The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-18
Still Fire at
American
Planes
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American B-32's on a reconnais.
}nce flight over Japan ran into
1ti-aircraft and Japanese fighter
opposition again for the second
straight day today as the Mlkado's
Imperial headquarters announced
that Tokyo surrender ENJOYS will
start their journey to Manila-two
days behind schedule
The B-32s, accompanied by P-3S
fighter planes, were on a photo
graphic mission over southern jap
an today when they ran into Japan
csc opposition. Yesterday four un.
accompanied B-32s on a similar mis-
sion had to fight off persistent
Japanese interceptors for 20 min
utes.
Meanwhile, japanese armed
Forces were reported actually lay
ing down their arms on some
fronts. Soviet forces which never
halted their drive through Manchu-
ria said 10000 Nipponese have laid
down their arms.
Move Into Canton
The American trained Chinese
First Army, victors In North Bur-
ma, moved into Canton to accept
surrender Sunday of Nipponese
South China forces. Plans were
laid for surrender next week of all
invader troops in China, whose
commander said they were already
"in state Of cessation OF hostili-
ties"
Nipponese peace ENJOYS waded
a river on Bougansille Island In
.he Solomons to talk with Austral-
ian officers who have been waiting
for three days.
Fifty thousand Japanese in Bur-
ma, however, showed no inclina-
ton to give up. They weren't fight
ing but many were still trying to
escape to Thailand.
Confusion
There was some confusion in
other areas Of southeast Asia, still
entirely in japanese hands. Tokyo
reported the Thai government quit
but their puppet state OF Wet Nam.
formerly AMMAN, in Indo-China, In
tended to maintain Its Tokyo-grant-
ed independence from the French.
Paris said $4,000 French troops
were ready to re-enter Indo-China.
Departure Of the Mikado's sur
render ENJOYS to meet General
Macarthur and other Allied mill
tary leaders in Manila was still In
an indecisfve stage.
Imperial headquarters said two
unarmed land attack planes"
painted white with green crosses.
would leave Sunday morning for
lie Shima in belated partial compli-
ance with MacArthur's instructions
weather permitting.
Token Performance
The planes bearing ENJOYS Sc
lected only today, will take off
from an airdrome south OF Tokyo.
In token conformance with MacAr-
thurs explicit instructions to start
from Sata Misaki, they will ny
over that airdrome on he southern
tip OF Kyushu Island at IL a. m.
Sunday Tokyo time. 90 p. m. Sat
urday eastern war time.)
Escorting American planes VIII
meet them approaching a special
field at Ie Shima, near Okinaws.
From there they will be taken to-
Manila where they were awaited
impatien.ly by General Macarthur,
and British, Australian and Chinese
military leaders.
At home, Tokyo broadcasts
warned the Nipponese they would
have to preserve peace and order
OF Occupation forces would "lnter-
fere in every branch of the centrtl
and provincial administration and
suggested an increase in Nippon's
all.powerful police force as the
army is dissrmed.
Propagandists explained occups-
ton forces woul dnot come as
combat units" and added I'VE must
extend all accommodations to the
occupying forces"