The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-03

OF willingness to argue over other
Increases.
LONDON ms viktor
Lutte, chief Of staff of the Nazl
Storm Troop Organization,
died today Of injuries sustained
in an automobile crash near
Potsdan, the &c, man radio an.
nounced. The official German
news agency earlier announced
that Lutte had been severely
injured and that Adolf Hitler
had sent him a telegram wish
ing him an "early recovery.
ZURICH - UP-One OF the
strongest earthquakes in many
years shook areas OF eastern Swift.
zerland and southeastern Germany
yesterday. Sesmographic record
ings indicated the epicenter was
near Ulm. Germany. The temblors
rocked houses and ratified dishes
but no damage was reported.
L0NDON-UP- Students at the
University OF Paris have issued
manifesto addressed to French
Chief OF State Henri Philippe Pc
tain protesting against the deporta-
ton Of French workers to Germany
and against other cola boration
with the Axis. Radio Algiers said to-
day.
CHICAGO UP-Booth Tarking.
ton, the novelist, told . group OF
Midwestern Republicans today that
the United States Is, by virtue o.
its overt acts, already a member Of
a League OF Nations. Tarkington's
statement was read at the Midwest
Conference OF the Republican Post
war Policy Association. a group OF
Republicans opposed to isolation
ism. The meeting was attended by
delegates from Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, the Dakotas. Missouri, Min
nesota, Kansas. Ohio, Michigan and
| Wisconsin.
CHTCAGO-I\S-The first OF a
series of deadly new anti-submarine
patrol craft, built in a land-locked
Chicago war plant. was in tow OF a
tug and on its way to salt water to-
day: The new patrol craft escort
known as a PC boat. slid down the
ways at the plant OF the Pullman
Standard Car Manufacturing Com
rany yesterday.
NEW YORK-INS-One million
MATHEMATICIAN will call on the
people OF Italy to prepare for the
invasion OF their country by the
United Nations by revolving against
, Hitler and Mussolini, John II. Lam
uls. New York assemblyman, re-
vealed today. The appeal will be
made by signed petition. spon-
sored by the Federation OF Italian
Americans for Victory.
LONDON-INS-Naval traffic has
has increased in Gibraltar Harbor,
> where 60 Allied cargo ships now
are berthed, the Axis-controlled
Nichy Radio reported today. Tween
ty landing barges, designed for in
vasion operations. also have arrived
at the British fortress, the broad
cast said.
\ KEARNY, y. J.-INS- Another
' troopship. the General Alexander
F.. Anderson, today had joined the
fast growing L. S. Merchant Ma
rine fleet. The ship. one OF the two
largest ever built at the Federal
Shipbuilding and Dry Docks Com
pany's yards, was launched yester'
day. Mrs. George c. Marshall, wife
= OF the United States Army's chief
OF staff. sponsored the vessel.
NEW YORK ms Chinese
forces in Shantung province have
intercepted 10000 Japanese troops
and are proceeding methodically
to wipe them out. a Chungking
communique reported today. En-
Gemy casualties now are in the
thousands said the communique.
broadcast by the Chungking radio
and heard by L. S. government
monitors.
NEW YORK ms Former
Governor Herbert H. Lehman, d.
rector of the Office OF Foreign
|sRelief and Rehabilitation, who has
been in Europe comforting with
United Nations leaders. was en-
route TO Washington today to re.
port TO President Roosevelt.
ALGIERS-INS- Indication OF
the growing unity OF French fac
|Ations was seen today in the stag
ing of the first fighting French
demonstration in Algiers, seat of
Gen. Henri Giraud's high commits
sariat. Ten thousand supporters
OF fighting French Leader Gen.
Charles Degaulle paraded through
the capitals streets yesterday and
laid a wreath on the tomb Of Al
kgeria's unknown soldier.
$40 PAULO. Brazil ms
President Getulio Vargas today or.
dered full investigation into
what authorities declared to be
the biggest swindle in the history
OF Brazil. Twenty seven bogus
ksteel companies we're ordered clos
It'd and more than 200 persons ar
rested following the disclosure
that s20.000,000 in worthless steel
stock had been floated throughout
the country.
WASHINGTON-INS- The sec.