The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

editor OF the Impartial Reporter. fof
66 years, died today at Enniskillen.
Eldest in a family OF rs. he was the
first president us1D Of the Irish
Newspaper Owners Association. He
was credited with having fought
more libel suits than any other
Irish journalist. He was served IL
wrlts In one week.
SAIGON, French Indo-China-AP
An explosion materially dam
aged the American consulate here
Sunday night but It was not until
aoday-two days later-that cen
sors would pass news stories about
It. French police are investigating
ahe blast.
OTTAWA-AP@Two Canadian
corvettes, light surface wsrclaTt,
were credited officially today with
destruction recently OF a German
submarine In the North Atlantic
and the capture of AZ of her crew.
LOS ANGELES-AP-U. Saw.
premier of Bun ma, said today his
recent visits with Winston Church
Ill in London had been great dis
appointment because his little coun-
cry was denied dominion status.
'Mr. Churchill's reply was that we
could hardly take care OF ourselves
In a military way against German
and Japanese aggression" U. saw
told interviewers.
PENNINGTON. Me- AP- The
prosecution called its first witness
es to testify today in the trial of
Fred G. Wheeler, so, well-to-do cat
tie dealer charged with Staying In
the bayfield, shooting Of Florence
H. Buzzell, 20, blonde coed.
BANGKOK, Thailand- Delay
ed)-AP-Some classes OF Thai
reservists have been called for du-
ty, 1t was announced officially IT,
night. Full details were not given
Immediately.
TEHERAN, Iran-AP-Premier
Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski. premier
OF the emigre Polish government,
arrived today from Cairo and was
met by Gen. Wladyslaw Anders.
commander-in-chief Of the Polish
troops fighting with the Russians.
BERLIN-AP-The breakup Of
q band OF alleged Serbian Com
munists In a five-hcur battle in
which $50 Serbs were killed and
800 taken prisoner was reported
today by DNB in a dispatch quot
ing the Belgrade newspaper Obno-
va.
ST. LOUIS-AP-Eight hundred
members of an aircraft workers
union voted last night 10 support
strike of ALL machinists which
virtually has p&ralyzed production
on billions OF dollars worth. OF de-
tense orders in the st. Louis area.
BoWMANvILLE. Ont.-AP- A
German prisoner Of war, Lieut.. Won
Gergenkrause, escaped last night
from an interment camp near this
town, IS miles east of Toronto.
The escape was discovered when
guards found the wires disturbed
In a double fence around the camp.
NEW YORK-AP-German mo-
tor torpedo boats have sunk
total of 10000 tons of shipping
from the midst of q strongly-pro-
tected convoy in an attack on the
British coast, the German wireless
said today.
HELENA, Mont.-AP-A violent
wind and snow storm whipped
through central and northwestern
Montana last night isolating eight
towns and stalling 400 automobiles
between Great Falls and Belt.
Observation-Disclosures in
structions today advised Hong
kongs Chinese population of more
than 100000 what to do in event CT
an air attack. The crown colony gov
eminent, which issued the instruc-
tions, told each Chinese to take
his clothes, bedding and rice bowl
to a designated dispersal area
away from congested districts.
CHICAGO-INS- A full scale
war on gambling was launched
in Chicago today. supplemented by
the flat declaration of Mayor Ed
ward ]. Kelly that gambling in
the city must be wiped out.
NEW YORK ms For gal
lantry during the Syrian cam
paign two American ambulance
drivers with the Free French arm
cd forces, Martin Knowlton. Birm-
ingham, Ala, and Lewis Stuyves
ant, New York City, have been
decorated with the croix de guerre
by General Charles de Gaulle, the
American Field Service announced
today.
BERLIN-INS-Th official Ger
man news agency DNB reported
from Brussels today that five Bel
gians we're sentenced to death for
sabotage.
LONDON-AP-Jack Doyle, Irish
former heavyweight pugilist and
singer, was reported today to have
been injured seriously In the chest
and head when his car struck a
lamppost during the early morning
blackout.