The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-10

HAVANA-AP-kxecGtiye powe.
unparalleled in Cuba's history was
held by President Fulgencio Bats
Ia today for gearing OF rational life
to the war against the Axis powers.
Congress voted widened authority
Monday night to Batista, 4l-year-
old former army sergeant, in mill
tary. economic. agricultural AMI
industrial fields.
WASHlNGTON-INS-On top of
the Bundles for Congress cam
paign, Sen. Norris QJ Neb., today
added another political headache
to congressional woes by raising
the issue Of whether congressman
are entitled to mileage payments
for the present session. The
money was appropriated in al.
vance at the last session and has
already been paid out" Norris
said, but | don't think the mem
bers are entitled to it,"
WASHINGTON-INS-Th join. |
congressional economy committee |
today was scheduled to resume its |
inquiry into operations oil the Farm |
Security Administration. current
ly under fire for aiding Alabama |
residents in the payment of their |
poll taxes. Edward a. O'NeaI, |
American Farm Bureau president, |
was TO appear again before the |
committee to expand charges made |
last week of startling and shock
ing conditions of waste, extraya- |
gance, and indefensible practices"
within the FSA.
BERNE-INS - Motor failure |
caused the plane crash which kill |
ed Major General Fritz Todt, build
er OF the Siegiried Line. according
to an official version OF the acci-
dent reaching Berne today. Todt |
was returning from the east" this
version said, when his multi-motor-
ed plane landed at an unspecifed
airdrome and then took off again.
IL rose to height of 100 feet when
enc OF the engines stopped from
an undetermined cause.
WASHINGTON-lNS - Enact
ment of personal excess profits
tax, applying to individuals and
partnerships. was advanced today
In administration circles as one
means OF raising the $1,000 000, 000
sought by President Roosevelt for
war financing. Experts ON the stan
of the joint congressional tax COM
mittee have been asked to consid-
er how effective the proposed levy
could be made and also if it would
interfere with operation of the pres
ent high individual surtaxes.
ROME (From Italian BroadcasD Z
Rome radio, quoting
the official Italian Gazette, today
gave the Italian losses since the
beginning OF 1912 in North Africa
as 9l5 killed, 1850 wounded and
s,279 missing.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va.-AP -
Six German walters and an Italian
baker employed at White Sulphur
Springs, interment point for Axis
diplomats and newspapermen, were
brought here today under arrest as
dangerous enemy aliens. Field
Agent K. J. Untreiner Of the Hunt
ington FIJI refused to comment on
whether the prisoners had been =
arrested because of dealings with
the interned officials.
SINGAPORE - AP - United
States Consul-General Kenneth 5.
Patton closed the American consul
late Monday and turned American ,
interests in Singapore over to
Swiss custody. Patton, Consul
Harold d. Robinson and Vice-Con.
sui Charles y. Thompson are re-
here until transportation
from this cmbattled island can be
CANBERRA, Australia APP - I
The Dominion government an !
bounced today a sweeping plan TO !
reezing Australia S economic strug. !
lie. The government pegged wages /
md prices at present levels, limit !
I'd profits to four per cent and pro- {
libited the investment of capital !
Except in approved UNDERTAKINGS. +
speculation in food was prohibited. ;
LONDON AP An official q
pokesman said today that of the n
5000 casualties to British forces
n the battle Of Libya disclosed last p
month by Prime Minister Churchill, I
',SOS were known to have been d
men killed. .
LONDON-AP- Lord Beaver. =
'rcok, Britain's newly-appointed Il
minister OF production, will repre- n
ent Britain in various pooling ar a
angements with the United States. II
N official spokesman announced II
oday. "a
LONDON-AP-A British spokes.
lan said today he was not yet In n
position to give a detailed ac- n
cunt OF the application OF the n
corched earth policy in Malaga Ct
uring the British retreat, but some fl
4 the work had been reported.
LONDON-UP- An Admiralty !,
said today that British r,
ubmarines had sunk a heavily lad p
n enemy supply ship In the central t.
iediterranean. had tofpedoed and b
lmost certainly sunk another. and b
ad hit third. z