The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-15

second explosion within ak
months at the Hastings Naval
Ordnance Depot rocked Hast.
lnas and surrounding eommun-
tiles this morning.
CHICAGO-AP- BY order OF
members OF the circuit court exec
utive committee, Cook County de-
partment heads are going to toss
100 tons OF obsolete records into
the waste paper salvage campaign.
CHICAGO-AP- Alvin Krause.
20, who spurned an offer to plead
guilty to a second murder charge
in exchange for an additional life
sentence. died in the electric chair
in the Cook County jail today.
Krause, sentenced TO death for the
murder OF a currency exchange
manager In a robbery, was pro-
nounced dead nine minutes after
the current was turned on.
NEW YORK-AP-The Japanese
Domei agency said today that the
equipment OF Several thous-
and business concerns would be
moved from Tokyo to other areas
lin the very near future" as part
of continuing program to decent
ralize the japanese capital as a
precaution against air raids.
NEW YORK-AP-A Japanese
Domei dispatch reported today by
U. S. government monitors said
that wooden aircraft Surprising
the famed Mosquito bombers OF
the British Air Force" would be
placed in mass production in ia
pan in the near future.
LONDON -AP- Hantti Hack
zell, premier OF FINLAND and chair
man of the Finnish peace mission
now in Moscow, is in critical con-
dltion after being stricken with
paralysis last night.
FOLKESTONE, England -AP-
Residents Of the English East
Coast ended 13 hour shell warn
ing. their longest Of the war, early
today only to undergo two mort
periods of bombardment by Ger
man guns before daybreak. The
Smelling showed no pattern indicat-
ing that the besieged Nazi batter
les on the French side OF Dover
Strait were using up their ammuni
ton before their positions fell to
the Allies.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland-AP- Ac-
tress Marlene Dietrich arrived
here last night to entertain troops.
LONDON-AP-American dough
boys cracking the Siegfried line are
tearing down the monument raised
by Hitler to the legendary figure
he adopted as his own idol. Hit
ler's love for Wagner's music is
believed to have inspired him to
name the German defense wall for
Siegfried, the original Teutonic
"Superman" who came to an un-
timely end. Siegfried was stabbed
fatally by his brother-in.law.
ALGIERS-AP- French military
authorities are investigating a re-
cent attempt on the life OF Gen.
Henri Giraud, by an Arab sentry
who has been quoted only as say
ing Allah told me | kill Giraud."
ROME-AP- Allied headquar-
ters, formally charged today that
the Germans were using the neutral
republic OF San Marine, wedged
within eastern Italy, for supplies,
gun areas and motor transport.
WASHINGTON-AP - Senator
Russell (D-Ga) is drafting a pro-
posed amendment to pending
S3,375,250000 postwar highway bill
to prohibit a government contribu-
ton in excess OF 100000, 900 an
nually unless widespread unemploy-
ment follows the war.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-AP-The
toll OF dead in the head-on collision
OF two trains north OF here yester.
day increased to % today with the
deaths in a hospital here OF two
sergeants.
LONDON-AP-Yugoslav parti.
cans have expelled the Germans
from the big Dalmatlan island OF
Brac, ten miles south OF the an
cient port OF Split, Marshal Tito as
serted in a communique today.
Observation-Disclosures sup.
plies will not improve before the
end OF this year and less butter may
be available before Thanksgiving,
say some War Food Administration
authorities. Production now Is at
seasonal low ebb. An upswing in
milk supply is expected to start IN
November, but II will take some
weeks thereafter 10 get the butter
into trade channels.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Mostly cloudy
tonight and Saturday, with showers
north and west central portions
Saturday. Warmer south portion
Saturday.
Highest temperature yesterday
To- lowest last night S..
Highest temperature one year