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runs Is miles deep at
places. No details were
given.
Equally vague, the Ber-
lin radio said German
columns had pierced the
line at several points.
A Moscow communique. pro-
claiming success everywhere for
the Red armies. declared heavy
losses had blunted the German
drive 10 the east. and that Ger
man attempts TO cross the Dnepr
River near Bobruisk, on the CEN
trail front, had been repealed vio-
lsntly.
Describing bitter fighting along
a river apparently the Berezina
"a Soviet communique declared
the Germans threw fresh reserves
into the battle and crossed to
our shore at a cost OF tremendous
sacrifices
: Concentrating with bayo-
nets. Russian troops threw the
German Fascists back across the
river, inflicting heavy casualties,
the eommunique said.
The bodies OF several thousand
Fase's' soldiers remained on the
field OF battle. and many more
persisted in the river"
While conflicting versions OF
the Is-dsy- struggle came from
Moscow and Berlin, one thing
seemed clear
Adolf Hitlers' invasion armies,
according 10 reports edited by tho
Mani Fuehrer himself, still were
fighting mostly on the fringe OF
the vast Soviet Hinterlands after
bzttering through Soyietized
buffer states. A German MILL
tary commentator admitted frank
~ the Russians remained at their
posts longer than the French did
in the 1880 campaign in the west.
A Soviet communique said coun-
t.r-st'acks in the Ostroy sector
near the LatYian frontier had put
the Germans on the defensive.
Two more cOunter-attackE were
reported by the Red army In the
Borisoy sector and al NOyogrsd
yoiynski on the Urksine front.
The German high command, az
ter totalllng Russian DrisonerH 10
date at 100000, said only that the
attack against the gtalln- line Hs8
proceeding according 10 plan.
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Legion Holiday
Event Success

Operators of sideshows and
rides began packing their goods
and folding UP tents in Recrea-
ton Park at o'clock sur lay
morning after one Of the most
successful years at the American
Legion Post 2S2 Fourth Celebra-
ton in many seasons.
The shows and rides were busy
all day Saturday and at night had
a renewed patronage as people
came for the final bit OF
entertainment Offered in the gala
spectacle OF .1941.
BY noon Sunday. Recreation
Park was deserted except for
youngsters who poked among the
grass and bleachers for that PEN
ny or dime unintentionally drop
ped.
Police said this was one Of the
cleanest carnivals conducted here
in many years.
Exact returns for the seven
days celebration was still unde-
termlned today as officials were
busy checking receipts and dis
bursements.
Legionnaires were enthusiastic
as they outlined tentative plans
for the celebration In 1912 and
determined to make 1t larger and
more successful than this year. A
pageant will probably not be stag
ed next year but some form OF
similar entertainment will be pro-
vided for the public they state.
Sideshows and rides will be en-
gagged and free act entertainment
contracted.
Buy Defense Bonds
American Legion Post 2S2 pur-
chased 5000 worth OF defense
bonds while the special office was
open at Recreation Park during
the Legion Fourth OF July cele-
bratlon. The check was presented
by Commander Edward Arnet 10
+. II. Chapelle, chairman OF the
local defense bonds committee.
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Hospital Pay
to be Higher

Changes in salaries and reduc.
ton in working hours for civil
service employees by the Michigan
civil Service Commission will in
crease the payroll at Ypsilanti
State Hospital 100000 and will
necessitate employment Of 20 per
cent more personnel. according to
estimates by DR.. o. r. Yoder. SUI
erintendent.
About 20 per cent OF the EN-
ptoyes at the hospital. who are in
the lower salary bracket. will be
affected by the change. DR.. Yoder
said today that all those formerly
receiving sS5 a month. now will
receive 800. other salaries will
increase proportionately.
Working hours for the person.
mel will be decreased from 81 TO
as.
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Veto Deals Seen in State Legislature

Lansing. July 7-UP-Rumors Of
deals" directed toward overriding
some OF Governor Van Wagoner's
IS vetoes were thick here today
as legislators began arriving for
what promised to be a confused II
not stormy adjournment session.
Confidence in the executive Office
and claims Of strength by support
ers OF the Inflated measures caused
persons who have watched the po-
litical scene here for years to
hesitate in predicting the outcome
OF the legislative meetings tomor.
row and Wednesday.
Indications were that almost full
attendance could be expected in
the senate and about 90 per cent
attendance in the house, thanks -
efforts OF the Michigan Bankers
Association which wants the veto
Of the anti-chain bank bill overrid-
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land and Virginia were high with
10 violent deaths apiece. The Dis
triet OF Columbia also reported
10, Massachusetts, and Georgia, II
each; Kentucky, 81; Minnesota
and Wisconsin. 10 each; Colora-
do. z; Alabama. 3; North Caro-
lima, s; South Carolina, and the
Dakotas, 3.
An encouraging feature OF the
holiday report was the small nu-
mber of deaths from fireworks
accidents. Only two deaths among
children resulted from this cause.
One of them was a Kansas City
boy killed when an aerial bomb
shot into a crowd of spectators
and the other was .4-year-old
Chicago girl fatally injured when
torpedo, which she bit into
thinking It was candy, exploded.
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Unusually Large Number of Mishaps
on West Michigan Road Between
Ypsilanti, Saline

Two Detroit women killed and 3 persons were
injured in weekend traffic accidents in this w.
Michigan Rd, between here and Saline, the scene
Of an unusual number of crashes Ypsant state police
reported.
Killed: Mrs. Welman Wetze 3, 10000 Greeley
Ave, Hamtramck; Mrs. Frederick Heathcock so, %
Ferris St. Highland Park.
Injured: Wclman Wctcel Mr.. and Mrs Frank Klein
ner Miss Emily Stubenvoll 81, Chicago. ILL.,; Alvin
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Warden LaWes to
Leave Sing Sing

fBv International News service1
OssininS. n. Y, July ms
After 81 years service as warden
Of Sing Sing Prison, 57-year-old
Lewis Z. Lawes, one of the ma
tons outstanding penologists. to.
day disclosed that the New York
state commissioner of correction
had accepted his resignation.
Lawes, who will receive a pen.
sion Of approximately $4,000 a year,
said he plans to launch a new
career while till in excellent
health. He plans to devote him
self to writing. occurring and the
furtherance of many causes which
have long interested me-"
The veteran warden, a lifelong
foe OF capital punishment, though
III has Off dated at 500 executions,
revealed that he is considering two
university offers and several from
radio and motion picture com
panies. He is the author OF sey.
eral successful books.
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Draft Lottery
Plan Outlined

bN AkhOCltlfu TIeNeI
Washington, July (APJ Sc
lective service officials made
plans today for a new national
lottery. probably late this month,
to determine the order in which
81 year old youths who registered
July 1 will be integrated into the
lists Of older registrants by local
boards.
Numbers OF the new resistrants,
IL was disclosed officially yester-
day, will be fitted into the exist
ing local number sequences &C
cording to the ratio Of new names
TO old.
Thus II local board had 800
older men on its list and 100 Of
the 21-year-olds registered, the
number OF new reglstrant would
be inserted after every fifth name
on the list. Numbers drawn in the
new lottery will be preceded by an
-" The holder OF ISL" In this
boards area would become the
sixth man on the list. the holder
Of 80" twelfth and so on
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en-. In past years attendance in
the senate for sine die adjournment
has been over the two-thirds re-
quired to override a veto. but at
tendance In the house has been
small.
The sparce attendance has been
attributed TO the fact that the state
pays legislators for only one round
trip from their homes during a ses-
sion. II was reported that indiyi-
dual bankers interested in prohi-
biting further chain banking IN
the state were endeayoring 10 see
that their legislators got to Ian.
sing this year.
II appeared that the Senate would
in the last analysis determine
whether the governors vetoes
should stand. N both houses went
Recital tonight, p. m. Pease.
adv. 707
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Ditch Cave in
Sends Two to
City Hospital
One Victim Has
Fractured Leg

Two city gas department enl-
ployes, were taken TO Boyer Me
mortal Hospital this morning alter
a sand bank cayed m on them as
they we're laying gas main pipe at
Stanley and Gordon st. They are
Roy kirtley, S26 Short ST., who
sustained a fractured right leg
Harry Kline, 315 Pearl St. who
was treated for bruises and dis
charged from the hospital.
The men we're working at the
bottom OF an eight-foot gas main
ditch when a pile of dirt near The
edge fell in on them, throwing
them against the west wall OF the
ditch. Fellow employees dug them
out. 1t is believed trench brace
may have been forced against Mr..
Kirtley's leg.
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according to party lines. passage
OF the bills would be assured.
However. there was partisan split
over the Brake anti-chain banking
bill which was believed to still
exist. The Brake bill passed the
senate with but one vote 10 spare.
one Republican who voted for the
measure-Sen. C. Jay Town-wIs
reported too III to be present. A
second Republican senator voted
yes only after the measure had
carried. Four Democrats voted
for the bill in the senate. Party
considerations could cause them
to change their votes. II they did
and the handful OF Republicans VINO
opposed tho bill stood their ground
the bill would be deadv-at least
for the next IS months.
Adams, Gray and Lindegren.
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Hall, 70, Commerce Lake;
Miss Dorothy Stedman, Is,
Ann Arbor; Mrs. Everett
Downs, II, Highland Park !;
Rensselaer, Bower, 65, Mrs.
Jennie Kugath, 50, Mrs.
Blanche Atkins, "a, Rom
illus; Mrs. + + e d e r i c k
Rhodes, So, indianapolis,
Ind; Mrs. Jean Kurilik.
Detroit; Miss Lois Moore,
this CITY.
Mrs. Wetzel died shortly after
admittance to Boyer Memorial Hos
pital here late Sunday afternoon Of
injuries sustained when a car IN
which she was passenger, piloted
by her husband, ct-:ided with one
driven by Frank Klenner, 2S, Chi
cago, Ill. Mr.. Wetzel was driving
east and Mr.. Klenner west at the
time. The cars collided on a hill.
Mr.. Klenner. his wife, Mabel,
and a guest, Miss Emily Stuben-
vol, 81, Chicago -ere all treated
at Boyer Hospital for minor in
juries. Mr. Wetzel sustained Sc
we're shock, decorations and bruises,
and is too i'll for questioning today,
police said.
Mrs. Mary Pitlosh Wetzel was
born July "a. 1908. in Hastings.
y. Y. Her father was Max Pitlosh
and her mother ,iary Turko Pit
Josh. The funeral services will be
July 10, at the Leo Miller Fu-
neral Home, Hamtramck, and bur
ial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The remains were removed from
the Geer Funeral Home this morn
ing. She is survived by her moth
er, her husband, FIVE brothers and
sister.
Death Almost Instant
Death came almost instantly 10
Mrs. Heathcock, who was a passen-
ger in a new sedan piloted by John
Elenich, 3S, SO Ferris St, Highland
Park. Mr.. Elenich was driving
west on Plymouth I'D. and appar-
emily lost control Of his vehicle on
curve near the Ford Rd. intersec-
ton Sunday night The car tore
down six guard posts and a no
passing sign, and travelled 270
feet before coming TO stop,
sheriffs officers said.
Mrs. Heathcock and Alvin Hall.
rs. Commerce Lake, another pass
enger. were thrown from the We
hicle. Mr.. Elenich today was TO
make a statement to Prosecutor
George W. Meader concerning the
acciden
Mr.. Hall sustained head injuries.
and with Mrs. Heathcock, was
taken TO st. Joseph Hospital, Ann
Arbor.
A three-way collision between a
bus and two automobiles at US.112
and US-23 Sunday evening resulted
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in injuries to Miss Dorothy Stead
man, %, 327 S. DIVISION St. Ann
Arbor, and TO Mrs. Everett Downs,
Il, Highland Park.
Mrs. Downs was riding with her
husband. who was driving east and
whose car became pinned between
the north-bound bus, driven by
James Pratt. 81. Toledo, o., and
car driven by Theodore Schmidt,
IS. Dearborn, who was waiting al
the intersection TO make left turn
Both Miss Steadman, who was a
passenger on the bus, and Mrs.
Downs sustained face decorations,
and were treated at Boyer Hospital.
The Downs car was nearly demol'
ished.
Three Injured
Three Romulus residents. Rensse-
laer Bower. So; Mrs. Jennie kugath
5S; Mrs. Blanche Atkins. 81. were
treated at Boyer Hospital Sunday
evening after a car in which they
were riding. driven by Thomas Nc
Mutt, 50. Romulus. collided with
car driven by Harold Fitzpatrick, S5,
Detroit, at Ford and Napier Rds.
Mrs. Kugath and Mr.. Bower sus-
tanned fractured ribs. decorations,
and possible internal injuries. and
Mrs. Atkins decorations and bruises.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick was lacerated above
the right eye, and was treated and
discharged
Cars Collide
Mrs. Caroline Rhodes, Sc. Indian
apolis, Ind, was also treated at the
local hospital for decorations and
bruises on head and arms suffered
when car driven by her husband,
Frederick. collided with one driven
by Alexander Pawluk, rs, Detroit.
on W. Michigan Rd.. near Carpenter
Rd.. Sunday evening.
Treated For Shock
On US-112 near Jacksonville Rd.,
about 2:30 a. m. Sunday. cars driv-
en- by Alexander Kurilik, 90, De-
troit and by Merle Williams, SS1
Davis St. this city, collided. Mrs.
Jean Kurilik, 10. was treated at the
hospital for shock and discharged.
Head, Chest injuries
Miss Lois Moore, 1877 Miles St,
was treated for head and chest in
jufies at Boyer Hospital Sunday
night after she was injured in an
automobile accident on Miles st.
Police said that Miss Moore, an
inexperienced driver, started a
parked car in front Of her home and
drove south on Miles st. until she
apparently lost control Of the vehi-
Gle and struck a utility pole on the
east side of the street. The car was
owned by Sisman.- CeFiHe
Hotel, who was visiting at the Moore
home.
Issued Ticket
After she was involved in an auto
mobile collision at Ballard and
Emmett SITS. intersection Sunday
morning. Agnes Sims. Detroit. was
issued a traffic ticket for having no
operators license. Driver OF the
other car in the crash was Robert
c. Burdett. 419 Washtenaw Ave.
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Father After Lonely Vigil
by Sea Sights Body Of Son

New York, July 7-AP- Each
dawn for seven days, early rising
ocean-front residents at Edgemere.
Long Island, saw Edward Steffens
take up a lonely vigil on the board
walk as the tide came in.
What Steffens watched for was
his 1l-year-old son. Edward, Jr.
whom he knew would be returned
some day by the waves that claimed
him while swimming June 2S
The fathers patient watch ended
Sunday. In a swirl OF foam. his son s
body was washed up on the sand.
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BUSINESS GOOD

Traverse city, July I = Police
Chief w. ]. Rennie said Sunday
that traffic was 80 per cent hea.
vier than over the Memorial Day
weekend that restaurants we're
forced to close for lack OF food
and that scores OF tourists slept
in their cars because OF a lack OF
housing
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German Agency Claims Breaks of
Seventy Five Miles Deep
at Several Places
Moscow Communique Claims Heavy
Losses Blunt German
Drive to East
CBy Associated PrssG

Russian troops were reported to have seized the Of
fensve amid heavy fighting from the Baltic to the
Black Sea today smashing the Germans along the Bere
zina River and hurting back Naz drive aimed the
north flank OF the Stain line
Considerably, DNB (offical German news agency
asserted that Naz troops had broken" the line which
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-07
BIcYcLIsT KILLED

Detroit, Mich. July Z -Six-year-
old Robert Shackett, Detroit. was
killed Sunday afternoon when he
rode his bicycle into a tractor
trailer driven by Gordon Roger.
20. The driver was released.
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Today-in 1916

nv Associated Press)
July Z. 1916 British take Ger
man trenches at three points in
bitter fighting in Somme Sector
Russians extend offensive on 800
mile front from Riga to Barano-
yich.
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MONTREAL-UP-The Preacher
Gus currents OF the st. Lawrence
River rapids forced suspension OF
efforts TO remove 202 passengers
from the stranded steamer. Rapids
Prince. today after a small boat had
removed four men. Authorities de
cided that the currents were run
ming too fast to rick taking in small
boats. II may be possible to get
them out later. OF ropes may be
rugged to an island 100 yards away.
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CHESTER. Pa AP-Launching
OF the 19.205-ton Atlantic Refining
Company tanker W. c. Yeager to.
day marks record construction
Job prompted bv the war emergency
shortage OF tank shlpA
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Observation-Disclosures guerii-
las observed the fourth anniversary
OF the Japanese Chinese war today
by attacking the Shanghai-Hanchow
railroad within the Shanghai city
limits, dynamiting a large section
OF track.
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Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tuesday:
Cloudy, Cooler

LONDON-INS-The torpedoing
and sinking of an Italian heavy
cruiser, believed TO have been
Gorilla, was claimed by the sd-
miralty today.
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NORTH HAVEN. Conn.-INS -
Three persons were killed today
when a privately owned airplane
crashed into the side Of Mount Car.
mel One of the victims was Harry
Lesnow. a chip manufacturer OF
New Haven. The other two victims.
both girls. were not Immediately
identified.
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limits, dynamiting large section
OF track.
LONDON-AP- The Netherlands
government in exile announced to-
day it had broken of diplomatic
relations with Finland because its
representatives in Helsinki could
in the present circumstances no
longer serve any useful purpose
TOkYO-AP-The entire Japa-
nese nation offered silent prayers
at noon today-the fourth annivers-
airy of the beginning OF the war in
China-for the success of japanese
forces on the continent.
CHICAGO ms Furniture
manufacturers and dealers were
warned today by government ex-
pert that unless recent price in
creases in that industry were stabi-
lized voluntarily the government
would take action to curb the in
C-eases.
WASHINGT0S-INS=The War
Department today announced
award of a $343,2O4 contract to
Colts Patent Firearms Co., Hart
ford, Conn.,, for Browning machine
guns and parts. A S233,612 con-
tract was awarded to the Automa-
tic Screw Products Co., lndianapo-
lis, for fuses.
CAIRO-INS British Indian
troops in Syria today captured
Demirkapous, is miles west OF
Telkotschek. British mechanical
detachments conGnued their ad-
vance on HONS, while Australian
forces were in contact with the
main Nichy positions about Dam
our.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador up
Ecuador and Peru engaged IN UNI
declared war along their frontier
today. SCATTERING the peace of the
western hemisphere ami frusira-
ting the efforts of the United
States. Argentina. and Brazil to
mediate their century old border
dispute.
GUADALAJURA. Mexico -AP
AT least IS persons were re-
ported killed and IL injured ser
iousty- last night wAen-l lightning
struck a crowded motion-picture
theater. causing the audience 10
stampede for the exits.
CHUNGKING -AP - The I'M
declared Chinese japanese war
went into its fifth year today with
a virtual stalemate along the p
SOO-mile front, where the armies
OF Generalissimo Chang Kai Shek
were reported steadily preparing
for an attempt to seize the often
siye in the hope OF achieving vic
tory in 1871.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Vet
Grams Bureau today announced the
appointment OF a committee to in
yestigate sites In Pennsylvania for
the location OF 1,lSi bed veterans
hospital.
NORTH HAVEN. Conn.-INS -
Three persons were killed today
when privately owned airplane
crashed into the side OF Mount Car.
mel. One of the victims was Harry
Lesnow. ship manufacturer OF
New Haven. The other two victims.
both girls. were not Immediately
identified.
CHESTER. Pa AP-Launching
OF the 19.205-ton Atlantic Refining
Company tanker W. c. Yeager to-
day marks record construction
Job prompted bv the war emergency
shortage Of tank shipA
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LONDON-AP-The Netherlands
government in exile announced to-
day it had broken of diplomatic
relations with. Finland because its
representatives in Helsinki could
in the present circumstances no
longer serve any useful purpose.
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TOKYO-AP-The entire Jap1-
nese nation offered silent prayers
at noon today-the fourth annivers-
airy of the beginning OF the war in
China-for the success of Japanese
forces on the continent.
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WASHINGTON, o. CAP
Forces OF the United States
Navy arrived In Iceland today.
In accordance with an under
standing between President
Roosevelt and the prime min
lister OF Iceland Navy forces
were moved in to supplement
and eventually replace British
forces which have been sta
toned there to insure adequate
defense of that country.
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CHICAGO ms - Furniture
manufacturer and dealers were
warned today by government ex-
pert that unless recent price in
creases in that industry were stabi-
lized voluntarily the government
would take action to curb the in
C-eases.
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MOSCOW-AP - The Russian
Red Cross and Iied Crescent or
CARNATIONS sent protests today TO
the international Red Cross at Ge-
neva against repeated bombing
of sanitary units of the organizd-
lions by the Germans"
LONDON-AP--'. S. Ambassa-
dor John C. Winant today received
DR.. Wellington Koo. Chinese am
bassador TO Great Britain. The
purpose of the meeting was not
disclosed. --
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WASHINGTON-INS-The Vet
Grams Bureau today announced the
appointment OF a committee to in
yestigate sites in Pennsylvania for
the location OF a 11si bed veterans
hospital.
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Adams, Gray and Lindegren
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS War
Department today announced
award of a $343,2O4 contract to
Colts Patent Firearms Co., Hart
ford, Conn, for Browning machine
guns and parts. A S233,612 con-
tract was awarded to the Automa-
tic Screw Products Co., lndianapo-
lis, for fuses.
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LONDON-INS A Reuters
(British) dispatch today quoted
Bucharest sources as stating that
the boy-king Michael OF Rumania
inspected the Rumanian-Russian
fighting front yesterday.
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ANKARA. Turkey-(Delayed)-
AP-Reports which the Associated
Press could not verify circulated
here today TO the effect that Bull
garia had purchased eight lta-
liam destroyers for use in the Black
Sea.