The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-02

today as the most important con-
cluded thus far with any Latin
American nation. Although details
OF the pact were undisclosed, It was
believed 10 provide for a United
States loan OF S90,OO0.O00 to S11O,-
100000. II So 1t would be by far
the largest loan thus far authorized
TO any good neighbor" nation UNI
der the act.
SAN FRANC sco-UP-A fire
that swept 1000 acres Of wheat
and barley In southern Solano
and Napa Counties today had
destroyed at least IS homes and
hundreds Of head OF cattle and
still was burning over an 49,
mile front.
GREENLAND, y. H.-AP-A big,
twin-motored Canadian bombing
plane, its bomb-racks still half
loaded, skidded into a near-miracle
pancake landing in a hay field in
the early morning darkness near
here today, wit all members of its
four.man crew escaping injury.
POTSDAM, Germany-AP- The
engagement was announced today
OF Prince Hubertus OF Prussia.
third son of former Crown Prince
Friedrich Wilhelm, to Marie-Anna
Won acknowledgements, daugh-
ter of Baroness Katharine Won
Hum boldt Dachroeden, widow of a
cavalry captain.
ROME-AP-Clothing and tex
tile merchants asked the Italian
government today FOR relief in
meeting taxes and overhead ex-
penses as result of rationing re-
strictions on sales.
BOMBAY-AP - Mass prayer
meetings and spinning ceremonies
were held Throughout India today
10 celebrate the 72nd birthday of
Mohandas X. Gandhi, the leader TO
whom millions of Indians pin their
hopes for independence.
REYKJANIK, lceland-INS-T
first contingent OF regular American
army troops in Iceland prepared
today for practical maneuvers with
British and other American marine
and naval units guarding this stra.
reg1C HtfaHTTC outpost.
BUENOS AIRES-INS-T for
mer Shah of Iran. who abdicated
his throne and fled from Teheran
after British and Russian troops
entered his country. will come to
Buenos Aires early next month
and settle down in Argentina, &C
oording to an official announce
ment today.
BRUSSELS-lNS-The Brussels
Zeitung reported today that a
Frenchman named Henri Leclercq
and a German named lie Poivre. sen
fenced to death for espionage by
military court. were executed by
firing squads Sept. 30.
CHUNGKING-AP - The Amer
ican Southern Baptist mission At
Hsiaokwan, provincial capital of
Kwangtung Province. was wrecked
Sept. % during a japanese air raid
and the son OF an American mis-
sionary was killed, the Chinese
Central News Agency said today.
Neither the name of the American
missionary nor his son was given.
Observation-Disclosures forces
moved southwark across the Yellow
and New Yellow Rivers at daybreak
in a new Honan Province offensive
aimed at Chenghsien, junction of
the Lunghai and Peiping- Hankow
Railways, Domei reported today.
WASHINGTON-AP-Clo Closer eco !
nomic cooperation between the
United States and the free French (
was forecast today as the result OF
informal talks between Rene Plev |
in, minister OF economy. finance
and colonies in the newly consti- |
tuted Free French National Council. /
and Undersecretary Welles and 9TH |
or State Department officials.
NEW YORK-INS-Carl Reuper.
one Of lG alleged Nazi spies on |
trial in Brooklyn Federal Court, ad.
mitted that he sent information on 1
American defense to Germany IN |
return for past fayors. but claim. /
ed that none of it was of a secret ,
nature a statement made by .
Reuper at the time he was arrest
ed by FBl agents along with 80 !
other alleged espionage operatives .
was introduced in evidence today /
by government attorneys Seven. /
teen of the Nazi agents have con
fessed.
DUBLIN-UP-Authorfties were |
trying today to determine whether
middle.ased man, recovering from .
the effects Of having lain upside |
down at least seven hours in the /
oramped false bottom Of a packing .
case, is well-AnoWn French paint .
er. who Struggled himself to Fire .
from England In his own art exhibi. |
ton Dock workers heard groans .
yesterday from a packing case. /
which had stood bottom-side up. on /
TIE wharf for seven hours. They /
pried it open. and found a man tight. /
~ curled In a false bottom. He
muttered something in Fercnh and |
collapsed
LONDON-INS- The deaths OF /
two members Of the American E9gla /