The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-25

lence today on her vast merchant
fleet, halted suddenly on the high
seas. Japan was clearly %apprehen-
sive as a result of President Roose-
velt's denunciation Of Indo-China
SAN FRANCISCO-AP-Wende
Willkie called upon America today
to redouble war aid to China as
we'll as to Britain as a means of
preventing a Japanese attack on
Russia through Siberia.
WASHINGTON-UP-The War
Department today planned speedy
construction of four additional can
comments in connection with the
projected doubling of the armed
force. The new cantonment sites
will be announced soon, officials
said.
SYDNEY, Australia APP Aus
tralian Navy Minister William NJ.
Hughes appealed today for yolun.
teers owning suitable boats to join
the Naval Auxiliary Patrol so that
the entire coastline might be
watched for offshore rescue work,
troop ship escorting and harbor pa.
trolling.
BERLIN-AP-Jews Of all ma
lions are excluded from indemnity
for losses due TO an act of war such
as bombing of a home, a decree in
the Official Reich's Law Gazette
said today.
BOSTON-INS-A majority opin-
ion of the state supreme court to-
day ruled illegal any punishment
of children who refuse to salute
the flag on grounds of religious
scruples. The decision was made
in case of three children of William
Johnson of Deerfield who were ex-
PEELED from school for failure to
salute the flag and subsequently
sentenced to the Hampden Coun-
ty Training School.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Film star
Franchot Tone, former husband
Of Joan Crawford, was reported
resting comfortably" today fol
lowing a major kidney operation
in a Hollywood hospital. The ac-
tor and Miss Crawford we're di-
vorced in 1899, following a four
year marriage.
DALLAS, Tex. ms A pay
raise of 10 cents an hour for O.
500 of the 5000 employees Of the
North American Aviation Company
plant in Dallas was disclosed to-
day by President j. H. Kindelber-
ger. The increase affects all work
ers earning less than $l.20 hourly,
kindelberger said. 1t was reveal
edl at the same time that the plant
now has a backlog of untitled or
ders totaling sos. 000, 900.
WASHINGTON-AP - Senator
Wheeler (DMont.) contended to-
day that President Roosevelt and
Secretary Stimson we're seeking TO
conduct "a smear campaign"
against him and Charles A. Lind
bergh because OF their opposition
to Administration foreign policies.
Stimson told his press conference
that Wheeler had mailed post cards
to Army officers and men urging
them-to-oppose entry into the
European war. The war secretary
added that this comes very near
the line OF subversive activities
against the United States, II not
treason.
WASHINGTON-AP - An at
tempt to curb by congressional &C
ton any price-ixing orders on farm
products was planned today by
Senators Smith (D-S.C.) and
Thomas (D-Okla.). Protesting that
actions by Leon Henderson, federal
price administrator, were "robbing
farmers OF a chance for a fair
price," Chairman Smith said he
would ask the Senate Agriculture
Committee to act on the matter at
once.
SHANGHAI, -AP-A Japanese
military spokesman declared today
there had been no Russian-Japa.
nese outbreak at Changkufeng, as
was rumored here yesterday, and
said he had no report OF a clash
anywhere else on the frontier of
Manchukuo and Siberia.
SHANGHAI. -AP-A Japanese
military spokesman said today
soldiers had been orders to re-
move from the British ship Hilda
Moller large quantities of cotton
and textile machinery because II
belonged TO the Chinese govern
ment at Chungking.
TOKYO, -AP- Michiyo Iva.
hura, procurator general OF the SUI
preme court, a appointed minis
ter OF justice today.
SAIGON. French Indo-China-
Major General Raishiro Sumita,
chief Of the Japanese Military
Mission in lndo-China. will arrive
here tomorrow TO direct occupa-
ton OF bases said to have been
granted japan by the French gov.
eminent, it was reported today.
LONDON-INS- The Admiralty
announced today that the 1875 ton
British destroyer Fearless had been
sunk during operations In the Med
iterranesn lin which our forces
we're subjected TO a series OF heavy
air attacks during the day and E
boat (motorboat) attacks during the