The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-10

OF the fuel.
ROCKFORD, Ill.-INS-Maj. Ira
Brown of Chicago and Capt. Harry
S. Gorelick Of Detroit were fatally
burned early today when fire
razed an officers barracks at Camp
Grant, southeast OF Rockford
STOCKHOLM - ms - Bishop
Berggrav OF Oslo and three other
Norwegian clergymen were arrest
ed today as an aftermath OF the
church rebellion against the Outs
ling regime In Norway. according
to reports received in Stockholm.
BALTIMORE, Md.-lNS- Ship
ping circles disclosed today that a
large Argentine freighter has gone
down in lower Chesapeake Bay
after colliding with an American
freighter during a heavy fog. The
accident occurred at Smiths Is
land, about 30 miles from Balti-
more.
RIO DE JANEIRO-INS-P Police
authorities throughout Brazil con-
tinued their activities against Axis
spies today having made "a number"
OF additional arrests in the last As
hours. German and japanese army
and navy officers were found dis
gused as farmers and laborers. all
involved in vast spy ring now prac-
tically broken up. Caches of fife
srms and hand grenades were also
discovered.
SULPHUR SPRINGS. Tex.-INS
American factories are producing
$500 airplanes each month. and all
other war production is up to or
ahead OF schedule. This was
the picture OF Americas war effort
given today by House Speaker Sam
RaybuIn.
PARAMARIBO, Dptch Guiana -
INS-Fifteen members of the crew
OF an American tanker torpedoed
by German U-boat were picked up
by the yacht OF Gov. Johannes c.
Kielstra OF this colony. after drift.
ing for a week In an open lifeboat,
ii was disclosed today.
WASHINGTON-lNS Presi-
dent Roosevelt today announced
that the government is seriously
considering voluntary registration
for all American women between
the ages OF IS and IS.
NEW YORK-lNS-The Japa-
nese shot and bayonetted at least
125 prisoners after their capture
OF Rabaul, on New Britain, an Aus
tralian ambulance driver who es-
capped the massacre revealed today.
LONDON-lNS- Mrs. Anthony
J. Drexel Biddle. Jr., wife OF the
American ambassador to the free
governments in London today pre-
scented gift OF medical equipment
TO the Free French Sanitorium and
revealed that her son Theodore
Shultz, by her first marriage, has
joined the De Gaulle forces.
WINNIPEG. n.-lNS-Prime
Minister Mackenzie King OF Can
ada will go to Washington. D. c..
next Wednesday to attend a meet
ing OF the Pacific war council. 1t
was announced officially in Winni- !
peg today.
CLEVELAND-INS-A two day
walkout Of SO licensed tugment.
without whose aid 10 the ore and |
coal laden lake freighters could not !
move up the kinky Cuyohoga River
- steel plants, ended today as /
they returned TO work pending !
wage dispute negotiations between |
representatives. Of the Great Lakes
Towing Co. union President Capt. |
John l.. McCafferty. and Dan F.
Hurley, federal labor conciliator
for the Cleveland district.
LANSING. Mich.-INS- Atty.
Gen. Herbert J. Rushton today /
ruled that members OF the Huron |
Clinton metropolitan authority are |
not state officials and that their /
employees therefore do not come
under state civil service"
CHUiNGKING-UP-China soon |
Is expected 10 recognize the pro- |
vislonal (anti-Japanese) government |
OF Korea and similar recognition by |
the United States and Great Britain
may follow. Korean Foreign Minis |
ter Joso Wang said today.
WASHINGTON-UP-A govern |
ment survey OF the food situation /
in Japan and other Far Eastern /
countries today disclosed that there
Is little prospect OF serious short |
ases within the next year or two. /
japan not only has attained self. .
sufficiency In food al an improved /
standard OF living but has built up |
considerable reserve stocks. the re. |
port prepared by the Office Of For
eign Agricultural Relations said.
HOLLYWOOD - ~ - Rabs
Ruth's resistance to an attack OF .
pneumonia continued excellent" I
today and his doctor said the home
run king was progressing excen.
tionally well in his effort 10 throw .
of the Illness Or r. Nichol Smith.
Ruth's physician. said the Babe
had displayed such fortitude in his
fight against the pneumonia attack
That he may be out OF danger in a
few days.