The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-25

| Late News |.
SEATTLE-AP- disability" OF
China's new lifeline. the Ledo
Road, was disclosed today by the
Post.Intelligencer The paper said
the junctuye OF the vital overland
link with existing arteries in China
first was learned from a visiting
source close to the Chinese embas-
sy". II was confirmed officially by
the U. S. Army Engineers in Wash
ington, d. c.
PARIS-AP-The French minis
try OF the interior has disclosed the
arrests OF LOO additional men and
women on charges of collaboration.
including eight former Petain cabi-
net members apprehended last
month In the vicinity OF Vichy.
ROME-AP-The Greek govern
ment has demanded that the Bull
garians hand over at once. uncon-
ditionally and without further dis
cussion, the Greek territories OF
Macedonia and Thrace which they
are occupying" George A. Cartalis,
Greek minister OF information, dis
closed.
WITH THE FIRST ARMY IN
GERMANY-AP-The L. s. Fourth
Infantry Division was one OF 1t.
Gen. Courtney H. Hodges First
Army units which smashed into
the Siegfried line after great
drive across France and Belgium.
Censorship permitted identified
ton of the division today great
fighting outfit which landed in Nor
mandy on D-Day and participated
in the drive TO capture Cherbourg.
NEW YORK-AP-The Tokyo
Weekly Economic Review has
warned Japanese people that de-
spite a claimed five fold increase
in Japanese war production since
the beginning OF hostilities the
war situation requires more than
what we are producing now the
: japanese Domei news agency said
in a broadcast reported today by
u. S. government monitors.
NEW YORK -AP- Norman
Thomas says the Roosevelt Admin
istration apparently intends to
base the peace upon a cartel OF
/. empires, (which the Socialist can
y didate for President declared Is
"likely to lead to new war; Thorn
as made the statement in an ad-
dress recorded for broadcast over
station WQXR and for rebroadcast
to troops overseas by army short
wave facilities. His address was
released last night by Socialist
party headquarters here.
NEW YORK -AP-The First
Lady of the American turf, fabu-
lousy wealthy Mrs. Payne, Whit
ney, died Sunday A dominant fig
ure in the social world, she was
the daughter of John Hay. secre-
= iary of State in the cabinets OF
Presidents Mckinley and Theodore
Roosevelt. Her husband, Financier
Payne Whitney, LEFT an estate val
ued at $3.50 100000 at his death in
May, 1927.
SALT LAKE CITY-AP-Ques-
tioning of Jurors for the trial of
|. 80 men and women on charges OF
conspiring to practice polygamy
was to be resumed today. Only 26
prospective jurors of the 200 sum-
moned remained unquestioned.
BEAUFIRT, S. C.-AP-Dr. Mich
ael Hoke, 20, former chief surgeon
of the Warm Springs, Go, infan-
y lie paralysis foundation, died in a
hospital here Sunday night.
CLEVELAND, o. -AP- Gov.
John w. Bricker, back in his ma
tive state after a 5000 mile east
ern campaign junket, predicted to-
day pennsylvania and the New Eng
land States would go Republican in
1.-THE November election.
MINNEAPOLIS -AP- Mayor
Marvin L. Kline, OF Minneapolis,
president of the Elizabeth Kenny
Institute here, announced today
that a natiopzYide campaign to
raise 1,7O2,ObO to make possible a
= comprehensive teaching program
at the institute would be conduct
ed Nov. 1S to %.
ALTON, Okla.-AP-A freight
transport truck carrying an 49,
600 pound cargo and a Greyhound
bus with q passengers locked
wheels near here yesterday and
travelled side by side in that po-
sition 1SS feet before coming to
stop. Patrolmen said the right
side OF the bus was smashed. No
one was injured seriously.
GUANAJUATO, Mexico -AP-
Fourteen workers trapped inside
a silver mine for ten days were
>,rescued Sunday. Some of them
said they ate part of their belts
and other clothing to remain alive.
They had water to drink, but near
Iy all of them were so weak they
had to be carried out.
CAMP MacKall, n. c., Sept. rs
!. ms - Twelve airboorne troops