The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-26

Ola, were reported Dy the OeTmdu
radio today. The broadcast, picked
up by NBC, said the demonstrators
were attempting to set fire 10 Brit
ish buildings. In ensuing encoun-
tiers with police, IL was claimed,
1s Indians we're killed. more than
800 wounded and 500 arrested.
WASHINGTON ms Jan
Vahin, former member Of the
German Gestapo and the Rus
sian GPU, today informed the
Dies Committee that the Nazi
secret police maintained ella
borate files on many AmerI-
cans in the hope that these
people can be forced TO work
for the Reich.
WASHINGTON - ms The
Maritime Commission today an
nounced 1t had let contracts for
construction OF % cargo vessels
at cost OF $312, 100000, At the
same time, the commission an
nounced contracts for construc-
ton OF eight shipways and other
facilities, costing about $1,000 900
for use in building a portion OF
the ships.
LOS ANGELES --INS - The
jury of eight women and five men
debating the fate OF five defend
ants accused of conspiring TO fix
horse races at California tracks
entered its third day of delibera-
ton today after apparently reach
ing a deadlock over the week end.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS- Mas
tiers, Mates and Pilots OF America,
West Coast Cocal No 90, will sail
ships carrying cid for the de-
mocracies TO any port in the world
10 which the federal government
may send them, the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor Union notified
President Roosevelt today.
NASSAU. B. I-INS-Axel Wen
ner-Gren. Swedish industrialist, to-
day fatty denied reports that he
was seeking TO convey Nazi peace
terms TO President Roosevelt in
advance of Mr.. Roosevelts SEIZED
uled fireside talk tomorrow night.
PITTSBURGH-INS- Alexander
8. Ponger. 40, immigrant engineer
today attracted the attention OF
FBI and city authorities as he mum
bled confusedly about stolen blue
prints" following what notice de-
scribed as a suicide attempt.
LONDON-UP- British bomb
ers, in daylight patrol operations
yesterday. attacked shipping off
the Dutch, German and Danish
coasts. scoring direct hit on a
5000 ton vessel, which blew up,
and leaving 1000 tonner en-
veloped in smoke, the air minis
try said today.
LONDON -AP- Robert H
Hinckley, United States assistant
Secretary of Commerce, arrived to-
day by air TO seek better flying
services between the United States
ana treat Britain.
HANOI, French Ind -China-AP
Ten million dollars worth OF
United States goods consigned or
isinally to the central Chinese gov
eminent was in Japanese hands
today after Japanese soldiers bat
tered down the doors OF two Haip-
hong warehouses yesterday and
seized the contents.
CHICAGO -AP- Directors of
thu National Association OF Manu-
facturers today urged curtailment
OF installment buying. saying that
#. among other things, "gener-
ates additional buying power which
will bid-up prices and thus con-
tribute to the upward spiral OF
initiation.
DUBLIN-AP-The Dali Eireann
Qreland's Parliament assembled
today for a special session TO hear
a statement by Premier canon De
Valera on the application of Brit
ish conscription to the six coun-
tries of. northern Ireland.
NICHY, Unoccupied France
AP-General Maxine Weygand,
former generalissimo OF allied fore
es in France and now commander
OF French forces in North Africa,
has given his approval to the Pc
tain governments plan Of collabor-
alton with Germany.
IRUN. Spain, at the French-Span-
ish Frontier AP DuWayne |
Clark and George w. Poland. Jr. |
United States Embassy represen-
tstives. crossed into France again
this noTntag 10 discuss the remov-
al OF 40 American passengers OF
the Egyptian steamer canaan.
sunk in the South Atlantic by the
Germans.
NAlROBI, Kenya Colony-AP- /