The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-05
EUROPEAN WAR

on the English coast
The German High Command said
that targets of It's air force were
the great British ports Of Liverpool,
Swansea. Bristol, Weymouth, Poole,
Chatham, Great Yarmouth and Hall
and the aircraft plants at Roches-
ter and Weybridge.
1t was claimed that one British
raider was brought down in the
Berlin vicinity Wednesday night
and that two persons were killed
there. With the IS casualties in
North Germany this brought known
deaths in Wednesday nights Brit
ish raids to 20.
Destroyers Sunk
The Germans claimed that three
more British destroyers. the Esk.
the lvanhoe and the Express, had
been sunk but offered no details.
The High Command claimed that
one submarine had reported the
sinking of 27.000 tons Of shipping
and gave the score of Wednesday,
air action as 81 British planes de-
stroyed. II Germans lost.
The fate of Rumania was still I'M
certain today. Antonescu. a strong
nationalist, moved In and Carol
turned over to him most of the pow
ers OF government. The constitution
was suspended and parliament dis
missed.
New Regime
Antonescu declared he was intro
ducing mot a new government but
a new regime" One of his first acts
was to lift the press censorship and
cancel extraordinary police meas.
ures which Carol had invoked. He
told the press he would support the
axis Transylvanian award to Hun
gary.
Antonescu, strong army figure
only three days out OF prison where
he was placed for agitatfng against
giving up Rumanian territory. was
described as friendly towards the
pro-German Iron Guard.
Meantime. to the north in Tran
sylvania, the vanguard Of the Hun
garian occupying troops moved over
the frontier with Hungary's regent,
Admiral Nicholas Horthy leading
them on white charger.
Signs OF Action
In the Mediterranean area there
were signs of impending far-reach.
ing developments involving the
French colonial possessions. Tan
gier reported that great develop
ments were expected soon at Glib
raltar as reports indicated French
Morocco might be on the verge of
open instruction against the Vichy
regime.
The British fleet was said to be
engaging in maneuvers possibly in
dicating that major engagement
was shortly expected. Some 80
French planes have, now been
counted coming into Gibraltar, pre-
sumably from French African pos
sessions. Reports in Athens we're
that food shortage was developing
in Syria and that the territory might
possibly swing over to Gen. Charles
DeGaulle's lineup OF free French
men"
Sudden Attack
In the eastern Mediterranean the
British, Rome reported. launched a
sudden attack on the Italian Dodec-
anese base off the coast of Turkey.
! Planes bombed Gadura and Mariga
and both planes and warships at.
tackled the island of Scarpanto.
Italy claimed 10 have bombed
three British cruisers and two tor.
pedo boats and to have attacked a
convoy In the Aegean Sea.
No Foundation
Rome, Sept. 5-INS- entire
press in Rome today published a
SENSATIONAL Stefan 7rrraftanJ News
Agency report from San Sebastian
claiming that Canada may soon be
linked to the United States. There
was absolutely no confirmation Of
this story from any other source
It appeared to be part of the Ital.
ian propaganda campaign against
the exchange Of United States de.
stroyers for air and naval bases in
British New World possessions.
Lupescu Banished
Bucharest. Sept. 5-AP- King
Carol was reported on high author.
ity today to have bowed to a de-
mand by his new premier. Gen.
Ion Antonescu. for the Punishment
from Rumania OF Madame Magda
Lupescu, the monarchs red-headed
friend.
JUAREZ, Chihuahua. Mexico 49,
up Federal troops deployed
throughout the Durango Mountain
wilderness today seeking out Fed.
erico Casquez and his followers