The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-20

oOI la buiEdl OllAt
said today that they had caught
a nest of spies who had confessed
that they were working for the
British Intelligence Service and
had received monthly salaries for
military information transmitted
10 British agents.
LONDON -lNS- A full
agreement regarding naval
bases to the United States will
be signed shortly, il was learn
ed today.
HELSINKI, Finland-AP- The
icebrcaker Jaakarhu was dispatch
ed today to the aid OF II home
ward bound Finnish ships ice-lock-
ed near the Island OF Gotlapd in
the southern end Of the Baltic
Sea.
LONDON-UP-Italy will have
TO ask for an armistice before
Great Britain will grant safe con-
duct to an estimated 100000 tia
liam non-combatants apparently
hopelessly trapped in Ethiopia, well
informed sources said today
LONDON-AP - A government
plan to put conscientious directors
10 work under fire was announced
today. The Comedies, as thcy
are called. will be called up for
civil defense jobs such as fire
watching rescue work and police
NICHY, France-AP-The gov
eminent issued decree today
fixing prices OF commodities N
Frances colonies to combat rising
living costs.
AMSTERDAM (via Berlin)-AP
DR.. Leonardus j. A. Trip resign
ed today as secretary general CT
finance and president OF the Meth.
erlands Bank. No reason was
given for his resignation, which
was accepted by Arthur Seysz.ln-
quart. German commissioner for
the Netherlands. with an express
sion OF thanks for Trips work.
MANILA APP Two moros
were killed today in the Philip
pine constabulary's relentless
campaign against outlaw bands
in the province OF Sulu.
CAMDEN, y. j ms Short
circuit I'm the cable OF an electric
welding apparatus today was
blamed for the third fire aboard
the S5o.794 600 L. s. S South OAK
ota since its keel vas laid in 1888,
CRISTOBAL. c. Z. ms A
suby erslye plot TO scuttle the
Italian liner "Conte Biancamano'
at the Atlantic entrance to the
Panama Canal details, OF which
were revealed to an American Of
fetal by member of the ships
crew, was reported today 10 hay e
caused canal authorities TO order
the recent movement Of the YES
sci from its former anchorage in
LimoR bay 10 a Cock at this Allan
tlc terminal pUIt.
BERLIN-INS-A German sub
marine sank merchant vessels to-
falling $500 tons including a
whaler OF 10000 tons in an at
tack on a strongly protected Rri-
fish convoy. it was announced in
Berlin today.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN
AP- President Roosevelt rode
down the Atlantic seaboard to-
day In inspect a huge new naval
air station at Jacksonville. Fla,
and then start a cruise in south
ern waters with some of his fay-
orite fishing-egonie
NASHINGTON-INS- The tor
pedo. Mosquito, mine layer and
trawler boats which Secretary of
Navy Knox announced will be
turned over to England will be de-
lyered at unnamed Canadian ports,
naval officials said today.
SPARTANRl re. :. GINS
Ar investigation was launched to
day into a head-on collision OF two
freight trains on the Columbia line
of the Southern Railroad in Spart-
anbmg last night in which six men
were killed
BERLIN-INS- Lloyd d. Yates.
American consul in Berlin. confer
red today with Richard Hottelet.
American newspapers cOrrespon-
dent held by German authorities
on urgent suspicion OF espion
age" Yates was the first Amer
lean official permitted 20 confer
with Hottelet since he was arrested
several DAYS ago.
NEW YORK Ms Earl Brow
der. former general secretary OF the
Communist party in the United
states. today was under federal
court order 10 surrender himself
next Tuesday TO begin serving the
four year prison term imposed on
him more than year ago for fraud
ulent use OF an American pass
port