The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-20

town fell while seeking cover
from a German mortar attack.
BERN, Switxerlsnd-AP-la
Suisse Of Geneva printed with
reservations today a Belgrade
dispatch quoting the Italian
Fascist newspaper u Regime
Faseista as saying Gen. Drais
MihailoVie, had been assassin
ated by Marshal Josip BroZ'
(Tito's) Partisans on a high
way in Central Serbia.
LONDON-AP- The largest sub
marine ever operated by the Meth
erlands navy, "Zwaardvisch"
(swordfish), has been commission
ed at a northern England port in
the presence of Prince Bernhard, 1t
was announced today. 1t has a dis
placement of more than 1900 tons.
LONDON-AP- The Berlin ra-
do said today that so British
thunderbolts and beaufighters re-
peatedly attacked German patrol
boats last night off Quessant Is
land. Just off Brest. Three of the
planes were shot down, Berlin said.
LONDON -AP- Eugene Chen,
So. former Chinese foreign minis
ter, died of chronic heart disease
today at his residence in Shanghai,
the Japanese Domei agency said in
a broadcast dispatch recorded by
the British Ministry of Informa-
ton. He served as Chinese foreign
minister for several terms between
1881 and 1888.
DETROIT-AP- The National
Labor Relations Board has set May
81, June / and for an election
among about 1850 employees of
Consumers Power Co, Jackson, TO
determine IL they wish to be rep
resented for collective bargaining
by the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers (AFL) Lo-
cal B-S76, by the Utility Workers
Organizing committee (CIO) or by
neither union.
PIQUA, O.-AP- Capt. Don Gen.
tile-who as a daredevil youth left
home three years ago to Join the
Royal Air Force-returns today
with thirty planes to his credit
and a chest full OF medals. This
town Of 10000 is determined to
make his Homecoming one of the
greatest events in the states his
tory. A Don Gentle Day" Is set
for sometime" next week.
PORTLAND, Ore. -Oregofl's
Is Republican convention delegates
were added to the growing total OF
Gov. Thomas L. Dewey of New
york today. as tabulating OF yes.
terday's primary election gave him
an overwhelming lead over Gov.
John Bricker and 1t. Comdr. Har-
old Stassen on written vote.
ALGlERS-AP- The Exchange
Liner Gripsholm, carrying repat-
rated civilians and wounded Brit
ish, American, Anzac and South AZ
rican soldiers homeward, locked
today amid cheers and tears on
deck and band music ashore. The
Gripsholm arrived from Barcelona.
Spain, on the first leg OF its return
journey.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -AP- Nine
race horses were burned fatally
and two others had to be destroy.
ed following a fire in a barn az
Churchill Downs early today, po-
lice Sergeant William Bodenden.
der said. The officer said only
one barn was burned. II was the
one that housed Pensive while
he was here TO win the Kentucky
Derby.
NEWARK, n. J-INS-Gustave
Schmidt, one OF seven defendants
convicted in the Nazi propaganda
conspiracy trial today had a sus-
pended sentence and FIVE years Oh
probation because he is repeatedly
seriously i'll OF tuberculosis.
LONDON-(Axis Propagandal-
lNS-The Rome radio reported to-
' day that British and American
bombers attacked Rome last night.
The Italian broadcast claimed that
Is people were killed and 40 injur.
ed in the attack.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Sen
ate Appropriations Committee vas
ready today TO scrap S,htro-
versial House-approved provision
in the Interior Department appro.
priation bill for 1916 calling for
drastic reduction Of draft defer.
ments OF department personnel
As the committee prepared to re.
wise the House-passed sS7,672.5So
bill. members said testimony sub
mitted to an Appropriation Sub.
committee failed to substantiate
charges that Secretary OF Interior
lckes had sought unreasonable oe-
cupational deferments for depart
ment employees.
DETROIT-AP-Carsten Tiede-
man. regional director OF the War
Production Board. whose Office has
been receiving a steady flow OF re-
quests for priority assistance in OBJ
tanning mechanical refrigerators.
said today that because OF the limit.
ed supply available regulations for
obtaining such priorities have had
10 be frightened.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower dichigan-Partly cloudy
TO cloudy with a few scattered
showers tonight throuph Sunday