The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-07

flames Quilted a hunting lodge IN
which they were sleeping while on
outpost duty near Fort Dix. Pri
waite Ceylon A. Gibbs, "a, Flushing,
Mich, was burned 10 death when
trapped on the second floor OF the
blazing building. The three injured
were Privates Walter B. Eisenhardt,
Boonton. y. j., John Maloney. the
Bronx. n. Y. and Sergeant Clifford
P. Stack. Brooklyn, y. Y. Sentries
aroused the others in the lodge.
WASHINGTON ms Orders
went forward through War Depart
ment channels today for civilian de-
tense equipment, while 0CD region
al directors and state officials
planned ALLEGATION OF the supplies
TO cities. within 300-mile sea or gull
coastal strips regarded as target
area" There was no indication as
TO when the first amounts OF the
gas masks, fire-fighting apparatus,
medical supplies and other equip
ment would be available. but pur-
chasing orders have been authorized
by President Roosevelt.
SAN FRANCISCO APP FBI
agents detained additional prison
ers today after the most far-flung
drive in several weeks against pos
sible fifth columnists in northern
California. The latest figures were
more than so aliens arrested In
raids on 81 cities. Members Of two
% Japanese secret societies were the
particular objects in the roundup
PESHAWAR, India -AP- Earth
tremors lasting several seconds
were felt here at 12:42 p. m. British
summer time T:42 p. m. E.W. t.
Saturday,. No damage was report
ed
A SOUTHWEST COAST TOWN
OF ENGLAND-AP-Two enemy
planes flew over this town today and
machine gunned a pier. No damage
or casualties were reported.
WASHINGTON ms A Demo
cratic member OF the House Ways
and Means Committee suggested To-
day that federal revenues should be
raised TO $4,000, 100000 a year-a
step which would require a new
$4,000, 100000 tax bill. The revolu-
tionary idea. however, was not greet
ed with enthusiasm.
YONKERS. n. Y.-INS- Mrs
Adah Hopkins Anne, elder sister Of
Harry Hopkins, adviser to President
Roosevelt, resigned today as exec
utive secretary of the Yonkers chap
ter Of the American Red Cross in
dispute over administrative poll
cies.
WASHINGTON-AP-Use Of the
Aleutian Islands as a base for full
scale attacks on Japan was advo-
Gated today by Chairman Reynolds
tD-NC) OF the Senate Military Al
fairs Committee. Other members of
Congress likewise we're calling for
speedy offensive action by the Unit
ed Nations.
HOLLYWOOD ms - Enrol
Flynn, athletic motion picture star,
today was under orders to take
things easier because OF an attack
of what is commonly known as
athletes heart. Dr.. Frederick
Turnbull, after so describing the
ailment, said he had ordered
Flynn "to refrain from indulging
in over-exercise as he had done in
the past"
NEWBERN. n. C.-1NS-Search
was under way today fol- an Army
coastal patrol plane believed to
have crashed east OF Vanceboro.
An explosion heard in that vicinity
together with the fact that the
plane was overdue led to the belief
it had crashed, military authorities
said.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.-INS |
Although no bodies have been re-
covered hope was abandoned today
for seven men who were aboard
twin-engined Army transport
plane when it crashed near Stuart.
Fla. The transport was caught
in a severe squat, which apparent
ly wrenched a wing of OF it, and
it fell in flames into the st. Lucie
River inlet near Stuart early
Thursday, according to eyewit.
nesses.
AN EASTERN CANADIAN
PORT-lNS - Two tankers dis
charged their cargoes of precious
highest gasoline today after linn
ing into port despite gaping torpe-
do holes in their bulls. They were
attacked by enemy submarines in
widely separated areas Of the west
ern Atlantic. One fought OF the
U-boat that torpedoed her with
Eunire; while the other. unarmed.
made the enemy sub duck for cover
by attempting TO ram it.
KEY WEST. Fla-INS-Fifteen
men were missing and presumed
lost today in the torpedoing OF the
2,S50.ton Norwegian steamship
Left. ten survivors from which
were landed safely here after they
had ridden out two-day storm in
a lifeboat.
BANDUNG-INS-The govern.
ment today ordered destruction Of
liquor stocks in towns where Japa-
nese occupation becomes imminent.
At the same time liquor distribu-
tors were ordered to halt all future
deliveries.
DETROlT-INS-An urgent call