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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

Robert J. Boltz
Arrested in Rochester, N. Y, Rob-
ert J. Boltz, 81, an investment coun-
sellor accused Of defrauding clients
Of approximately $500, 900. is
shown after he was returned 70
Philadelphia. Most Of his clients
came from the city's 400" set
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

WASHINGTON UP-A special
income tax OF 10 per cent. hitting
the rich and poor alike, was pro-
posed by the National Economy
league today to finance the multi
billion dollar defense program on
a cash basis" to avoid the danger
Of inflationary bank borrowing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

Continued on Page SII)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tuesday:
Cloudy, Snow

WASHINGTON ms - Wen
dell L. Willkie, recently returned
from a personal survey OF war
conditions in London, today be-
Titled reports that he would so
10 China for a similar study.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

See AMERICAN LEGION Page 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

See EUROPEAN Wharfage 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

The award to DR. Ruthyoa- was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

MUNICH, Germany-AP-Ambas-
sador Hermann Kriebel, IS, who in
June, 1919. babe farewell to. the
Allied armistice commission with
the words, See you again in 20
years" died today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

WASHlNGTON-UP-Two new
production lines producing approx
mately 100000 pounds of gunpow-
der a day and more than doubling
the present output, will be in opera
ton by April, authoritative quar-.
tiers said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

ROME-AP-Former King Atom
so XIII of Spain was reported to-
day TO have passed "a fairly calm
night with signs of lessening gravi-
ty Of some symptoms following
two heart attacks last week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

BUENOS AIRES, Argentlna-AP
The war ministry ordered an in.
yestigation today to determine the
cause OF a fire which swept through
one of its buildings yesterday, caus-
ing damage which officials sad
would reach into millions of pesos.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

WASHINGTON AP-The gov
eminent today fixed maximum
selling prices for secondhand
machine tools and It was announc-
ed officially that the action was
the first of series Of price sche-
dulles to curb profiteering in
defense essentials.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

BOSTON-AP-A golden link in
this city's subway system, reputed
TO be the oldest in the nation, was
open for business today-the 81.
l25,937 Huntington Ave. extension.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

NEW YORK-AP-The first OF
26 new 20-ton four.motored bono.
ers being built for Britain by Con-
solidated Aircraft Corporation is
berthed at La Guardia Airport rea'
dy for what airmen said would be
a direct flight to England.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

BERLIN Az - Lieut.. Gen.
Hirosh Oshima, new Japanese am
bassador, arrive today in Berlin.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

LONDON-UP-For the first
time since start OF the war British
long-range aircraft have carried out
a flight over Poland, the Air Minis
try revealed today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-17

LONDON-AP- Alarmed over
ship losses described as apparently
due TO information leaks, Britain
is launching a new campaign 10
ferret out spies and still tongues
which drop tips to Axis agents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Tire RdtioninQ
Boards Started

WASHINGTON Dee. 10 10 ttff ms r,
The OPM today set machinery
in motion for the organization of
local boards to ration the supply
Of automobile tires.
Local boards. the OPA an
nounced, are being established
through state and local defense
to handle application of
and companies wishing
to purchase new tires under the
plan which will go into
effect January 5.
Frank Bane. director Of field
for OPA, will meet in
Chicago tomorrow with a group
of consultants who will direct
formation of the local boards in
states in which such boards have
not already been organized.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
British
Pick Chief
I'm Orient

LONDON. Dec. 10 QNS).-Al-
fred Duff Cooper. co-ordinator Of
British far eastern defenses, was
appointed resident British minis
ter at Singapore today with cabi-
net rank for far eastern affairs.
Under this arrangement the for
mer British information minister
will preside over a war council TO
be conferred at Singapore, British
authorities announced.
Duff Cooper Will serve under
and report directly to the British
war cabinet in London and will
perform functions at Singapore
similar to those of Oliver Lyttle-
ton al Cairo, the British minister
of state IN the Near East.
In this capacity Duff Cooper
will relieve the local British COM
manders-in-chief of all extraneous
responsibilities and problems.
He will facilitate matters on
The spot which otherwise would
have to be referred to government
departments in London.
Authorities indicated his appoint
.ment partly answers widespread
demands, particularly from Aus
tralia for removal of red tape
requiring that petty details be ap-
proved by London
There was no authoritative COM
ment regarding suggestions that
the appointment of Duff Cooper
was the prelude TO a shakeup in
the British Far Eastern high com
mand. Nevertheless. the press
campaign for a shakeup continued
undated in London and in some
parts Of the empire, especially
Australia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
NaZiS Hail .DapS
Berlin Puts Toxic Army News Ahead Of IFS Owr
in Daily Broadcast, NBC Listeners Claim

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 GNS).-
NBC short wave monitors re-
ported today that for the first
time the German radio read the
Of the japanese i'm
perial headquarters before broad
casting the Nazi high command
NBC pointed out this was con-
trary to previous practice.
Heretofore, NBC said, the
American broadcast of the Berlin
radio, starting al SIS a. m, al
ways has begun with the German
high command communique.
Today. however, the alleged
successes were psrticu.
larly elaborated by the Berlir
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
FoeIntensifieS
Ground, Air
Raids .on-Is|es
18th Communique
From Washington
Notes New Tempo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (INS)
The war department communi-
que today reported marked in
crease Of japanese air and ground
activities in the Philippines during
the last "a hours. including heavy
bombings over Manila and the 10
Ito on the Island of Panay.
The army communique, the
eighteenth of the war, follows:
philippine theater:
There was a marked increase
in enemy air and ground activi-
ties during the last % hours.
There was heavy bombing over
Manila and over the City of Ilo-
Ito on the Island of Panay, south
OF Luzon.
There Is nothing TO report
from other areas"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Arms Strikers
Defy Union Aide

YOUNGSTOWN, o, Dec. 19
(INS) .-Defying a union leaders
orders to return to their jobs,
1900 members Of the CIO-Steel
Workers Organizing Committee at
the Struther's plant of the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube Company.
today continued a strike, tying up
large defense orders.
James p. Gallagher. SWOC field
representative, ordered the return
TO work.
The strike is said 10 have been
called because Of a dispute over
bonuses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
PAIN OVER HEART

Judge Murphy said he had suf-
fered a sudden pain over Ms
heart.
On trial is Pvt Huston Bas-
ford, "a. wearing the uniform of
an anti-tank gunner of the 26tt
Field Artillery. Fort Bragg, y. c.
He is charged with the fatal
Stabbing of Phillip Hunter. "a. OF
1747 Van Dyke avenue, during a
family quarrel
BaSford's chief witnesses are the
dead mans wife, Dorothy, q, and
son. Clarence "Scorchie. s. who
are BasfordS sister and nephew.
"Scorchie' told how last July
II the quarrel started when his
mother came 10 a beer garden
where he had gone with his father
and uncle and asked the father
10 come home.
II went home later with
daddy and uncle. Daddy kicked
me and told me Ia clean up"
"Scorchie' said. Then mamma
came home and daddy used bad
words 90 her. Then he hit her"
Mrs. Hunter told of repeated
beatings by her husband during
alleged weekend drinking bouts,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
PRESSURE RIsING-RoME

PRESSURE RISING-R0ME
ROME, Dec. 10 by Official Ital
ian Wireless QNS).-A commit
nique Issued today by the Italian
high command said:
lizard fighting is In progress
In the eastern part of the Djebel
district i'm Cyrenaica Oil ya)
around Derna, where the enemy,
reinforced'by troops from Egypt,
is increasing pressure.
ION the Bardia front and at
SoIlum there is artillery activity.
Attacks by a British panzer unit
have been repulsed.
Three Italian planes are miss
ing since the afternoon of De-
cember Il, when Italian torpedo
carrying aircraft squadrons at
tackled British naval forces Oft
the Libyan coast, hitting three
British cruisers. Another British
cruiser was torpedoed by Italians
near Malta. German torpedo
carrying planes torpedoed and
set fire to one British cruiser"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Reds Retdke
1873 Towns
nPufsuit
Gain Near Moscow;
Report Maxi Line TO
Leninerad Broken

MOSCOW, Dec. 10 INS).-
Recapture by furiously charging
Soviet troops Of 1873 villages on
the battle fronts northwest and
south of Moscow was announced
by the Communist Party news
paper Pravda today.
Northwest of Moscow. Pravda
said. Russian forces are continuing
their pursuit of shattered, fleeing
German units.
In this area. south Of the re-
occupied city of Kalinin, the paper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Force
Is Assau|tinq
Isle Fortress
London Declares
Defenders Are
Badly outnumbered
By JAMES Il. BROWN

Init News Service stan Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 19.-H eavy
fighting on the island fortress Of
Hongkong was reported officially
today with the small British gar.
Irison still holding out against
large-scale assault by japanese
troops who were landed at several
points.
Meanwhile. it was confirmed
that the garrison had been re-
gic Penang Island. off the west
coast of Malaga, had been evacu-
ated safely and the island surren-
dered to the Japanese.
Authoritative quarters indicated
that the garrison had been re-
moved to southern Malaga. 1t
was understood that the civilian
population of Penang stayed be-
hind.
Penang about 800 miles north
of Singapore, had been under
japanese attack since outbreak of
war in the Pacific. 1t was one of
Britain's most important Malayan
bases.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

CINCINNATI, Dec. 10 (INS).-
Ruth Gramke told friends today
of a 4,000-mile telephone proposal
Of marriage she received from her
sweetheart, Pvt. Joseph Chessey,
somewhere in Hawaii-with a
censor listening in. The important
point was that she replied:
Eyes"
CheSsey put in the call yester-
day and the accommodating censor
interrupted only once, this when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
BRITISH GAIN 81 MILES

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 GNS).-
A sensationally swift British ad-
vance of more than 81 miles in
one day and further smashing
of Axis resistance in Libya were
reported today by BIC, as heard
by NBC.
attacks by Raj planes on
the important Italian naval
bases of laramie and Brindisi,
and the probable sinking of an
Axis merchant ship in the Medi-
terranean also we're announced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Manila, Panqy Heavily Bombed
British Capture
Libyan AirdrOme
Chase Enemy Toward Derna;
Gain 81 Miles in a Day

CAIRO, Dec. 10 (INS)-Follow-i
ing up the offensive which cracked
Axis lines in Libya and sent Ger
man and Italian troops in retreat,
British forces today captured the
Italian airport at Derna.
The town of Derna still is be-
lieved TO lie in enemy hands.
An official communique said:
Pursuit OF enemy forces to-
ward Derna beyond Mekili con-
tinues.
British troops have captured
the Derna airdrome."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Berlin Silent

LONDON, Dec. 10 INS).-
The Daily Mail today called at
tention 10 the omission of war
news from last nights Berlin
radio broadcast. II was the first
time in months the nightly re-
port had not been read. The
Daily Mail quoted the Berlin
announcer as saying:
"The usual commentary on
military operations will not be
read tonight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
SLUGGED WITH ROCK

Trooper Pat DetZler received a
cash over one eye when he was
slugged with a rock wrapped in a
sock and Troopers Carl Everett
Ferguson and John Pawielski
were pummeled about the head
and shoulders. Trooper Bruce Blu
chanan was temporarily blinded
by red pepper.
Then a convoy truck loaded with
30 non-Strikers arrived, and so did
a detachment of FIVE state police
under Sergeant Carl Sein. Order
was restored and the delivery
made.
The pickets continued picketing
pending the arrival OF more
trucks and the six arrested, in
GLIDING a woman who allegedly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Judge
Murphy
COllapseS

Recorders Judge George Muir
ply collapsed on the bench today
shortly after he began charging
the jury in the trial of a soldier
accused Of killing his brother-in-
law.
The judges face flushed and
then paled. He stopped his re-
marks to the jury and slowly made
his way to his chambers where he
collapsed on a couch.
Dr. John A. Larson and DR.
Lowell S. Selling of the court
psychiatric clinic both attended
him Immediately.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
IN THE
NEWS

\ IF 1T was our duty to give
all out aid to England be-
fore our entry into the
war, it is ten times more our
duty now.
Moreover, England needs
our aid at this moment more
than she has needed it at any
time since the war began.
England needs our aid
against Japan and we need to
give England every possible
aid IL we are TO win this war
against Japan easily and
quickly.
Take a look at the map of
the Orient.
See how Singapore, Eng
lands great fortress in Asia,
lies at the foot of the Ma
layan Peninsula.
See how running almost
parallel to the Mslayan Pen
insula lies Sumatra, the near
est to Japan Of the Dutch
East Indies and one of the
richest of those valuable
islands.
Japan, as we all know and
have known for a long time,
has her eyes fixed greedily on
these islands and her grasp
ing mailed hands eagerly eX-
blended towards them.
Those mailed hands, those
claws of steel, are getting
nearer and nearer to Sumatra
and the other Dutch Indies
every day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
High Flying Japs
Bomb Manila Base
BY ROBERT ROBB
~ News Service staff Correspondent

init News service stet Correspondent
MANILA. Dec. 10. 49, Japanese
air raiders attacked the Cavite
naval base again today but were
driven of by heavy anti-aircraft
fire and a swarm of American
planes.
Extent OF the damage was not
announced but was believed 10 be
slight since two waves of Jap
bombers were broken up and
forced to flee after the briefest Of
visits.
The first fight swept over the
navy yard in bright sunshine about
noon, flying at a height Of more
than $4,000 feet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
TIME English are making
a valiant fight.


But they are few in
numbers compared to the
hordes Of Japan.
Moreover, they are inferior
in air pOwer-and air power
decides the issues these days.
If Japan takes the Malayan
Peninsula and occupies or
bottles up Singapore, the
japanese will swarm over
into the Dutch Indies and find
there all the oil and other
basic materials they want for
an indefinite continuation of
the war.
When supplied with these
necessities of war the Japa-
nese will be able to concen-
trate their offensive on the
Philippines, and they will
have additional man power
enough perhaps to take the
Philippines.
Then, with the Philippines
Rput of our possession, we
would have to operate in any
offensive against Japan from
bases nearly 5000 miles
away.
Japan's bases - on the
islands she has taken-wouId
be much nearer TO our shores
than our coastal bases would
be to Japan.
We would be at an enor-
nous strategic disadvantage.
That fact would not pre-
vent us from winning the
war, but it would make the
war longer and more difficult.
Ut IS not only, therefore,
our duty, as a now open
and declared ally of Eng
land in the war, TO rush to
the aid of England in the
Orient, but it is TO our selfish
advantage to do sO-it is Ia
our best interest strategicalIy
TO do so.
America must dominate the
Pacific i'm sea power, i'm air
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

radio and European news took
only about three minutes of a
regular 15-minute news period.
LONDON. Dec. 10 (INS).-The
Daily Mail today called attention
10 the omission of war news from
last nights Berlin radio broad
cast. 1t was the first time in
months the nightly report had not
been read. The Daily Mail quoted
the Berlin announcer as saying.
THE usual commentary on
military operations will not be
read tonight"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
81 BoMBERs ATTACK

Anti-aircraft guns swung into
action at once and interceptor
planes roared into the air 10 give
battle. The Jap planes vanished
within 10 minutes after they first
over the naval base.
Twenty-four bombers were in
the first wave. In the second,
which flew in about 100 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
HONGKONG'S PLIGHT

The Hongkong situation admit
tedly was serious. Loss of the
Prince of Wales and Re
pulse last week in the Gulf of
Siam led informed British quar-
tiers TO declare at that time that
the crown colony would be unable
TO hold out for longer than three
weeks.
The Japanese attackers adj
mlttedly are overwhehnly superior
IN numbers.
japanese heavy artillery in the
hills above Kowloon has been
bombarding the island fortress
without cessation for almost a
week.
British authorities admitted last
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
WOMEN WITH PICKETS

Today's fight occurred at the
Borden milk depot al Richmond,
is miles north of Mt. Clemens,
where 100 picketS, including sew
eral women. had gathered, carry
ing signs and circling in front OF
the depot.
When a Michigan Mix Pro-
ducers Association (non-striking }
truck drove UP TO deliver its cargo
of milk. the pickets threw them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Milk Strikers
Fight Troopers
HurI Pepper, Slug State Police;
z Women Arrested After Battle

Striking United Dairy Farmers
slugged il out with state police
and threw red pepper in their
eyes today in vain effort TO pre-
vent delivery of a truckload Of
milk at a Richmond, Mich milk
depot.
Three state police received cuts
and bruises and four farmers and
two farm women were arrested.
Previously is had been arrested
in scattered milk wars growing
out OF the United Dairy Farmers
efforts 10 divert Detroits milk
supply from the city, One hundred
and thirty thousand pounds of
milk have been destroyed since
the milk war began.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun Will So a. % q m today,
and rise tomorrow az sa}a m
The moon viii set today a. $50 p m,
and rise tomorrow a. s.4i a. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Include Defense Bonds
and Defense Stamps
Manufacturers National Bank.Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Proposal Censored
Soldier Phones From Hawai- and She Says Yes;
Officer Bars Talk on Jap Attacks

the conversation strayed from its
romantic subject matter. Miss
Gramke asked about the Jap at
tacks and here the censor apollo
getically broke in with the
Sorry, conversation of that
type Is not permitted"
FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Include Defense Bonds
and Defense Stamps
National Bank of Detroit--Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
40 VILLAGES TAKEN

On the southern sector below
Moscow. 120 villages were taken
by Red army units in a smashing
the Pravda front line
account stated.
Pravda said that on the Tula
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

Three state policemen doing
guard duty sought 20 clear a path
for the truck and the fight began.
1t lasted 10 minutes with the
pickets using their signs, fists and
the red pepper against the officers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

by the British middle-east COM
mand)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

said. the Russians recaptured is
villages yesterday.
German armies on the Lenin-
grad front may be cut off from
those on the Moscow front, the
British radio said today, accord
ing the CHS. Strong Russian
wedges are being driven into the
German lines at various points
along the Moscow-Leningrad
railway, il was said
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selves in front Of il. leaning thei
shoulders against the vehicles "a
sdfatOV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
TODAY-In The Times

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