The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-17
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THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
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! Cloudy, Moderate !
CHICAGO-AP--"I had II com.
ing" Those were the last words
OF a teary-eyed. repentant ls-year-
old orphan before his eiectrocution
early today for numbering a police
man whose death the youth once
passed of with that's his tough
luck" Bernard Sawicki. a door
step founding at three, who boast
ed he played with guns in NTH
grade and became known as
"Knifey" as a child, killed four
persons during a spree Of robbery
and guntire last summer.
PLYMOUTH, Ens.-UP
Prime Minister Winston Church
III landed here this morning. He
had crossed the Atlantic from
Bermuda In q British Always
flying bos:.
CHI JNGklNG-AP-- 4 Chinese
army communique declared last
night that all American mission
aries on Hainan Island. of the
south coast OF China, had been
slain by Japanese forces after the
outbreak OF war in the Pacific.
VICHY, Cnoceupied France-AP
A decree in the Official journal
retiring him disclosed today that
Pierre Jacomet-a leader Of the
third republic who is awaiting
trial before the Rom war guill
ccurt-still was technically comp.
troller general Of the French war
department up to now. year and
a half after the armistice.
CASABLANCA, Morocco-AP -
Jews within Morocco will be allow.
ed to buy wine only after "Aryan
Europeans have been assured" five
pints month each under a new
rationing system. NJhammedan
natives are forbidden by their re-
ligion to drink it.
Observation-Disclosures Tele
graph said today the Tokyo radio
broadcast communique that four
Dutch schooners were sent to the
bottom yesterday In waters OF East
Borneo. The broadcast also claim.
ed that British munitions trans.
port vessel had been bombed ind
sunk in the Strait OF Malacea.
LONDON APP David LLOYD
George. World War prime minis
ter OF Britain. was 70 years oil
today and he celebrated by es-
tablishing a permanent conteel
on his farm to serve the workers
hot luncheons.
LONDON -AP- A treaty be-
tween. Britain and Ethiopia. recog.
mixing the full severe gnty OF EN-.
peror Halle Selassie and assuring
him aid In placing his country
Oh sound economic basis. will be
signed soon In Adds Ababa. in
formed quarters said today. The
treaty is expected TO include Ger.
tain military clauses, but these
merely will cover ex gencies which
may arise during the current war,
the sources said.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-AP- Rang
ers and keepers in snow bound and
isolated areas OF Yellowstone Ma
t.onal Park will be allowed TO
register for the draft next month
by shortwave radio or telephone.
SEATTLE AP - Severely
burned In fire that swept he
home and killed her husband and
small son. Mrs. kasper Melland.
IS. gave birth to a six and one
halt pound boy through a caesar
can operation last night. Her con
Gition was critical.
wASHINGTON-AP- The Fed
eral Housing Administration re-
ported today that It did a record
business last year. insuriny $3.50,
GOO 900 OF private loans tor build
ing or improving dwellings. The
dollar volume was around $500.
100000 higher than the previous
peak reached in 1910.
LONDON-iNS Reuters News
Agency today quoted German
DNB) Tokyo dispatch as stating
that 10 per cent OF the Japanes.
troops In Malaga were officially re /
ported to be suffering from malaria
or other diseases.
BATAVIA-INS-Huge stores OF
food have been set aside in Suma ra,
Dutch East Indies island near the
scene OF Malayan fighting. in ex.
pectation Of possible attack by the
Japanese. 1t was revealed today
The Netherlands Indies government
foresaw the present emergency and
even before the outbreak Of war had
a sembled large ocks OF rice In
Sumatra. it was said.
MELBOURNE ms japanese
planes twice in one day bombed the
town Of Rabaul in New Britain. pre-.
sumably seeking airports as their
targets. without casualties. the
Royal Australian air force an
nounced today.
NEW YORK-TNS- Carbian ouar