The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-17

LONDON ms - Twenty-three
British. allied. and neutral vessels.
totalling l0l,190 tons. were sunk
through enemy action during the
week ending Dec. 5, the admiralty
announced today.
MIAMI BEACH. Fla.-lNS-
j. Edgar Hoover. director OF
Federal Bureau Of lnVestsa-
ton. today referred TO Attor-
ney General Robert n. Jack
son at Washington all ques-
tons regarding details OF the
Voluminous reR-rt he announe-
ed Monday, which declares the
Communist party should be
outlawed.
BERNE. Switzerland ms -
Dropping bombs on the blacked-out
Swiss city OF Basic during the
night. foreign planes of unidentified
nationality killed three women and
a child, injured other civilians and
caused heavy damage, authorities
announced today. Several houses
were destroyed and the main rail-
way station was damaged.
NEW YORK-UP-P. G. Wode-
house. British humorist and crea-
tor of "Jeeyes", the brainy butler.
is now No. 1876 in a German con-
centration camp. the Columbia
Broadcasting System reported to-
day.
WASHINGTON ms - Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed
bill authorizing the State of
Michigan to construct and operate
a toll bridge, or a series of bridges,
causeways and approaches across
St Mary's River between Sault
Ste Marie and the Province of
Ontario.
SOFIA. Bulgaria-UP-The Ath-
ems radio announcer was heard to-
day quoting Italian prisoners that
all Fascist leaders were evacuating
their families from Albania
WASHINGTON-UP - Norman
Armour. ambassador to Argentina.
is being considered by President
Roosevelt as a possible successor
TO Joseph P. Kennedy, ambassador
TO Great Britain, reliable source
told the United Press today.
LONDON-UP-Charles Albert
Van Den Kieboom. g. a Neither
7 lands subject, was hanged at Pen
tonville Prison here today as A
German spy-the third enemy
agent TO be executed within a week
BANGKOK, Thailand-AP - A
Thai (Siam) government commun-
ique said today planes from French
Indo-China bombed Nagron. Panom-
penn and Muddaharn, Thailand,
Monday night.
NICHY. FRANCE - AP-In a
roundup OF Communist suspects in
the area around Lyon, police ar
rested ia persons charged with dis
tributing Communist tracts, it was
announced today.
WASHINGTON - AP 80 The
Weather Bureau warned today that
strong northwest winds at times
reaching gale force might be ex-
pected today and tonight from
Block Island to Cape Hatteras.
LONDON AP-Food Minister
Lord Woolton said today only 10
cities and towns in Britain had pro-
vided for communal feeding in
event OF heavy bombing, and urged
others to speed preparations to care
for civilians forced TO leave dam
aged homes.
} NlCHN, France AP-Chief of
State Philippe Petain announced to-
day the French army class OF 1898
would be demobilized progressively.
beginning Dec. 20. Fathers will be
the first discharged
MIAMI Fla AP-The Duke and
Duchess Of Windsor terminate to.
day their first visit to the United
States since Edward abdicated the
English throne OF marry the wom-
an | love Happy over the cordial
reception they received here, the
Windsors planned to sail at p. M.
(EST) aboard the yacht Southern
Gross on the return trip to Nassau
where the Duke will resume his
duties as governor Of the Bahia
mas.
LONDON AP-A- Scotland Yard
report to the home office said today
alleged Communists had posted
agents in underground shelters in
attempts to undergone British
morale
Y ROME AP Italian torpedo
launching planes hit a 6.O00-ton
British cruiser with two torpedoes
while the warship was Smelling Bar
dia. on the Iihyan coast. the Italian
high command reported today.
ROME-AP Food hoarders will
!. be punished by death in more
serious cases" the government an.
nounced today as Fascist party
leaders undertook. TO keep strict
watch over supplies, rationing and
prices
TOKYO -AP- The maximum
price Of soap In Japan will be lin
\ tied TO 10 sen t2.34 centsl a cake,
beginning Thursday. 10 was an
nounced today. The government
sct the maximum price in order
TO conserve the use of vegetable
oils and fats The better qualities
OF soaps thus will be eliminated.