The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-13


Navy and removal OF their
French crews. Eight other
French vessels were being held
in other American ports.
LONDON-AP- King George VI
and Queen Elizabeth have given
for British prisoners in Germany.
LOO books as a Christmas present
They will be distributed by the
Red Cross among 81 prison camps
and hospitals.
ROME -AP- British attacks
upon Axis positions at the Libyan
port Of Bardia and at Salum, Egypt.
We're reported today by the Italian
high command. which described
the British pressure as very
great.
LONDON-AP- British bombers
made an extensive foray over the
German occupied continent last
night, blasting docks at Brest and
Dunkerque and bombing an oil re-
finery at Donges. near st. Nazaire,
the air minister announced today.
NEW YORK-AP- The convic-
ton of II tight Tipped defendants
accused OF supplying military in
formation to Germany today cap
ped the government drive against
one of the most Enthusiastically oper-
lted spy rings in recent history
Against a backdrop of the day
old war between the two countries
the IA week long trial ended
early today with a comparatively
speedy verdict. A jury of nine
men and three women deliberated
only eight hours before finding the
II guilty on both counts of an in
dictment charging conspiracy to
avoid registering as German gov.
eminent agents and conspiracy to
delivery to the Nazi government
vital American defense secrets.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- San
Francisco, undergoing its fourth
h.ackout of the war last night In
an air raid alert that lasted two
hours and % minutes. proved to
the Army that it knows how to
turn out the lights.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Ap-
The japanese crew Of a motorized
fishing vessel flying the stars AMI
stripes was interned today. driven
to dock at the Pacific port Of Pun
tarenas by warning bombs which
the Costa Bican government said
were dropped by L. S. Navy pa
troll planes.
BERN. Switzerland -AP- Ru-
mania, as an Axis partner. has
notified the United States minis
ter in Bucharest that she considers
herself al war with the United
States, the German news agency
DNB reported last night in a dis
patch from the Rumanian capital.
MELBOURNE. 'Australia-AP-
An Australian air force commun.
ioue said today that enemy scout
ing planes had been seen over the
Bismarck archipelago northeast OF
New Guinea but that they had
made off before they could be in
tercepted.
WASHINGTON-AP-The sink
ing Of four observation-disclosures
uese. British and American-in the
battle Of Pacific amid impressive
reports OF the effectiveness of aerial
bombeis aroused congressional de.
mands today for a reappraisal Of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. contro-
yersy.
CHUNGKTNG. China--AP-Chi
nese reports said tonight that
Chinese planes had attacked Jap
anese-occupfed Canton during the
day in what possibly was prelude
to "a general drive designed 10
recapture Canton.
BURLINGTON. Ia.-AP-A terri
fc r. y. T. explosion. which Ces-
trcyed a melting unit at the Iowa
Ordnance Plant and killed at least
six men. left officials today with
even greater confidence in the
construction soundness OF the SEQ
100000 defense project than before
the tragedy.
WASHINGTON-AP- Foreclos
ures of non-farm property totaled
f0S during October, an increase
Of "a eases over September on con
trast with the usual decline the
Federal Home Loan Bank Boa d
reported today This caused a four
per cent rise i'm the seasonally al
justed index 10 $40 per cent Of the
average month in the 1885 TO 1899
period.
BALBOA. Panama Canal Zone
AP-Airraid sirens shrilled an
alarm I'M Balboa at 2:43 a. m. to-
dav but the alert was sounded 20
minutes later without incident.
WASHINGTON-AP-Tu Christ.
mas GREETINGS to United states sol
diers all over the world. Secretary
of War Henry L. stimson said to.
day the people OF the nation look
10 the armed forces for inspira.
ton and continu.ns example Of
fortitude."