The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-16
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ROXBORo. n. C.-Ns-A mob
estimated at 500 persons was held
at bay by officers today after
storming the Pearson County court
house and jail at Roxboro in an
attempt 10 lynch a % year old
negro accused OF assaulting a white
girl. The mob. including some men
armed with guns and clubs. storm
ed into the court house at 10 p. m.
last night, but was prevented from
reaching the negro. held in a Jail
cell on the second floor of the
building.
ROCKLAND. Maine-INS-A bit
more OF the mystery surrounding
the high seas conference of Pres
ident Roosevelt and British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill was to
be Observation-Disclosures the
Chief Executive returns TO this
Maine fishing port this afternoon.
Before boarding his special train
for a direct run back to Washing
ton the President was expected to
hold a press conference.
YICHY. Unoccupied France-AP
The national police we're report
ed working today on the theory
that two men and a woman lit
orally blown to bits by a bomb
in the Albert Park in Nice Thurs
day were responsible for the as
sassination of Marx Dormoy, a
Socialist leader under the Third
Republic.
VICHY, France-AP- The Of
fetal Journal published today two
government DEGREES requiring all
members of the army and judges
TO swear personal fealty and OBJ
edience to Chief OF State Marshal
Philippe Petain.
LONDON-AP- The admiralty
announced today that two Axis
supply ships. identified as the g.
667 ton German vessel Norderney
and the ( 2f2 ton Italian Stella, had
been intercepted on the high seas
by British naval units.
LONDON-AP-- The Rev. John
Charles Garlic. editor of the Bap-
fist Times and former president
of the, Baptist Union, died today
During the World War he toured
the United States and Canada in
an effort to promote good rela-
tons with England.
LONDON-AP- John Coates, rs,
enc OF England's most famous ten
ors, diAd at Northwood after
long Illness. He toured the Unit
cd States and Canada in 1885.
ANKARA. Turkey-AP- High
foreign diplomatic officials said
today Turkey was considering
German request to transport food
by rail through this country to the
. Russian border after refusing Ber-
lin transit of war materials.
MOSCOW -AP- The Russian
ambassador to Sofia has rejected
q uhtI0AANNA o RlONE't G6ohaot-tuN
alleged bombing of Bulgarian ter
iitory by Soviet planes the night
OF August II, it was announced to-
day.
WASHINGTON -AP- White
House action alone was necessary
today to make available 1885,
$4,000 more for defense. Tht
Senate yesterday passed a supple
mentary appropriation bill restor.
ing S750,000.000 IL previously had
stricken from the measure along
with other sums.
TOKYO-AP- Domei reported
today from Yokohama that the
Japanese liner Tatuta Maru had
arrived off that port with three
passengers dead of food poisoning
and 120 others i'll. The Tatuta
Maru sailed from San Francisco
August 4 after unloading $2.500,-
900 cargo of raw silk. All those
stricken were Japanese. mostly
steerage passengers, the news
agency said.
LONDON-AP-The number OF
German bombers which have
crossed the British coast during the
past four weeks is we'll under 900.
an authoritative source asserted to.
day.
BoGoTA, Colombia-AP-Liberal
party delegates met today to select
a presidential candidate normally
tantamount to election-and what
ever the choice It seemed certain
that Colombia would follow a policy
OF strong. Pan-Americanism and
support Of Democratic causes.
BERLIN-AP-The sinking Of
three British ships totaling 10000
tons and damaging of another OF
900 tons by German bombers yes
terday and last night was reported
today by informed Germans. They
said a 6.0O0-ton ship was sent to the
bottom in a daylight attack on a
convoy in the Wash. 2.500-ton ship
was sunk near Humber Mouth. and
another ship ofs2,000 tons destroyed
in a night bombing.
TOKYO-UP-Dr. Matao Nagayo.
SO, noted cancer authority and form
er president OF Tokyo Imperial Uni
versity. died today Of pneumonia.