The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-06

blcpS 10 tdhe hSdiubl II luiduuS Ru-
mania and Hungary as the result OF
Great Britain's decision to declare
war on the three enemies OF her
eastern ally, Soviet Russia.
SHANGHAI-UP-A reliable and
well informed foreign military
source asserted today that Japan
had 100000 men In French lndo-
China and that $4,000 of them were
in the southern and western areas
where they could strike at Thai
land.
LONDON-UP- Scotland Yard
secret operatives started round-
ing up Firms, Hungarians and Ru-
manians as enemy aliens today as
Great Britain notified Finland. Hun
gary and Rumania that 1t was at
war with them and thus was at
liberty TO exert all belligerent meas
ures.
WASHINGTON-UP-Rep. Paul
". Shafer. R., Mich. said today he
will tuin over to the special conf
mittee on Defense Brokers' copies
OF two magazines which solicited
advertisements from defense con-
tractors with "a strong implica-
ton" that their standing with the
Army and Navy would be affected
unless they bought space.
BERLIN-AP-DNB reported to-
dy In a dispatch from Paris that
the general superintendent OF
French police in the unoccupied
zone had gone to Bordeaux on IAN
extraordinary mission to intensity
the combat against Communists"
MANILA, p. Inns President
Manuel Quezon today convoked
Philippine cabinet meeting which
repeatedly discussed plans for i'm
mediate closing Of all schools, in
GLIDING the Philippine University,
because of the far eastern crisis.
Under the emergency scheme. all
chartered districts and cities would
be regarded as danger zones.
MELBOURNE, Australia--lNS-
Declaring Australia is on the brink
Of war with Japan. the Melbourne
Herald said today that the Aus
tralian government is consulting
the ABCD powers "in anticipation
of immediate outbreak of hostili-
ties"
LONDON ms Czechoslovak
quarters in London revealed today
that the Free Czechoslovakian"
regime considers a state OF war
now exists between itself and the
governments of Finland, Rumania
and Hungary.
HARTFORD. Conn.-INS- Col
lapse of the $4,000, 900 Connecticut
River bridge between Hartford and
East Hartford. which brought death.
TO IA workers and injury 10 II
others, today was attributed TO
structural failure by Gov. Robert
A. Hurley, after studying evidence
obtained In an investigation.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-AP-Coz-
xie Merrill Jones, %, good looking
son Of a West Terre Haute preach
er, was summoned into circuit
court today for sentencing for the
staying Of IL year old Edith ldelle
Barton at petting party. A jury
that required four days TO seat
with no admitted scruples toward
the death penalty needed only 81
minutes last night to convict
Jones OF second degree Staying, for
which the statutory penalty is life
imprisonment. He had been charg-
ed with first degree murder.
Ian SING-AP-The state Public
Service Commission has called for
a closer scrutiny at a hearing Dec.
10 Of the Michigan Bell Telephone
Company's request for approval of
a new $25,000,000 common stock IS
sue. The commission instructed the
Bell firm to produce supplemental
information relating to its current
finances and the possible effect OF
the national emergency on its reve-
nues and costs.
NEW DELHI, India-AP- The
government of India, declaring that
the situation created by rising
wheat prices was becoming daily
more serious. today removed the
import duty on wheat and fixed
wholesale prices at a miximum
of four rurees and six annas
(about 1885, per maund (S2.2s
pounds) to halt speculation.
RENO. Nev.-AP- Arrested at
ter a $1,000 mile chase. Henry
Helmuth. AZ, today waved extra
clifton to New York City on a
charge OF conspiracy against the
United States. Chief of Police
Andy Welliver, who arrested Hell
muth in a gambling club last night
said the chase had extended
through the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
LONDON-AP- Lady Domvile,
wife OF Admiral Sir Barry Dom
vile, was released by British au-
thorities today after Is months de
tsntion under defense regulations.
Sir Barry and their son. Compton
Domvile. who likewise were de
tanned July s. 1910, remained in
custody.
COPENHAGEN, Occupied Den
mark-AP-Crown Princess Ingrid
underwent a minor abdominal OPP
Grafton at a clinic here Thursday.
II was expected she would leave