The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-11


covery that the fumes OF pure gaso-
line are a good anesthetic was an
. nounced today at the University
Of North Carolina.
4 LONDON-AP - Mrs. Dorothy
y Pamela O'Grady, first woman con-
victed OF treason in Britain since
the war began. won her appeal yes
terday from the death sentence
and was given IA years in prison.
WASHINGTON-AP- The Civil
Service Commission reported to-
day that the executive branch OF
3 the government had 1,185,55S en-
ployes in December, an increase OF
74,02s over November. Defense
agencies were responsible for "a
755 Of the increase. Temporary
employees added by the Post Office
Department to handle Christmas
mail accounted for the remainder
I. Of the rise, to a great extent.
OSLO, Norway-The newly-ap-
pointed Norwegian Supreme Court
has ruled unanimously that no
Norwegian court is competent to
test, with respect to international
law, the DEGREES issued by the Ger
man Reichs Commissar.
\ LONDON,-(AP)-Eight mobile
= canteens presented by Queen Eli
zabeth have been placed in service
to rush food to bombed areas OF
England, Lord Woolton, food ad.
ministrator, announced today. The
units represent an addition TO e.
mergency food services already es-
tablished. :.
'RANGOON, Burma, -(AP)-The
Burma defense department report
ed today that traffic into China
over the Burma road was main
tanned despite resort TO make
shift ferries or pontoon bridges.
CHUNGKING. China TAP
The Chinese Central Daily News
declared today two 'flotillas OF the
japanese Navy were steaming to-
ward Hainan Island, across the
Gulf of Tonkin from French lndo'
China, presumably from the lower
Yangtze.
ROME,-(AP)- Authorities at
Genoa announced today that
marble tablet would be erected to
record the damage the city SUI
fered from the British naval bonn
bardment Sunday. Hotels are
sheltering those made homeless by
the Smelling, it was reported.
LISBON, Misunderstanding
Hopkins, President Roosevelts
Special envoy, planned to take OFF
for the United States today aboard
. q Pan American clipper plane.
British morale could not be high
err" Hopkins said. Il bring back
the best impressions on everything
I have seen in Britain. and of the
unalterable decision of the people
OF the whole British empire.
TOKYO ms After an inter
view with American Ambassador
Joseph c. Grew, Bishop Charles
Reifsnider, head of the American
Episcopal missionaries in Japan,
today advised his colleagues to
withdraw their bank deposits and
check up on their passports in prep
nration for speedy departure from
Japan.
LONDON-INS- Renewed warn
ings OF a possible German invasion
attempt caused a revival today OF
the movement of Britons from
threatened regions to safe areas.
CAIRO-INS- Italian Gen. An
niballe Berganzoli, whom the Brit
ish finally captured at Bengazi,
and six other Fascist generals were
safely in custody at Cairo today.
They arrived after rough airplane
Journey from Bengazi during which
they we're permitted to lie on STREET
cheers on the floor of the transport
plane. II was reported that Ber-
ganzoli may be forced to undergo
an appendicitis operation before
being removed to southern Egypt
for interhment.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP)-
= The newspapers Correio De Mania
and o Jornal published an uncon-
firmed report today that the 49,
000-ton Norweg an whaling ship
Lancing, which put into this port
Unexpectedly. had been attacked
off Curacao by a German raider
the newspapers said a second
whaler was reported sunk.
NEW YORK,-(AP)-The New
York Times said today the Board
of Directors of the American So
ciety Of Composers. Authors and
Publishers had approved "in prin-
ciple" a proposed consent decree
ending the federal governments
antitrust suit against the society.
ZAGREB. Yugoslavia ZAP -
General Nicholas Plastiras,. exiled
by the Greek government Of the
late Premier John Metaxas since
1895. passed through here from
France today enroute TO Athens to
place himself at the disposal OF
the Greek army.