The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-25

nut ne IL get IL udCh. Auis aStioh
will divest the north German Lloyd
line OF ownership formally, and es-
tablish the governments title TO
the war prize seized at Bremerhav-
en-. Germany. last June.
CANBERRA, Australia-AP-De-
Tense Minister John A. Beasley an
nounced today that a royal Aus
trslia naval squadron. including
two cruisers and two destroyers.
will go to Tokyo for the surrender
ceremony. He said Australian &C.
cupation forces in japan would
comprise two Army brigade groups
and three air squadrons.
NEW YORK -AP- The Tokyo
radio said today the Japanese mu-
nitions industry had been abolish
ed The broadcast said Munitions
Minister Chikuei Nakajlma would
remain in the cabinet as commerce
and industry minister, and that
the commerce and agriculture min
lister, Kotamo Sengoku, would re-
main as agriculture and forestry
minister.
NEW YORK -AP- The Tokyo
radio today quoted the very Rev.
Patrick James Byrne, superior OF
the Maryknoll fathers In Japan,
as saying U. s. forces bound for the
Japanese homeland would find the
Nipponese orderly and ready to CO.
operate in carrying out the sur
render terms.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Sixty
three per cent of Tokyo's popula-
ton and more than 10 per cent Of
its homes were slashed away by
American bombing raids. the Do
mel news agency said today In
broadcast recorded by the FEEDER
al Communications Commission.
CHICAGO --AP- War Manpow-
er Commission officials today COM
mended a war plant for advertls-
ing to other employers that $50
workers whom II was forced to lay
off were the cream of the crop"
for peacetime Jobs. I'VE believed
we owed them more than a firm
handclasp and a CHEEKY well done
when peace put an end to their
Jobs" ]. Nelson Stuart, general
manager OF Johnson and Johnson,
said.
LONDON -AP- The Belgrade
radio said today the Yugoslav Ma
tional Assembly ratified the United
Nations charter yesterday,
CHUNGKING --AP- Three Doc
little filters. interned since the first
raid on. Tokyo, arrived in Chung
king today Nom Peiping by way OF
Sian in Shensl province.
PHILADELPHIA -AP- An ad-
ditional cancellation of SIT, 000,-
900 in war contracts was reported
today by the Chrysler Corp. De-
troit. to the Securities and Ex-
change Commission. Chrysler
in Examinations.
WASHINGTON -AP- One OF
the issues of the 1914 election cam
paign-the soldier vote-bobbed
up again today on Capitol Hill.
Chairman SABBATH (D-nl) OF the
House Rules Committee voiced a
plea for speedy action to insure
all service personnel a vote In 1916.
MANILA Up A Soviet dele
cation OF 16 arrived by plane at
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters today for conferences on
the surrender and occupation of
former Japanese held territory In
the Russian zone OF operations.
ROME-AP-The u. s. Army
newspaper Stars and Stripes said
today Arturo Toscanini, noted con-
ductor, had agreed to return to
Italy to conduct the opening per
Torrance OF La Scala opera in Nj
Ian next February.
OSLO - AP-Twenty witnesses,
most OF them for the defense, re.
manned to be heard today as the
first week of the trial OF Vidkun
Quisling for high treason drew to a
close.
CANBERRA-AP- How serious
~ Americas cancellation OF lend.
lease will affect Australia depends
largely on whether the United
States continues to buy food for Its
troops in the Pacific from this
country, Commonwealth officials
said today.
MANILA APP The japanese
government reported to General
Macarthur today that fire, starting
from an explosion, was sweeping
the Naval Engineering School at
Kurihama, nine miles south OF the
Yokosuka naval base where Amer.
leans will go ashore next Thursday.
The Communication said efforts
were being made" to extinguish the
blaze.