The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-18

strong anti aircraft fire, the 4tal-
Ian nigh command reported today
LONDON -AP- Despite bad
weather British warplanes FIJI
day night attacked the Nazi inva-
sion ports of Brest and CherOourg
and two airdromes in German oc-
cupied France, ii was announced
officially today.
ROME-AP- DR.. Karl Clodius,
German trade expert, will arrive in
Rome Monday with delegation OF
% assistants for conferences with
Italian economic leaders, an Off
cial announcement disclosed today.
SHANGHAI-AP- The japanese
news agency Domei said today that
northern Chinese Communist lead
ers had demanded immediate ces-
sation or attacks on Communist
forces by troops of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek's Chungking gov
eminent.
BERLlN-AP- Germany is US
ing a new long range, four motored
bomber in aerial attacks against
British merchant shipping, inform
ed sources said today. Equipped
with an undisclosed number of ma
chine guns and cannons and carry
ing a crew Of six, the bomber re-
Gently has sunk numerous British
ships far cut in the Atlantic" these
sources said.
ROME-AP- The Italian high
command said today a strong
enemy attack supported by planes
and tanks" had been Completely
repulsed" by Italian troops on Ken
va front in East Africa.
BERLlN-UP-The official news
agency asserted today that the Brit
ish battleship Malaga. 81 900 tons,
had arrived at Gibraltar Wednes-
dsy badly damaged.
MISUNDERSTANDING is train.
ing an army for colonial service in
East Prussia remost from curious
eyes, and uniform factories have
been ordered TO speed production
OF a new kind OF colonial uniform
for its members, it was disclosed to-
day.
EAST FARMINGDALE. n. y
Masterpieces of the Ranger Air
craft Eng neering Corp, today pre-
pared to convene Monday to ratifv
, proposed contract between the
company and the United Auto
Woike OF America, aircraft diyi.
sion.
NEW WORCESTERSHIRE of the
streamlined first division of the
United States Army-composed of
1000 infantrymen and officers
today were aboard transports at the
army base in Brooklyn. preparatory
to leaving for Puerto Rico for the
annual joint maneuvers OF the
army, navy and marine corps. The
picked detachments came to New
York by motor truck from Mary
land Friday, and gave crowds of
New Workers a view OF the speedy
transport OF troops with full field
equipment.
BERLIN-INS-T official Ger.
man news agency DNB reported
from Hsinking today that British
forces are reported TO have occu-
pied the French-owned South Seas
Island of Tahiti. DNB said these
reports caused a sensation among
Manchukuoan quarters at Hsinking.
NEW YORK INS-Quoting a
Turkish broadcast, the London
radio today reported that Ger.
many has sent between 20 and 25
troop trains TO Rumania daily since
Jan. /.
CAIRO-INS-A new series of
Royal Air Force attacks on Derna.
Bomba and Bengazi was announced
today as British mechanical troops
tishtened their stranglehold on
the Italian garrison in the belea-
guered Libyan base Of Tobruk.
DETROIT. Mich.-INS- Orders
for 10000 electric refrigerators for
United States defense housing pro-
jects have been received by the
Nash-Kelvinator CORPORATION, it
was announced today.
PALO ALTO, Calif.-AP- Prin.
cess Stephanie Hohenlohe relaxed
in her apartment here today. as
sured Of at least temporary respite
in her fight to remain in the
United States In San Francisco,
typists were busy preparing the
record OF her testimony at a bed
side hearing here Friday. to be for
warded to Washington immigration
authorities for review and decision
by the attorney general.
LONDON AP-Admiral Emile
Museier commander OF the Free
French Naval Force" was wounded
slightly in a recent German air raid
on London, It was announced Off
cially today
Los GATOS. Calif.-AP-Yehidu
Menuhin. 24-year-old married violin.
list place In class ] by the local
draft board, was notified today the
ruling was only temporary. The
original decision caused widespread
interest to men OF draft age. since
many had supposed that married
men with families were 10 get de-
ferred ratings for the present. re-
gsrdless Of whether the families had
independent means OF support.