The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-14

man plane during the night has
been arrested at Taghmon, County
Wexford. the government announ-
ced today. The captive said he
alighted at Ballycullaid and walked
10 nearby Taghmon in the south
eastern corner of Fire.
BROOkSFlELD, Fla.-lNS-
Two ST. Petersburg taSicab
drivers. Frank B. Hogan and
Earl j. Allen, were taken In
custody today by police short
ly after the battered body Of
Mrs. Ruth Rawlings, 35, was
recovered from a shallow grave
nezr Gainesville, Fla. Brooks
field police said Hogan led
them to the spot where the
body Of Mrs. Rawlings was bur-
tel. The victim was identified
as the wife OF James Rawlings,
connected with the information
al Nickel Company Of Canada,
who has a winter home In st.
Petersburg.
SHANGHAI-AP- Two officials
Of the Japanese sponsored Marking
regime were shot today, one of
them fatally. by Chinese gunner.
Shen Ming, head of the Shanghai
office Of the Marking tax bureau.
died EN- route 10 a hospital. The
other. Pan Tse-Tung, reported to
be a captain in the personal body +
guard of Wang Ching-Wei head OF
the Marking regime, was injured
slightly.
lERS-lNS-In move
which may have profound ef-
feet upon the future Of the war,
General Maxine Weygan6 to-
day shattered long tradition by
appointing MosIem representa-
tiVes to the national council at
Viehy. The council is the gen.
eral assembly set up by Chief
Of State Marshal Henri Philip
pc Petain.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras-INS
Christian Zinsser. German charge
daffaires in Honduras, faced inn
mediate expulsion from the country
today after being declared per-
soma non grata last night. The
Nazi diplomat was accused OF
spreading German propaganda and
attempting TO provoke trouble be-
tween Honduras and the United
states.
MASHlNGTON-lNS- Pres
ldent Roosevelt Will 90 on the
air Saturday night to report
to the nation on the state Of
national defense and the pros
poets Of aid to the demoeraeles,
he disclosed today.
LONDON-INS- Prime Minister
Winston Churchill has asked Sir
Arthur Salter. British economist
and shipping expert, to proceed i'm
mediately to the United States 10
discuss Britain's maritime prob
l-ms with administration officials
in Washington, it was announced
today.
WILLOW GROVE. Pa.-AP- De-
velopment of an autogiro designed
for protecting ships against sub
marines and capable OF carrying
heavy loads OF depth charges was
announced today by the Pitcairn
Autogiro Company.
DUBLIN-AP Prime Minister
canon De Valera told the dali
tpariamenD last night that Ire
land has been in danger from the
start OF the war from attack by one
or the other OF the belligerents try
ing to gain military advantage and
that the danger would increase.
SHANGHAI-AP- The Canad-
ian Pacific Steamship line cancel
led all reservations on its trans
Pacific routes today and announced
it would accept future booking.
MADRID -AP- a powder ware.
house situated on the outskirts Of
Seville exploded in mid-morning
today. wrecking numerous houses
in a nearby workers suburb and
causing casualties at first believed
to number approximately 100.
LOS ANGELES-AP- The Los
Angeles Examiner said today II
had learned lin authoritative har-
Dor circles that the Norwegian
Freighter Benjamin Franklin, car
rying four 100000 Douglas bomb
ets and a cargo of foodstufts from
Los Angeles 10 England had been
sunk off the British coast
BUCHAREST Rumania -AP-
All able bodied Rumanians, II
years of age and above. regardless
Of sex. will be drafted for agricul-
tural labor under decree issued
today by the ministry OF agricul-
ture. Landowners. under the de-
cree, will be required to plant what
is prescribed.
BERLIN-AP- German military
authorities in the Netherlands an
nounced today that Is persons con
1icted Of membership in a terror.
sabotage and espionage organiza-
ton were executed by a firing
squad yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA-UP-Army in.
telligence officers and the FBI to-
day investigated the background "
Mrs Eleanor Garst %. wife OF
conscientious Director who admit
ted sending letters denouncing
"imperialistic war TO As young
draftees.
BAHIA. Brazil Up The Brit
fish consul has refused a navicert
IN the Swiss steamer Margaret