The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-28

Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlau
warned that France may go to war
against Britain if the British keep
on conflscating French food ships.
il was reported reliably today.
Darlan was said TO have stated
that the Nichy eminent does
not want to fight Britain. but nigh;
change its mind" il the British
continue to halt and seize the YES
sells.
SINGAPORE. Straits Settle
ments-UP The British mine
field protecting the eastern ap.
proaches to Singapore harbor has
been extended and all approaches
have been closed except for chan
mel for small craft, it was an
nounced today.
CHICAGO-UP-H. A. Scandrett,
trustee of the Milwaukee Road,
said today the railroad will spend
$7,306, 290 for improvements and
new equipment during 1871.
BATAVIA, Netherlands East In
dies-UP - Netherlands business
men here advised their represen-
tatiyes in Japan today to evacuate
their wives and children.
WASHINGTON-AP-Great Bri-
tain can maintain present rations
OF essential foods, the agriculture
department said today, even if sea
warfare slashes imports to 40 per
cent OF average pre-war levels for
fats and 80 per cent for bacon and
ham and sugar.
ROME-AP- An authoritative
b. source announced today that Tia
lian-Yugoslav trade negotiations
OF the greatest Importance.
would begin March 8.
TOKYO-AP- Col. Takeo Iwaku-
70. war ministry adviser. will sail
for the United States March as
special aide to Ambassador Kichisa-
buro Nomura.
CHICAGO-INS-Fe Federal agents
today re-filed claim for s159,s34..
IS in unpaid income taxes against
Al Capone. former Chicago gang
chieftain. The claim was filed in
1886. and the Internal Revenue De-
partment explained that copies OF
such liens are re-filed whenever
previously undisclosed assets are
discovered.
COLUMBUS, Gains Army
officials today reported the death
OF Capt. Edward Karr, 81. of Ossi-
ming, y. Y, who was fatally crushed
under an Army scout car when 1t
skidded and overturned on the Fort
Benning reservation.
SINGAPORE INS-Ten Japan.
csc army divisions, including a
completely mechanical unit, are
now concentrated on Hainan Is
land and Tonkin, it was reported in
Singapore today.
BOSTON - INS-A northeast
blizzard is sweeping up the Allan
tic coast. the United States Wealth
er Bureau warned today. Storm
warnings were ordered hoisted inn
mediately from Block Island TO
Portsmouth. y. H o.. and from Ports
mouth 10 Eastport, Maine, this at.
ternoon.
DENVER-INS - Caleb Gates, Jr.,
S7-year-od assistant dean OF
Princeton University. will become
vice chancellor OF Denver Univer-
sity Wednesday In preparation for
his succession to the office Of chan
cellor next autumn.
NEW YORK-AP- Domei Jap
anese news agency reported in a
broadcast from Tokyo that the
war minister, General Eiki TOTO,
reported regarding matters under
his Jurisdiction" IAN imperial
audience for the war minister
sometimes is a prelude to lmpor-
tant Japanese military action.)
LONDON-AP-Lieutenant Char
les Standish Vereker, only son and
heir OF Lord Gort. former com
mander OF the British expedition
airy force on the continent, was
found dead yesterday in village
in southern England with a Service
pistol in his hand, it was disclosed
today.
BELFAST. ireland -AP- Pat
rick Sherlock, 1903. reputedly the
Oldest printer in the world. died
today.
GERMAN AlRFORCE HEAD
QUARTERS-AP- Reichs Marsh
all Hermann Wilhelm Goering. OBJ
served today the sixth anniversary
Of the resurrection Of the German
airforce. by issuing an order OF the
day telling his airmen they were
feared by the enemy, esteemed
and admired by the world. %
SINGAPORE-AP- British au-
thorities announced today that
eight additional square miles Of
the waters off Singapore would be
mined beginning March 8 as a
means Of closing the eastern ap-
proaches to the harbor and the
roads to navigation completely.
BERLIN-AP-- General Hiroshi
Oshima visited Adolf Hitler today
In the Fuehrers Bayarian retreat
{ Obersalzberg and presented his
redentials as the new Japanese
"a n.