The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-22

traekless sands southwark to-
ward Gelib, 30 miles away.
WASHlNGTON-AP- The Fed.
eral Housing Administration re.
ported today that new home con
struction, measured by FILA mort
gage-nsurance activities, was from
two to six times greater since Jan.
! in some areas than in the CORES
ponding 1910 period.
BERLlN-AP-German nav
al forces In the Indian Ocean
sank an armed British mer-
chant ship and Canadian
cruiser Of 7,17s tons, the Ger
man high command reported to-
day. The high command said
the merchant ship flew the
United States flag and had
United States eolors painted on
its sides 10 conceal its ma
tionallty.'
MOSCOW-AP-The state plan
ming comm ssion has been directed
by Soviet Russia's two governing
organs TO draw up new 15-year
pan "to surpass capitalist coun-
tries in industrial production.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS admir-
atty announced today that the
British navy was mining the
sea routes by which Axis troops
would pass If they tried 10 In
eade French Tunisia by sea, or
along which italian troops
would have to be evacuated
from Libya.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -
AP-A pastoral letter issued today
by Joseph Cardinal McCrory dis
pensed with Lenten fasting in
Armagh Diocese because OF ration.
ing and food scarcity.
TOKYO UP - Joseph Clark
Grew. American ambassador. con.
ferred today with Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka on the turbulent
Far Eastern situation.
CHUNGKING, China-CP- The
Chinese government, charging the
entire Chinese Communist army
with disobedience, uas appealed In
Mao Tse.Tung and Chu Teh, su-
preme Chinese Communist leaders.
for full support, the official news
agency said today.
ISTANBUL, Turkey-UP-Reli.
able informants reported today that
Anthony Eden. British foreign sec
rotary now in Egypt, would not
only visit lstanbul but also Greece
and possibly Jugoslavia to discuss a
Balkan. alliance, pivoted on Tur-
key, TO oppose a German drive
through southeastern Europe.
VANCOUVER, B. C.-UP-Salv-
age workers today sought to re-
cover a seaplan- of the Royal Nor
wegian Naval Air Force, which
crashed into Burrard Inlet, carrying
two Norwegian officers to their
death. The victims were Lieut..
Harald Kruse, 20, and Student Pilot
Erling Jorgensen, %. They we're
trapped in the cockpit. They were
the first fatalities since Norwegian
pilots began training here.
ANN ARBOR. Mich.-UP- The
University of Michigan board In
control OF physical education in
its annual report today said it would
attempt to restrain drinking at foot
ball games next fall. The board
castigated drinkers and cited the
Observation-Disclosures game -
played on a cold. wet field--as one
during which liquor flowed in mag.
nitude beyond even ones worst
fears"
TOKNO-INS-Eyents in the Far
East approached a new climax to-
day as British steamship service
between Japan and Australia alb
ruptly halted after japanese For
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
warned that "Anglo-Saxon" military
measures in the Orient are dan.
gerous.'
-INS-Detroit will be
the headquarters for a drive to or
ganize the country's aircraft work
ers, the Detroit office of the JAW.
clio was informed today by Phillip
Murray, president Of the Clio.
BERLIN-AP- The German rad.
los offer to take collect cable mes
sages from Americans for radio
program suggestions had cost the
propaganda ministry $4,000 up to
noon 6 a. m. EST.) today, broad.
casting authorities said. Up to
that hour, $500 messages had been
received. Limited TO % words.
their average cost was put at So,
which must be paid in free cur
rency-from which Germany pre-
sumably suffers a painful shortage.
HYDE PARK, n. zap Pres.
ident Roosevelt and Harry L. Hop
kins, spending the week end at the
Roosevelt family estate. had an op-
portunity today to discuss without
interruption wartime conditions IN
England. Hopkins. who returned to
Washington last Sunday from a trip
TO England as Mr.. Roosevelt's per.
sonal representative came up with
the President from the Capital.
ZURICH. Switzerland-INS 49,
Chancellor Hitler has demanded
that Nugoslayia maintain the strict
est neutrality and "disinterest" in
any forthcoming events In Bulgaria.
Greece or Turkey. according to re.
ports received IN Zurich today.
Swiss sources attributed this in
formation ~ an "unf IN M Oh a HE