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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
CABINET FORCED OUT

In view of the gravity OF the
war situation Premier Gen. Koiso
and his cabinet resigned on
WedneSday-four days after the
Okinawa invasion.
Within a fortnight of complet-
inc our conquest of Two Jima the
Americans landed a full army on
OkinaMa- for the purpose of So
curing a base nearer to Japan
from which TO deliver lethal at
taCkS.
The Ryukyu campaign really
marks the first stage OF the in
vaSion of Nippon, for once Oki-
nawa is conquered the road to the
homeland lies wide open.
That this is recognized by the
Japanese is indicated by the
Tokyo press which announced
that "the entire strategy of the
Pacific hangs on this island" the
loss of which would leave Japan
with mo hope of turning the
course Of the war"
The unopposed Easter parade"
into OkinaWa, last Sunday-the
April Fool" joke played by the
japanese defenders on our am
phibious landing forces-and the
Subsequent almost negligible re-
sistance for the five days follow
ing. is hard In explain.
PUZZLING STRATEGY
1t is particularly inexplicable
in view of the unusually high
stakes involved. These can hardly
be overestimated. Not until Thurs
day--when the Americans came
up against the main Japanese
forces four miles north of Nara,
the capital-did the enemy's re-
sistance Stiffen.
The Ryukyu chain--of which
OkinaWa is the main island
forms a barrier across the east
ern approaches to the East China
Sea and the YangtSe estuary.
While still in Japanese hands
they together with Fornosa, are
a thanking threat TO an advance
against either the China coast or
the Japanese main islands.
In American hands. however.
conditions will be reversed. For
mosa can DE neutralized by our
air power, and the intensified
bombing can be carried on against
southern Nippon and wide sec
tions of the China coast within
range of fighter-escorted medium
and heavy bombers.
Moreover, the enemy's lines of
supply 10 the southwark could be
completely cut by sea, air and
submarine blockade and his vital
links TO the Asiatic mainland i'm
periled.
Copyright is45. International News Service
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Win you contact
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Hssdgssrtsrs for klDsd lnsse1 1(Usoosf
Mol Ks h fer Ksts SMITH ~ -
urs's the time the Kats Sm,th ReHS
On ths cir today. With Ted Csiakns
- Master Of Csrsmoniss. 4 vAsas
hosr Of supsrlativs sntsrtsinnsntl
kats'sgrandmusic, swing and swssss
The brilliant acting Of Brian Ahsrns
In q spins-tingling drama Of the su-
pernstural. Plus q swell collection cf
comedy surprisesl Keep the whole
family happyl Tans IN The Kats
Smith Hour todsyl
WIR-7 Pm.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

Hard work. nervous tension and
little fun mark the life Of army
nurses overseas. reports Capt.
Mildred Baetz of Newberry.
Mich. home after 80 months In
England and Honolulu.
But the satisfaction that comes
from helping wounded men serves
as its own reward, says Captain
Baetz, who was chief nurse of a
station hospital while in England.
D-Day casualties swelled the hos
pitals number of patients. and
V-bombs buzzed overhead which
didn't help the situation. the vet
eran nurse related.
Morale in the nurse corps runs
high with most criticisms directed
at the home front. Badly wounded
men often are afraid 10 come
home, wary of public reaction 10
disfiguring injuries.
Treatment for the wounded Is
the very best and constantly inn
proving, according TO Captain
Baetz. who praises penicillin
highly.
"PeniciIIin II used In almost
any case where there il infec-
tion. We would get men 2i
hours from the battlefield and
start treatments Immediately.
The results were marvellous"
Captain Baetz, 35, IS on 2i-
day ydelay eR FeHte-5 after which
she will report TO Miami Beach,
Fla, for. reaSSignment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

I'VE demand without compro-
|nise that any so-called clarifi-
|ation of our veterans bill Of
lights he definitely and dis
|inctiy In favor OF discharged
|ervicemen.
sWe have asked william
Green, AFL president, and
Philip Murray, CIO head, to
meet with us and IL IL hoped
hat together we can clear up
|ome matters concerning the
Industrial relations questions
which Byrnes said existed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

AoAlA
YAMATO SINKS QUICKLY
The powerful and speedy va
mato apparently sank quickly
after the eight torpedoes- were
pumped into her, since her death
throes were reported so soon after
the one-sided battle began.
The Yamato previously had bene
hit several times in the Leyte Gulf
battle last October and again in
the inland sea last month.
The victory was clear cut. 1t
was the most important triumph
over the Jap fleet since it was
whitfield 10 'tunt size" in the bat
tic of LeYtc-G Gulf last October.
Elgar Brow International
News Service war correspondent
aboard Adm MltSchers flagship,
in a delayed dispatch filed before
today action against the rem
nants of the Jap fleet quoted
Mitscher as stating that control
of the East China Sea IS within
America grasp ana that Jap
supply lines 10 China may soon be
severed
YANKS IN TOUGH BATTLE
DoughboyS of the oath Army
Corps ran into stiff enemy resist
ance tonight on the southern sec
tor of the Okinawa front while
leatherneckS of the Third Marine
Corps punched steadily forward
against negligible Jap resistance
on the northern front of the key
island. 325 miles from Japan.
Describing the fighting of the
southern 'front.' Adm. Nmitz de-
clared strong enemy resistance
developed during the day"
Julian Hartt. ms correspondent
reported in a front line dispatch
from a oath Corps command post,
that a small but important gain
was made by the doughboughs
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
SHOULD GET LOANS

A WV leader said il was his
IganiZation view that every
balified veteran applying for a
SsineSS loan should receive one.
I'VE emphasize" he said, "the
act that they should prove
qualified but. II they
ire, their credit ratings should
>e facilitated"
Despite the promise of New
|eal authorities that no great em-
|oyment problem will exist IN the
Immediate postwar period, the
disability OF difficulty in the re-
diversion period. when vets will
returning IN greater numbers.
foreseen.
The unions have said they can
BIT approve the humping Of a
bion man off a Job by d return
|g veteran. What then, the vet
|aders ask. happens 10 the guar
htee in the event returning sol
Yer is deficient IN seniority?
This could occur. they point out,
the veteran applies for job in
slack period when none but the
|dest Of the firms employees are
|ill on the pay roll?
What. the veterans group Off
krs ask. Is the government going
\ do for the thousands Of youths
|ho went directly from their col
|ge graduation exercises 10 the
Fmed forces? They never had a
10. The Selectiye Service Act
Larantees them no employment.
Under the system as II now
kists, q returning veteran who
|hd never worked in the Briggs
)ant. for example would have 70
kke ms place behind an idle
forkeT, who has never seen mill
try service, but VINO has senior
y, however Ittie.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
OTHER GROUPS ACTIVE

Active to the same end are the
|merican Legion. the Marine
prps League. the Military Order
the Purple Heart and other
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

Edward N. Scheiberling. ma
bnal commander of the Legion,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
FIGHT PLEDGED

However, whatever happens,
lIe American Legion will stand
olidly back Of every member of
he armed forces In n bitter-end
light, II necessary, to see TO IL
hat the jobs they left are kept
Spen for them"
One legislative official OF the
kgion said there were "at least
pressure groups trying TO
rap the "old jobs back" provi-
bn In the CT Bill of Rights.
On the matter of re-employ-
ent, veterans leaders said they
Id met with full cooperation
pm the AFL and CIO, as well
from management.
Other phases of the CT Bill OF
lights. they feel, could stand
hrification-the problems facing
'e vets who enter technical
hools and colleges and the
|hoethiRg cut OF procedure N
fanting business loans 10 vet
Ians.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Japs Lose Fourth of Fleet---
Battleship, S Other Craft
Continued from Page One)
YAMATo SINKS QUICKLY

Of KyuShu after leaving the in above Machnao where
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

dII NTTdI bNTTVT HT N'0OI IV'W o.
"the strongest position yet met.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
Chandler is Happy Again,
Wins Victories at COnfab

CHICAGO, Dec. 13 - R -
Albert B. Happy" Chandler,
commissioner Of baseball, en-
erged from presiding over his
first joint session with the ma
jor leaguers yesterday, happily
victorious and with no sniping
against him.
Commissioners Chandler cast
the deciding vote which will
allow the clubs to play unlim-
tied night baseball next season.
although most Of the clubs will
continue to limit their arc light
contests to II. The exceptions
will be the two st. Louis clubs
- the Cardinals and Browns -
and the Washington Senators.
In connection with night
games, it was decided to aban.
don twilight-night doublehead.
ers, unless such are made neces.
sary to keep up with the sched.
ule. Night encounters also will
be frowned upon as Sunday anc
holiday attractions. Because the
two leagues could not agree or
the number Of after dark con
tests, Commissioner Chandlel
voted for mo restrictions" a!
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

advocated by the National
League.
Chandler gained two victories
during the four hour joint ses-
sion, in addition to casting the
"sky-is- -the-limit" night game
vote. Chandler gained veto pow
er over all legislation he con-
siders detrimental to baseball
but can be overruled by Q three
fourths vote. The minor leaguers
at their convention in Columbus,
O., a week ago had voted to
eliminate such . veto power.
Chandler also moved back
into the $4,000 promotional
program for baseball. At the
Columbus convention, the pro-
motional committee which in
cludes the presidents Of the two
major leagues, announced that
the $50, 900 set aside be handled
by an office separate from that
of the commissioner. Yesterday
the owners decided to throw
the committees action out Of
window, and present . new re-
port to Chandler at meetings to
be held in New York In Tebru-
ary.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

issue meeting OF managers will
be held TO settle the dispute. A
quorum must be present.
The greatest single point OF
argument has been over players
eligible 10 compete in the league.
In oder that the issue is clear
TO all managers the text of the
rules regarding players will be
printed as follows:
Only players living or work
ing in the corporate limits of the
City of Mount Clemens will be
eligible to play with the excep-
ton of New Haven residents for
the New Haven team and Sell
fridge Field personnel for the
Selfridge Base club.
No players visiting in the city
may be eligible TO play.
No team will be allowed to
have more than 10 players on
its roster.
Official rosters must be hand
ed into the Department OF Rec
reation with an entry fee of S3.
No player may accept money
for his services.
Any player taking up resi-
dence in the city or a discharg-
ed serviceman must be register
ed with the Department of Rec
reation one week before he can
compete.
No team may add player aft
or the first round unless its ros-
ter is not complete because of a
player being dropped because of
injury or for some other reason
and in such case the new player
must be registered with the De-
partment of Recreation a week
before he is allowed to play.
Jnder no conditions Wilfteam
rosters be changed for the play
offs.
A player leaving a team OF
his own volition will not be al
lowed to participate with an
other team for 80 days unless
he has the written permission OF
ALL the managers in the league
A team dropping a player
from It's roster must signify SC
with the Department of Recre-
alton in writing and that player
will not be allowed TO partici-
pate with that team for the re.
mainder of the season. He may
however, join another team ir
! the league.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

Scoring kept at q high pace
during the past week in the City
Recreation League with Ed Pa
dolan maintaining his Is point
average.
The New Haven ace brought
his point total to 20 for three
games to take . six point lead
on his nearest rival.
In the runnerup spot with
high average for the league of
II points per game Is Bill Me-
Quinn Of the high-scoring Su-
per Cleaners team.
McQuinn did not play in the
first game but really put on .
show last Monday by dropping
in ~ markers for the high in
dividual mark Of the season.
Bob Bennett, another Super
man, is in third place with 81
points for three games.
Although they only played in
two games, John Raspet of Rose
Gardens and Bob Bobcean of the
undefeated Ironrite team, each
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

The great Finney Speckled
Bird, a 5-year-old English set
ter, rung up another victory to
her long list when she captured
the field trial of the RoSeville
Sportsmen, at the d etro t
Creamery Farms (Houseman
Spitzley) subdivision near Mt.
Clemens, Sunday Dec. 9.
Owned and handled by M. F.
Finney of Van Dyke, the hard
going black and white licked
female displayed beautiful work
to win the unanimous decision of
the judges. This was the sixth
win in eight trials for her.
Murray's Essig Sport, an 18-
month-old English setter owned
and handled by w. F. Murray of
Mt. Clemens, won the derby
with plenty of speed and class.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
Detroit Ties
Boston, ID
Musssy Asv'sstsens
.Rstvrns % linssp

BOSTON. Dec. 13-tR,-vst-
eran Murray Armstrong cole
brated his return 70 the Detroit
Red winss' lineup last night BY
rappins in q third-period goal
which gave the Wings . "a tie
with the Boston Bruina
The tying score also marked
the first Of the season for Arm
strong, who had bssn sidelined
with an injury since, Nov. 3.
After . scorslsss first period,
the Bruins grabbed . 40 lead
in the second on goals by play
sr-coAch Dit Clapptr and Her
bic Cain.
Carl Liscombe put the Wings
back into the game . short time
later. sticking the puck over the
head Of Boston GoaAe Paul BIZ
beault.
The Bruins then held their one
goal lead until seven minutes Of
the third session, when Arm
strong batted In the equalizer
on Harry WILSON'S rebound.
The final deadlock, second be-
tween the two teams here In 10
days, kept the Wings In the Ma
tional Hockey Leagues second
position and maintained their
nearly two-year jinx over the
Bruins. Boston has not beaten
Detroit In . regular league game
since Dec. 20, 1913.
The Wings play at Toronto
Saturday night and move on "a
Chicago the following night, moi
returning to Detroit until Dec
~.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
Shaw TaIIies
= Points in
% 10 3 Win
Mount Clemens
Quintet Makes
Impressive Showing

The Mount Clemens. High
school basketball team served
notice Tuesday night in its OPEN
er against Lake Shore that it
would be out for league laurels
this year when it downed the
Shores team % to %.
Pacing the Quinn-men was
Capt. Fred Shaw who Tipped
in four field goals and one foul
shot for nine points. The lanky
center was held to only three
points to the final period but
broke loose when it counted and
tailed three field goals.
The Red and Gray started fast
and jumped into a lead early in
the game. They held 8 to Z
lead at the end of the first Pc
riod and stretched that to IA to
10 at halftime.
The Wordon-coached combine
put on squirt in the third period
and came within one point of the
Bathers but were unable to ov-
ercome the lead.
The Shores team scored only
seven field goals but made seven
fouls out of IL tries to keep them
in the ball game. The Bathers
flipped in four foul shots in sew
en- tries.
A severe loss TO the Bathers
was Don Gallagher's eviction
from the game in the third Pc
riod via the foul route. The
Bathers were also given a blow
when Gordon Schott was not
able to make the trip due to ILL
ness.
Servo> Mt. Clemens, forward,
droppe8z seven points for rum
nerup honors and Don Gala
CHER was right in back of him
with six markers.
Fox and Albright, Shores for
wards each scored seven points
to lead their team.
The Mount Clemens reserves
also came out victorious by
whipping the Shores Reserves
20 TO 20.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

STEVE, WHO TIPS the scales
At 2O7 pt unds, has won the
ground gaining, scoring and
kick off handling champion
ships. He finished the regular
ten game schedule with 832
yards in l43 attempts from
scrimmage nosing out Frank
Atkins, Washington fullback by
IS yards.
His most spectacular perform
ance came in scoring where he
Get a new major league record
for touchdowns by rushing in
one season and eclipsed Don
Hutson's total mark of II as he
dumped the veteran Green Bay
end into second place. Van Bu-
rem produced Is touchdowns, 10
by rushing. He averaged 5.8
yards per try.
Detroit fans saw him in ac-
ton in October when he sprint
ed 50 yards for score - the
longest all season in Briggs Sta
dunn.
In the passing department
Sammy Baugh has tied the great
Sid Luckman for first place.
Baugh completed II more passes
than the Bear star but finished
second to him in yards gained
on passes. Baugh was first in
number of competitions, first in
percentage of completions, first
in percentage of interceptions,
second in yards gained and third
in touchdown passes.
Luckman collected his eight
points on two firsts and three
seconds.
DON HUTSON has won the
pass receiving championship
again for the fifth consecutive
season and the eighth time of
his career, beating out Jim Ben
ton of Cleveland, AZ recepe,oils
to As.
THE CITY basketball league
Is now in full swing and the
tight competition points to one
of the closest races since pre-
war days. In an effort to keep
the league functioning smooth
ly city recreation officials will
enforce rigidly all rules voted
by the managers.
Several of the rules are being
emphasized. One is that all Of
ficial protests must be made with
this writer within "a hours after
the alleged violation has taken
place. In case of q controversial
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
U-M Foces
Test tAsoinst
Bluejoekets

ANN AkS0OxSs 14lCoss O0C. u
|-R-The toughest hurdle I
Michisan's pre-conferenes basl
etball campaign 20 far looms "a
weekend % the Wolverines ~
gaSe Great Lake, classy Bin
jackets Saturday Ut the Msvj
training center. IN
While the Wolverines boastl
paper edge over the gobe d
comparative scores of tho|
wssk-apart meetings with MID
lgan State. Observers -discos
the dope saying that the Spal
tans were much improved 4
bowling TO Great Lakes - 70 q
a week previously the Spartan
lost Z 81 to % decision TO Michl
gan.
Coach Bennie Oosterbaan sat
Michigan would send the saul
starting lineup against Ore
Lakes that piled up q 3O-poi1
lead over Western Michigan !
the Wolverines went ahead
win their third straight gAu|
last week 90 TO 20, scoring tl)
second largest point total In, q
history Of basketball at III
university.
Reserves Bill Gregor and r.
Louthen, Oosterbaan said, le
the Wolverine cage squad
week ago but he, said their d
parture had no connection wit
the Western Conferences actid
in restoring It's rule against con
petition by professionals.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
Padolan Retains Lead
in City Court League

have 20 points for an average Of
Is points per game.
In sixth place Il, Bruton Of
Super Cleaners who has dropped
in the amazing total Of eight
foul shots in three games to take
the lead In that department.
Bruton has scored \ total Of ~
points.
Goebel Beer, tied with Iron
rite Z first place, did not place
. man In the top 10 scorers. The
Brewers have only played two
games however.
The ton scorers:
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
On The
Sports
Side
by
Al
Roller

Almost everybody who is picking AlPo footbol team
hos selected Van Buren, of the Philadelphia to9es os
his number one bockfieId man and little wonder
The former Louisiono Stoe star who is playing his SECOND
veor in the professional ranks has captured three individual
chomnonships at the close of the regular football
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13

An average home normally
burns enough fuel oil in year
to drive a destroyer so miles.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-13
Bowling
Hi-Hitters

AL DIETRICH - 600 CAD.
b. League.
HUGO MADAUS-537. Kings
g. Queens League.
DAVE MEDDAUGH = 535.
Bath City League.
G. NOTEBOOM-561 (2O2)
Detroit Edison League.
G. SPITZER - 438. Detroit
Edison Women's League.
A. MOORE-559 (2OO). House
League.
T. SURPRENANT-536 (218).
Texaco League.
NEIMAN--467. Ladies We'd
nesday Afternoon League.
DORIS KRAUSE - 578 (2O3-
202). Lutheran Ladies League.
ANN SPEHAR - 473. Ladies
Garden League.
ED. EHRKE - 608 (204-232)
Big Twelve League.
BUD MOORE - SGT (219).
Minor League.
l.. STEFFENS-568 (232-200)
Defense League.
ROSIE DUCKWITZ - 492.
Ladies Wednesday Night League.
FEDEL BADGER - 5O7. X.
of c. League.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-16
The Army Appropriation

few years ago President Truman's re-
quest for an Army appropriation amounting to
more than thirty-nine billion dollars, to finance
thu growing attack on Japan, would have stag
gered the nation and the people. But we have
become so accustomed to astronomical figures
since the war emergency came and recognize
at last, the necessity Of achieving victory in
tht Pacific, the request hardly turns a hair
on anybody's neck.
The proha bility is that the American people
would not complain if the total were doubled
provided only it could be shown twice thirty
nine billions were needed to complete the job,
and make any sacrifice to place the money
in the national treasury.
The people want this war ended, ss speedily
as possible at any cost. All that they insist
Upon is that expenditures be cut to the actual
need and that waste and extravaganza of fed
eral administration, which have borne W n
upon them so needlessly in the past be elini-
mated.
Yes let's get the war over with, at what
ever necessary cost. and when peace comes do
away with the federal paternalism which has
usurped the place Of private enterprise and
if not stopped will ultimately degenerate into
complete totalitarianism, with the state su.
preme and the people wards of government.
With three million names on federal payrolls
and the bureaucrats riding high, the United
States is in actual peril Of state socialism.
Unless the government is returned to h e
people, unless democracy is to die in this
land, the Stars and Stripes inevitably will
wave, not over the land Of the free and the
hcme OF the brave, but nation ruled by
fiat and completely regimented population
That was the Wy of life in Germany under
Hitler. That was one of the reasons we went
to war with Germany. If Hitler had been sue.
cessful he would have instituted the same style
of life and government here that he imposed
upon the Reich. Having prevented that at ire
mendors cost in lives and capital we are
drifting toward the same thing within the body
polite.
To make our democratic way Of LIE secure,
it will be necessary to return to constitutional
government when the emergency Of war is
ended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-16

ers who are to maintain large armies for an
indefinite period within the boundaries OF Their
country.
How the job is to be done is not wholly
clear Certainly the non-fraternization rul
in the American and British forces cannot
help. Instead it is already giving the Ger
mans a chance to laugh Up their sleeves be-
cause it is nagrantly violated, with MP's and
commanding officers inclined to look the other
way when CPS offend. Kenneth Dixon, whose
column with the AEF' appears on this page,
has exposed the shortcomings Of the rule.
One way in which the re-education Of Ger
mans could be advanced would be to give
German youth share in the athletic pro-
gram drafted for American soldiers Let them
learn to play baseball football, handball, and
discover the advantages of honest competition
instead of drilling in secret with military con-
quest as a leading motive and murder in
their hearts. BY this means, it is reasonable
to think the aftermath of Hitler's super-man
training, would gradually be eradicated