The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-27

ROME-AP-British troops have
| abandoned the Ethiopian town o!
Zilmami and withdrawn to Bona in
the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the ltal-
ian high command announced today
BERLIN ms The steamer
Papama, carrying $50 Jewish emf
grants, bound for Palestine, has
run aground near q Bulgarian Black
| Sea port, the official German news
4 agency DNB reported from Sofia TO-
day. The dispatch said authorities
hoped the vessel could be re-
floated.
tract for construction OF S.
100000 craving drydock at Bay
onne. n. j., was awarded today
by the navy TO the George II.
Finn Corporation and the Great
Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., both
of New York.
WASHINGTON ms - The
Maritime Commission will soon
get UP a new division of emer-
! gency shipping" to assure prompt
I shipment of vitality needed de-
tense materials into the United
states, an official of the commit
Aion revealed today.
NEW YORK ms John G.
Winant, newly named United
States Ambassador to Great Bri-
tain, took off on the first stage of
his journey to London today
aboard the Pan American Air
ways Atlantic Clipper.
MANILA ms The Uni
ted States and the Philippines, it
was learned today, are preparing
quietly TO meet a far eastern cri-
isis expected TO develop in two or
three months. The L. 5. army
high command in Manila is in
forming all army personnel to
see that their womenfolk and
children are evacuated from the
islands before April 10.
ROME Up The newspaper
,Messaggero said. in a Madrid dis
match today that Queen Mother
Mary, Processes Elizabeth and
Margaret Rose daughters of King
George and Queen Elizabeth and
the British crown jewels are in the
United States.
ATHENS-UP- British occupa.
ton OF Castelrosso. one Of the ltai'
ian Dodecanese Islands and the one
nearest the Turkish coast. caused
rejoicing throughout Greece today
ROME UP The official
Gazette today published a decree
requisitioning SO merchant ships
for the Italian navy. Twenty YES
sells will be used for troop trans
ports and others will be fitted as
scoutships, minesweepers and
auxiliary war vessels. The vessels
listed included 81 auxiliary
schooners, six tugs, four steamers
and two motor ships.
BUDAPEST, Hungary-AP-For'
eign Minister Alexander Clnkar-
Marcovic OF Yugoslavia was called
back suddenly TO Belgrade today
from Budapest where he had come
10 sign friendship pact with Hun
gary.
HAVERHILL, Mass ms -
Three persons we're killed, and $50
were driven to the streets, early to-
day when a ERE swept two apart
ment houses. Fire Chief Benjamin
Chase. who said the fires apparent
ly were started by pyromaniac
listed the victims as: Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Hodson. 63 and So, respec-
lively, and Mrs. Fred Connors, 60
MACON, Ga.-UP-Train crews
of. the Macon. Dublin and Savannah
Railway went on strike today, cut
ting on rail transportation to Camp
Wheeler. 100000 Army canton
ment under construction near here
WASHINGTON-AP-Despitea
declaration by the chairman OF the
Monopoly Committee that federal
regulation OF life insurance com
panies is inadvisable at this time
stan members OF the Securities and
Exchange Commission made ready
20 submit their recommendation
on the subject TO the committee to
morrow.
BUENOS AIRES-UP-Germau
Ambassador Edmund Won Their
mann has warned Argentina that
her trade relations with the United
States have no future. and that
American aid to Great Britain is
only "a British dream. The am.
bassador cautioned Argentina mo-
n 10 forget Japan, who is now on
our side.
VICHY. France-UP 90 Reports
reached Vlchy today that the food
situation in occupied France re
mained most difficult because farm
ers we're compelled 10 produce not
only for French requirements but
for the German army OF occupation