The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-21

casts IA - Inc heu army mas
lost $1,000 dead and about 5000
prisoners before enlightenment and
humiliation operations of General
Mobers German rank troops on
the central front during the past
four weeks, the high command de-
clared today.
CHUNGKING, China-AP- ia
panese troops attempting to cross
n river west OF Chiengsen. in the
northernmost tip of Thailand.
were reported today to have been
hurled back by Chinese soldiers
in one OF their first defenses OF
Burma.
MONTEVlDEO-AP- President
Alfredo Baldomir dissolved the
Uruguayan congress today after
the senate had adopted a resolu-
ton repudiating the governments
policy in connection with a ma
tional election to be held March
20.
RON, Unoccupied France-AP
"A chronology of pre-war devel-
opments in Germany and France
was among defense items before
the special tribunal of Riom today.
presented by former Premier Leon
Blum to support his charge that
this is political trial..
BUENOS AIRES-AP- Baron
Edmund Won Hermann, German
ambassador who has been a storm
center OF Argentine politics for
months, was homeward bound with
his wife and two children today
aboard the 1000 ton Spanish
steamer Montegorbea. Officially
Won Thermann's trip was "for
consultation. Berlin ordered him
home shortly after Argentina re-
called her envoy to Germany, Am
bassador Ricardo Olivera, on Dec.
% TO give an account OF some
phases" OF his mission.
CANBERRA, Australia -AP-
Prime Minister John Curtain de-
nying a statement by the Tokyo
radio that hospital ship at Oar
win was not attacked during a
Japanese raid on that port. said
today that the hospital ship was
attacked and damaged and there
were casualties"
NEW YORK-INS-Fiv strik.
ers at the Columbia Bronze Corn.
IN Freeport, L. l.. deferred from
selectiye service as workers in a
DEFENSE industry, were ordered to
report today to their local draft
board for Redistribution.
NEW NORK-INS-Two tons of
sugar-enough to fill thousands Of
ration cards-were discovered in
raid on the apartment of Morris
Heitner, federal agents disclosed
today. Heitner, who was held in
$1,000 bail on a charge of operating
an Illicit still. explained his sugar
hoard by saying: 81 was going into
the grocery business"
NEW lNS-Mrs. Helen
Pauline Mayer, one of six persons
accused as Nazi spies. denied she
was aware that Kurt Frederick
Ludwig, chief defendant, was a
Nazi agent in testimony before the
trial in federal court was adjourn
ed for the week end.
WASHINGTON-INS-A distric,
court jury Of II men and one WON
an today was expected TO decide
whether Orman W. Ewing. former
Democratic National Committee
man from Utah, is guilty or inno.
cent or criminally assaulting a 49,
year-old government stenographer.
since the prosecution has demand
Cd the death penalty, a verdict of
guilty without recommendations
could send the 55-year-old Ewing to
the electric chair.
HAVANA--INS-Havana police
today ordered the arrest of Joaouin
NJ. Saenz, chief of Cubas Abe DO
litieal party. alleging he had order
ed distribution Of pamphlets incit-
ing the Cuban negro population to
revolt.
MOSCOW-UP-Zoya Kosmode-
myanskaya. is. tall. shapely, dark
eyed guerrilla who stood on Ger.
man gall0ws and exhorted her
countrymen to smite and burn the
Nazis until they were extermina..
ed, was acclaimed a hero of the
Soviet Union posthumously today.
LONDON-UP-The Vichy radio
reported today that japanese sub
Australia. where they would be in
marines were operating south 3f
position TO harass communication
between the United States and
other countries and the chief Aus.
tralian ports.
NEWARK. y. J.-INS-The word
communist is too vague to enable
a man charged with being one -
know the nature OF the accusation in
the opinion OF Fede al Judge Guy
L. FAKE. Judge Fake so ruled yes
terday IN dismissing an indictment
against William 3. Hauiau. a former
WPA worker who was suspended
after he allegedly made a false AFT
daNff that he me- vot d. Tara r,upfcf