The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-18

OF active duty in the Army and still
wearing his uniform of lieutenant
colonel the former mayor OF De
troit and governor OF Michigan de-
clared in an unusual interview that
mo one should make cent out Of
this war"
LONDON-1NS-A large British
convoy. comprising at least Il mer-
chant ships, has reached Gibraltar
and is unloading supplies for the
Mediterranean fortress, the Nichy
news agency reported today Two
of the vessels were reported loaded
with fighter planes to reinforce
the Rocks" air forces.
KTIBYSHEN-INS- Wendell L.
Willkie. President Roosevelts spe-
cial representative. faced a busy
schedule TO-DAY following his arrival
in Russia yesterday from Teheran,
Iran. His first conferences were
with s. a. LOzovsky, spokesman for
the Soviet foreign office. and Vice
Commissar Audrey Y. Nishinsky.
CLEVELAND-AP- Four coyict.
ed white slavers whose operations
extended into five states today were
under prison sentences ranging
from seven 10 10 years. Pleading
guilty Unexpectedly in the fourth
day of their Federal Court trial
on charges OF conspiring TO operate
a white slave ring and transporting
girls for prostitution. the four were
denounced by Judge Emerich R.
Freed as the lowest form OF human
fly"
NEW IORk-AP-Th 30-year.
old, Grand Central Palace. exposi-
tion hall which has displayed every
thing from gardenias 10 motorboais |
in Its annual shows. is to be taken
over by the Army as it's induction
center for New York City and sur
rounding counties. \ victory garden
harvest show next week will be the
last to grace the old hall for the
duration Of the war.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF tank
er fleets by Axis submarines will
force Canada 10 cut gasoline alloca-
tons for nonessential motoring by
almost half from Oct. ! to March
81. Munitions Minister c. d. Howe
announced last night Tanker losses
'have been colossal" the minister
explained in a broadcast address.
He warned that everyone who de
pended on fuel oil for heating this |
winter would do so at his own risk |
A GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE /
PORT -UP-An enemy submarine
fired torpedo at a passing freight .
er on an undisclosed date The tor |
pedo missed and exploded against |
the rocky gulf headlands of a Que !
bee village. shattered 1913 windows
and slightly damaged q few build |
ings. The freighter went on her
way unframed. It was revealed to- /
day. Naval and Royal Air Force /.
commands Immediately began I.
searchng for the submarine. but /.
results were not revealed.
MOBILE, Ala-AP-An eStimat- /.
ed 1000 shipyard workers planned /.
today TO remain away from their /.
jobs until the city of Mobile prom. 1.
Uses to operate free ferry service 1
10 the huge Pinto Island plant OF /.
the Alabama Dry Dock and Ship F.
building Company. Free ferry SER
Nice. formerly operated by the com /.
pany, was replaced with city fer /
pies charging five-cent. one-way 1
tolls Thursday and caused mass !,
demonstrations involving several /
Thousand shipyard workers.
LONDON-AP- United States /
Army headquarters disclosed today
that American parachute troops /.
had joined the offensive forces in .
fhe British Isles. swelling the Al I
lied invasion strength.
LONDON-lNS-Larse reinforce /
ments OF va material have been
delivered by air to General Draja .
Mihailoyitch, leader Of Yugoslav /
patriots, according TO reports
Peaching Vichy from Sofia, Reuters /.
tBritish) news agency reported to.
day
JACKSON. Mich.-INS - The
closing of the Muskegon Motor +.
Specialties CO.. which has war con.
tracts. was attributed by federal I.
mediators today TO the recurrence /.
of an old wage dispute.
CHILLICOTHE. O-INS 49, A F.
iragnet was thrown over the entire .
Midwest today for Jack II Triplett, !
20. OF Cromona, Ky, one OF two I.
hillicothe Federal BeformatOry T.
prisoners who escaped by kidnap-
Ing the wife Of a prison official .
rommandeering her auto. and driv- .
ng away with her imprisoned in the f.
huto trunk. Their victim. Mrs r. .
w. Meier. 81 wife Of the Reforma.
ory's chief c,erk escaped unharm
I'd at Ashland. Ky.
CARTARET. y. J.-INS- Fire .
Party today swept through a three .
story frame and brick building OF
lhe Westvaco chlorine plant en-
gagged in war production but was
brought under control after three,
bours' battle by dremen from Gait
bret, Woodbridge 1selin and Rah-
gay. Police reported the blaze
tarted In an overheated still In