The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-30

nese forces nave gone on the or
fensive in five provinces and are
threatening the capitals Of two
OF them in operations begun Mon
day, says the Chinese-STar minis
try. Nanehang, capital OF Kiangsi,
and Foochow, capital OF Fukien,
we're being menaced yesterday by
strong forces Of Chinese. and small
scale attacks have been launched
against Japanese posts in Checking,
southern Kiangsu and southern An
hwei provinces, the ministry said.
MIDDLETOWN. Conn. ms -
Damage caused by a fire which
swept through 20 stores and bust
ness establishments in the center
OF Middletown last night was esti-
mated today by fire officials at
about 100000.
TOKYO-AP- The British en-
bassy announced today it had ar
ranged for a ship to come to ia
pan for evacuation OF all British
nationals desiring to leave.
GATESVILLE, Tex.-AP-Blood-
hounds and men. searched heavily
wooded central Texas today for sc
young fugitives who fled the State
Boys Reform School in a mass
break which Supt. E. H. Nesbitt
said I've been looking for"
REYKJAVIK, Iceland APP
Capt. Elliott Roosevelt. son of the
President, has arrived in Iceland
after a short visit in England.
PHILADELPHIA AP - The
Veterans of Foreign Wars, who rep
rimanded and then reinstated Hill
nois Commander Earl Southland at
the concluding session OF their |
42nd national encampment. appar-
emily haven't heard the last OF the |
controversy. lncensed over being |
court martialed because of his ac-
tivities as secretary of the Keep |
America Out OF War Committee,
Southland refused to accept the rep
rimand and his seat as a conven-
ton delegate. g..
CHUNGKING-AP - More than
100 Japanese bombers, swarming
over in five waves, attacked this |
provisional Chinese capital today
in its 141st raid. The alarm last.
ed five hours and Is minutes.
Observation-Disclosures -
General Sir Claude ]. E. Auchin-
leck, British Middle East COM
mander, arrived here yesterday and
had a long conference with Cen
eral Georges Catroux. Free French
Commander.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to-
tai estimated strength OF 1876, 400
officers and men, the Army today
planned to release 100000 by De-
oember 10 but replace them with
new soldiers.
WASHINGTON-AP-A gain OF
% per cent in residential construc-
ton contributed to 8 per cent in
crease in building permit valua-
lions in July as compared with the
same month year ago, the Labor
Department reported today although
there was a decline compared with
June, 1871.
LONDON AP- British-Russian
terms for a settlement in Iran are
being presented to the governm ent
at Teheran. authoritative quarters
declared today.
LONDON ms The London
Daily Telegraph reported from
Stockholm today that the majority
OF the Russian warships based at
Tallinn and Baltic port escaped
when German forces captured the
two Estonian naval bases.
LONDON-INS- The Daily Elk
press said today that the Firms
ere trying to escape" from their
alliance with Chancellor Hitler and I
that reports from Stockholm say
dissension has broken out between
German and Finnish troops.
RACINE, Wis.-INS- Lawrence
II. Smith. a Racine attorney who
ran on the Republican ticket, today
was winner of a special election in
Wisconsin's first congressional
district. and will succeed the late
Rep. Stephen Bolles (R) In Con-
gress.
LONDON-INS-A Teheran ra.
do broadcast announced today that
martial law and a curfew has been q
imposed upon Teheran, capital of /
Iran. G
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-UP
for the custer of Ger S
man Ambassador Baron Edmund S
Won Hermann may result from the 5
report OF congressional investi-
eating committee charging him a
with political activity, informed O
sources said today. In a rs page i
report based on several weeks 1
study OF subversive activities, the 4
charged yesterday that
on orders from Berlin to punish
severely all Germans in Argentina d
who did not work actively for n
Nazism, Hermann had encroached 8
on Argentine sovereignty. p
EVANSVILLE. Wis.-AP- Lawr. {
ence II. Smith, national chairman OF 4
the American Legion child welfare d
was elected to the House 8
Of Representative by first district c
voters yesterday after he cam Z
paigned against the foreign policies