The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-13

day-wll he delayed long enough
!. 10 allow the more than 300 defend
ants TO prepare defenses, No def
mite date was set.
WASHINGTON -AP- The
Agriculture Department said
today civilian supplies Of meats
will decline about nine per
cent from present levels Of con-
sumption during the first quar-
ter Of 1916. These supplies will
be sufficient to allow per cap
ita consumption at an average
annual rate Of $50 pounds. The
department said civilians have
been consuming meat in recent
weeks at rate OF 1866 pounds.
NEW YORK -AP- Government
agencies today pressed a fourway
drive 10 smash black market sales
of clothing and textiles L. S At
torney General Tom G. Clark said
the drive. designed TO restore free
flow OF clothing and textiles to the
normal market. is being conducted
1 by the Department OF Justice.
Treasury Department. Office OF
Price Administration and the Of
flee OF L s. District Attorney John
r. X. McGohey OF New York City.
TIENTSIN. hina-AP- Gener-
Alissimo Chang Kal-shek appeared
/. In Peiping today for the first time
IN many years, while his troops.
last reported 90 miles beyond Muk-
den, were reported rolling swiftly
toward Hardin, a leading Manchur.
ian industrial center. Other Nation.
al government forces were moving
to Chsngchun, Manchurian capital.
by air.
HEIDELBERG AP Doctors in
attendance on Gen George S Pat
ton reported today hat he had
spent good night and that his
general condition remained salts.
factory with no complications. The
medical bulletin indicated, howey-
or. that there had been no marked
= change m the paralysis from which
Patton is suffering rs the result Of
broken neck sustained in an auto.
mobile accident last Sunday near
Mannheim.
sass" WASHINGTON AP-A tense le.
gal battle doomed today over prose.
cution efforts 10 offer testimony
: from a former Japanese submarine
commander in the Navy court mar
tisl OF Capt. Charles Il. McNay, 3rd.
Captain Thomas J. Ryan, Jr., Judge
advocate Of the military court, an
nounced his intention Of calling the
enemy officer Iko HsshimO.o, as a
witness.
SAIGON Delayed - Brit
ish headquarters announced today
that Raj planes had strafed and
cannonaded Annamese positions
Wednesday in response TO an ap-
peal for help from a small French
detachment which found itself out
sunned at Basna. so miles north or
!. the hill station OF Dalai.
Shanghai -AP-A small freight
or carrying POO Chinese struck a
mine at the mouth OF the Yangtze
River and sank within five minutes
with a loss Of more than 100 lives
early today. Only 30 survivors
we're rescued in the pre-dawn dark.
ness and Ave Of those died.
MANILA -AP -- Six OF seven
Japanese accused 4 killing and
burning two American filters and
FIVE Filipinos at Cebu City Last
March were found guilty by mill
tary commission today. 1t. Col.
Isamu Morimoto and Capt. kestaro
Tsuruyama were sentenced to
3 death Nv hanging. sgt Takeo IA
wal also was sentenced to be hang
ed hut mercy was recommended be-
cause he turned prosecution wit.
ness
MANILA AP - Conversion OF
Liberty ships to carry troops home
has been halted as the results
! were poor" and the men suffered
hardships aboard b. Frank Young.
War Shipping Administrative offlci-
al. said TODAY. Only 80 ships were
converted Men aboard some fail
ed to get hot food for FIVE days in
rough weather. Young said.
, U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan - Cloudy ana
rather cold tonight and Friday.
Snow spreading throughout by to-
night. accumulating to about four
inches in south portion by Friday
morning.