The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-27

Guard search for the 26 foot char
ter fishing boat thrill was called off
early today when the craft made
port after battling heavy seas for
more than seven hours.
BERLIN - ms American
81 ships will be sunk and the
United States may find herself
In war II Congress amends the
Neutrality Act to enable YES
sells to be sent TO Irish ports,
the German press warned to-
day Reports from undiscosed
sources In New York indicating
that President Roosevelt, at
Britain's suggestion. is plan
ming a proposal whereby Irish
ports would be designated as
neutral and therefore open TO
American shipping led NszI
newspapers to deliver the sec
ond sharp remonstrance to the
United States within a week.
p LONDON-AP- Britain placed
restrictions today upon the reex-
port to Ireland tEire) of several
vital commodities brought across
the Atlantic in ships guarded by
British guns. The board of trade,
government department. issued an
order prohibiting expectation TO
Ireland without license Of cattle
y feed, fertilizer. manufactured to-
/ bacco, oranges. lemons and several
classes of tools-all items impor-
tant to Irish economy
PLAINVIEW, Texas - ms -
Three members of one family were
left dead today in the wake Of
freak tornado which wrecked their
|. farm home near Plainview. The
4 victims were George Franklin, So,
his wife. ga, and their daughter,
Bernice, Al. 4 number OF other
buildings we're wrecked by the
twister, which was localized to the
Plainview area. but no other IA
talities were reported.
LISBON-INS- Mrs. Elizabeth
Deegan. Cecil Cross and Leigh
Hunt, staff members of the Amer
ican embassy in Paris whose recall
was demanded recently by the Ger
man government, were in Lisbon
today en- route to the United States.
Mrs. Deegan had been held in a
German prison from Dec. to IA
on charges of aiding British Off
J Ger TO escape. Cross and Hunt were
accused OF similar violations.
BERLIN-INS-The five points
advanced by Pope Plus XII in his
Christmastde radio address as pre-
requisites for establishment of
new order in Europe drew this
sharp comment from authoritative
J German quarters today: This is
a political and not a Christian war
Therefore we see no platform in
the Pope's speech as the basis of
discussion"
HONG KONG ms 49, Despite
Japanese denials. reliable sources
declared today that an epidemic
OF beriberi is raging in China's
Canton province and that more
than 1000 persons are dying daily
in the great city OF Canton alone.
VICHY-AP- Informed sources
said today that the finance minis
try would publish a budget for not
less than 25000,000, 900 francs for
the first quarter of 1941 No new
taxes are anticipated immediate
ly it was said
VATICAN CITY -AP- Pope
Plus MI began receiving today in
New Year audiences diplomats ac-
credited TO the Holy See. The. am
bassadors Of Argentina, Brazil. CO.
/ lumbia, Spain, Belgium and Poland
exchanged greetings with the pom
tiff in separate audiences.
LONDON ms A high Ital.
ian officer captured by the
Greeks in Albania today was quo
ted as saying that tho war Is lost,
| according to an exchange tele
graph dispatch from Athens. Il
do not see how Premier Mussolini
can try to hide the truth" the Of
fcer said, according TO exchange.
VICHY-AP- The Vichy govern.
ment today ordered the creation OF
a general organization committee
y for the rubber industry to direct
and represent it in dealings with
French or foreign organizations.
Each branch OF the industry also
will be represented by a director
and consultative committee.
Georges Perrct was named director
general.
LONDON-AP - Lord Thomas
Horders' committee which has been
studying health conditions in ar
raid shelters. issued a white paper
today urging disqualification of all
known sufferers from open tu-
berculosis. The committee added
that If necessary compulsory
powers should be taken to effect
this
LONDON-AP- 4 Netherlands
naval officer announced today that
several unfinished Netherlands
warships brought across the chan
mel when the German, invaded the
low countries last May are being
completed in British harbors and
would soon" 20 into action.
WHEELING. w. Va. ms Tn
able 10 effect a reconciliation with
his estranged wife. Harold Neih8us.
81. today shot and killed her and
then committed suicide in the same
manner IN his fathers home at
Clifton Heights. police reported.