The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-09

from the ministry Of justice.
CHUNGKING -AP- The Chi
nese press today jubilantly hailed
the landing Of American troops in
North Africa as the harbinger OF
still another 'front.' either in Italy
or Greece and Ia Kung Pao said
the turning point of the war has
been reached"
WASHINGTON-AP- Wendell
l.. Willkie and Solicitor General
Charles Fahy were oratorical op-
ponents before the Supreme Court
today in arguments to determine
whether membership in the Com
munist party constitutes grounds
fer cancellation OF United States
citizenship obtained by an alien.
WASHINGTON-AP- John G.
Townsend. Jr.. II year old former
governor of Delaware and former
Unied States Senator, emerged to-
day as possible compromise
choice to succeed Rep. Joseph w
Martin, Jr., OF Massachusetts,, when
the latter resigns as Republican
national chairman Dec. 7.
LONDON-AP- The Deutsch-
land Sender. German radio station
which normally closes down in the
morning. transmitted messages in
code to German ships at sea at
ii a. m. (6 a. m, eatern war time)
today, Reuters reported. Similar
code messages were sent by the
station during the allied raid on
Dieppe, 1t was said.
WASHINGTON-AP-Gen. Doug
las Macarthur predicted two years
ago that the European war would
be won in North Africa. j. Wei
con Jones, an assistant director of
the budget, recalled today that
Macarthur told him at a party in
Manila, while Jones was acting
high commissioner OF the Philip
pines. that whoever controlled
North Africa would win the war.
CHICAGO-INS-- The treason
trial OF six Chicagoans went into
its third week today with the gov
eminent fighting for the admission
OF a 13 page statement made by
Mrs. Erna Haupt, mother of the
executed Nazi Saboteur, Herbert
Hsupt. On trial with Mrs. Haupt
are her husband, Max Haupt;
Walter and Lucille Froehling, un.
Gle and aunt OF young Haupt. and
Otto and Kate Wergin, friends of
the Haupt family.
BoSTON--INS With 500 dele
gates representing 100000 work
ers in attendance, the fifth an
nusl convention OF the CLIO. pre-
sided over by President Philip
Murray, opened in Boston today.
The convention. through Murray,
renewed its pledge Of 100 per cent
cooperation with President Roose-
welt in the war effort.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES en-
ployes at three major Pitts burgh
department stores we're scheduled
TO return to work oday after rati-
flying an agreement calling off their
three-day strike for higher wages,
the 40-hour week. the union shop
and the check-off.
WASHINGTON-UP-The Nichy
governments announced intention
TO break diplomatic relations with
the United States will leave the
Fighting French delegation here rs
the sole tie between the American
and French peoples. But it is doubt
full that the representatives of Gen.
Charles de Gaulle. fighting French
leader. will be offered diplomatic
status as a result OF the break.
NEW YORK-UP-So Some leading
bookmakers received free and unso-
licited advertising from Mayor Flo
relic II. LsGuardia, but it was not
expected to bring them any flood
OF new business. LaGuardia read
over the radio yesterday 6i tele-
phone numbers that he said belong
to bookies He said he expected the
telephone company to cut them off.
LONDON-UP-Lieut. Col Elliott
Roosevelt, son of President and
Mrs. Roose >plt, is with Lieut.. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower in North AZ
RIGA, it was reported today.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. up An
Army board today investigated the
death of Pvt. Robert H. Skillman,
rs, OF Sandusky, O., who was killed
yesterday in a plunge from the
eighth floor of the Army-occupied
Hotel Dennis. Officials Of the Army
Air Forces technical command
training center said it was the
third such accident to occur here
and the second to result In death.
BOISE. Ida. UP-Goy. Chase 4.
Clark. Democrat, last night conced-
ed the election of his Republican
opponent. former Gov. c. A. Bot
tolfsen, settling the closest gubey-
Material race in Idaho history.
FREMONT, O.-INS-While Ia.
borers cleared wreckage left when
several cars OF a 72'car Wheeling
& Lake Erie freight train were de.
rallied on a curve, railroad and gov
eminent officials today launched an
investigation 10 determine the
cause OF the accident.
WASHINGTON-INS - General
George c. Marshall. L. s. Army
chief OF staff. today believes that
the British victory against German
and Italian troops in Egypt was