The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-10
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WASHINGTON-AP- The office
OF emergency management took
over administrative control OF the
defense commission and the office
OF production management today.
but about all the change meant to
most officials was a different tele-
phone number.
INSTITUTIONAL The Army
has asked Congress for funds. mem
bers said today, fog 10000 gas
masks for horses. The request was
contained in a supplemental esti-
mate for the War Department total
ling about $3,SOO.OO0,Ooo which
President Roosevelt submitted two
weeks ago.
BERLIN-INS-President Roose-
Welt is an absolute dictator" wag-
ing an undeclared war on Europe
TO sustain Great Britain as
a result OF the Senate's pass
age OF the lease-lend bill, German
quarters commended today. Point
ing to what they called the "twi-
light OF democracy" in America,
these sources said Americas pol
icy will not affect German deter
mination to destroy Britain's world
power.
WASHINGTON-UP- Selectiye
service officials today are consider
ing plans to limit compulsory mill
tary training within year or two
TO men between the ages OF II and
25. The present age range is Fl
10 50, inclusive.
WASHINGTON-INS- The War
Department today announced con-
struction of an air corps replace
ment center at jefferson Barracks,
ST Louis, Mo, at an estimated
cost OF $4.639,624.
WASHINGTON ms Former
Ambassador to France William C..
Bullitt today warned Congress that
there is a striking parallel be-
tween conditions in the United
States today and those in France
before her collapse. I'VE are pro-
ducing, but not enough" he told the
House Judiciary Committee. I'VE
are making a twenty foot rope for
a thirty foot job"
WASHINGTON ms Chair
man Dies CD Tex, of the un-Amer-
lean Activities Committee today an
nounced he would urge President
Roosevelt to GUST all Communists
and Nazis from defense industries,
labor unions, and government SER
vice.
LONDON-UP-- Dutch Foreign
Minister Eeicoo Van Kleffens and
Colonial Minister Charles Meltef
OF The refngee- government we're en-
route by clipper plane today for
the Netherlands East Indies, via
the United States, where they
were expected to visit President
Roosevelt to discuss East Indian
problems.
LONDON up Pilot officer
p r. Anderson. ~. of the American
Eagle squadron, was reported with
out official confirmation today TO
have been killed by bomb explo-
sion here Saturday night.
BATAVIA, Netherlands East In
dies up Shipping was declar-
ed vital industry today and car
go space in all Dutch ships plying
between the Indies and Canadian
and United States Atlantic coast
ports was reserved for tin and
rubber.
CRISTOBAL, c. T. Up Ar
rangements were completed today
10 return the body of Sherwood
Anderson. noted author, to the
United States. Anderson. 81. died
at the Colon Hospital Saturday
night from an abdominal ailmont
complicated by peritonitis.
LONDON INS-The 7,270-ton
British cruiser Leander sang the
Italian commerce raider Ramb
and captured 100 members OF the
crew in a brief battle in the In
dian Ocean, the British Admiralty
said today.
NICHY. France-UP-Nice Pre-
mier Jean Francois Darlan said to-
day that he would ask Marshal
Philippe Petain TO use the French
fleet TO convoy food ships If neces-
sary and that he had so advised
Admiral William d. Leahy, Amer
lean ambassador.
SOFIA, Bulgaria 80 Up Greek
troops were reported steadily evac.
uating Thrace today and there were
reports that the Germans, even IL
they decided to attack, would give
the Greeks time to complete the
evacuation.
ISTANBUL. Turkey-UP-- Ger
many has based Stuka dive bomber
planes on the island of Rhodes in
the Italian Dodeeanese group only
10 miles off the Turkish coast, il
was reported today.
LONDON UP-British planes
carried out an offensive sweep over
the Strait OF Dover today, 1t was
reported. Numerous bombing planes
flew oXer-the- Strait in brilliant
sunshine. Soon afterward heavy ex-