The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-14

boarding party removed four Ger
man aviators who were on their
way home from South America.
CAMDEN, n. j., -AP-The
government summoned Enoch Lew
is (Nucky) Johnson, Atlantic City
Republican leader, for trial today
g a. m. Z. S. To- on charges OF
evaatng payment on s39, SEQ in in
come taxes. The 5S-year-old At
lantic County Treasurer, who
draws a salary OF $4,000 a year,
is accused OF falling to pay tax on
an income of s19s,226 in 1885,
1885 and 1887.
BERLIN. -AP-Adolf Hitler
has personally conferred the Oak
Leaves to the Knights Cross of
the Iron Cross on Panzer General
Rudolf Schmidt Cor his work on
the eastern front, 1t was announc-
ed today.
MELBOURNE. Australia-AP--
Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies
said today Australia had been con-
suited beforehand about the Rus
sian-British Joint action agree
ment and that Australia was in &C.
cord with the step.
LONDON --AP- Soviet Wal
News. a publication OF the Russian
embassy here, said today Premier
Joseph Stains "scorched earth"
policy is being carried out where
ever Soviet forces withdraw, with
nothing left behind to aid the Ger
mans.
LONDON-AP- A Bastille day
message from Prime Minister
Churchill to General Charles De
Gaulle assured the Free French
leader today that 'the end will
make amends" for all that France
has endured.
WASHINGTON ms The
House Naval Affairs Committee to-
day approved q resolution calling
for creation of joint Army-Navy
board to investigate the feasibility
to construct a bridge in San Fran
cisco Bay from Hunters point,
Mare Island, to Bay Farm Island.
NEW YORK-AP- Contrary to
some reports. there is no current
aluminium shortage for airplane
production or other vital defense
industries, according to a survey
by the National Association OF
Manufacturers. While there was
no assurance this situation would
continue, the association an
nounced yesterday that tele-
graphic poll OF 20 leading defense
centers indicated present output OF
the metal was we'll ahead OF the
most optimistic estimates.
MILWAUKEE-AP- Three city
chemists today were to examine
the remainder OF food served at an
orphanage picnic yesterday TO de-
termine the cause for the illness
OF more than 100 persons who had
eaten at the outing.
WASHINGTON -AP- Three
thousand tons of drinking water
TO quench the thirst of Bermudans
was scheduled to put 10 sea today
from Moorhead City. n c.. aboard
the maritime commission training
ship American seaman The is
land derives most OF its drinking
water from hillside and roof top
runoff supplies but in recent
months rainfall has been abnor-
mally light.
WASHINGTON-AP- The Ag
riculture Department, giving way
to a clamor by growers against a
~ cents a bushel penalty on wheat
grown in excess OF allotments. has
extended to April 80. l943 the time
during which the grain may be
stored under government loan:
WASHINGTON-AP- The Of
flee OF Production Management has
placed rubber under the defense
critical item" system, making 1t
subject to preference ratings by
the Army and Navy.
SEATTLE-INS- Police today
resumed questioning OF "a year old
Earl PaYette in connection with
Seattle's mad slayer" attacks Of
three weeks ago. following the
youths asserted confession TO the
assault-killing OF Mrs. Blanche
Link. 4S year old telephone oper-
stor.
FREE PORT. Tex.-UP- Fire
broke out today in the power plant
at the Dow Chemical Company
here The company, which pro-
duces magnesium for defense
projects closed its gates and no
information could he obtained i'm.
mediately on the magnitude OF the
blaze.
CHI NGKTNG. China-lNS-Th
Yunnan province Correspondent Of
the newspaper Taking Pao today
reported indications OF Japanese
preparations for an attack on So
Wet Russia's Siberian maritime
provinces, for which the present
japanese pressure on French Ind)-
China appears to be a smoke
screen. ---.--------