The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-14
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TIENTSlN, China-AP- NJ. T.
LANG. 81, American-educated Chi
ness who was foreign minister Of
? China in 1912, died today. He had
been living in retirement at Tient.
Gin.
BANGKOK, Thailand-AP-Pre
mier Luang Bipul- Songgram ap.
pealed TO all foreign nationals in
the country in a broadcast last
night TO respect the strict neutraI-
= ty policy OF Thailand (Siam) as a
means OF contributing to peace in
East Asia.
LONDON-AP - Two hundred
and seventeen Britons were killed
and 269 were injured sufficiently 10
require hospital treatment as a re-
suit OF air raids on the United
Kingdom in September, the minis
y try OF home security announced to-
day.
REYKJAVlK, Iceland Delay
ed)-AP-A battered old Norwe-
gian whaling ship engaged in car
rying supplies to Britain has
reached this refuge safely after
> surviving torpedoing by a Ger
man submarine, which blasted Il
hole in her hull, and a subsequent
gale which almost sent her to the
bottom.
TOKYO-AP- Conclusion OF an
agreement with Portugal for daily
japanese plane service between
the Japanese Island of Palau
(Pelew) and Deli on the Island Of
Timor was announced today by
the cabinet information board.
BOSTON-INS-The Norwegian
supply ship Busko. seized by an
American naval patrol off Green
land last month, was brought into
Boston today by the U. S. S. Bear.
NEW YORk-INS-Quoting the
Moscow radio. the Netherlands In
dies news agency reported from
London today that Nazi authorities
in Holland announced FIVE hostages
VIII be executed unless persons re
sponsible for blowing up an am
munition dump at the Hague are
discovered within five days.
LONDON-INS-The Free Meth
erlands admiralty announced today
that a Dutch submarine operating
with the British navy in the Medi-
terranean torpedoed and sunk a
full-loaded enemy supply ship of
about 5,50O tons.
STOCKHOLM-AP- The 319s-
ton Danish steamer Bonita sank in
one minute today after a collision
with the l,046-ton Swedish steam.
er BoJan off the southern tip OF
Sweden, and 81 of her crew were
missing. Only four were rescued.
BALTIMORE, Md.-UP- The
Duke and Duchess of Windsor rest
ed today after receiving a rousing
reception from an estimated 100000
residents of the Duchess home
town. A parade through down
town Baltimore and a tea at the
Baltimore Country Club which was
attended by this city's 800" mark
ed the end of the formal schedule
for the royal couple here.
WASHINGTON-INS- president
Roosevelt's supply priorities and al
location board today drew up a new
statement of policy to set forth. for
the first time. the amount of civil
ian production curtailment that
must be made in all industries u.s.
ing critical national defense ma
terials. The board will meet tomor-
row to put final touches on the docu.
ment.
PORTLAND. Tex-UP-Colonel
George (. Stewart. who command
ed American forces at Archangel,
Russia, in the World War. said to-
day he placed very little credence"
in reports that the British had
landed an expeditionary force at
that far northern port.
HOLLYWOOD-AP- John Bar
rymore has laryngitis and it has
aggravated his chronic stomach
condition. But there's no reason
10 become alarmed. assures DR..
Hugo NJ. kersten. Barrymore
went TO bed yesterday and reports
that he was dying spread quick
ly through the movie colony.
TEHERAN. Iran-AP- The Brit
ish legation announced today that
Great Britain and Soviet Russia
had agreed TO Trans request for
withdrawal of their troops from
Teheran. The garrisons are ex-
pected to leave within 10 days.
LONDON -AP-A reliable source
said today that Prime Minister
Churchill would avoid making a
formal statement on the war situa-
ton in Soviet Russia on grounds
that It was a matter that should
be left to the Russian high com
mand.
NICHY. Unoccupied France-AP
Fifteen persons were killed and
81 wounded in two bombings OF
Boulogne sur ner yesterday by
British planes. an announcement
said.
PARIS, Occupied France APP
The nth French victim Of Ger
man firing squads was executed
this morning as German authorities