The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-17


day aboard an ATC transport plane
from Paris. She was accompanied
by Larry Adler, the harmonica play
er and had completed an eight
week USO camp show tour OF Ger
many with Jack Benny,
LONDON AP- A British
foreign office commentator said
today there was nothing to ex-
elude Emperor Hirohito from
being tried as a war criminal
II the Allies decided he was
responsible for the Japanese
policy Of aggression.
GUAM -AP- The battleship
Duke of York carrying Adm. Sir
Bruce Fraser, commander OF the
British forces in the Pacific, Joined
British units with the third fleet
off Japan today il was announced
here.
WASHINGTON -AP- The
office Of Defense Transporta-
tlon today formally lifted all
restrictions on sports travel.
MANILA -AP- Staff Officers OF
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten's
Southeast Asia command have ar
rived here II was learned through
authoritative sources today. Their
arrival presumably deals with the
anticipated coming of the Japanese
surrender ENJOYS.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand
AP-Chief of Air Staff Air Vice
Marshall L. M. Isitt has departed
New Zealand TO represent the coun-
try at the signing Of Japanese sur
render terms, Prime Minister Pet
er Fraser announced today.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Domei
news agency said today the Japan
ese government has made arrange
ments to return Portuguese Timor
10 Portugal In compliance with
the request of the Portuguese gov
eminent" The FEC recorded the
English language broadcast.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Domei
news agency said today It's daily
1880 p. m. (Tokyo time) Japanese
language wireless transmission to
the battle fronts, one OF its feature
news programs for Nipponese
troops, has been discontinued. The
FEC recorded the Domei announce
ment.
BUENOS AIRES --AP- Police
fired machineguns early today into
q crowd OF demonstrators, injuring
nine persons and bringing the toll
in this capitals three days OF riot
ing to four dead and liz injured.
In another district force of about
800 pro-Democratic youths attempt
cd to storm former headquarters
of the rival nationalist youth al
lance, TO which they suspected
the NYA still had access.
SAN DIEGO, CAL.,-INS-Navy
1t. John A Roosevelt, sen Of the
late president, today wore the
Bronze Star medal for outstanding
services as logistics officer for a
fast carrier task group operating
against the japanese. The decora-
ton was pinned on 1t. Roosevelt
by Rear Admiral Van III. Ragsdale
In ceremonies at the San Diego
Naval Air Station.
L0NDON-INS-A London Daily
Mail dispatch from Chungking to-
day quoted reports that the Jap
anese had evacuated Shanghai and
Marking. Another report was to the
effect that Shankhai will be the
future headquarters of U. s. armed
forces In China.
NEW Y0RK-INS-A London
radio report said today that the
millionth German prisoner of war
in the British zone Of occupation
had been released and returned to
his home. CHS heard the broad
cast.
ROCKFORD, ILL.-INS- Four
new cases Of infantile paralysis and
one additional death were reported
today in Rockford and surrounding
communities, bringing the number
OF cases to 100 and the death toll
to 10. A score of families left the
city with their children as the cpl
demic assumed increasingly serious
proportions.
SOUTHAMPTON, England -AP
The Queen Mary sailed today for
New York, carrying $4,000 Amer
lean troops and the stats of three
American hospitals. Most of the
troops were members Of the Both
division.
BERLIN --AP- Berlin residents
were ordered today TO surrender
all their gold, silver and other trea.
sure within ten days. The Allied
Kommandantur under present
Craftsmanship of American Mai.
Gen. Floyd Parks, did not announce
the reason. A similar order had
been issued earlier In the Russian
occupied zone.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Sailors
will be allowed to return today to
this great Pacific port staging area.
quiet for "a hours after three
nights Of unbridled celebrating. As
order was resumed the city count
ed its toll at IL dead, 64S injured
and property damage in many
th0Uaauda - dallor.