The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-25

-lNS-GeIm surface
raiders. operating on the high seas,
have reported sinking a total OF
$4,000 tons Of British shipping, it
was officially announced today.
NEW YORk-AP-T The New
York Times said today II has
"learned authoritstlyely' that
Frances Perkins has resigned
as Secretary OF Labor, and that
President Roosevelt has ae-
eepted her resignation.
NEW YORK-INS-Billy Jones,
81. the comedian and tenor, was
joined in death today with the late
Ernie Hare with whom he formed
the Happiness Boys. one OF the pop
ular attractions OF early days OF
radio. Jones died OF a heart at
tack on Broadway while on his
way to a rehearsal for a radio pro
gram.
NEWXoRk-lNS-Two new
distress calls were received to-
day from vessels under attack
by submarines in the Atlantic
as indications mounted that
surface raiders are loose upon
the ocean, one a few hundred
miles outside the American
neutrality zone border.
LONDON-lNS-A new daylight
air rail alarm-London' 367th--
sounded in the British capital to-
day.
BERLIN ms A sharp attack
on Greece by diplomatic correspon-
dence, organ OF the German foreign
Office, was regarded by observers in
Berlin today as a possible hint OF
active German interest In the
ltalo-Greek conflict unless a
prompt solution Of the situation
develops
ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPE-
CIAL en- route 10 washington
INS-The President returned 10 the
White House today from a Thanks
giving holiday at Hyde Park TO
meet with House and Senate lead
ers and Secretary OF the Treasury
Morgenthau.
TOKYO APP 49, The japanese
consul general In Batavia, the
Netherlands East Indies, protest
ed TODAY against an alleged assault
by a Dutch policeman IN which a
japanese resident OF Batavia and
his wife we're reported seriously in
Jured.
OKITSU, Japan-AP- Japan is
preparing a state funeral for the
last of her elder statesmen, 91.year-
old Prince Kimmochi Saionji, who
died Sunday after a lifetime which
spanned the whole period of ia
pans emergence from medieval in.
sularity to rank as a modern
power.
BELFAST. Northern Ireland -
AP-The Duke OF Abercorn, COVER
nor u northern Ireland. summoned
to an audience today John Millar
Andrews. 50, deputy prime minister.
mentioned as the most likely sue
cessor to Prime Minister Viscount
CraigavOn, who died Unexpectedly
Sunday night.
LONDON-AP-British workers
are demanding higher wages TO
meet the high cost Of living in
moves raising possible complica-
tons for the governments prob
lem Of fighting war which experts
say will be won in the factories.
Men in such vitally important war
industries as shipbuilding, eng
neering and railways have reached
a deadlock with their employers
over wage increase demands and
this week is scheduled to see de-
velopments in the situation.
HONGKONG- AP - 4 Domei
Japanese news agency dispatcl
from Hanoi French lndo-China, to-
day said armed Annamese ina
tives) rioted on the night OF Nov.
% in Saigon and surrounded lndo-
Chinese garrisons but were cap
tured and disarmed. It said
French communique charged the
rioting was caused by "Commun-
ist agents
HAVANA-UP - Twenty thou.
sand members OF the Cuban Confed-
Grafton Of Labor marched past the
presidential palace for three hours
Sunday. carrying banners condemn
ing compulsory military service
and urging the government to keep
Cuba out Of the "imperialist war.
LIMA. Peru Up -- A 81 ght
earthquake shock was felt here
sunday. There was no DAMAGE
NUEVO LAREDO, Mex.-UP -
Gen. Juan Andrea A mazan, defeat
ed fo- the presidency Of Mexico but
who has been declaring himself
e ccted was believed en- route home
today as a private citizen II IS
peaceful return to Mexico was con-
sidered in government quarters in
Mexico City as eliminating any pos
sibility OF an Instruction during
the Inauguration next Sunday OF
Gen. Manuel Avila Camacho which