The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-23

LONDON-AP-Many windows
on nrst and second floors OF the
United States Embassy were
smashed by conclusion from large
high explosive bombs which fell
nearby in a recent raid. The stan
escaped injury.
TOKYO-AP-The Tokyo Times
Advertiser, controlled by the Japa-
nese foreign once, declared edi-
torially today that future relations
between Japan and the United
States would seem to be in the
hands OF Washington-that Japan
had gone as far as she could TO
restore original conditions.
BERN, Switzerland - AP -
French Chief OF State Marshal
Philippe Petain's mobile guards
were reported by travellers from
France today to be conducting an
organized search for arms and
munitions in what some sources be-
lisved TO be move to counter any
possible coup by partisans OF
Pierre Laval to restore the former
vice premier TO power.
HOLLYWOOD-INS-Betty Gra-
BILE, blonde stage and film actress,
was recovering in a Santa Monica
hospital today from the effects OF
an emergency dental operation
The star had an impacted wisdom
tooth which caused her to run a
high temperature. The operation
was performed to avoid grave
complications. 1t was expected Miss
Cradle will remain in the hospital
for several days.
BERLIN -UP-A joint German
Italian announcement warned to-
day that foreign correspondents
IN Germany and Italy would be for
hidden in future under pain OF Sc
we're punishment to publish any
but official reports regarding jour-
neys of or meetings between Adolf
Hitler, Benito Mussolini and other
high personages.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bombers
struck twice last night at Brest
on the French invasion coast,
where the German battle cruiser
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau still
are berthed, the air ministry said
today.
SEATTLE, Wash.-UP- Seven
Chilean journalists who visited
Grand Coulee Dam said today that
the Columbia River basin which
the dam will develop greatly re-
sembles the great Vale Central OF
Chile. The dam is beyond imag-
nation in its stupendous concep-
ton and execution said Rafael
Valdiviveo, spokesman. The
Grand Coulee project will place
more land under irrigation than
is irrigated in all of Chile"
NEW YORK INS-German stu.
kas and heavy bombers twice at
tackled the port of Valetta on the
Island OF Malta during the night,
severely damaging the Navy ship
yard and a large destroyer and
setting fire to a fuel dump, accord
ing to a German radio broadcast
picked up by CHS today.
BERLIN --AP- Informed Ger
mans reported today that 1000
tons Of shipping space were sunk
around England last night while
the Luftwaffe centered its main
attack on the southwest port OF
Plymouth for the second success
siFe night.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Thomas Albert
Blamey of Australia as deputy com.
mander in chief for British forces
in the Middle East was announced
today by Australian Prime Minis
ter Robert G.. Menzies.
TOKYO-AP-Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka will report TO a
special session OF the cabinet to-
lhOiiON uOi hihB Oh MS Tip W
Moscow Berlin and Rome. Later,
the privy council will meet to
consider the Soviet-Japanese non
aggression pact. Its approval of
the accord was considered virtual
ly assured.
LONDON-AP-Laborite Evelyn
Walker gave notice today he would
ask Home Secretary Herbert Nor
rison in Commons whether he
knew that Miss Unity Freeman-Mit-
ford had recovered from illness and
whether he has considered the
desirability OF OBTAINING her" under
defense regulations.
ROME-AP-An Italian wa
plane torpedoed and sank an 5000
ton steamer In an attack upon a
convoy in the eastern Mediterran.
can Monday, the Fascist high com
mand announced today.
ROME-AP- German and Ital
fan troops have frustrated a new
attempt by the beleaguered Brit
ish garrison at Tobruk to force
its way out of that Libyan port
the Italian high command reported
today.
LONDON-INS- British bomb
ers last night attacked the Ger
man naval base at Brest on the
French coast, 1t was announced Of
ficially in London today.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Unit
ed States put a stern new "keeI
out policy into effect today FOL
German prisoners OF war who seel
haven here after escape from