The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-15
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Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Thunderstorms. Cooler

Chief OF Government Pierre Laval
had warned French 10 remain pas
sive in event OF an allied invasion
was coupled today with a report
to the Daily Mail that Laval was
being grilled by German authori-
ties on the reported statement A
Reuters dispatch quoted well in
formed sources as confirming re-
ports that the papal nuneio in
Vichy had made representations
amounting to protest to Marsh
al Petain against the anti-Semitic
activities of the Vichy government.
LONDON-INS- A good pro-
portion" of the cargo vessels car
rying planes. munitions and other
war materials TO the island OF
Malta reached the harbor of Valet
ia despite the heaviest concentra-
ton OF Axis air and naval forces
ever sent against a Mediterranean
convoy the Daily Express said to-
day.
CHICAGO ms The federal
grand jury investigation of a Chi
cago Tribune story on the battle
OF Midway today was in recess
until Monday when additional wit
nesses are expected to be heard.
The article is said to have con-
tanned confidential information on
the size and probable composition
of the Japanese fleet and auXiliar-
les which took part in the Midway
fight The grand jury, with COM
pletion Of testimony, viii be
charged with determining whether
the Tribune story merits an indict-
ment for violation OF the espionage
Jaws of 1917 as amended in March
1940.
LONDON. Eng. -INS-ltaly is
London, Aug. l5-INS-ltaly is
continuing its repressive measures
against Jugoslav guerrillas and has
RACED seven villages and executed
so persons in reprisal for the death
bf three Italian soldiers near Villa
henevoso in Sloyenia, it was said
Today in dispatch from the Italian
frontier TO the News Chronicle.
LONDON INS-German raiding
planes during the night dropped in
tendiary bombs and flares over
East Anglia in what was declared
O be an unsuccessful attempt by
he Nazis to set fire to grain fields.
LONDON-lNS- Three hundred
Residents Of the French island or
Martinique have escaped to Domin-
Ca and St. Lucia. British Carlb-
bean possessions. and have asked
o be sent where they can fight
he Fighting French press service
eported today.
WASHINGTON ms Govern
nent officials were warned today
hat the United States cannot hold
rs military positions abroad and
annot take the offensive without
hanges in our production pro-
ram" He mentioned rumors that
hief OF the Army supply division,
nay replace Donald NJ. Nelson as
var production chief.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Sen
te committee on privileges and
lections met today in executive
ession to draw up the final draft OF
bill giving service men on duty
way from their home states the
ght to vote in the November cleo
ions.
WASHINGTON - ms - The
daughters OF the American Revolu-
ion recommend Saying it, with a
victory corsage" of war stamps
pink. green and blue. Presiden:
eneral Mrs. William H. Pouch has
lggested that such corsages, after
eng worn, be donated to a vital
ar activity.
NEWARK. y. J.-INS-A shot
un and pistol duel between two
Ear Department civilian guards in
le lonely marshlands surrounding
le Newark airport army reserva-
en- ended in the death of Joseph
estafano. 81. OF Elizabeth. Domin-
X Defede, 2S, Of Newark. carrying
80 calibre revolver. was turned
yer to police for prosecution.
SEATTLE. Wash ms Back in
battle from a fiye-day tour Of Alas
military bases, Rep. Warren 6.
agnuson, tD) Wash, member OF
le House Naval Affairs Commit
e. today bluntly blamed lack of
rmy and Navy coordination for
|e escape Of Japanese surface
rces after the attack on Dutch
arbor early in June. Magnuson
so termed the Japanese occupa-
pn OF the Aleutians the scandal
the war but tempered his crit
ism with The heartening news that
merican forces are now on the
fensiye in the far-flung island
balm.
NAIONAL PARK. y. J.-INS-
lthorites today sought the brutal
Dyer Of an unidentified woman,
bout 35. whose nude and bruised
bdy was found in a dimly-lighted
overs Lane" scarcely 100 yards
ON a sentry post. The soldier
ntry said he heard a choked
ream about 1880 p. m. An in
sstigstion disclosed the body
KEARNN. y. J.-INS-The L. S.
Waller. a destroyer, was launched
re today. the second ship sent