The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-28

BRITAIN will be defeated In the
present war" The ambassador
denied absolutely that he had
made any such assertion.
LONDON-INS-After a night OF
respite from Nasi air attacks, a
new air raid alarm sounded in Lon
don today. the c.tys 449th since
2, the war began The sirens screech-
ed shortly after Wendell Willkie
arrived at st. Paul's Cathedral to
inspect damage caused by previous.
air raids.
SAN FRANCISCO AP - A
three-man special board Of the
United States Navy began the ex-
animation today OF 26 available
sites for a 100000 base for light
er-than-air craft within 50-mile "a
dius OF San Francisco.
WASHINGTON-AP-Great Bri-
tain's first war aim, as defined by
Viscount Halifax, is ito win the
war, but the newly arrived British
ambassador said he might elabor-
ate soon" on his nations purposes.
MADRID-AP-The government
cancelled all private railway con-
cessions in Spain today except
few narrow gauge lines, and order
ed the entire system converted into
a state-owned. state-administered
property, effective Feb. /.
WASHINGTON - AP The
known toll of the war at sea was
placed at 3,619,624 gross tons Of
merchant shipping in a Maritime
Commission compilation today
which recorded sharply lower
losses than German or British
figures.
NEW YORK APP Weary Of
political campaigns, Bruce Barton
says he will not be a candidate
for his old congressional post as
representative from Manhattan's
18th silk stocking" district. now
open because of the death of Rep.
Kenneth F. Simpson Saturday.
SYRACUSE, n. Y. -AP-Ralph
L. Emmons, United States attor-
ney for the northern district OF
New York, announced today he
was under instructions from
Washington TO take no action in
court in the case Of Baron Franz
Won Vera, escaped German war
pilot.
HARRISBURG, Pa. AP -
Abandoned mines and tunnels
which honey-comb parts of this
major coal producing state may
serve a definite need in the fu-
tufe, says John L. Powers. one OF
the Pittsburgh districts Democra-
tic representatives in the state
legislature. He introduced a bill
asking that the location be de-
termined Of all such unused work
ings for possible use as afraid
shelters.
LONDON-UP-Great Britain has
Just dug itself out of one OF its
worst billiards and cold waves in
years. one which disrupted COM
munication and food transport in
and between big cities and left
some areas isolated.
WASHINGTON UP-War De-
partment officials have urged the
new super defense agency-the Of
flee of production managem ent-to
appoint an aircraft production
GEAR" it was learned today The
names of several prominent indus
trialists and business executives
were said to have been suggested
for the post, which would be sim.
liar TO the one held by Britain S
Lord Beaverbrook.
SHANGHAI-AP- Chinese re-
ported today that their troops VINO
recently replaced Ias disbanded
Communist fourth arm, had launch
ed an offensive against the Japa-
nese along the Grand Canal, 20
miles north OF the Yangtze River.
SYDNEY. Australia-AP- Sir
Earle Page. Australian minister OF
commerce, told a conference Of az
ricultural experts at Canberra to-
day that production must be kept
at present leve s to help meet b.
tain's needs.
LONDON-AP-A prolonged lull
in German aerial activity has given
Britain an opportunity to carry out
important experiments with new
night fighter planes which she
hopes eventually will prove the
answer 10 the Nazi Luftwaffes
night raids, informed sources indi.
\ Gated today.
ROME-AP-Two more OF Pre-
mier Mussolini's ministers have
gone to the front. It was announced
today. They are Minister OF Pub
lie Works G useppe Gorla and Min
lister Of Education Giuseppe Bottai.
who assumed command of Alpine
troops in an unspecihed zone OF
operations.
VICHY. France-Ap - Resigna.
ton OF Raphael Albert as minister
Of justice in the French govern
ment and appointment Of Joseph
Barthelemy as his successor were
announced today in an official de
cree.
BERLIN-AP-A German p ane
scored a direct h., upon a small
British merchantmen n the Allan
tic west OF Ireland. the German
high command reported today. It
did not give further details,