The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-04

army, declaring that, until further
notice, enlistments would be lint
ed TO Italian citizens.
TUTUILA, American Samoa -
INS-Samoans today struggled TO
restore order after this South Paci-
nc possession OF the United States
was hit by it's most violent tropical
hurricane in more than decade
-
NEW YCRK-INS-By boosting
their salaries so per cent, the Dia-
mond Workers Protective Union
today became the highest paid
craftsmen in the United States.
Under terms OF new one-year
contract with 80 American com
panies, the union men will receive
minimum wages ranging between
1920 and s195 for a 35-hour week.
LONDON-INS Thirteen Brit
ish ships totalling 5000 tons and
one allied ship If 1904 tons were
lost as result OF enemy action dur
ing the week ending Feb. %, the
admiralty announced today.
WASHINGTON -UP-A delega-
ton from Evansville and Mount
Vernon, Ind, had War Department
assurances today that their area
would be given careful considera-
ton II the government decides to
erect more munitions plants.
WASHINGTON-UP-A Justice
Department source today said that
proposed training school for
South American police officials has
been postponed indefinitely. The
source said that not a sufficient
number of acceptances were receiv-
ed to justify the expense OF the
school. The invitations were ex-
tended through the State Depart
ment.
TOKYO-UP-Newspapers, dis
closing that anger was rising
against Japan in French Indo- Chi
ma, charged today that French
army officers, policemen and civil
lians severely beat four Japanese
at Saigon and said the japanese
consul had made vigorous protest.
LONDON-UP-British shipp ng
losses for the war have passed
100000 tons, the admiralty dis
closed today in announcing that
during the week ended February 20
the British lost Is ships totaling
$685. tons. In addition one allied
vessel OF 1904 tons was lost.
NEW YORk-INS 49, A Judge.
Henry W. Goddard of the United
States District Court today indicat-
ed he would sign the consent de-
cree ending federal litigation
against the American Society Of
Composers, Authors and Publish.
| ers.
WASHINGTON-INS-A general
strike of the AT of l. Building
| Trades Union at Wright Field, Day
ton. o., has halted $1,000, 900 worth
OF construction work at the field.
the War Department announced
today.
WASHINGTON-INS - Confer.
ences looking toward the settlement
OF strikes at four International Har.
yester Company plants went into
the second day today as company
and Clio officials continued discus.
sions with John r. Steelman, direc-
tor OF the Labor Departments con-
Citation service.
VICHY, France-INS-Reported
concentrations of British troops in
Palestine caused widespread appre-
hension among French circles in
Syria today.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
determination to be ready for
any eventually the chemical war
fare division OF the War Depart.
ment is expanding and leasing plant
facilities for possible large scale
production OF civilian and military
gas masks, 1t became known today.
LONG BEACH, Calif.-UP-Ern-
est L. Hultgren, "a, a hero of the
General Sleeum steamboat disaster
In New York in 1904. died OF an
overdose OF sleeping tablets. police
reported today.
WASHINGTON AP-With Bull.
garia's American assets posted on
the frozen list, the bi gquestion in
the capital today was whether Pres
ident Roosevelt would follow I'D
this action with sweeping order
freezing the holdings OF all other
foreign nations.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia-AP :
Diplomatic observers reported to.
day they expected Regent Prince
Paul OF Yugoslavia to leave Thurs
day to confer with Adolf Hitler in
Germany