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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
Divorce BIames Mother
For Burning Of Infant

Detroit. s pr s-iNS - Mrs.
Georgette Milchcll 2syear-old d.
yorcee whose youngest cHTif Du1tf-
ed to death while she admittedly
kept an all.night rendezFous Win
a male companion. today declared
her mother was 70 blame for the
tragedy.
The dead child was Jeanette
Mitchell. three who was In the
family apartment vita only her Two
Dolores, seven. and Con
stance. FIVE.
According q, Mrs Mitchell she
left the children 30 The apartment
with their graudmother while she
went 10 attend an all-nieht 'heaier
with a friend the father OF three
children. whom she intends 20 mar
ny when he obtains p divorce.
cts not Bq fault MIS- Mitchell
said a police Neadquarters j never
left my chil4Ten alone. Ny mother
was supposed To- take care % them
while ] went out
The child va. found her cloth
alamo neiEhhoL Whn
heard screams fiom the MtrheIT
apartment R#shed 20 Receiving
Hospital tiny Jeanette succumbed
to her burns
Omcers said the tragedy occur
red while the three girls played
with matches
Mrs. Mitchell remained m police
custody.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
Hitler Warned of
Second Front
Plans


4 great allied victory in Egypt.
with 100 OF 290 first line Axis
tanks knocked out in the opening
battle, was reported by Wendell
L. Willkie today soon after Presi.
dent Roosevelt had hluntly warned
Germany to expect second front"
attacks from possibly a dozen diff
ferent points in Europe
"Rommel is in a hole Willkie
said arriving in Ankara, Turkey,
on his mission as President Roose,
relt's special emissary.
He attacked the allied positions
and had 100 OF his 29O first line
tanks knocked out by allied forces
in the first battle. saw the. ruins
OF these tanks myself
Mr.. Willkie. who visited the
battlefront while in Egypt said
the truth OF great allied triumph
in the North African desert had
not yet been made public and he
added:
i am convinced that Rommel
(Axis Field Marshal Erwin Rom
meD has lost 40 per cent Of his
punch.
New Speculation
Allied capitals rang anew with
second front speculation in the
wake of President Roosevelt's
broadcast last night in which the
Chief Executive disclosed that
vital military decisions had al
ready been made and declared
In due time. you will know
what these decisions are and so
will our enemies. | can say now
that all Of these decisions are d.
lected toward taking the often
sive"
$4,000 Overseas
BY implication. Mr. Roosevelt
revealed that at least $4,000
American troops have already
been sent overseas. or more than
three times the number sent to
France in the first nine months Of
the 1913 World War.
Churchill described the Dieppe
super-commando raid as IAN in
dispensable preliminary 10 full
scale operations
Gen. George {. Marshall l. s
Army Chief OF staff has been
prominently mentioned for the
post of allied generalissimo 10 di.
rect an offensive against Nazi-con.
quered Europe
Other major developments
Russian front Adolf Hitler s
field headquarters asserted That
German troops had captured
further stubbornly defended
heights within the fortified area
Of Stalingrsd TODAY. while Sovi''
dispatches declared the Red arm
les had firmly reerouped after ~.
iaforced Nazi shock troops opened
dangerous new salient west Of
the great Nolea steel city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
Angry Congress Faces
Showdown OH Prices
Holiday Week End Brings
Experiences to Residents


there was the case Of the lost
purse.
Mrs Bernice Warfe. 1850 \. HUI
ron St reported Monday afternoon
that she had lost her purse con.
tanning a considerable amount Of
money. Later Mrs Betty HaNrold,
River Brink Trailer Camp. report
ed having found a purse of the des-
cription given. but As she was eN-
aiming the contents, at the road
side an automobile stopped nearby,
the driver claimed the purse. she
believed him. surrendered IT, and
since she did not know the people,
whom she said We're colored. that
seems to be the end OF the purse
story.
Then there was the prowler keep
ing up his part Of the genera en-
tertainment. The scene vas the
home of Mrs. Hazel Coates. l25 y.
Hamilton St The time, about 1880
Monday night.
Mrs. Coats reported that she had
lust retired when she heard win
dow raised Tiptoeing into the liy-
ing room. she saw a man standing
in the center Of the room with a
flashlight in one hand and an iron
bar in the other
Mrs. Coates screamed, and the
visitor hurriedly left by way Of a
window which opens onto the front
porch. lie had gained entrance
through an unlocked window.
He was described as being hve
feet. ten inches tall and OF dark
complexion
The Psyor
That's what you get when you
come down here was the parting
remark OF several negro youths
after they had beaten two white
men about o'clock this morning.
The colored youths were appar-
entity in q care-free mood. having
been suspected of stoning the house
Of Mrs. Margaret Lee, 4l3 Har-
riet St, and being involved in a
disturbance in vicinity of the North
ern Lights Tavern before moving
down the street where they stopped
the car containing four white men,
forced their way into the vehicle,
compelled the driver TO take them
TO jefferson Ave. and S. Huron st,
where they beat two Of the men
and left. Companions OF the In
tured men sought police aid but the
offenders had disappeared.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
Not Enough Bibles
When Raid Siren Blows

New York. Sept S--INS-A sud.
den request y woman guest for
a Bible during the Labor Day all
raid alert wa revealed today al a
Manhattan hotel
AN Of our rooms are equipped
with the Gideon Bibles the clerk
informed the guest rather haughti-
-.
- know 1ut my husband has
that one o. the guest responded
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
OIL STRUCK

Mt Pleasant. sept SAP oil
was struck at ISIS feet IN tne
Murray No ! wildcat well IN Ne.
cost County By the sun Oh Com
pany Monday The well was cap.
pei pending CONSTR. n sfor-
acc tanks 70 test the fop.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

Labor Day following Sunday and
so bringing two days OF relaxation
together, brought variety OF eN-
periences for Npsilanti people some
OF more Importance than others
hut several OF which were indica
tive of the times For example
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

IN the high command tina the
Army must have new start and
new leader.
II feel we've now got Team we'll
adapted to our needs and the fines,
al our disposal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
YpsiIanti Dog Winner
Of $500 at Kenton, O

Joe.Joe. four year old black and
tan coon hound owned boy Walter
l.. Ferry. this city. won the cham.
pionship sup and $500 in the 18th
annual Leafy Oak Field trials
Monday az kenton o
F=e==, fTifTffsfssFf= 7iiz7z=ttsr=sssss,
Sfoo As second line dog. Joe Joe
won 500.
Tony. q year old part coon and
bird dog owned by Roy Mcintyre
OF Muncie. Ind. won the line
championship and $500.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
Congress Today

Senate
fH TPrrgs U1-fi iftf-stfs
Finance Committee continues
work on tax bill 10 m tEWTl
House
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

CBv international News Service
Washington, Sept. 8-lNS-The
Senate Finance Committee today
rejected the Treasury's s6,5ooooo,-
COO spending tax program just six
days after il was urged by Secre-
tsry of the Treasury Moreenthsu.
The vote was twelve to nothing.
The spending tax OF which s4.5oo.-
ooo.ooo would have been return
able after the war. would have
raised the war revenue bill 10 the
huge total Of $12.771, 100000, as it
was TO be added TO the 1921 ,ooo,-
900 measure already passed by the
House.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

MEXICO CITY-AP- The 6.511
h Mexican tanker Amatlan, tor
doed and sunk in the Gulf of
|exico was disclosed today TO
We been navigating at her own
X after sailing from Havana
lthout asking for naval protec.
pr. The loss of the tanker and
|e fact that 10 crew members
Ire missing were announced yes
|day by her owners, the Mexican
Company.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

|LCNDON-AP-- The Paris ra-
B said today a violent explosion
CURED yesterday within the rail
by station at Toulon, site OF a
ench naval base. and traffic was
errupted for some time. No de-
Is were given.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

Washington. Sept S--lNS-The
Senate finance Committee today
moved toward a showdown on cru
cial tax issues with indications that
a general retail sales levy will be
added to the S6,271,000 600 House
bill.
Chairman George Cd Ga. asked
the committee TO vote not only on
the sharp increase in individual
income tax rates made by the House
but to also settle the related issues
OF sales tax, gross income levy and
the Treasury spending tax pro.
gram.
Four Proposals
Four major proposals are before
the committee.
I. General retail sales tax of
Ave per cent on food and clothing
and 10 per cent on other goods,
to raise $4,000. COCOON annually.
,. Treasury spending tax pro
gram. designed TO raise $500. 000.-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

CASH OR NEW RECORDS
for Old records. Grinnells. =
Adv. BIS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

LONDON-AP- A Berlin radio
oadcast heard here today said
is troops had killed 4.735 Yugo-
V guerrillas and captured 1890
ring actions. described as mop
hg up operations in western
snia from June> 10 10 Aug. %.
EHUNGKING --AP- Japanese
pops in kwangtung province
We retreated TO Funkai, Is miles
18th of the important coastal city
Canton. a Chinese army spokos-
In said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

CAMP Mccoy. Wis.-INS-TWo
villains survived today when their
rivate plane fell from 1000 feet
nd crashed into a bluff nine miles
ON Camp Mccoy. after losing one
Z its wings. They are Carl CULLEN.
8. pilot and BENJAMIN Patterson
,. PASSENGER, both Of indianapolis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

|ANKARA. Turkey -AP- Wen
III l.. Willkie, personal represen'
i've Of President Roosevelt, dis
bsed today on his arrival by
ane from Cairo that 100 Of Field
hrshal Erwin Rommels 290 first
|e tanks were knocked out by
lied forces in the first battle Of
recent Axis offensive in the
Eyp,ian desert.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08
In recess


In recess.
Monday
Senate and House received Pres
dents messsze on overall stabi-
ization program.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

LONDON Ar Prime Minis.
|iurchill told the House OF Com
ms today that suggestions for
pointment OF commander I'm
ief with full operational control
er British land, sea and air
rces. for unified control in each
ca and for establishment OF a
preme war council are "of con
/ lerable interest.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

NEW YORK ms Shorn Of
re swagger they Haunted when
ne German.American bund was in
g heyday. % former leaders Of
he defunct Nazi organization are
ated 70 90 on trial in federal
Jurt today They are charged
it'll conspiring TO advise bund
embers on how to avoid service
18th the armed forces and 10 make
lse statements under the Alien
egiStration Act
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

WASHINGTON - AP - Lieut..
neral Henry H Arnold cancelled
speaking engagement in Phila-
lphia today, the War Depart
INT said, because of what the
ief of the Army Air Forces
med "a vital and Unexpectedly
|llel conference.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

lCHlCAGO-lNS- SIN ignorant
the formal charges on which
ey are being held, three men and
rec women were to appear be
Ire L. S. Commissioner Edwin X.
lalker today for arraignment on
larges of treason The six are
ans Max Haupt and his wife.
ina, parents OF Herbert Hans
Iaupt one of the siX Nazi sabo-
urs recently rlectrocuted in
Washington. d. c.. Walter vii
I'm Froehling ard his wife. Lu-
lie, and Otto Richard Wersin,
I'D his wife, Kate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

ICHUNGKGNG ms DR.. Wei
Looming, who has been serving As
Ilinese ambassador to Nichy,
lance. will be the new ambassa-
u to the United States. a spokes-
|an for the executive Yuan an
lunced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

NEW YORk-lNS- Joseph NJ.
henck. former chairman of the
I ard of Twentieth Century-FoX
I'm Company, was released on
role from the federal prison at
|nbury, Conn, Labor day morn
l.. it was revealed here today.
|henck had completed four
|Dnths of a year and a day sen
nee for conspiracy to defraud the
|lited States government Of in.
| me taxes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

LONDON -AP- The German.
|ntrolled Oslo radio reported to-
y that eight Norwegians &C
sed of sabotage or with being
|ncerned in a bomb explosion in
|:gust in Oslo were executed
lily this morning,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-08

BERN, Switzerland -AP- An
is sponsored conference to set
at least the most pressing as
lets of the Observation-Disclosures
|'ritorial dispute over Transyl-
mia probably will be held in
emma Sept. Is, neutral dispatch
from Budapest said today.
Evening star., 1942-06-27
Draft Boards
|Con Induct Own
| Members If IA
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June Pin per-
haps the first case of it's kind under
selective service law, Federal Court
here has ruled that a local draft
board may induct its own members
If in class la.
Judge Simon Rifkind set the ap-
parent precedent yesterday in dis
missing a motion by DR.. Frank J.
Prone Of Mount Vernon, N. Y. to
restrain the board of which he for
merly was examining physician from
inducing him into the Army.
DR.. Prone, reclassified by his for
mer fellow officials from 1-B to IA
had lost his appeal for deferment on
the ground that he would be i'm
mediately and irreparably damaged
and injured and deprived Of his lib
erty," and brought court action.
Judge Rifkind in dismissing Dr..
Pirone's complaint cbserved:
THE courts ought To leave admin
istrative agencies alone. Not until
q plaintiff has actually been de-
prived of something should the in
tervention Of the court be sou"''
Evening star., 1942-06-27

positions in Palestine, Syria, 1raq
and Iran-the back door to Russia
and the western approach to India.
1t has been generally assumed
that the major German objective
this year Is to attain possession OF
the Middle Eastern oil flelds-those
of the Caucasus as well as those of
Iraq and Iran.
Probably possession Of these fields
would not give the Germans any i'm
mediate supplies Of oil. any more
than the capture of the Netherlands
East Indies has given the japanese
any immediate supply of oil. Ger
tainly long before the Germans
could get there we might expect
demolition of the wells, refineries
and pipe lines.
A period of months. perhaps the
whole Of next winter, would have to
elapse before the Germans could
begin getting out oil in any guam
tity, or move it If they did get 1t out.
But the very fact that secure pos
session has been obtained of po-
tential oil in quantity, which could
be drawn upon at a determinable
future date, would enable the Ger
mans to take very different atti-
tude toward the expenditure OF their
remaining reserve supplies than that
which they must take today with no
such certainty as to the future.
Would Cut on Oil.
But to concentrate our thinking
on oil is to ignore the very serious
strategical losses which We would
sustain il the Germans were able to
gain possession of the whole Of the
Middle East.
In the first place, this would mean
that the Russian armies would be
cut OF from approximately 30 per
cent of their oil supply as we'll as
from the increasing flow Of British
and American munitions coming by
way Of the Persian Gulf.
They would be open to attack
from the south, not only west of
the Caspian Sea up the valley OF
the Voiga, but east Of the Caspian
by means Of the railway system OF
Russian Central Asia This leads
directly into the heart OF the in
dustrial districts of Western Siberia
and the Urals.
India would be exposed to attack
from the west and might find her
self in great difficulties and unable
to afford any further help to China.
1t Is, OF course, far too much to
say that the loss of Egypt would
Immediately bring all of these ills
upon us. What it would immedi-
ately do would be to cut of the flow
| of supplies to Syria and Palestine
by way of the SueZ Canal and to
make it necessary to concentrate
powerful forces in Palestine to pre-
vent German advance through the
Sinai Desert.
The most serious effects might be
Evening star., 1942-06-27
Chile Says She Will Fight
Anv Attacker Of Canal
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, June 27-Chile's consul
general, Luis E. Feliu, announced
yesterday he had been informed OF
his governments decision ito declare
war against any powers attacking
the Panama Canal or commercial
shipping in Pacific South American
waters"
Chile and Argentina are the only
South American countries which
have neither declared war on the
Axis nor severed diplomatic rela-
tions.
Mr.. Feliu announced a telegram
from the Chilean Foreign Once
said in part:
The government of Chile remain
true to the duties entailed by their
policy Of continental solidarity.
AN attack on the Panama Canal,
on coastal and commercial shipping
Evening star., 1942-06-27

neither the Russian or Chinese
forces can be pulveriZed in the
blitzes which are now taking
place. Furthermore. they believe
the efforts Of the Germans and
japanese to win decision this
summer will peter out with
Gripping losses to the Axis. with
no new resources of manpoWer
and raw materials to draw from.
The United Nations led by Amer
lea, on the other hand, are just
beginning to fight.
These are said to be the funda-
mental reasons for the cheerful
ness of the American and British
leaders, but whether the war pic
ture will develop as they hope
remains to be seen.
Such calculations, logical as
they appear, do not always work
out in time of war, when many
imponderables come into play.
Paper calculations gave us every
reason to believe that Field Mar
shall Erwin Rommel would not
achieve more than a local and
temporary success against the
British In Libya, and that Egypt
was far from being seriously
threatened.
Egypt Is Seriously Menaced.
Today Egypt is seriously men,
aced. and it will take an immense
effort by the British TO save that
important gateway to the oil
fields of the Near East, the Axis
main strategic objective in the
Eastern Mediterranean cam
paign.
Here in the United States we
have every reason to be con-
fident of the final outcome of the
war. but We have little cause for
optimism over current military
operations. The next few months
will bring us many severe head
ache, and We must be prepared TO
hear bad news from both the
Evening star., 1942-06-27

ping on any sector and must pay
dearly for every inch Of ground
they gain. From the standpoint
of long-range strategy, there is
practically no concern in Wash
ington over the fighting ability
and determination of the Soviet
forces.
Our military and naval stra-
tegists believe that whatever pin
GERS movements the Axis develop
in the future. we can count on
the resistance of the Russians,
no matter what line they have
to hold.
The same optimism is not held
In regard to the Near East. how
ever, and it is from that quarter
that We should be prepared for
the worst news this summer.
Evening star., 1942-06-27
E Egypt's Importance to Allies
Loss Would Threaten Back Door to Russia
And Approach to India Mo Eliot Says


OF Turkey, with the possible result
of opening up a new line Of German
advance through the Balkan penin-
sula. The possibility of support by
the British 9th and 10th Armies to
a Russian defense of the Caucasus
against a German advance by way
of Rostov would be internally di-
minished.
Blockade Is Chief Hope.
To put it another way. in the
larger view the loss Of Egypt would
represent a definite German gain
toward the breaking Of the blockade
which Is still the chief foundation
of our hopes of victory, and the loss
of the whole of the Middle East
would mean that the blockade had
been broken.
Having thus estimated the size Of
the stake, We may ask ourselves
what can be done to prevent its loss
while a chance remains Of doing so.
The distance to Egypt from the
home bases of America and Britain
Is such that it is unlikely that any
American or British forces not now
in Egypt or the Middle East or on
the way there can intervene in time
to turn the tide.
There have been rumors, emanat-
ing from Axis sources and entirely
unconfirmed as yet, that American
armored troops have arrived in
Egypt or are on the way. II this is
SO, it might make all the difference
provided that these troops are in
sufficient force for the purpose.
Some air reinforcements might be
collected in the Middle East and a
certain number of bomb,rs can be
sent in by the ferry route across
Africa, but 1t does not seem likely
that any very large additions to the
existing r. A. F. strength in the
Middle East can be made in this
fashion.
Naval operations in the Mediter-
ranean might interfere with ROM
mel's communications at critical
moment, but, again. the success OF
such a move would depend on our
ability to provide proper air cover,
and this is doubtful. The American
long-range bombers now on the job
are doing good work, and few more
Of these might make a considerable
difference.
Gen. Mihailovich \ Factor.
One factor which ought not to be
neglected is the possible interruption
of the German supply lines in the
Balkans by the Free Yugoslav Army
under Gen. Mihailovich.
1t seems likely that German planes
operating from Crete and the Aegean
Islands may take considerable part
in the later stages Of the battle for
Egypt, and supplies for these will
have to be brought down through
| Yugoslavia by rail.
A single trip by few Of our long
range planes might supply Mihailo-
vich with enough in the way Of
munitions to enable him to make
really worthwhile effort to cut these
important German railways.
Finally. of course, there is the
expedient Of an attack on Germany
in Western Europe by air or other
wise to compel the Germans to turn
their attention westward instead Of
to the East and Southeast.
Probably such intervention could
not come in time to save Egypt from
the present threat of Rommel's at
tack. but it might make a great deal
Of difference if Rommel were held
before Mersa Matruh and had to
pause to consolidate
tCopyrisht, 1912, New York Tribune. Inc
Evening star., 1942-06-27
This Changing World
Roosevelt, Churchill Optimism Seen Bosed on Belief
Axis Will Be Weakened by Limited BIitzes in AZ

European and Near Eastern
fronts. II the situation improves
because OF the resistance Of our
Allies, so much the better. But
in any event we must be ready
to receive disheartening an
nouncements.
While dramatic developments
may occur in Egypt, the general
situation in Russia is regarded
with confidence. The Russians
are fighting on territory they
know. There are no fifth columns
to stab their fighting men in
the back, as is the case with the
British in the Near East.
1t is conceivable that the Nazis
will win more territory; it is even
conceivable that the Russians
will be compelled to yield more
ground, perhaps including Mos
COW and Leningrad. A year ago
such reverses would have meant
disaster, but today it merely
means that some empty shells
have to be abandoned.
Soviets Expected to Hold.
The main task of the excellent
Russian strategists is to prevent
the Nazis from pulverizing the
Red Army, to inflict as heavy
losses as possible on the enemy
twhose resources in the long run
are inferior to those Of the
United Nations and to draw the
Nazis deep into Russia in order
to hold them in a second winter
campaign while the United States
completes its preparations for
major offensive.
AS far as the Russian front is
concerned, there does not appear
to be any slackening Of the de-
Tenders enthusiasm. The Ger
mans have not caught them nap