The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-10

VTCHY. France he Of
fetal Esench journal published a
decree today depriying Gen. Char
les de Gaulle. Free French lead
or, and five of his followers OF
their French citizenship.
LONDoN-UP-The British
cruiser Diomede intercepted the
German merchant vessel
ldarwald but. prize crew was
unable TO prevent the ldarwald
from sinking, il was announced
officially today The as men
Of the ldarwalds crew are
prisoners aboard the Diomede,
the announcement said.
ABOARD L. $. S. MAYRANT
AT SEA CAP by Radio) With
two patches Of White House mail
to occupy. his spare attention. the
President continued his Caribbean
defense inspection cruise today. So
far the three Navy vessels max
ing up the party-the cruiser Tus-
caloosa, with the President
aboard this destroyer and the
destroyer Trippe visited
many of the newly-acquired U. 5.
bases in the Caribbean since it
left 9Miami' a week ago.
BERN, Switzerland -AP- Both
chief Of State Petain and Vice
Premier Laval left Nichy this
morning. heading toward Paris,
according to diplomatic reports
received here. The reports said
they may continue on to Berlin
for talks with German government
officials.
LANSING -AP - The National
Youth Administration will in
crease fits employment Of out-of-
school youths from l2,493 to 20
900 by January IS. Grin W. Kaye,
state NYA administrator, said to-
day.
HANOI French Indo-China -AP
- Seemingly reliable reports in
dicated today the Japanese were
concentrating troops on storm Tor
Spratly) island, midway between
North Borneo and the French In
do-China naval base at Cam-Ranh
Bay.
LONDON-UP-P Police and air
raid wardens warned Londoners to-
day against new. deadly German
bomb which resembles a gas mask
container and explodes In the
hands Of anyone who picks 1t up.
Bombs Of this type were scattered
about London during the ferocious
all-nfght German raid Sunday
night and Monday morning.
WASHTNGTON-UP- Republi.
can isolationists in the Senate 10
day planned another drive in the
new Congress for passage of con-
stitutional amendment which would |
make a national referendum man
datory on declaration OF a foreign
war. Sen. Gerald p. Nye, R, n. D.,
will be one of the leaders of the
fight for the legislation which has
repeatedly been opposed by the
Administration.
OKLAHOMA CITY-UP- Alan
Shaw. %, faced 10 years in the
penitentiary today because he was
secretary OF the Oklahoma City
Communist party and county at
torneys said that his conviction
will outlaw the party in the state.
The conviction, brought by a jury
Of small business men and clerks,
followed by several weeks the sen
fencing OF Robert Wood, state par
ty secretary on a similar charge.
LONDON-UP-R Royal Air Force
bombing planes heavily attacked
the German su bmari4-c~ base at LORI
ent on the French coast, the air
ministry disclosed today.
LONDON-INS Two German
planes, seeking to fly over the
south coast area. we're driven
back across theSyChannel today
when coastal anti-aircraft batteries
roared into action. No bombs
were dropped.
LONDON-INS During the
week ending Dec. II. Britain lost
nine ships totalling i1,36O tons rs
result Of enemy action, the ad-
miralty announced today.
MONTENIDEO. Uruguay - AP
British sailors rushed repair
work on the battle-damaged aux
ilary cruiser Carnarvon Castle
today so she could be ready TO
leave before $50 p. m. tonight
C4:30 D. M EST), the deadline
set by the Uruguayan government.
MIDDLETOWN, Ind -AP -
High school students proclaiming
loyalty 10 superintendent Wilbur
shirley were out on strike today to
protest his custer by the sclool
board in a dispute that split this
little hoosier town into two host
lie camps They walked out after
shirley. who is also a high school
English and public speaking
teacher. was served with a dis
missal notice by Sheriff Cash Ro-
binson and board member J. d.
Greenlee.
HAVANA - Alp - President
Ful-encio Batista appealed today
90 the cuban people, through Min.
lister of State Jose Manuel Eortina,
to have confidence in negotiations
now underway Boo the United States
for a S5O.O00,OO0 loan.