The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-11
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MELBOURNE. Australia-UP-
The Australian cabinet met in a
hastily summoned emergency
meeting today. apparently inspired
by growing tension in South Asia
where Japan is believed to be
Thailand Siam.
SILVER CITY. n. M.-UP-The
Office OF Production Management
today asked that the Chino mines
Of the Nevada Consolidated Cop
per Corporation be reopened i'm
mediately and the labor dispute
which closed them be certified to
the Defense Mediation Board.
WASHINGTON-UP-The House
recesses today in respect for the
memory of the late Rep. Alfred G.
Rutherford, R.. Pa, delaying a vote
on the resolution to extend the
service of Army men. 1t meets
only long enough to adopt a reso-
luton commemorating Rutherford,
who died yesterday OF a heart at
tack.
wASHINGTON-INS- A new
government corporation which
will buy up all domestic silk
stocks to create a stockpile for
military needs is to be set up by
the RFC within the next As hours
IT was reported at the OPM to-
day.
CHUNGKING - ms - In a
terrific nonstop raids that con-
tinued day and night for four
days, from Friday morning until
late this afternoon, Japanese
bombers dropped more than 5000
bombs on Chungking. More than
400 planes were used by the jap
anese for this heaviest OF all at
tacks to date-on China's provision
al capital.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. ms A
strike was called today at the
giant plant Of the Mack Manu-
featuring Company. which en-
ploys 400 workers and has de-
Tense contracts for trucks and
tank parts totaling several mil
lions Of dollars.
TOKYO -AP- The Japanese
government decided today to in
woke full provisions Of the general
mobilization act, including state
control of the stock exchange and
OF marine transportation. tighten
ing the nation up toward a war
footing.
LoNDoN-AP- Russian women
and girls are building and repair
Ing ships, having learned in a few
weeks work which everyone had
thought could be done only by men,
an official Of the Soviet shipbuild-
ing industry said today in a broad
cast Of the Moscow radio heard in
London.
SANTIAGO, Chile-AP- Furth-
er arrests in the investigation of
an alleged Nazi plot In German
populated areas of southern Chile
were ordered today as informed
quarters said the cleanup was
connected closely with those in
other South American Countries.
MEXICO CITY - AP Mexico
will rebuild an old railroad across
the Tehuantepec lsthmus and pro-
vide ample reserve fuel stocks near
both endss OF the Panama Canal
against possible United States en-
trance in the war. The railroad,
which would carry freight between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans II
the Panama Canal should be re-
stricted by war measures or dam
aged by bombs. can be overhauled
In four months, It was announced.
vICHY, Unoccupied France-AP
The newspaper Paris Midi said
today that General Maxine Wey
gand, North African proconsul. had
been summoned to Vichy because
the government wanted to be
ready to ward off any event"
which might follow action 1t is
preparing.
ROME-AP- The Italian high
command declared today a Brit
fish plane torpedoed the Italian
hospital ship California at anchor
in Syracuse Harbor last night, but
said the ship did not sink.
SANTIAGO. Chile Up Five
suspected leaders of a subversive
movement which government Of
ficials described as Nazi in char
acter. we're held in preventive
arrest" today over the protest of
the German consulate. Diploma
tic sources said there we're indi-
cations that a Nail "putsch' to
overthrow the government had
been scheduled for mid-August.
fARBeNADe,- Wash.
Eight forest rangers today strug-
sled up Mount Rainier, in an eff
fort to@rescue Leon Brigham, Jr..
81. star end on the University of
Washington football team. who
fell into a crevasse. so feet deep,
on Carbon Glacier. The glacier is
5000 feet up Mount Rainier and
hope faded that Brigham would
be found alive. II indeed. he had
not been killed when he fell.
BERLIN ms Complete an
Inhalation" OF the Russian 1s0th
sharp shooter division south OF
Lake linen on the north-central
wing OF the battle front was an