The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-19


ing.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.-INS-Al-
most 100000 persons living in
the 54,000-square mile area which
comprises the states OF Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey today were
praised by civilian defense officials
for having cooperated' 100 per
cent in last nights surprise black
out test,
RIO DE JANEIRO-lNS
Three more Axis submarines
have been sighted and possibly
attacked by Brazilian patrols
off the coast Of Bahia, il was
reported in Rio de Jsneiro to-
day.
SHORTCOMINGS - Swedish
warships were on patrol today in
search for an unidentified subma-
rine which torpedoed and sank the
Swedish steamer Lilievalch Tues
day afternoon just off the town OF
Naestervik, 80 aboard the vessel
were lost. Conveying warships
dropped so depth charges.
FARRELL. Pa.-INS-A wild.
cat strike of cranemen stopped
operations Tuesday at Carnegie.Il-
linois Steel Corporations ordnance
plant here, and forced 1000 men
into temporary idleness. The plant
4- In x-ft al nj 10
work.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.-INS- With
guards sworn in as Army Airforce
Auxiliary police TO prevent further
violence, work on war orders con-
tinued today at the Reynolds Metals
Company plant where an estimated
1000 workmen left their machines
when a union official was dis.
charged.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tues.
days for the entire nation during
the next eight weeks was one OF
the plans offered today in an effor.
TO prevent the threatened meat
shortage. The plan was offered by
The International Stewards and
Caterers Association now conven-
ing in Chicago Harry Doherty. Chi
cago. chairman of the Associa-
TONS war efforts committee. rec
commended that all hotels. restau-
rants. clubs, institutions and homes
voluntarily adopt the plan.
CHICAGO ms - A federal
grand jury today considered the
evidence bearing on story Of the
Midway battle published June
by the Chicago Tribune which the
government contends revealed con
idential information in violation
of the 1917 Espionage Act. The
jury repeatedly took the case under
Amusement late Tuesday after
three and half hours of testimony
by the Tribune's managing editor,
j. 10y Maloney, and the war cor
respondent who furnished the bulk
of the material for the story, Stan.
ley Johnston.
LONDON-INS-Reuter's Grit
ish) News Agency today circulated
Berlin dispatch from Tokyo as
sorting that Japanese submarine
has sunk an American transport off
Chatham Island. east Of New Yea.
land There was no confirmation
in any authentic source.
NEW DELHI, India-AP-Deva.
das Gandhi. son of the Hindu lead
er and managing editor OF the Hin
austan Times. was arrested today
under the Defense OF India rules.
His father. Mohandas X. Gandhi.
was taken into custody by the Brit
ish on August 9, just after the All.
India Congress party had made him
generalissimO of civil disobedi-
ence drive for immediate Indian in
dependence.
LONDON-INS - The British
anti.aircraft cruiser Cairo and the
destroyer Foresight were lost in
last weeks convoy operations in
the Mediterranean. the admiralty
announced today. In addition TO
other British successes previously
announced, two more J-boats were
sunk. it was said. while at least SIS
enemy aircraft were destroyed
against eight British.
NEW YORK -UP-The state
Democratic convention opens today
with a floor fight over the party's
gubernatorial nomination assured
on the basis OF the refusal Of New
Deaf force 10 Withdraw their man
ard State Chairman James \. Far
ley's refusal to accept a comppo-
mise suggested by President Roose.
welt
ELNR1A. O.-lNS-A gun duel
today had en- ed the vice career OF
Nathaniel Squirrel, So. a Cleveland
negro. brought death 10 Patrolman
Howard Taft. Elyria. and led 10 the
discovery Of the nude body OF
white woman. Doris Mcconnell
which had been stuffed in the trunk
OF the negro's car.