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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Navy Eases
Point System

Washington, Sept 10-AP- The
Navy is lowering the gangplank for
42S, 900 more prospective civilians
Effective Saturday. 1t is adding
credit for overseas service to It's
point discharge system: one quar-
ter Of point for every month or
service outside the continental
United States since Sept. /, 1893.
No change was made in the point
t. lis necessary to qualify.
With the $4,000 made eligible
for release when the point system
first wa announced August Is, the
new action swells to 100000 the
number to be ready for discharge.
Overseas credit is given not only
for any duty outside this country
but for assignment to any ship In
commission.
simultaneously with the Navy's
announcement last night, the Army
disclosed that IL has set next Feb
ruary as the date for completing
the return of some 1000, 900 I'M
needed troops from Europe. II add
ed that more than 1,750,000 men
would BE- back from the Pacific by
June
Promising the Navy's present
critical scores will be lowered as
rapidly as possible. Secretary For
restal added that within six months
half the men now in uniform will
be out. Within a year, he said,
the Navy will be down to its esti-
mated peacetime strength Of $780,
900. That compares with a current
total of more than 100000.
Doctors were brought under the
point system for the first time, with
a score assignment Of so. Forrestal
said this would make about LOO
eligible for discharge.
Other point requirements are -
for male enlisted men. 40 for male
commissioned and warrant officers,
except aviators and doctors; 20 for
enlisted WAVES and 35 for WAVE
Officers, nurses and women doc
tors. Aviators previously we're
given a reduced score OF a..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
.Cannibalisrn
Added to Jap
Atrocity List
(By the Associated Press)

tBy the Associated Press)
The Australian government In an
official statement declared today
that Japanese soldiers ate the flesh
Of American prisoners OF war after
they had been used for bayonet
practice.
In other parts Of the Far East
stories OF other brutal japanese
treatment came to light as hun
dreds OF American prisoners reach.
ed. safety and told OF their exist
ence In Japanese hell camps.
Thousands OF other American
prisoners were aboard ships and
planes on their way home.
In an official document made pub
lie today Australian authorities dis
closed that the japanese had re
sorted to canniballsm" against AL
lied prisoners.
The atrocity report said that Jap
anese soldiers tied the hands OF
captured American and Australian
soldiers behind them, used the help
less men for bayonet practice and
then while they were still alive
sliced off their mlesh for food.
Times and places were not dis
closed.
The atrocity report was prepared
for submission 70 the United Ma
tons Wa Crimes Commission.
From authentic evidence II was
established that the prisoners
were eaten and in some cases. the
report said, human flesh was found
in Japanese mess kits or over camp
fires. The report contained confess
sions from japanese soldiers who
admitted they cut up and ate Allied
prisoners.
Referring 20 the report II. v.
Evatt, Australian minister for ex-
ternai affairs, said crimes commit
ted by thu Japanese forces in the
field were part OF a system or
terrorism in which all Japanese
troops and commanders partici-
pated."
The document also told how two
Americans were given the Japa-
nese back bend. Their hands
were tied behind their backs and
to their ankles with their feet be-
ing bent back.
In other parts OF Japan, China.
Manchuria and Korea. American
See ATRoCITIEs-Page S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Canteen Work
to be Started

There will be a meeting tonight
at Gilbert House with Miss Mar
garet Davis and boys and girls who
are interested in becoming leaders
and working in the Teen Canteen.
The fall and winter program will
be organized. Young people inter
ested in becoming active members
OF Teen canteen are asked to con-
tact Miss Davis. The Canteen will
open in October. The meeting will
take place at 1880.
From $50 to $50 this evening
a new organization OF boys will
meet with Truman Hadens. Boys
interested in joining the club may
register at Gilbert House. Glasses
will be out of doors whenever the
weather permits.
On Tuesday the Mexican Young
Men will meet to make plans for
their Mexican Independence day
celebration. Saturday. They will
meet at $3.50. Pictures OF the event
will be taken by the government.
The night English classes for
the Mexican Young Men will be
Thursday and Friday evenings at
700. Prof. Jose Ortiz OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan will be in
charge.
Friday evening at 500 the WAW
women OF Clio No. $40 will hold a
business meeting.
The American Legion has donat.
ed flag to be erected on the Gil.
bert House playfeld. The Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary has donated
a flag pole. Efforts will be made
to have both erected before the
Mexican celebration Saturday.
Mrs. f. B. Van Elite has donated
a tapestry piece which adds charm
to the Gilbert House sitting room.
She has also given a quantity Of
chinawear.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
DECIDED Message Ends Life
of Yamamoto, Peace Boaster

t -. , A.,
Si"'eu Hiess "lA'ei, AeaIheu VI tue
incident while a war correspondent
in the South Pacific. His long-un.
reyealsd account rslated that the
-, -
enehy eoue was orAoAeu III MAI en
or April, 1913.
As result, 1t was known what
time Yamamoto would leave Truk,
when he would arrive at Buka, and
when he would leave Buka for ka-
Mill Or Ballale.
Six Lightnings and some decoys
were sent to the rendezvous The
famamoto convoy arrived escorted
BY 20 zeros.
The 'decoys, fiying u ABOUT 1s.pot
reel tried 10 lure the -seros away
but the enemy fighters stuboornlS
refused to be drawn from the prec'
ious cargo:
when this strategy tailed tWo
Llghthings peeled OH at Z4'VOo lee'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Whirlwind Reception
Climaxed by Meeting
With President Truman
Bodies of Siamese
Twins Preserved

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 10-AP -
The bodies OF Louise and Micaila
Miranda, Arizona's Siamese twins
who died late Sunday. will be pre-
served in the Pathological Museum
at st. Monica's Hospital here. It
was announced today. for future
study.
The twins died IA days after their
birth In the mud-thatched cottage
OF their parents, Rita and Jesus
Miranda. at nearby Coldwater.
Death came simultaneously to both
girls.
The feat of the maternal grand
mother, Carmen Samaniego. 4S,
who assisted the 25-year-old mother
in the birth without medical aid,
was remarkable, doctors said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Defense Office
Ending Service

An order has come from Lansing
to the Civilian Defense Volunteer
office in the City Hall to close al.
fairs OF that organization in Ypsi.
lanti following the end OF war.
Mrs. A. ]. Whitmire. chairman
OF placement OF volunteers. stated
today that any individuals. or chair.
man OF the various groups who
have been sending in hours OF vol
unteer war service TO her. should
get in their last reports tup to
Sept. y this week.
II there is no delay in the list
to be sent to Lansing from this Of
flee. awards OF certificates and 500
hour and 1000 hour awards o. rib
bons may yet be obtained.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Congress Today

(By the Associated Press)
House prepared to vote on Pearl
Harbor inquiry and Surplus Proper
ty bill.
Navy wants 1919 ships in it's
peacetime fleet.
Senate
Receives Gen. Jonathan VAIN
wright; may take up McCarran air
port construction bill (noon).
Finance Committee considers job
less benefit bill behind closed
doors 10000.
House
Considers Pearl Harbor inquiry
and surplus property bill; awaits
visit from General Wainwright
(noon).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
U. 9. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Mlchigan-Partly cloudy.
and much cooler tonight and Tues.
day. Occasional light showers ex-
treme north Tuesday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81; lowest, IS. Highest temperature
one year ago today. SO; lowest, 81.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years, SO in 1897; lowest,
20 in 1888.
The sun sets today at 1851 and
rises Tuesday at 7:Os. The moon
sets today at 1903 p. m. and rises
Tuesday at 1853 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

Washington, Sept. 10-AP-Gen.
Jonathan NJ. skinny" Wainwright
arrived today for a hero's welcome
and a return with his wife kitty.
But the hero OF Bataan and the
wife he hasn't seen in over four
years were forced to share their
Joy for the first few hours with
several thousand others. Awaiting
them was a round of functions, said
TO be the greatest ever accorded
a returning war hero"-not except
ing Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's
visit last June IS.
With the echo of a half million
cheering San Franciscans still
fresh. the recently liberated Vain
wright stepped from special four
engine C-54 Air Transport Com
mand plane. On hand at National
Airport were Mrs. Wainwright:
Gen. George c. Marshall. Army
chief of stan, and Gen. Jacob l..
Devers, commander of Army ground
forces.
Wainwright and his party, includ-
ing his son, Cmdr. Jonathan NJ.
Wainwright v of the Merchant Ma
rine, left Hamilton Field. Calf.
at S:55 p. m. (EWT) shortly after
a three-hour San Francisco parade
beneath flight Of PISS and Sup.
erfortresses.
Mrs. Wainwright arrived by
plane last night after a motor trip
from her home at Skaneateles, N.
Y.
81 keep thinking I'm going 10
wake up and find II all a dream
she said.
Wainwright's reception here call.
ed for whirlwind pace until late
in the afternoon, climaxed by
meeting with President Truman at
the White House at 3 p. m.
Shows Effect Of Prison
Early on his schedule was
promised report to the War Depart
ment on his treatment by the Japa-
nese during 40 months OF imprison-
ment. Gaunt and plainly showing
the effects OF abuse, the GeneraI
previously had declined to comment
on reports that he had been slap
ped by his guards.
A parade along flag -bedecked ave
nues and welcomes from both
houses of Congress also were sche.
duled before Skinny" and Kitty
were to have an opportunity to fill
in the years that have separated
them since Mrs. Wainwright was
compelled to leave the Philippines
in May 1871.
During most OF that period scat
tered letters, most Of which took a
year for delivery, have been their
only means of communication.
Their first telephone call, shortly
after the General arrived at Hamil-
ton Field from the Pacific Satur-
day. was marred by the fact that
he couldn't hear his wife. The rea-
son deafness caused by artillery
fire about him in his last-ditch de-
Tense of Bataan and Corregidor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY, SEPT. Isl o'clock.
7 miles w. Saline, I mile W. Of
Brldaewater. 6 miles e. OF Man.
chester on Saline and Manehes-
ter Rd. 20 head OF blood tested
cattle, 500 chickens, farm Imp.
Russell Schultz, Prop. Ben
slmons, clerk. Guy =. Thompson,
Auetloneer, YpsilsntI, 4oi Ferris
81 Phone 2519. .... Adv. s15S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

TOKYO - AP-The Domel agen-
cy said today that 126.0O0 persons
were killed at Hiroshima by the
worlds first atomic bombing. This
figure is more than twice as great
as any previously reported by the
Japanese.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

FOR SALE-7 pc. blonde walnut
bedroom suite, pre-war merchan.
disc. Huron Valley Van Lines, 3ls
Z. Michigan Ave. Adv. BIOS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Flashes of
Late News

MIAMI BEACH. Fla.-Army ord
erS to release by Nov. I5 SO hotels
occupied by soldiers here were be-
ing carried out as rapidly as pos
sible today In order that evacuation
and remodeling could be finished
before the winter season is N full
swing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Tells of 40
Months in
Prison.

Washlnaton-lNS - GEN. iona.
than NJ. Wainwright accepted the
Keys to the nations capital today
with a thank Cod for the strong
America he found upon his return
and an sdmonltlon that We "must
not abandon our watch" over de-
feated Japan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

DETRolT-Henry J. Kaiser
will arrive In Detroit today to
confer with Joseph Frazer and
other Graham Paige officials.
He 10 expected to give out 4
statement tomorrow regarding
the Willow Run plant.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

Peaches 535 limerick corner Tyler,
city limits. Earl w. Ford.
Adv.915'S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

LONDON-lNS-The Singapore
radio said today that 500 Japanese
officers were reported to have COM
mitted hara-kiri at the end OF a
farewell cocktail party following re-
ceipt OF news Of the japanese sur
render to the Allies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

See CONTROLLERS 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

oSLO-INS- Vldkun ouls.
ling was convicted today OF
selling out Norway to the Naxls
and was sentenced to death
only a short time after the
court was electrified by q re-
port that his supporters at.
tempted to organize escape for
the Norwegian arbitrator.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

See HERO-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

GRAND -APIDS-AJ-Cl iffordf
Pulver, 26-year-old husband, was
detained by police today as they
questioned him about the death of
his bride OF six weeks. Mrs. Ruth
Pulver, 26.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

Melchior. Metropolitan's tremend-
Gus tenor and Hollywood's latest
screen star, is of today for his ma
tive Denmark to sing for King
Christians seventy-fifth birthday
celebration. Before he arrives in
Copenhagen to take part in the
nations festivities for its beloved
monarch, Melchlor will go first to
Berlin to sing for the occupation
troops.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

See RoTARY-Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

DETROIT-INS- Police are in
vestigating the death of Wilfred J.
Shea, 46. OF Lansing, whose decapi.
tated body was found Sunday on
Michigan Central Railroad tracks
near Wabash. Shea arrived in De-
trolt in search OF work Saturday
night He was identified by lug
gage checks found in his pocket.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

WINDSOR, Ont.-INS-Mayor Ar
thur ]. Reaume called a city coun-
ell meeting for Wednesday, to place
the blame for delay in solving three
murders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

BUFFALO-UP-A Coast Guard
officer was killed and young
woman fatally injured Sunday night
when a two-passenger airplane in
which they had circled the Buffalo
Coast Guard base crashed In the
Harbor about 300 feet from shore.
The dead were identified as 1t.
U,G.) Fred Hardy. sol Grant St.
Charlevoix, Mich, and Marie Strz-
esynski, 10, 1913 Boil St., Sloan.
n. Y.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

WASHINGTON UP-Meat
ratloning will end Oct. I and
shoe ratlonlnp will end soon
after, II was learned today. Fats
and oils will continue to be rs-
TONED, as will sugar. Shoe ra-
tionlng will probably end be-
tween Oct. is and Nov. 1.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10

CHICAGO-UP-Sixty-four sci
entists and faculty members at the
University OF Chicago Addressed a
petition to President Truman to-
day asking that the "plaipp cittx-
ems OF Japan be treated with more
humanity and less rancour and
racial antipathy than the past
might lead them 10 anticipate"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-02-08
Musical Program Sunday

IEcre VIII De a musical program
at the kesler Temple Methods,
church Sunday night at 8 o'clock. it
Mt- announced today. Appearing on
the rro8ram viii be the Golden Gate
Quartet aud the Sunset Jubilee Sing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21


  meets stiff competition.
 If you save just one cent on each piece of paperwork in government, said Ramspeck, you will save mill lions of dollars over period of years"
 Ideas of that kind appeal to MT Truman. He was calling for economy and efficiency in government throughout the investigations of war production by the senate committee which bore his name.
 Truman On Spot
 Next to pig caught in a gate, nothing squeals louder than a bureaucrat who is about to be abol- ished or whose agency is about to be Shunk. Mir Truman is in a nice spot there. The officials whose agencies or departments would be affected by an economy program are holdovers from previous ad- ministration.
 There is substantial reason to be- lieve that a good many holdover officials will be going home now from time to time regardless of any government reorganization. If office holders baked at reducing expenditures or merging and abol- ishing agencies, MT. Truman could and probaly would fire some of them. With the consent of Congress he could get rid Of almost anything or anyone in the executive depart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21

ter of the Venizia Giulia dispute, remained extremely tense.
 An American battalion which had been sent to Trieste to present a united Allied front withdrew and rejoined the remainder of the 9lst Division in the Gorizia sector to avoid supply problems in the event of hostilities, Roper said
 British and New Zealand forces remained in Trieste. along with an even greater number of Yugoslav troops. Some 1900 of Titos troops paraded through Trieste with l3 Americana made light tanks, three British made armored cars, a Ger handmade light tank, II German guns and two light anti-tank guns in show of strength yesterday.
 Only l,200 civilians watched the parade and they showed a notice able lack of enthusiasm, Roper said. He estimated there were 65,- 900 Yugoslav troops in Venizia Giulia.
 Some 10000 other Yugoslav troops were withdrawing from Austria Car- inthia, though Yugoslav sources cautioned that this did not mean they were giving up their claim to the territory at the peace table. The withdrawal was to be completed tonight.
 The withdrawal followed close on AleXander's statement Saturday that 11t0 rATt1cinu tn liua l,;e agreement to permit troops of the western Allies to occupy disputed territory in both Italy and Austria pending the peace conference.
 Tito, in his reply, told a Tass cor respondent that he was indignant over AleXander's charge that he was resorting to Axis tactics in oc- cuping Venizia Giulia.
 Such an accusation can be flung only at an enemy and not at an exhausted and profusely bleeding ally whom heretofore all freedom loving nations regarded as a model Of heroism and self-sacrifice in this great war of liberation" he said
 The YugoSlav army, without any aid pursued invaders to the Soci river and it's presence on the terri tory in question cannot be interpret ed as conquest. I most vigorously reject this accusation.
 T declare once again that our Yugoslav army and all Yugoslavs are ready to cooperate with Allied forces and Allied countries, but at the same time Yugoslavia cannot stand humiliation or the trampling down of her rights"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
More Layoffs For
 City War Workers
Continued from Page D

hold products as well as for cosme- tic items. However. many of the adjunct parts necessary for a com- plete product of these types cannot be secured.
 Makers of the "dirt-bagS" for va cuum cleaners cannot secure the materials and cotton to make such bags, cord cannot be obtained, un- der wartime restrictions, for flat irons and coasters, etc; no chrome or nickle plating is permissible for cosmetic items. Such restrictions are all part of the WIPES regula- tions.
 About 60 or TO of those laid-off at the French Small Tube Co, will likely be assimilated elsewhere in the ABC it was stated today by John J. Driscoll executive secretary of the CIO following consultation with management representatives The latter were again meeting this morning far further consideration of the situation.
 Robert Walkinshaw, international representative and principal repre- sentative of the CIO Scovill Brass Workers Union, stated today that the majority of those in the Scovill Company will be assimilated else- where within the plant.
 Just what extent the anticipated Navy cut-backs and contract term nations will have on local wartime employees was not determined today
 Rodney Chase of the Chase Brass and Copper Company, stated today that any cut-backs brought on by the Navy's actions would likely af- feet the Waterbury Manufacturing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-21
Farley Okoys Region Issue
tCCntinuet from Page D

The Latin American nations originated the regional dispute with their demands that the inter- American Security System, as for malized in the Act of Chapultepec be given complete autonomy from the world organization. The Big Five plan was the best obtainable compromise and was understood to have the backing of major Latin American countries, thereby assur- ing it's approval by the conference
 In the speedup campaign the con- ference steering committee com- posed of the heads of the 49 dele gations- called meeting for this after noon to consider ways and means of expediting committee work and of holding commission sessions to minimum.
 During the day, nearly every con- ference committee and sub-commit- tee was scheduled to meet. The or der of the day was the longest Of the conference, listing Is commit tee and subcommittee meetings. The notable absentee from the commit tee schedule was the one on trus- teeshipS-the remaining major is- sues on which the big powers are split
 The regional issue was settled at a series of weekend conferences which ended last night with an- nouncement of an agreement and publication of the amendment that the big five would submit to the conference committee on regional arrangements today
 The first break" in the controv- ersy came late Saturday when So- viet Ambassador Andrei A. Grom- yko informed the other members of the big five that his government ap- proved the proposed American formula in principle but suggested certain changes in language. The American delegation met Sunday noon and accepted the ideas behind