The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-21

other cities.
RIO DE JANElRO-AP- Gen.
Pedro Aurelio de Goes Monteiro.
Brazilian chief of staff went on
an indefinite leave OF absence at
his own request today and one
OF his sub chiefs on the general
staff, Gen. Eduardo Guedes Alec
forado, replaced him.
LONDON -AP-Malta has had
1850 bombing attacks and de-
stroyed 1909 enempy aircraft up to
Oct 10, Sir. Archibald Sinclair, sec
rotary of state for air. told the
House of Commons today, He said
1865 civilians had been killed up
to Oct 20, 6.70l buildings destroy
Cd or damaged.
LONDON -AP- The German
controlled oslo radio reported to-
day that King Christian y Of Den
mark. suffering injuries received
in a fall from his horse. had a
temperature of 100 and was suf-
fering increased fatigue,
BUENOS AIRES ms A mil
itary airplane carrying Col. Char
les De Erwester, head of an Amer
lean air mission TO Argentina, is
many hours overdue on flight
from Buenos Aires to Mendoza, it
was disclosed today Mendoza,
near the Chilean border and due
west Of Buenos Aires, is approx
imately $50 miles distant.
GENERAL MAC ARTHUR
HEADQUARTERS, Australia-AP
Byron Darnton, "a year old war
correspondent of the New York
Times, was killed accidentally
Sunday in New Guinea, military
authorities disclosed today.
ANKARA, Turkey-AP-Reports
received in Ankara today said
threats OF revolution in Belgrade
against the German occupyin"
forces had forced the Nazis to
strengthen the city's garrison by
a. least two regiments.
LONDON-INS Germany has at
least 300 submarines under commits
sion and at least 100 are constant
" at sea, according TO the naval
expert of the Daily Mail. The est.
mate was made in comment on the
statement of First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty A. V. Alexander that British
and American forces have destroyed
or damaged at least $50 Axis L.
boats since the outbreaks of the
war.
RIO DE JANEIRO-lNS-,An In
definite leave OF absence has been
granted to Gen. Pedro Monteiro.
chief-of-staff Of the Brazilian army,
1t was disclosed today. Gen. Mon
teiro was reported 10 have been in
i'll health.
NEW YORK -lNS-The famine
which is sweeping Honan Province
In China has reached the proper
tons OF a great military disaster
and $4,000 in emergency relief
funds are needed Immediately for
effective aid. Or. James l.. McCon-
aughy. president Of United China
Relief said today.
MOSCOW INS-German occups-
tionsl authorities in the Smelensk
area OF Russia have executed 1850
Jews in recent purge" the Mos
COW radio declared today. Russian
Guerrillas were credited with kill
ing more than a thousand Germans
during August.
LONDON-INS- Lieut.. Gen. Will
liam George Holmes. said TO he the
youngest officer of his rank in the
British army. has succeeded Gen.
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson as com
mander Of the ninth Army in the
Middle East. according to a Beirut
dispatch TO the Independent French
News Agency. The report had no
confirmation in official London cir
cles.
SAN JUAN. p. RINSE Puerto
Ricans today had the assurance OF
Governor Rextord Guy Tugwell tina;
food is on its way to the island
from the United States. Disturb
ances have occurred recently be-
cause Of public dissatisfaction with
the food situation and widespread
unemployment. Tugwell appealed to
the islanders to be calm.
OTTAWA. Ont.-INS- Anxious
for another crack at the Ger
mans. Canadfan brlgades which
participated in the Commando raid
on Dieppe, have been restored to
full strength Canadian Defens
Minister Leighton Ralston related
today.
PARAMARIBO. Surinam-1NS-
Forty-eight survivors OF a torpe
doed United Nations ship were
safe in port today after being picA.
ed up by a rescue ship. An OF
fetal announcement gave no de-
tails OF the sinking.
NASSAU-INS- Announcement
OF the engas 3mcnt OF Maj. Tho
mas J. Hayes OF the British army
and Miss Jean Jocelyn Pedley has
been made at government house
Miss Pedley is the daughter OF
Col. Timothy A. Pedley, Jr. L. S
Army who is stationed at Camp
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