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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Work, Fight
.WhipCracked
by Roosevelt

Washington Jan. lI-Ap-pres-
ident Roosevelt cracked the whip
today over n Congress baking ut
work or-bc-draftcd legislation.
lie prepared to tell the lawmak-
erS in writing that the time for
talking about national service leg
islntion has passed and the time
for cnacting 1t has arrived Law
makers who talked with him yes
tcrday said he laid it ON thu
line orally" To- them.
chairman May D-kNl whose
House Military Committee hoped
Ia conclude hearings today on Il
bill with compulsory controls for
men between IL and -. said the
Presidents views would hc stated
cmphatically in a letter to the com
mittcc.
House yesterday. told reporters he
expected the letter today, would
read it to the committee behind
closed doors aud would insist that
the committee follow the I'rcsi-
dents urging at once
There has been enough talk
said May, apparently referring TO
more than week Of hearings by
his committee and cChOing the Pres
idcnt's stand. ITS time now TO
act"
Mr. Roosevelt was asked Mt his
news conference late Yesterday
about opposition expressed by co
President Philip Murray TO com
pulsory manpower legislation.
The President inquired whether
Murray had nm alternative. lie
was told that this alternative In
VOWED u better use Of voluntary
methods. Mr.. Roosevelt replied
with firmness that he didn't thiSt
that would bring results.
He said that he would transmit
n report from Army and Navy
heads. along with a few words OF
his own.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Russia Seeks
Decision on
War


The provisional Polish government
at Lublin announced triumphantly
today that Warsaw had been cap
tured by Russian and Polish troops
as the Red Army's mighty winter
offensive rolled on unchecked
through broken German defensey
In central and southern Poland.
The announcement. broadcast by
the radio OF the Moscow.supported
government. said formations OF the
Russian and Polish armies had oc.
cupied the city. first European cap
ital 10 be engulfed by the Germans
in this war. Other dispatches had
indicated the fall Of bloody War.
saw was imminent
Berlin said the Russian blows In
southern Poland still had not
reached their peak, and said the
Russians were sparing neither men
nor machines In their bid TO force
the decision OF the war.
The Allies IN the west. in re.
sumption OF the offensive gained
! 900 yards In the British Second
Army drive % miles above Aachen
and smashed anew at the German
bridgehcad over the Rhine In the
Strasbuurg area, far 10 the south.
Two powerful Russian armies adj.
vanced on virtually solid battle
front. speared to within 80 miles
Of the Reich frontier and captured
Radon. Nazi defense bastion. In
gains OF 30 to - miles.
Moscow said Marshal Ivan 4.
koney's First Ukraine army was
II miles north Of Krakow. historic
Polish citadel and key TO German
Sllesia. and was Smelling its outer
defenses. His troops were 3S miles
east Of the Silesian border with
the capture OF Rkitno. one OF more
than 700 communities overrun
Tuesday. aud Moscow dispatch
said vanguards were only y miles
from the border at one point.
On offensive
Berlin said Red armies were on
the offensive In at least II sectors
of the 600.mile east front from the
Baltic to Nugoslayia. A Moscow dis
patch said the Germans did not
appear to be holding at any point.
Fresh and rested British Second
Army troops IN Holland jumped Off
10 the attack under a massive artil.
lery barragc, apparently caught the
See EUROPE Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Three Factors
in Education

IN unusually interesting assemb-
ly at Cleary College this morning
started with singing by the stu
dents, followed by announcements.
Elizabeth Roberts. Ypsilanti,
sang Pole Nom and was accom-
panied by Moreno Cole.
Guy Bachman. Howell, played a
popular piano number
The speaker. Rev. f. {. Cope.
land. pastor OF the Union Second
Baptist Church, River Rouge, talk
ed on Education and Its Three Ma
jor Factors. Rev. Copeland gave
as the three major factors OF cduca-
ton the home. the school and the
church.
He said The home can be des.
cribed as the mold that shapes the
lives and character of the children
which it produces. And il the mold
is warped and twisted. every cast
ing that is produced will also be
the same
In schools he pointed out. we
are to develop mental and social
capacity by searching books Of
great thinkers and writer's The
field of though is one OF the great
est TO be explored as we follow the
trail of master minds of yester-
years tley lead us into great fields
Of adventure"
lie described the church as a
divine institution that was insti-
tuted by Jesus himself.
The purpose Of the church in
the world is TO reveal the will Of
his father God the Creator. to the
world.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

Emphasized

Emphasizing that political and
industrial democracy are imposSi-
bic without more spiritually
Mrs Mark W. clark opened the
Evrryhody's College Lecture Series
at the First Methodist Church. with
q plea 10 Americans to carry tho
spirit ~ wartime cooperation into
the postwar world 4 Mess all
crccds and races can carry on to-
gcth"r with the same spirit they've
shown ia the war. well fail IN
postwar peace. trade and survival,
and. carry the world down with us,
too she said.
Mrs Clark Illustrated her mos.
sag" with slides made from pictur-
cs sent 10 her by her illustrious
husband. General Mark W Clark.
The audience enjoyed her prcscnta.
tiun Of General Clark'~ African adj
venture aud the progress Of tho
9Th Army in Italy. The English
Sth Army is also under the com.
maud of Clark
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

IL really sends.
That's what the youngsters are
saying OF Jess Rutherford jump
band which has beens cooking on
all four burners since il poured
out the hot stuff for the first time.
The youngsters started to jam
one night at Carver Center and
they certainly lelled in JIG time
and now no one could hire them
to wriggle to a juke box. Their
music is strictly by ear but they
hit the beats on all six and all who
hear agree that the band is solid
and really digs the 1--WE.
Those boys really rock says
Mr. Rutherford who was so en-
Unused at their efforts that he has
found a musician who reads notes
to teach the players the finer points
of the game.
After the serious work is over the
band members jam for fun. Win.
dows pop open and slick chicks and
hep kittens begin to get charge
out of the slush pumps, lick sticks,
noise box, and skins. Feet just
started dancing.
Mr.. Rutherford points out how
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
WAR GUILT PUNISHMENT NEARS FOR NAILS
By DEWITT MACKENZIE

By DEWITT MACKENZIE
How many times do you figure
you've heard the wish expressed
that some force. unhampered by
redtape, might sweep into Germany
and exact summary vengeance for
war guilt and the awful crimes the
Reich has perpetrated9
Innumerable times. without
doubt. And probably just as often
have YOU dismissed the idea as
fantastic. Yet. as the huge Allied
wise tightens on Ilitlerdom the
indications are that this seemingly
far-fetched wish might come true
after all
Punishment OF war guilt. OF
course, involves destruction of
Prussian militarism and the Nazism
which is a foul parasitical growth
Of the Prussian putrefaction that
has been the curse OF Europe for
generations We need no remind
or that the war crimes involve bar
barrie horrors the massacres and
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Residents of
Hincrest to
Seek School.

Residents OF Ililcrcst School
community today were circulating
n petition asking Ypsilanti School
Board 10 cOpen HillCrest School
for the accommodation OF small
children.
The board had recently taken
action toward sale or removal Of
on Ecorse Rd. which has not been
used for school purposes for two
years.
The petition points out that many
Of the children from the area are
only six years old and bus service
to other schools is not entirely sat
isfactory for them. The bus has
given us as good service as can be
expected, however of necessity. we
can not all have our time cores
pond TO the minute In order that
our small children do not miss
the bus we can not take any
chance but must get them there. at
the appointed corner or stop, usual.
ly ten minutes ahead OF time. so
they do not miss the bus. and
school as well. making necessary a
walk OF one and one fourth miles
over n busy highway.
This wait is often IN rain or
snow storms, or blizzard or in
very cold weather. aften in deep
snow. so that when these small
children arrive at school they are
not in condition for school activi-
ties for a long time because Of
exposure
The petition includes the names
Of children from the area who have
been transported to city schools
and a traffic survey showing dang
er OF walking along the highway.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
City Using
New Loader

The city's new loader has start
ed pitching snow into street de-
iartment trucks.
The loader is made by farm
implement manufacturer and fits on
the front Of tractor. 1t works
by hydraulic pressure. Two up
right hydraulic rams raise and
lower Il boom to which is hinged
bucket Of about 10 cubic feet
capacity. The upper end of the
broom is anchored to frame
work which is fastened securely to
the tractor. This framework con-
sistS of two steel bars lengthwisc
under the tractor. and two well
braced upright posts, one on each
side of the tractor. The upright
posts extend perhaps two feet
above the tractor fop. The two
rams, one on each side. are fast
encd to the boom between the an
chors and the bucket Two dogs"
keep the bucket in a scoOping posi-
tion. until the bucket is tripped
with a lever. When trippcd, the
bucket swings to vertical posi-
ton.
1t was necessary TO revamp the
tractor hut now that the bugs
are irOned out. the equipment
works nicely. The two rear trac--
tor wheels were loaded with -,
gallons Of water and 80 pounds Of
calcium chloride each. \ box con
tanning 800 pounds Of sand was
fastened to the rear of the tractor.
This added weight keeps the weight
of the loaded bucket from rorking
the tractor. In addition to this.
the two regulation hydraulic lifts
built onto the tractor had to he an
chored. in order to throw the pres
sure into the rams. The whole
life is supplied by the regular hy-
draulic pump Of the tractor. The
equipment will easily lift 1000
pounds In the bucket
Cost Of the new equipment was
N,S34G2.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Story Not Told
See PACIFIC-Page )
Red Cross to
Conduct Drive

r. J. Bonini, district commercial
superintendent of Michigan Bell
Telephone Company. has been NAM
ed chairman OF Washtenaw County
1915 American Red Cross War
Fund which has set goal of Sl34.-
S00.-or $4,000 over the 1914
QUOTA
To quote Mr.. Bonini, "The abili-
ty of the Red Cross to continue 20
stay at the side OF the American
fighting men in expanding theaters
of war, and aid their families at
home is dependent upon the sue
cess of this drive" Home service
in the local chapters has rendered
wide variety of assistance to SER
vice men and families of servic 2
men. Comfort articles for hospitals
and equipment to fill overseas bags
are also needed in greater num-
bers than last year. That is the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

a chill in &c. Russia, with her
blacklist Of thousands Of German
war criminals. proposes TO carry
ont her own judgment and punish
ments. Russia isn't a member of
the war Guilt Commission and
when the Muscovites say they will
act on their own. they will act.
Well. the Russians already
have a toe-hoId in East Prussia
and the way things are going II
may not be long before they also
have their hob-nailed boots on the
arrogant neck OF Prussia itself SO
far as concerns East Prussia. the
bull, 81 it has been promised to
Poland The Junkers will be torn
up by the roots and will be ship
ped into tho Reich Their vast
estates will 20 TO others.
n needs no great strength Of
Imagination Ito see that Prussian-
ism and war crimes will be dealt
with adequa'ely--in one way or
another
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

tOrtu- q countless civilians. and
the murder of prisoners OF war.
such as the Hitlerites have carried
out against American boys recently.
These atrocities call for the punish.
mcnt OF individuals of those who
actually committed the crimes and
OF those who ordered them from
the top down.
\ couple OF days ago anxiety
was created in United Nations by
reports in London that the Allied
War Crimes Commission had aban-
doned plans to try Hitler and 9th
or Axis leaders. This was all the
more shocking because Of remem-
hrance that the end of the last war
saw punishment of individuals
thrown overheard after tho Allies
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Congress Today

(By Associated Press)
Senate
In recess until Thursday
Foreign Relations tommittco
hears Secretary 81 state Stettinius
nj closed session Go .3O) a. nj I.
EWTl.
Postwar subcommittee continues
study Of housing co 800.
House
Considers continuance Of special
committees tnOuut
Military Committee hears indus
try views on mnnpOwCr ClO).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Retribution to be Exacted For
Staying of Prisoners

had made themselves hoarse with
yelling Hang the Kaiser
we Will Judge
However,. the trend OF events in.
dicates that. war commission or
no war commission. the guilty will
% punished this time. Coincident
with the London reporter per
haps in answer 10 1.-THE Moscow
radio broadcast this blunt state
ment. made in the newspaper PRAY
da By the widely read Journalist
'lya Ehrenbufg
We ourselves will Judge orr
forturers and this we will entrust
10 nobody We wake with the
thought o. Berlin and with the
same thought We lie down 10 sleep d"
That's quiet language. but 81 has
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
u. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan-Clody tonight
and Thursday. Light snow Thurs
da.-. Not so cold tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
90: lowest 90
Highest temperature one year
ago today, 80: lowest, 16
Highest temperature this date in
last ~ years. 81 in 1913; lowest
2 In 1898.
The sun sets today at 6:2S and
rises Thursday at $3.50.
The moon sets today at 10:40 p.
m. and rises Thursday at noon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
License Plates
Here Total 1877

In the first II days OF selling.
the local branch office OF the de-
partment Of state, located at Board
OF Commerce building. has issued
1S7 license plates. for passenger
cars, farm vehicles. commercial
cars. and trailers. In 1914, during
the same length of time. the office
issued 500 license plates OF all
types.
The total number OF plates sold
by the Ypsilanti branch, In 1914.
was 1913. or this number. only
5000 were half.year plates. These
totals include all types OF motor We.
hicle license plates.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
WARSAW Falls to Russians, Poles
Allies Advance at Aachen,
Smash Anew at Bridgehead
on Rhine Near Strasbourg
War In Brief

Wy AHFhNi AA'h lfHNl
Eastern Front-Rcd drive smash
cS through Poland 10 within ~
miles of German border. Lublin
radio reports Warsaw captured
Western Front-British north "
Aachcn start first major Allied
western thrust in month; Nank
First and Third armies joined at
llouffalizc drive nj st. With.
Air-Nlorc Than | 200 RAJ bonn
hers hit Nazi oil plants and rail
center.
Italy-Amcricnns headed for san
Ansona turned back by German
troops
facific-Smnll Jap countcrnttack
on l.uZon slows lanks now one
third Of way To Manila I. =.
planes cover go miles Of China
coast against weak enemy resist.
AnrC.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
CHILDREN BURN

Detroit Two children were burn.
ed 10 death Tuesday night when
fire believed 10 have started from
an overheated stove swept their
small home. Tho victims were
Marilyn Jones. II months old, and
four year old earnest Randall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

CHICAGO APP The nation 2
outstanding young man Of 1914 as
adiudged by the United States Jun.
ior Chamber of Commerce. IL Mel
son A. Rockefeller, assistant Secre-
tary OF State and son Of John ID
Rockefeller. Rockefcllcr's name
headed the list Of the ten outstand-
ing young men Of 1914" announced
by Mearns r. Gates, Junior Cham.
Der president.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Fom1osa Bombed BY Superorts
Laps Repulsed
in Drive on
Luzon
CBy Associated Press)


Waves of China based Superforts
bombed FormOsa today in an ex-
plosivc after"atn e a thrce-day
carrier raid on the fortress-like is
lard and 80 miles OF the China
coast in which more than 81 ia
pancse vessels were destroyed or
crippled.
Single B-29S from Saipan. the
Tokyo radio said. carried out night
time furayS on Industrial Nagoya,
Kyoto and the Tokyo area.
The Slashing. carrier-paced air
wa stole the limelight from the
L. :. Sixth Army's invasion Of Lu-
ION island in the Philippine. where
Yank troops rcpulSed- the first ia
paneSe counterattack on one flank
while the other covered a third Of
the distanct on Manila virtually I'M
opposed.
Story Not Told
The full story has not yet been
told of the newest strike by carrier
borne planes of Adm William r.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
ALLIANCE TO MEET

Grand Rapids - The Michigan
Christian School Alliance will hold
meeting here Friday at the Calvin
Seminary chapel. Delegates from
Christian School societies OF the
state will hold elections and dis
cuss representation al the Nation
81 Union convention
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Jump Band Really Rocks, Dig
1--WE For Happy Youngsters

ever, that al lthis good exercise for
the small fly of the district de-
ponds ON availability Of instru-
mentS. The players borrow what
they can and make the most OF il.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

ACCORDING TO A DISPATCH the Philippine front there is
possibility that be able 10 sweep
down plain Manila matter Of weeks instead OF
months thought Army vanguards striking out from
Gulf moving fast they had to
touch with units behind them Sitter re-
when the Japs caught of balance
by the initial landings egroup the SOUTH Meanwhile
flow feverh renforcment Yank
three Of the main bridges above
Manila holdings forces spread from
their original beaehhead.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

NEW YORK TIP Twelve for
cign governments so far have made
affirmative declarations Of their
accord with the idea Of encourag-
ing a freer flow Of news among ma
tons Hugh Baillie president Of
the United Press. said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY, JAN. 23-12:oo noon.
S miles East Of Saline on U. s.
1t2 or five miles west OF Ypsi.
lsnti on U.S.. li2. turn south at
csdy's Corners. first house south.
Harry W. csdy. Administrator.
Proprietor, Guy 3. Thompson,
Auetioneer. Ben simons. Clerk.
Adv. liz
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

SATURDAY. JAN. 2o-1:oo p. m.
2 miles south. one mile west Of
Temperance on Storms Road.
Jake Strauss, proprietor. Guy r.
Thompson, Auetioneer. Dave
hhase. Clerk. Adv. ll9
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17
Flashes of
Late News

CAlRO-AP- Attorneys defend
ing Eliahou Bet Souri, launched a
violent court attack today upon \
prosecution move TO alter charges
against the youthful Jewish nation
alist in order 10 make him bear n
fun share Of responsibility for the
assassination Of Lord Moyne. Prior
to the. prosecutions. action yestcr-
day Bet Souri, had been charged
with the Staying ~ Moyne's chauf-
feur but had been accused merely
~ AN accomplice in the killing Of
the British diplomat, which has
been confessed by Bet Sourfs CO.
defendant, Eliahou Hakim.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

SANTIAGO. Chile AP - An
earthquake of considerable intens-
ity was felt here at midnight short
ly after series of comparatively
minor preliminary tremors. There
were no immediate reports of dam
ase.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

LONDON-AP-A Boston para.
chr-e trooper and a one-time strip
tease dancer each appeared prepar-
ing today to testify against the
other in their joint trial for the
murder Of a taxi driver. At the OPP
cning Of the second day of the case
H. Old. Baileys No. l Law Court,
counsel for the dancer, Mrs. Eliz-
sbeth Marina Jones, Is, lost out
in an effort to have her name
placed behind that of Pvt. Karl
Gustav Hutton. %, OF Boston. on the
indictment.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

For Sale-Used cast iron recessed
bath tubs, side waste, Four 5ia IT.:
Two #. SIS each. ADV. III
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

WASIIINGTON-AP-Rep Dick
stein D-Nll suggested today that
upwards Of 100000 urgently
needed nurses could be had for
the armed forces from the ranks
Of unregistered but nevertheless
qualified nurses. Therefore. he
has prepared legislation providing
that any graduate nurse irrespec-
tive of registration under the laws
Of any state. he qualified to enter
the Nurses Corps under such reg
ulations as the military may pro-
pose"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

LONDON -AP-Strikes in Brit
ain during the first IL months of
1914 cost the loss of more time
and production than in any similar
period In II years. according to the
British labor ministry. Up to Nov.
30, a total Of S,6iS,0OO man work
ing days were lost through strikes
aS compared with 1.Sl0.OD for the
entire previous year, ministry
analysis showed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

WINTER PARK, Fla AP -
Henry Ford. Phineas T. Barnum
and Sir William Osler are lat
est additions to Rollins Colleges
Walk of Fame. The walk of
fame is a shaded campus path
hanked by stones from the birth
places or homes of the worlds
great Begun in 1929, 1t now has
over 600 memorial markers from
20 countries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-AP- Gilt
bert Patten, creator of Frank
Merriwell', was dead today, appar-
emily the victim Of a heart attack.
The author of the widely read
boys stories, who wrote under the
name Burt l.. Standish. died in his
sleep mt the home Of his son, lIar-
van Barr Patten, In Vista, near
here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

FORT SMITH, Ark -AP- \
man fatally shot here last Saturday
has been identified by police as
Harold Zurby, - year old escaped
Michigan convict Charles Farney.
cafe operator charged with first
degree murder in Zurby'S death.
and his wife. charged as an acccs-
sorry. were scheduled for arraign-
ment in municipal court today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

CHICAGO-lNS- Office of De-
Tense transportation officials today
had no encouragement for tourists
spending the winter in Florida in
disregard of earlier warnings that
they might be stranded there The
special trains which transported
thousands of tourists from vacation
resorts last year will not be avail
able this spring, Chicago area
ODT spokesman declared today
Although the return rush does not
reach its peak until March and
April. railroad reservations alrea-
dy are booked solid for a month in
advance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-17

NEW YORK-INS -- The ciga-
rette rationing plan. proposed by
the National Association of Tobac-
co Distributors, Inc, failed today
TO win much support in New YORK
City, where spokesman for several
large chain stores agreed that it
was ridiculous and impractical in
a city such as this"