The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-23

news agency reported today that the
Finnish radio at Helsinski went off
the air In the middle Of musical
program shortly after midnight.
LONDON-INS-- An Exchange
Telegraph (British) dispatch from
Istanbul. Turkey. said today that
women and children are being evac-
uated from the Rumanian capital
Of Bucharest. A state OF siege was
reported TO have been proclaimed
throughout Rumania and the report
added many Rumanian refugees
were arriving in Turkey in addition
TO the Germans and Italians fleeing
from Syria.
LONDON-INS-The Admiralty
announced today that British naval
patrols had intercepted the German
supply ship Babitonga, a former
passenger vessel OF 4,422 tons.
BERLIN -INS-The high com
mand announced today that German
submarines sank British merchant
ships totaling 26,5O0 tons in the
North Atlantic.
NEW YORK-INS-Lou Nova.
the only outstanding heavyweight
yet TO taste the thunder in the fists
of Champion Joe Louis, has finally
been signed for a shot at the Brown
Bomber title and II he should ever
make good his boast to beat Joe.
another of the many strange stories
of the science OF sock will find
journeys end.
LONDON-INS- United States
Ambassador John G. Winant called
on Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky
today.
TOKYO ms All information
al sport events scheduled 10 take
place in Axis countries this sum-
mer are expected TO be cancelled
owing TO the Russo-German war,
the Japanese news agency Domei
said today.
LONDON ms - A formation
of Royal Air Force bombers car
ried out a sweep OF the Calais
area OF occupied France this af-
1ernoon.
WASHINGTON ms - State
Department officials today are
making arrangements for depsr-
ture of German and Italian con-
sular agents from this country TO
their homelands, which is expect
10 be by boat to Lisbon.
STOCKHOLM -AP- The new
outbreak OF war close at hand in
the Baltic caused uneasiness in Swe-
den today but she stuck firmly TO
her long.practiced policy OF neutral
ity.
NEW YORK-AP- Rex Lardner.
so. a member OF the editorial staff
of the New York Times and a pio-
neer in devising crossword puzzles
for newspapers, died today. Born
in Niles, Mich, brother of the late
writer, Ring Lardner. he was a grad
uste of the University OF Michigan.
WASHINGTON-AP-Rubberb be-
came for all practical purposes a
federal monopoly today, effective
date of a week end order establish
ing government corporation as the
sole buyer OF crude rubber from the
Far East. and there we're indications
other materials soon would go under
similar control.
LONDON-AP-Reuters, British
nevis agency, reported from Stock
boil today that Helsinski had a % |
minute air raid warning early this |
morning. Turku had a 50-minute |
alarm but no bombs were dropped |
in the city.
TOKYO-AP- The newspaper
Nichi Nichi said today under n !
Stockholm date that the United
States, Great Britain and Soviet
Russia intended to form a military |
alliance shortly.
LONDON-AP-Reuters. British
news agency, reported today that a
Bucharest message 10 a Nichy news
agency said General Ion Antonescu
OF Rumania had assumed command
of all German troops there as well
as OF Rumanian forces and that the |
mobilization Of Rumanian forces
was continuing.
WASHINGTON-INS-Secreaary
OF the Navy Knox today ordered re-
vision of enlistment articles for the
Marine Corps reserve so that re-
serves now on active duty will be
retained for duration OF the emer
gency 'or for the duration of a
war"
WASHINGTON-INS- Secretary
OF State Cordell Hull today planned
10 leave Washington for a brief va
cation in White Sulphur Springs,
TO recuperate from the cold and
fatigue which has kept him away
from the State Department for the
past two weeks.
WASHINGTON - APP - Rigid !
measures to reduce domestic con.
sumption OF some foods-parti- |
cularly butter cheese, cream.
evaporated and whole milk and
possibly canned tomatoes-may
become necessary. farm officials
said today, IL the United States is
to supply Great Britain with its
minimum requests for these pro-
ducts.