The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-26

1000, 900 francs following the
cutting Of a military telephone
line there. German soldiers
failed to find the saboteur
Reuters said.
TOKYO ms The japanese
high command today reported that
since the beginning OF the Sino-
japanese war in 1887. the japanese
have destroyed ,92S Chinese planes
While losing only 1872 planes.
NEW YORK-lNS-All Bel
CLAN subjects between the ages
Of 10 and &c were "called TO
arms" today in decree issued
by chas. HaIaert, Belgian con-
sul-general in New York at the
apparent direction Of the rem
nants Of the government now
in London. Armed Belgian
units are now being formed in
England 10 fight side by side
with the British and Allied ar
miles," HaIaert's proclamation
cited.
LONDON-AP-- Key men in the
British arms factories utilized the
Christmas day recess. from opera
tions-and bombing-to do vital
repair and maintenance work on
machines that had seldom stopped
since the industrial speedup fol-
lowing Dunkerque, the supply min
istry announced today
LoNDON-UP- Official cir
cles said today that they had
no knowledge Of a rumor pub
ished abroad that an Italian
military eomm ssioner" was
flying direct from London to
Rome today "to make peace
proposals..
LONDON Up Great Britain
faces the coming year with reso-
Lutte confidence and will seize every
opportunity on all fronts to press
on to victory with the same vigor
as in Africa. Prime Minister Wins
ton Churchill said today in a holt
day message to Prime Minister
Peter Fraser of New Zealand.
MADRID up Launches
from British Gibraltar and La
Linea' Spain. today erulsed
around the spot 500 yards from
the Gibraltar beach where a
French bi-motor airpIane fell
into the sea. repeatedly with
ian important political person
allty" and four other persons
abroad.
NEW YORK-INS-Mystery to-
day surrounded the fate of the s.
222 ton British freigher Everleigh,
which "Wednesday sent out two
SOS calls reporting that she was
being chased and shelled by Ger
man U-boat in the north Atlantic
200 miles south OF Iceland.
NEW YORK-INS- Daniel Froh.
man. beloved Snowman and dean OF
the American theater. died today
at Leroy Sanitarium following a
brief Illness. He was 49, Froh-
man, who was born at Sandusky.
O., rose from an office boy on a
New York city newspaper to be-
come one of the most famous stock
company and theater managers of
all time.
SHANGHAI ms An Italian
warrant officer died today of in
juries sustained in a Christmas Eve
cabaret battle between American
and Italian marines Another par
ticipant in the free-for-all fight. in
which approximately 100 took part.
was an American marine wko was
reported in a serious condition
with brain conclusion.
CHUNGKING-- AP Food prices
in Szechuen and other West China
provinces have dropped > per cent
since the execution Monday OF
Yang Chuan-Nu. former mayor of
Chengtu convicted Of boarding rice.
AN EAST COAST CANADIAN
PORT-AP Authorities expressed
fear several seamen were lost in a
fire which leyeled three wooden
buildings at a naval barracks early
today Normally the buildings
housed $50 men,
NlCHY. France Up Admiral
Francois Darlan, minister of ma.
rine and dean of the Nichy cabinet.
has been in negotiation with q
very high German personality in
occupied territory and will return
here to make an important report
10 Marshal Philippe Petain. Grief OF
state. tomorrow it was unde. stood
today.
ROME-INS-- The Italian sub
marine Serpente attacked and sank
a British light cruiser, the Fascist
high command announced today.
ATHENS -AP- A Christmas
bombing OF Corfu by Italian war
planes after British planes had
"bombarded' the island with gifts
was reported by the Greek high
command today TO have killed Is
persons and wounded about so.
Most OF the victims were women
and children, the high command
said.
CANNES. France-AP- Fritz
Thyssen. German steel and arma.
ments manufacturer who was
stripped OF German citizenship last
February after difficulties with the
Nazi government, has been de-
tanned by French police, it was re
ported today.
NlCHY. France-Ap-A govern
ment decree making each Of