The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-09


BERLIN-INS- Rumanian po-
lice searched the home of the
brother OF Nine. Magda Lupescu.
titian-haired companion OF former
King Carol and confscated 4,000,-
600 lei (roughly s20.000), a German
news agency (DNB) dispatch from
Bucharest said today. According
TO the report, Nine. Lupescu's
brother asserted he had received
the money TO purchase a cottage on
the night his sister left Rumania
with the exiled former monarch.
STOCKHOLM ms - Norwe-
gian vessels. freighted with valu-
able cargoes OF whale oil, have
been pursued by British warships
In the South Atlantic, reports
reaching Stockholm from Oslo said
today.
WASHINGTON AP-Informed
congressional sources said today
the War Department plans to ex-
pand the regular army's enlisted
strength to possibly 500 900 men by
continuing 10 accept three-year en-
listments after the draft begins.
ATLANTA -AP- Georgia sup
porters OF Wendell Willkie have
arranged a solid front" for the No
vember general elections in an eff
fort to wrench the state from its
traditional vote for the Democratic
presidential nominee. This front
was welded Tuesday when certifica.
ton was obtained for ticket calcu.
lated to attract Georgians who may
wish to vote Democratic" and also
vote for Willkie, Republican presi-
Dental nominee.
ATHENS. Greece AP-Oil COM
panies in Greece have been advised
that exports Of Rumanian oil to
this country now are forbidden, is
was reported reliably today.
LITTLE ROCK AP- w. f.
Bievins. little Rock fire department
captain, was Killed early today when
an explosion in burning building
hurled a portion OF a brick wall on
top of hose crew he was leading.
ROME-AP- Five Americans
Tuesday reported lost when the
1,S5S-ton Italian steamer Franco
Fassio was torpedoed by a submar-
inc in the western Mediterranean
were identified by shipping circles
today as Joseph Russo. Paul Covolo
and his wife. Maria, and Salvatore
Piazza and his wife. Anna.
ROME-AP- Premier Mussolini
who has been making a tour of
army units in northern Italy. today
inspected troops al the eleventh
army corps encamped near Gorilla
within % miles OF the Yueoslav
frontier.
LISBON, Portugal-AP= Portu.
guese sources today said forty-eight
officers and crewmen of the tor
pedoed Greek freighters Aghios
Nicholas and Antonios Chandris
have been rescued
OTTAWA AP-Nearly 10000
Canadian men, 81, % and % years
old flocked to 90 concentration
points today for the start of the
first compulsory military training
period under the National Resources
Mobilization Act.
VICHY. France The French
government began today the recruit
ing of a volunteer army OF Sc en-
divisions. to which the nation
armed strength is limited under the
armistice with Germany.
CAIRO-INS- Smashing counter
assaults by the Royal Air Force on
Italian motor transports and troop
concentrations near the spearhead
OF the Fascist drive on Egypt were
reported today.
SHANGHAI ms The Ameri-
can Association, composed of most
American residents Of Shanghai,
cabled the State Department in
Washington today. requesting that
sufficient ships to evacuate all
Americans from Shanghai be sent
here Immediately.
MIAMI. Fla. Edward Muir.
ply, general organizer Of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Transfers
and chauffeurs (AFL) today in.
vestigated the arrest OF Joseph
CappaTefff and anthony FiortO,
president and business agent of the
Miami local. on perjury charges.
They were jailed Tuesday a few
hours after they had testified he.
fore the county grand jury which
is investigating labor racketeering.
HOLLYWOOD - UP - Daily
Variety. motion picture trade jour
nal said today that the 22nd bat.
talon Of the L $. Marine Corps
Reserves. In which James Roose.
welt, eldest son OF the President
Is a captain. had been ordered to
mobilize for duty Nov. 1.
T0OhY IA ACT MAD