The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-14

eral hundred pistol shots we're fired
by demonstrators Sunday night at
the homes OF British residents and
OF British military and naval at
taches In Bucharest. according TO
reports published here today.
LONDON-INS- Aeeompan-
led by their stats, Brltaln's
military and naval attaches In
Bucharest left the Rumanlan
capital today as Anglo-Ruman-
Ian relations neared the break
Ing point, according to a Reut-
ers news agency dispatch.
ROME AF=Britfsh- attacks by
sea and air on Italian positions in
the Eastern Mediterranean were
reported today by the Italian high
command which said "a persons
were killed in one air raid on Porto
Lago in the Dodecanese Islands.
TOKYO AP-Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka was quoted today
by some of the japanese press as
having declared at national rally
that If the military situation be-
comes Instantaneous for Ger
many and Italy. we must be pre-
pared to assist them"
MAHANOY CITY, Pa.-AP-En-
tombed IS hours. two coal miners
were brought safely to the surface
today Just as the air was getting
bad in their cavern at the bottom
of 90-foot shaft William Burke,
2S, OF nearby Robinsons, and Will
liam Goodman, 60, of Mahanoy City.
were suffering from shock and ex-
posture, said DR.. Ivor D. Fenton, but
otherwise showed little signs of
their long ordeal. They were taken
10 a hospital.
HOLLYWOOD-UP=Tom Mix
cowboy, peace officer, soldier, actor,
Snowman was making his last per-
sonal appearance today. The body
of Mix. killed Saturday in an auto
mobile accident at Florence, Ariz.,
lay in state in the chapel of Pierce
Brothers mortuary. He was dressed
in his rangers coat and white
breaches. His priced. diamond
studded belt was buckled around
his waist. Only his ten-gallon hat
was missing.
NEW YORK-UP - James. ].
Hines, the Tammany Hall district
. leader who protected the million
dollar lottery racket of gangster
Dutch Schultz, goes to Sing Sing
Prison today to begin serving his
sentence. Sitxy-three years old now.
but strong of body and of nerve, the
one time friend and associate OF
politicians Of national repute, the
PAL of the poor district. including
thieves and gangsters, he surren-
dered to the sheriff at 10 a. m.
BERLIN UP-A semi-official
Nazi informant disclosed today that
German shock troops" are serving
in Africa with the Italian forces I'M
der Marshal Rodolfo GRAHAM.
SAN PEDRO, Cai-UP-A rein
forced newly-fitted contingent OF
the Z. s. battle fleet, including bat
tleships, cruisers and destroyers,
puts out today to resume maneuvers
in Hawaiian waters. At a signal
from Admiral James o. Richardson,
commander-in-ehi the ships will
weigh anchor and point their prows
toward Pearl Harbor. where they
have been since April.
BERLIN UP - German air
planes dropped 10000 pounds of
bombs on London, Liverpool and
towns in southeastern England
during the night while British
planes were dropping between 12,-
200 and 1850 pounds of bombs
on Germany, the Official news agen-
cy asserted today.
LONDON-UP- More former
American destroyers have arrived
at British port, it was announc-
ed today. They brought several
officers and men of the royal air
force who had been adrift on
raft at sea for. 20 hours when the
destroyers came upon them.
WASHINGTON - UP The
Supreme Court, meeting for its
first full public session of the SEES
sion today, is expected to announ-
ce whether IL will review the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora
tons efforts to collect more from
the government on its World War
contracts. It may establish an I'M
portant precedent concerning the
governments right to re-examine
and force price reductions on
contracts drawn during a national
emergency.
WASHINGTON up Presi-
dent Roosevelt was expected to
send the nomination of Clarence
A. Dykstra to be selectlve ser
vice director to the Senate today
two days before an estimated
16.404.0O0 men register for COM
pulsory military training.
WASHINGTON -AP - Calling
on Americans 20 prove your good
faith in good works. President
Roosevelt appealed TO the nation
Sunday night TO support the 1910
mobilization for human needs. an
nual Embarrassing campaign of the
countrys community chest en-