The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-26

conquest Of the Dutch East Indies
and with many American troops
in malarial areas.
WAsHlNGToN-lNS- Presi-
dent Roosevelt came TO the aid
of small business today through
PRONUNCIATION OF an executive
order putting the financing Of
defense industry on war basis.
Under the order, the War De-
partment, the Navy Department
and the Maritime Commission
may guarantee or make loans
10 small business when they are
needed for war production.
LANSING-AP-Not even "po-
tential" shortage OF toilet paper ex-
lists, the state defense council de-
clared~ today, warning housewives
against boarding the commodity
unnecessarily" The council de-
clared that the appearance OF
shortage arose temporarily after
the start OF war because heavy
Army and Navy buying had dis
located distribution of stocks.
WASHINGTON-AP- Axis sub
marine warfare brought a boost
today in the price Of gasoline and
fuel oil in II east coast states and
the District of Columbia. The
price raise, effective Immediately,
was authorized by federal author
tiles to compensate for the higher
transportation costs resulting from
tanker sinkings.
WARDHA. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
das X. Gandhi left Wardha today
for New Delhi in response to an
invitation TO confer with Sir Stat
ford Grips. British lord privy seal,
who is in India TO seek a solution
OF demands that India be granted
dominion status. Gandh' will meet
Sir Stafford tomorrow.
LONDON-INS- Germany has
closed all traffic in Baltic Sea areas
under its control, the Daily Mail re-
ported today in a dispatch from
Stockholm. It was said that no
German mails had been received
in the Swedish capital for several
days.
OTTAWA-INS-Two additional
Canadian divisions to strengthen
the coast defenses were ordered
modified today by Prime Minister
Mackenzie King. King also an
nounced heavy increases for home
defense in the personnel OF the Roy
al Canadian Air Force are also un.
der way"
VICHY-AP- The British air
force again warned Paris last night
during an hour and a half pamphlet
raid that It would return to bomb |
French factories working for the
Germans.
TOKYO (From Japanese Broad
casts) -AP-Domei reported from |
Manila today that the Japanese !
controlled Philippine civil admins
trative committee had announced |
the formal incorporation Of the |
provinces OF La Union. Abra and
Dindro into the administrative |
areas controlled by the Japanese
army.
TOKYO (From Japanese Broad |
casts)-AP-Domei said in Vichy |
dispatch today that it had been |
learned reliably" that the Vatican |
and Japan have agreed to establish
diplomatic relations.
WASHINGTON-INS-- In reply |
to persistent reports in Washing |
ton. j. 4. Krug, WPB power chief.
said today that War Production |
officials have no intention at pres
ent Of requesting that the nations /
clocks be moved ahead another |
hour in addition to the recently
Instituted War Time.
NEW DELHI-INS- Gen. Sir |
Archibald p. Wavell. commander
of British forces in India and Bur. |
ma, presented a statement on the |
war situation in the two areas to- |
day at secret session OF the In. /
dian state council.
CHARACTERIZATION other |
economies to be adopted by the /
Standard Oil Company OF Indiana
as war measures will be the use "
all reverse sides OF letters received.
officials said today. Thus. the car
bon copy Of the answer to a letter
will appear on the reverse side of /
correspondence received.
NEW YORK -INS-Two high. !
ranking members OF the Italian /
Fascist party have been arrested |
for illegal speculative activities"
British broadcast quoted the
Rome correspondent OF a Swiss
newspaper as saying today. accord.
ding 10 CHS number NJ other
party members have had thei.
membership cards revoked for "of.
lenses against war regulations.
the correspondent said
RIO DE JANEIRO-INS-A com
plete report Of police activity
against Axis espionage to date will /
be made public shortly. Mai. Felin.
70 Muller, chief OF the Brazil po-
lice, announced today Major Null
Ter said he already had filed the
report wits the minister OF Justice |