The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26

been arrested by German auth !
critics on undisclosed charges,
Il was revealed today. The
State Department at Washing
ton 10 understood to have been
advised OF the arrest.
WASHINGTON - APP - House
members predicted today that no
attempt would be made to override
President Roosevelts sharply-word-
ed veto OF legislation to freeze gov
eminent loan stocks of wheat and
cotton and to relax penalties for
producing above-quota wheat. THAT
bill Is as dead as anything can be
and l don't think anyone will be
foolish enough to ask for vote"
Rep. Cochran (D-Mo.) said.
BANGKOK, Thailand-Delayed-
AP-Premier Luang Bipul Song
gram has retired from active par
ticipation in Thailand's government,
giving up three important cabinet
positions and retaining the premier
ship in name only, an announcement
said tonight.
MOSCOW-AP-Nadia Angelina,
one of Russiais most noted women
drivers, Is assistant commander of
tractor unit formed as part of the
new Soviet militia which Premier
Stain called to arms.
WASHINGTON-AP-Two Ice
landic bankers and one big busi-
ness man begin conferences today
with State Department officials de-
signed to assure a continuing sup
ply of vital food shipments and raw
materials. Bjorn Olafsson, the bust
ness representative on the commits
sion. said that Iceland had plenty
of money to spend. and that the is
land needed plenty Of food.
Bern, and-AP-Federa
police in the Avenches region of
Vaud Canton arrested today nine
Communists, including two women,
under a year-old law banning Com
munist activity. A quantity of Com
munist literature was seized.
MOSCOW-AP-Japanese Ambas.
sador Yoshitsugu Tatekawa con-
ferred last night at the Kremlin
with Soviet Foreign Commissar
Nyacheslav Molotov. The ambassa
dor was accompanied by Gunao Mi
yakowa. counselor at the japanese
embassy.
LONDON AP-Great Britains
newest battleship, the 35.000-ton
Duke OF York, was reported ready
today to take her place alongside
her sister ships, the King George V
and the Prince of Wales.
LONDON-AP-The Royal Nor
wegian Navy, allied with the British.
reported today the former United
States Destroyer Bath" had been
sunk.
LONDON-AP-Capt. Elliott Roos-
evelt has checked out OF a London
hotel after a weeks visit in the
Empire capital. Members OF the
United States embassy staff said
today they were unable to say
whether he had left Britain.
MITCHELL FIELD. N. Y.-INS
Three hundred and fifty Army
planes in conjunction with anti
aircraft and signal corps detach.
ments will test the aerial defenses
of the eastern seaboard from Oct.
to 16, Brig. Gen. John C. Nc
Cornell. in command of the first
interceptor force, announced to-
day.
lNDIANTOWN. GAP, Pa.-UP-
Six soldiers. prisoners confined to
the hospital at the Indiantown Gap
Army cantonment, were reported
TO have escaped from the reserva-
ton today.
SAIGON. French 1ndo-China-
1NS-Revelation of any details re-
garding the movements OF Japa-
nese troops was suddenly prohibit
ed today. The order was made
effective until further notice.
NEW lORk-lNS-On charges OF
having engaged in subversive ac-
tiyities. three City College teachers.
DR.. Walter S. Neff. psychologist.
and English tutors Seymour Cop
stein and Arthur X. Braunlich. were
dismissed today by the New York
City board OF higher education.
Twenty-one other teachers are fac
ing action by the board on similar
charges OF having engaged in Com.
munist activity.
NEW YORK-INS-Harr Bridg.
es. West Coast labor leader. today
accused Federal Bureau OF Invest
igation agents OF tapping the tele-
phone wires OF his midtown Man
haitian hotel. Bridges. who is await
ing the decision OF the attorney
general on his recent deportation
hearing In San Francisco. summoned
newspaper men to show them a mi.
crophone which he said he removed
from his telephone.
LONDON ms Buckingham
palace today announced that the
Duchess OF Gloucester. sister.in
law OF King George VI. will not
make any public engagements dur
Ing the NEXT few weeks"