The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-22


coo for community facilities in
these regions.
CHUNGKING, China AP -
Some 400 men of d Japanese garri-
son OF LOCO besiesed et Hwaiyans.
on the eastern Honan front, were
declared in a Chinese communique
today TO have been killed or wound
ed in a vain attempt 10 break
through Chinese lines Monday.
LOS ANGELES-AP-The Ko-
rean provisional governments
army in China now totals $4,000
men. the United Korean Commit.
tee in America said today.
SINGAPORE-AP Hurricane
fighters, the powerfully gunned
British pursuit ships. are now IN
action In the Singapore area, OF
ficials announced today.
LONDON--AP- The Archbishop
OF York, who is prominently men,
toned as likely to be the next
Archbishop of Canterbury, assert
ed today there should be punish
ment OF the enemy for war crimes
but not in a split OF vengeance.
ELECTROMAGNETIC War
Department disclosed today that
at least six more civilian defense
schools to supplement facilities at
the chemical warfare school, Edge
wood Arsenal. Md. will be. estab-
lished by the Army's chemical war
fare service.
WASHINGTON-INS- Agricul.
ture Department economists said
today that the consuming public
will have to spend more for food
in the future, when rising market
ing costs are added to present re-
tail prices. Retail prices have ad-
yanced sharply dnce the spring CT
1871, the Department said in its
agricultural situation report, but
most OF this increase in price went
directly to the farmers for higher
farm commodity prices.
TOKYO (By Omcial Japanese
Wireless)-IN " lille Tokyo
newspapers hailed Premier Hideki
Toio's speech of Wednesday, des-
cribing the Japanese new order
for Asia, war budget OF S,69S,00
600 yen (S2.174, 25V,000) was sub
mitted to the Japanese diet session
today.
BATAVIA. n. f. I.-INS-Anth-
ony Eden, British foreign secretary,
has sent a note of thanks to the
Netherlands Indies government,
praising the hospitality extended
by Netherlands Indies residents to
refugees from embattled Malaga,
it was announced today.
N-INS-London news
paper reports from Moscow assert
ed today that great masses of fires
reserves with brand new equip
ment are being brought up to aid
Russian forces pushing the Nazis
back from Mozhaisk, leading 10
the belief the Russians intend to
begin a fresh offensive before the
Germans can man fresh defensive
lines.
CHICAGO-IN Sit soon may be
come advisable to recruit women as
truck drivers to replace men being
drafted into the Army, Carl R.
Brick. secretary and director OF
personnel for the Dealers Trans.
port Company Of Chicago, predicted
today.
CHICAGO ms The United
States Junior Chamber of Com.
merce announced today the presen.
tation Of its distinguished service
award for 1871 to Capt. Colin p
Kelly, the L. S. Army Air Corps
flyer who sank the 39,O0O-ton Japa'
nese battleship Haruna. The
award. given annually to the young
man under So years Of age who Is
adjudged to have rendered the most
significant service to the nation
during the past year. was present
ed to Capt. Kelly, posthumously. by
Walter W Finke Of Minneapolis
president Of the Chamber.
wASHINGTON-AP- The Fed
eral Works Agency today urged
hospitals TO 90 ahead with their
own financing plans instead oil
waiting for public works grants
OF loans for expansion purposes.
WASHINGTON-AP- Chairman
Land OF the maritime commission
has told Congress that construc
ton OF allied shipping is nov
forging ahead of losses by sink
ines at sea and that the United
States has the world licked righi
now" on standard cargo ships anc
tankers.
WASHINGTON -AP- Senate
George (D-Ga) forecast today tha
the Japanese would try to effec
peace with China II they succeed
IN capturing Singapore and pene
troting TO Rango0n in Burma
Los ANGELES-AP-An unex
planned fire ruined a defense OF
der OF $4,000 worth of gasoline
meters for the U. s. Army las
night Flames destroyed tn
wooden plant OF the Smith Mete
Co, where 100 workmen wer
rushing out the last few meters {,
complete the order.