
Germany would be shifted TO the
Pacific, where they would be
used in the role Of medium
bombers,' augmenting opera
tons Of the ever-increasing fleet
of Superfortresses.
Doolittle disclosed that the
present bomber strength Of the
Eighth Air Force exceeded 2,400
Liberators and Fortresses.
That number Of operational
planes on airfields today does
not include large number of
others in repair depots. and new
See RAlDS--Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
Jap Shipping
Faces Deadly
New.Mena(e
Singapore, Other
Ports Strewn
with Explosives
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor


Mines strewn by Superfort-
resses in every major port of
Japan furnished new hazards to-
day for the Imperial Navy and
Merchant Marine, both already
pared to fraction of pre-war
strength by u. S. planes, war
ships and submarines.
The Twentieth Bomber Com
mand disclosed that Bios, in
history's greatest aerial mine
laying operations, have planted
floating explosives in Tokyo
Bay, the inland sea, Singapore
harbor and other former Ravens
Of Japanese shipping. The most
frequently used waterways were
described as polluted by Am
erican-laid mines.
Japan tried to strengthen its
political position in threatened
corners of its crumbling empire
today as some 200 Superforts
Numbered over sly targets on
the home islands in a daily pre-
view of predicted 1000 plane
raids against Nippon.
All Tokyo spokesman appear
ed to agree there was mo altern-
alive" for the Mikado's war
lords but to continue fighting de-
spite slow attrition of their arm
ed forces on every island front
and a threatened debacle in
China.
Chinese Army spokesman re-
ported that a sweeping Chinese
counter-offensive has trapped
thousands Of Japanese and
killed off at least a third of the
10000 invaders who began driv-
ing toward the u. S. Chihkiang
air base in western China a
month ago. He said Nipponese
reserves were thrown into the
lines as Chinese columns closet
a pincers 40 miles from Patching,
main springboard of the abortive
japanese offensive.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

Allied four-poWer control coun-
Gil for Germany. The American
unit will be divided into IL ma
jor divisions, corresponding gen.
orally TO the ministries of the
German central government.
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower
will be the United States repre-
sentative on the council as
agreed upon at the Yalta Big
Three meeting.
1t. Gen. Lucius Clay will
serve as deputy to Eisenhower
and also will be deputy mill
tary governor for Germany" the
department said, without ampli-
flying this latter statement.
COORDINATE PLANS
The announcement said that
United States Army, Navy and
Aair Forces had perfected in CO.
ordination with the British, Rus
slams and French "coordinated
See GERMANY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
Sensational
Developments
Are Expetted
Fleisher Roises
Cry Of Kangaroo
Trial in Court
BY JACK I. GREEN

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May
IL - R) - Special Prosecutor
Kim Sigler and Harry Fleisch-
er. reputed former leader of
the Detroit Purple gang, clashed
verbally in the court room today
as the Justice Court examination
of four men charged with con-
spiracy to murder Senator War
rem G. Hooper opened
Demanding a recess to permit
him to obtain counsel, Fleisher
leaped to his feet and accused
Sigler:
you know you didn't let no
one see u.s." Fleisher shouted.
IL want fair trial, not a kanga-
roo"
(Fleisher was using common
term for an arbitrary and lille
gal court proceeding.
Sigler snapped back: A
PROMISES FAIR TRIAL
You'll get a fair trial, and
let me tell you brother, you'll
get a trial, too"
The exchange occurred when
counsel for Sam Fleisher, one OF
the defendants, informed Justice
of the Peace w. H. Bibbings that
Max E. Klayman, a Detroit at
torney, had not appeared to re-
present Harry Fleisher and Mike
Selik, another defendant.
The fourth defendant Is Pete
Mahoney. Bibbings recessed the
case until 100 p. m, Central
War time.
Denying that Harry Fleisher
had been refused chance to
talk to counsel, Sigler engaged
in q loud argument for several
minutes with Fleisher before the
judge.
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
Sigler, as spokesman for the
biggest manhunt crew In Michi-
gan history, has charged the
four conspired with certain un-
See HOOPER-Page !
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1855 Still Delinquent
On Toxes, Miller Reveals

In the annual report on prop
erty which has been put up for
sale due to tax delinquency,
County Treasurer William G..
Miller stated this morning that
i ,555 property owners are now
delinquent on taxes due in 1912
and that unless payment is made
by May of next year many par
cells of property will be decided
to the state.
of the l.555 parcels which
have been put up for sale, Miller
said that only % have been sold
for a total of s503.59 in back
taxes. II the delinquent tax pay
ers pay up their back taxes with
in six months they may get their
property back.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
Sci Dragnet
for Bandits
Gunner Make
$4,000 Haul

All Macomb County law en-
forcement agencies were alerted
at noon today and were block
aiding every main county road
in an effort to halt five armed
men fleeing from Pontiac after
robbing restaurant owner OF
$4,000.
Every available deputy Of the
Sheriffs Department; State Po-
lice of Romeo and Center Line
Posts, and Mount Clemens pa
troll cars were at strategic inter-
sections.
The robbery was reported by
Sperows Plousos, manager OF
the Pure Food Lunch, Pontiac.
Five men participated and at
least two of them were armed.
Police in the search are well
armed.
Plousos said he was held up
by two armed men after he drew
$1,000 from the Community
National Bank. He needed the
money, he stated, to cash pay
checks which workers from a
nearby factory brought into his
restaurant at 253 S. Saginaw St.
The two men met him at his
car when he left the bank, he
reported, and forced him to
drive to q spot on Kennett road,
near Pontiac. Then he said they
took the $4,000 and also 5000
which Plousos had with him
and joined three other men
waiting in q nearby car.
After the five drove away
Plousos said he returned to
town and reported the theft.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
Manpower Controls Will
Be Eosed Gradually

WASHINGTON. May 11-(R
The war manpower commits
sion today outlined plans for a
gradual easing of controls over
workers "as rapidly as circum-
stances permit"
But. Chairman Paul v. Nc
Mutt said, general relaxations
must await Japan's defeat.
First effects of so-called
transitional post We day pro-
gram" will be felt In areas
where manpower Is adequate.
Known as group 3 and 4,
VINO directors in these areas
may lift controls Immediately
after consulting with local man.
agement-labor committees.
In labor-short sections, class
ed rs groups / and 2, such pres
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
Konrad HenIein
Notorious Nazi.
Ends Own Life

WITH u. S. THIRD ARMY IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA. May IL
(P)-Konrad Henlein. who be-
fore the war delivered the SUI
detenland to Hitler. died yester-
day a suicide in a war prison
camp.
1t was reported at an Amer
lean corps headquarters that
Henlein slashed his wrists with
razor blade concealed under
adhesive tape in a cigarette
case.
BY taking his own life Hen
lein escaped execution by the
Czechoslovak government. He
had been sentenced to death in
Absentia by a Czechoslovak
court in 1898.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
9Th Bond Drive
Opens Monday
Cite Continued
Need for Funds

In an appeal for Victory Pur-
chases of war bonds, City Chair
man Martin c. Schwartz today
urged Mount Clemens to 60
full steam ahead in the Sew
enth War Loan Drive which
starts on Monday.
Schwartz cited the city's E
Bond quota. $685., 900 as a real
challenge to the patriotism of
all citizens. 1t is the largest E
series total ever asked here.
The total Of all bonds on the
city quota in the current drive
is Sl,471,556.
Outstanding public affair at
the opening Of the war finance
appeal in this city will be the
Here Is Your Infantry" show,
to be staged by official army
agencies at the high school
grounds on Saturday, May 10.
Retail merchants of Mount
Clemens, under the chairman
ship of Isaac Barnett. are spon-
soring the thrilling and colorful
army show. which entails the
use of flame-throwers. dyna-
mite and all the latest weapons
bought with war bonds. The
men who demonstrate them are
picked for their combat service.
Most are members of the fam
Gus 32nd Red Arrow division,
veterans of New Guinea fight
ing and the historic march over
the Owen Stanley mountains.
They have asked local spon-
sors to arrange for an ambu-
lance and fire truck to stand
See BONDS-Page !
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Bars May Stay
Open Until ;
Under RuIinq

Although Mount Clemens bars
have been closing at 2 a. m,
ruling by the State Liquor Con-
troll Commission cleared the way
today for liquor establishments
in the city to remain open un-
til 3 a. m, IL they so desire.
The Commissions statement,
based on an attorney-generars
opinion, declared. Our Supreme
Court stated that under the
broad powers conferred on the
Liquor Control Commission by
the Constitution and statute it
must be held that the regula-
tons of the Commission relative
See CURFEW-Page Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

Miller revealed that the prop
erty which has been bid TO the
state shows total of sl6,-
076.93 in back taxes. Warren
shows the greatest number of
delinquent tax payers with a
total of 408 pieces of property
bid to the state. Roseville and
st. Clair Shores follow with the
former having a total Of 3Ol de-
linquent payers and the latter
308.
Although there was a total Of
1908 pieces of property listed
as delinquent originally, Miller
declared that 6,253 property
owners paid up their back taxes
before their property was put
up for sale.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

ent control programs as employ
ment ceilings, priority referrals
OF workers and the 48-hour
week will be continued in eff.
feet.
EYE EMPLOYMENT
In those areas, however, Nc
Mutt said, VINO directors will
watch for changes in the labor
market in an effort to speed re-
employment of laid-off war
workers when other Jobs are
available.
The transition period will last
until July. =
II, in the meantime, unem-
ployment appears in Group /
and, 2 areas, VINO directors
may. pending Reconsideration of
See MANPOWER-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
Ro5So Makes
Appointments
Supervisor Committee
Choivmen are Listed

Twelve new committee chair
men, including several assigned
to the county's most important
standing committees, yesterday
took office among the % COM
mittee chairmen of the Board
Of Supervisors.
The occasion was the annual
committee organization directed
by Floyd w. Rosso, of Harrison
T w n S h ip, chairman of the
county board.
The presence of seven new
supervisors on the board, in
Guiding three from Mount Glenn
ems, changed the complexion Of
almost every county committee
and resulted In changes Of lead
ership on several vital stering
committees.
SUCCEEDS WESTENDORF
The important Building Com
mittee, skippered for several
years by former mayor Donald
r. Westendorf, of Mount Glenn
ems, will now be directed by Earl
Tallman, outspoken Ware
Township supervisor and active
In recent efforts to establish a
county hospital. new Jail, juven-
lie detention home and insane
asylum.
The Finance Committee, head
ed for the past year by Weston
dorf, will now be directed by
Frank Biehl, of Erin Township,
one of the boards most aggressive
members and former chairman
Of the Budget Committee.
Biehls Budget Committee post
will be assumed by Abram N.
Brewer, Bruce Township super
See SUPERvISORS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
1911 j. !. Airmen Lost
in Subjuqaiinq Germany

LONDON. May II - up -
The u. S. Eighth Air Force to-
day listed 3,742 fighter pilots
and bomber crewmen as killed
or missing in action in the war
in Europe.
The seriously injured were
numbered at 1928.
Bombers lost in action totaled
1856.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

The Allies have had a great
stroke of luck in getting their
hands on Reichsmarshal Her.
mann Goering, because the fat
and outwardly amiable ex-dep-
uty Fuehrer is one Of the most
dangerous Nazis left alive-and
its good to hear from respon.
sible sources in London that ho
soon will be tried as a war Grim.
inal.
We safely can award the Cor.
geously uniformed and bemed-
aled Goering second place ON
the list of men to be feared. He
is outranked only by Franz Won
Papen. the unmatched Prussian
plotter of two world conflicts,
whom the Allies also have In
custody along with a large and
growing log Of Axis war-mong.
ers.
ELUSIVE HINIMLER
There's third Hitlerite whom
the world wants even more than
Goering and Won Papen - not
because of his power as q lead.
er but because of his barbara.
ties. That is Himmler the Hang.
man who. as head OF the ter.
rible Gestapo. has carried out
massacres and tortures which
have few parallels in history.
Himmler is in hiding, but tho
globe isn't big enough to con.
ceal him from justice. Another
bad actor - little Joe Goebbele.
the propaganda minister - died
in the battle of Berlin about HI
time that Hitler was reported
dead by Nazi authorities.
Goerins Is dangerous, not q
the CORY sense that Himmlee Il
but because he u po6DooDod ~
great leadership and - shown.
unusual organizing s1l11y. 1hnA
Of course, II why Hin -
him to be crown primes, - 3
turned against his, deputy Co.
See CRIMNALS-Raeo 8 2. \
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
HinmIer, Hess
and Goering
FACE Trials
Admiral Doenitx
Nay Also Foee
Allied Courts

LONDON. May 11-tP-Ru-
dolf Hess, Heinrich Himmler
and Hermann Goering all have
been listed by the United Ma
tons as war criminals and there
is strong possibility that Grand
Adm. Karl Doenitz will also
have TO face trial for his life.
The information about the
ranking luminaries of the fallen
Nazi hierarchy and Killers
successor in the surrendered
Reich came today from a highly
reliable source.
This informant estimated that
between 100000 and 100000
Germans might be forced to
atone for their nations atroci-
ties if the proposed plan Of pool
punishment is adopted by the
victorious powers.
HANGMAN FUGITIVE y
Hess and Goering both are
prisoners and both were Hitler
deputies. Himmler, the hang
man head Of the gestapo. ID q
fugative.
The machinery for determin.
ing the guilt or innocence of the
top ranking Nazis awaits Gre
alton by the United States Rus.
STA, Britain and France.
The issue was referred to their
foreign secretaries for working
out details.
These facts were learned.
however:
PUBLIC TRIALS =
l. Trials under present plans
will be public, on the theory that
these will prove that best les.
son possible to convince the Ger.
man people Of their errors.
2. Neutral nations will be de-
MED a place on the bench.
3. Strong sentiment exists for
the trial of industrialists who
used slave labor, as well as those
who formulated the policies
which made such CONSUMPTION OF
foreigners | ossible.
The War Crimes Commission
has headquarters here and has
Is members. Russia is not one
of them. The commission has the
power only to make recommen-
dations which must be submit.
ted to the governments Of the
members for approval.
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ADJUSTED SERVICE RATING CARD


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B-20 MineIayers Block Key japanese Harbor:
Ruthless Repression
of Ndzis is Promised
BY ELTON c, FAY

WASHINGTON, May IL = Up A special intelligence sec
ton to detect and ruhesy suppress
activities will be part of the United States military government
in the American occupation Of Germany
This disclosed today a
OF plans for the United States which part the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

II your friends in Jail and needs
Bail, phone 4577, John Mitchell.
ADV.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11
CTS Figure
Stutus in
Point Plan
BY ROBERT EUNSON

PARIS, May 11-(P-Amer-
lean troops in Paris-and prob
ably all over Europe were
busy with pencils today, figur-
ing out their individual stand
ings in the new going-home
point system announced yester-
day by the War Department.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

WASHINGTON, May IL -
R)-Approximately $500 SOL
diers will be released from
the army tomorrow under the
point rating system an
nOunced by the War Depart
nent yesterday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-11

Under the system for troops
in the European heater, men
See POINTS-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27

OF peacetime work opportunities.
Chairman OF the CED board OF trus-
tees is Paul G. Hoffman, president
OF the Studebaker Corporation.
The research committee recon.
mended that federal. state and To-
cal governments speed their plan
ming Of public works. But It said
most Of these should be put into ef-
feet only II and when they are
needed.
The committee emphasized the
need for releasing men from the
military services as fast as posi-
Bile. 1t termed the point system o.
discharges a forward step.
The group urged the states to In
crease their relief programs where
necessary-to support those job.
less people who aren't helped en-.
ough by unemployment compensa.
ton payments.
As for unemployment compensa.
ton, the research committee did
not recommend any definite maxi.
mum weekly payment-but It SUE.
ges.ed that all the states raise
their benefits to approximately the
level OF the states with the highest
standards.
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Detroit Attorney
Will Head Legion

Detroit, Aug. 27-AP-Carl C.
Matheny, Detroit attorney, was
elected to succeed Lawrence G.
Knox. of Wayne, as department
commander OF the American Le-
gion for Michigan Sunday.
Cyril j. Smith, Petoskey; Walter
Kinschy, Adrian; Leo N. Braun,
Mt. Clemens; David w. Rahm, Iron
Mountain, and Charles c. Miller,
Ecorse. were elected vice-command-
ers at the Legionnaires' state con-
vention here.
Other officers named we're Earl
Shuhardt, Grand Rapids, depart
ment finance officer; Rev. Henry
Hartmann, department chaplain;
Alison r. Stone, Caro-, department
historian: William H. Tenter, Ben
ton Harbor, sergeant-at-arms, and
Herman F. Luhrs, Flint, member
Of the national executive commit
tee.
Next years convention will be
held at Grand Rapids.
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Federal Aid Solicited i'm Moving Workers

I'm most cases the pre-war week
was 40 hours)
3. Strengthen the public employ.
ment services; keep them under
federal control until the peak OF in.
terstate migration has passed. and
then return them to the states.
They we're taken over by the gov
eminent during the war.
4. Employers should live up %
the spirit as well as the letter" OF
legislation designed to give veter-
ans their old jobs back.
The commuters report dealt en-.
tirely with "changeover unemploy-
ment"-caused by the sudden shift
from war to peace.
/. said that II adequate actions
are taken. "large-scale continuing
unemployment is not inevitable
and can be prevented.
No estimate OF the size of
"changeover unemployment" was
given-nor any estimate as TO how
long II may last.
Flanders made the report public
at a news conference.
The CED has been working dur.
ing .he war to encourage expansion
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-27
Russian Chinese Treaty
Promises Peace in Asia
End of Strife in China
Frank M'Kay Petitions For
Years Delay in Hearing

Lansing, Aug. 27-AP-Frank D.
Mckay, Grand Rapids politician,
petitioned the Ingham County Cir.
cult court for a one-year delay and
a change Of venue on his charge of
conspiracy to violate state liquor
laws, asserting that Special Prose.
cutor Kim Sigler has so prejudiced
the people Of Michigan against him
that he cannot obtain a fair trial
in any county at this time.
Eugene L. Gary Of New York and
William Henry Gallagher OF De-
troit, attorneys for Mckay assert
ed in addition that Circuit Judge
Leland w. Carr, who ordered Nc
Kay arrested on the charge, was
held In such universal esteem in
Ingham County that no jury could
be found in that county which
would give Mckay his constitution
al presumption of innocence.
Mckay is scheduled to go on
trial Sept. 5.
Mckay charged that there was
studied effort by an INSCRIPTIONS
prosecutor to sully and besmirch
my reputation to the end l could
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to
be Closed

With termination of Lanham
funds TO finance the nursery school
being operated at Woodruff, Joseph
Wilson, Of the Federal Works Ad-
ministration, has ordered the school
closed, September 81. A decline in
enrolment at the nursery school
at Park Ridge made possible its
closing in July.
With so children being cared for
at the present time at Woodruff,
the Child Welfare Committee OF
the Council OF Social Agencies will
meet Wednesday night in the Office
OF the public schools superintend'
emit to discuss ways Of continuing
the school as LOCAL project.
Mrs. Charles Lamb, director Of
the nursery school. said today that
the mothers of the children now
cared for, must work. They are
the mothers whose incomes are
essential to the welfare of the fam
lilies. Those who worked merely
because Of war conditions no long
err send their children to the school,
she points out.
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Loan
to be Told

Washington, Aug. 27-AP-The
House Ways and Means committee
may learn today the results OF
Treasury investigation into loans
obtained by Brig. Gen. Elliott
Roosevelt.
Secretary Of the Treasury Vim.
son told newsmen ten days ago the
report would be ready for the COM
mittee today. The group has sched-
uled a closed door session at 1 p.
m. (EWT) to consider President
Truman's request for an expanded
unemployment insurance program.
The committee asked the Treas
ury to investigate after newspaper
columnist Westbrook Pegler wrote
in June that the late Presidents
second son had borrowed 100000
from John Hartford. president Of
the Great Atlantic e. Pacific Tea
Co., in 1889 to finance Texas radio
venture.
Pegler said Jesse Jones, then
Secretary of Commerce. arranged
a settlement for $4,000 and that
Hartford listed the remainder as q
bad debt deduction in his 1912 in
come tax return.