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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
76,OO0 German Troops in New Armor Smash Up .
 Advance of French ]; BRITISH EMPHASIZES
 ARE CAUGHT MAPPING Great Sea Battle of British, Germans Has Been GO-
 ing Since Saturday
BY JOSEPH W. GREGG. JR. United Press Staff Correspondentl

BY JOSEPH W. GREGG. JR. Limited Press Staff Correspondentl
 Berlin, October IT. = UP) - The German high com. mand asserted today that French troops evacuated the greater part of the German territory they had held on the western front and had retired behind their own frontier. This announcement came immediately after a French high command communique announcing that 76,000 German troops, in an offensive east of the Saar River yesterday, following up- on a smaller attack in the Moselle Sector, had pushed the French back t oprepared defensive positions. Tn long communique, the high command said also that five enemy planes, two British and three French, were shot down yesterday while reconnoitering over Germany. It was asserted also that the Britt ish battleship Royal Oak, which the British admit was sunk by a sub- marine, and the battle cruiser, Re- pulse, which the British say was undamaged, had been attacked in Scapa Flow, the Great British naval base and fleet rendezvous in the Orkney Islands abov, Scotland.
 Sub Commonder Reports
 An official report by Lieutenant Prien, U-Boat commander, said that his ship entered the bay at Scapa Flow, picked out and torpedoed the Royal Oak and Repulse while they were at anchor, and escaped through the British mine field and anti- submarine nets.
 Prien brought his submarine into a German port at a. m. to day, it was said. Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, commander in chief of the German fleet, was believed to be on his way to the port to congratu- late him and his men.
 The full communique was as fol- lows:
 Tn the course of yesterday, French troops evacuated the greater part of German territory hitherto occupied by them before our fortifi- cations, and retired behind their frontier.
 British naval forces were yester- day again successfully attacked. Two British iwarships in the Firth of Forth were struck by tairplane) bombs of the heaviest size. This success was achieved despite the most heavy enemy defense by anti- aircraft fire and pursuit planes. Five Enemy Planes Down
 During the defense of German territory yesterday five enemy planes were shot down, including two Brit ish planes.
 '"The commerce war in the North Sea and the Baltic attained valuable results.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
POPE PLUS WILL SPEAK ABOUT WAR
First Encyclical Will Be Issued on Feast Day of
 Christ the King"
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent)

tUnlted Press stan C0rreSpOndent)
 Vatican City, Oct. r - (U..) = The first encyclical of the reign of Pope Pipus XII, which will be pulp lished on October 29, the Feast Day of Christ the King, will be directed against the possible spread of neo- organism and atheism in Europe as a result of the European war, it was learned authoritatively today.
 Monsignor Antonio Bacci, papal secretary of briefs completed the final draft of the encyclical yester- day. It totals from 5000 to 10000 words.
 We'll informed Vatican quarters said that the draft was the third drawn up by Monsignor Bacci. Two others were discarded because of changes deemed necessary by the Pontif as a result of international developments.
 The same source understood that religious theme takes up half ot the encyclical, in which Neo-Pagan- ism and atheism are decried as be- ing contrary to Catholic doctrine. The encyclical it was reported. ex- presses regret that religious persecu- tions, which the Holy See lamented in the last in conenction with Rus sia and Germany, now are spread ing through Central Europe.
 Then, it was understood, the en- cyclical appeals to -all Christians, especially Catholics, to create a spiritual barrier against neo-pagan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Charles C. Foster Will Head Ticket; But Whole
 Slate Is Confusing
MAYOR PERRIELLO
 HAD THEM SCARED
No Woman Is Placed on Ticket-Several Racial
 Groups Are Neglected

A Republican party already plagued with dissension to- day faced another major split as a result of the failure of the city convention delegates to agree on a candidate for city clerk last night. In a step unprecedented in local political history, weary dele gates decided a few minutes before midnight to adjourn until Wednesday night at 8:30, when the attempts to break the 16-l6 deadlock between Homer Hsrnier, the organization choice, and John J. Bergin, independent candidate, will be resumed. Sharply personal exchanges and several close votes marked the city and town conventions, after the school con- vention had completed its business quickly and smoothly.
 The COP. slate had many ob- servers corlfounded as they studied it today. Not single major place on the ticket was given a woman, and several important racial groups wore either entirely ignored or given little recognition.
 Foster Is Winner
 Charles c. Foster, secretary to Mayor Patrick M. Perriello, won the mayoralty nomination from his chief after a battle that threw a scare into the organization ranks headed by Town Chairman J. War ren Upson. The vote was 17-15, with Perriello supporters claiming that two delegates whose support for the mayor had been assured were led by the organization to switch their votes.
 Harry c. Post, now member of the Board of Education, was nom- mated for controller without any opposition. Alderman Thomas Bane won the nomination for town clerk by 17-l5 margin after his oppo- nent, Mrs. Gertrude Keenan had pleaded with the delegates to give the nomina tion to a woman "so that we'll have at least something to of- fer to the women of Waterbury"
 "Jim" White Beaten
 Registrar of Voters Albert O. Fall
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

London, October 17L(UP) = Air raid alarms were sounded over a. wide area on the east coast of Eng land today when an unidentified war plane was reported near Hull, but the "all clear" signal at noon relieved fears of new attack.
 A German air raider was report ed sighted at 11:12 a. m. over the Firth of Forth, where Nazi planes attacked yesterday. That is almost 200 miles north of the area in which the English coast alarms were sounded. The report of today's sight ing caused an air raid warning in the Edinburgh area. but the all clear signal was sounded there at l1:30 a. m.
 The English warnings covered an area inhabited by many millions and embracing shipping. fishing and dockyard centers.
 The air ministry announced that an unidentified plane was reported near Hull and Grimsby shortly be- fore Il a. m. AS precautionary measure, the air raid warning was sounded but no enemy craft was definitely identified.
 Yesterday during the German attack on the Firth of Forth, the air raid alarm was not sounded. ap- parently due to confusion.
 Thousands of persons in cities involved in today's alarms took shelter and there was no panic, off, cials reported. All traffic was at a standstill and the air raid precau- tions corps functioned "faultleSsly, according to officials.
 ] Hearings in various police courts were suspended as prisoners, magis- trates and the public went to dug outs. Midway during the alarm. g flock of geese flew over Hull in "V' formation, causing some spectators to believe they had seen enemy squadrons.
 1 Among the cities involved in to- ! days warnings were Grimsby, Hull
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
German Bombers Again Hit British Naval Base At Scapa Flow Today
British Planes Are Believed To Be Engaged Over Nazi Naval Bases

Winschoten Holland, Oct 17UP)Sev planes flew the naval building Emden today heard from that sector few minutes later.
 flying high positive identification but believed they might be British bombing craft repayng the visit of Maxi bomb yesterday the Firth of Forth naval base
 The flying north toward Borkum stronghods that Will hemshaven, north Emden
 big British air attack the of the the naval Whmhavn and Cuxhaven, where they reported they had damaged German warships.
 today first sighted flying high Emden, which the extreme northwest the about 300 air miles from London
 The aircraft the German frontier with shrapnel from land batteries The explosions which could from Dutch so windows apparently the they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Iron Duke Sustained Some Damage; One Nazi Plane
 Shot Down

London, Oct. 17-CUP)-German airplanes raided Scapa Flow at 10:30 o'clock this morning, Lord Chatfield, defense co-ordinator. an- nounced in the House of Lords to- day One German plane was shot down in flames and another prob ably was damaged, he said.
 Lord Chatfeld said that about four German planes participated in todays attack on Scapa Flow.
 Two bombs he said, fell very near the battleShip Iron Duke, flag ship of the fleet which engaged the Germans at Jutland during the World war. The Iron Duke, Lord Chatfield said, sustained some dam age but there were no casualties.
 The Iron Duke, 21 ,250 tons, was built at Portsmouth in 1912. It was demilitarized under the London naval treaty of 1881 and since has served as a training ship and for gunnery firing practice. The vessel has speed of 18 knots and is 580 feet long.
 Spectacular Invasion
 A spectacular invasion of the great British naval base at Scapa Flow by Nazi U-boat which sank the battleship Royal Oak was de- scribed to parliament today by First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill and Defense Col Ordinator Lord Chatfield.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

primary he will be the Democratic nominee. He said he was the can- didate of no group or faction and was willing to stand completely on his public record.
 Attorney Michael V. Blansfield presided at the meeting, which was sponsored by the Scully- flor Mayor committee. Other speakers were Senator Edward P. Egan, Miss Mary Hennessey, president of the Demo- cratic Women's Booster club; Com missioner James A. Phelan and Jo- seph F. Mulville.
 Speakers all gave high praise to MT. Scully's ability, and asserted that he was by far the best choice for the position as head of the city government.
 Changes If Necessary X. MT. scuIly asserted that he would not hesitate to make changes on the Democratic party ticket if such changes appered for the best inter ests of the party of the city. He declared that he entered the cam- paign with no strings attached, stat ing that he would promise no jobs or patronage or make any political commitments. If he must promise patronage and favors to run for mayor, MT. Scully said, he would rather withdraw from the race.
 
 Following the speaking program, plans for setting up pro-Scully or- ganizations in all 32 voting districts of the city were made. It was an- nounced that ward and district workers will hold seriec of meet ings during the week to complete plans for participation in the prim- ary contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Coast Towns In England Get
 Their First Air Raid Scare

Bridlington, Driffield, Cleethorpes, Ramsgate, Margate, Ipswich, South end and Bones. At no points were enemy raiders sighted, although sev- eral sectors reported R. A. F. planes patrolling in sunny skies.
 Other cities in which warnings were sounded briefly included Fe- livstowe, ScuntnoIpe, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Shields and Chelmsford-thus cov- ering virtually the entire eastern coast from the mouth of the Thames, east of London. northward to the Firth of Forth.
 All clear signals were sounded from an hour to several hours af- ter the first warnings had been given.
 At Southend, several distant ex- plosions were believed to have been heard, but they were not identified as gun fire or bombs.
 Today's ar alarm in the Firth of Forth was given while thick haze hung over the area. Visibility was poor but it was reported that a German plane had been sighted The alarm covered the Rosytf dockyards and Inverkeithing.
 Some buildings in London includ- ing that of the ministry of infor. nation, turned on amber lights, 6 prelude to an air alarm, but nt warming was sounded.
 The alarm sounded at Hull ane Bridlington, at the mouth of tn, Humber, shortly after II a. m a. m. ESTD and at Grimsby a i 11:2O a. m. (6:20 a. m. EST). r Within an hour. however. the al clear signal had been sounded a all points and no enemy plane had been seen.
 At Grimsby. famous as the hom' of the Grimsby trawler fleet, mo tor cars and ho.se drawn vehicle drew up to cnSs.ones but mos people remained in the streets. gag ing up for q sight of German pianez
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
FRANCE ADMITS
 GERMAN ATTACKS
But Claim French Retired to Prepared Lines ; Drive
 Back Germans
BY RALPH HEINZEN

tOhtcu 1TcSS Stau COETcSpUuueUtD
 Paris, Oct. 17.-(UP)-Seventy six thousand German shock troops, smashing into the French advanced lines on a 19-mile front, have taken a dozen villages and several valu- able observation posts, it was dis closed today.
 The attack was made late yester- day afternoon. Picked troops, clad in armor reminiscent of the days of chivalry, advanced behind tanks and an earth-shaking artillery barrage east of the Saar liver.
 It was their biggest attack of the war on the western front and the French expected bigger ones.
 Knowing the intense activity be- hind the German lines, and the ceaselessr rumbling of transport, meant that an attack was coming the French had clear their ad- vanced lines of all but highly trained handfuls of outposts. These with drew as the Germans advanced.
 Meet With Blast
 When the Germans reached the French prepared line, they were met by blast of artillery and machine gun fire that stopped them. They retreated and the French followed them up. But the Germans. 1t was admitted, retained some territory which was valuable for observation purposes.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
GIVE GOOD PROBE
 OF STATE TOWNS

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 17-(UP)- State Finance Commissioner Olin Glenn Saxon, who heads a special state committee investigating pro- fits made by Connecticut town on dual road grants from the state and federal government, today promised "a thorough investigation of all as- poets of the situation"
 Saxon described the dual-grant system as confusing" and indicated his committee would make search ing study of the situation whereby towns reportsdly used profits" for other than road purposes.
 The committee will meet periodi- cally and progress reports" on the Investigation vii be issued from time to time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Turkey Has Baked at Terms; Her Ambassador
 Has Left Moscow
FINLAND HAS ALSO WITHHELD ANSWER
Turkish Govt. Has Made Trade Agreement Plans
 With Great Britain
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

NOAlecu 6EcSS 0tdAA NVHECCpVAuCutt
 Moscow, October 17.-(UP) Turkeys foreign minister, Sukru Saracoglu is leaving tonight for Ankara without having signed a Turkish Russian pact which he came here to negotiate, it was an nounced An authoritative source explained his depart ure by saying that it did not terminate the negotiations but marked the conclusion of one phase of them and that it was hoped they would lead eventually to a pact of mutual assistance between Russia and Turkey.
 Saracoglu had been here three weeks but had only four converse. tions with Josef ". Staiin and V | M, Molotov. Soviet premier and for. EeiRzl laxnxsf6f 61E faxGas was known He conferred for two hours witt Molotov yesterday.
 The Moscow end of negotiations will be conducted by Mukhlis Erk. men, Turkish minister of agricul- ture, who is due tomorrow with four aides.
 Despite insistence that there had been no break down in negotia lions it was obvious that Russia had met its first obstacles in its swift exten. sion of influence over the Baltic and the Black Sea-Balkans areas.
 Two Nations Balk
 Turkey had baked at one end Finland at the other.
 Saracoglu had come here Septem- Der 26, definitely to conclude an agreement with Russia, Turkeys old friend. Negotiations had started out normally.
 Then had come the sensational visit of Joachim Won Ribbentrop German foreign minister. Saracoglu saw the sights of Moscow and kept in touch with the British and French embassies while Ribbentrop and Molotov and Stalin concluded a treaty of friendship, issued the famous joint declaration which said implicitly to the Allies:
 Accept peace on our terms-or else," and concluded an agreement to stimulate German Russian trade relations.
 Next came the Russian thrust in- to the Baltic, and negotiations with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
ALL GERMANS TO
 BE REPATRIATED
More Than 2,5OO, 1000 Peo= pie Will Be Brought Back
 Into Germany

Berlin, Oct. IT - (U.P) = Ger many intends to repatriate all Ger man minorities from all European countries as soon as possible, a for eign office spokesman said today.
 It was estimated unofficially that German minorities in Europe totaled more than 2,500,0O0 people.
 The spokesman said Germany did not intend to include Germans in North and South America.
 They are nor miaorities in the sense of a closed national German group such as those which exist ir the Baltic and elsewhere in Europe, the spokesman explained.
 The German minorities, many ol them descendants of Teutonti, knights who roamed far from homo in the middle ages, are scattered from the Baltic states through tn. Russian Ukraine and around to tn, Italian Tyrol.
 German figures on the minoritie. passed even the unofficial estimat, of 2.500.O00. They included minor. (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17

Quincy. Mass, October 17-CUP, Passenger Ira Pillar jumped from a street car last night to help a woman who had been struck by the car.
 The woman proved to be his mother Mrs. Sadie Pillar, 51.
 Today Mrs. Pillar was hospitalized with head and back injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO, 1 OCT, fz, 1914
(By United Press)

(By United Press) Four German destroyers sunk off Holland by British cruiser Undaunted.
 German U-boats made raid on Scapa Flow.
 Russian troops reached War saw for defense.
 Japanese cruiser sunk in Kiao- Chau Bay.
 Australian force occupied Ger man island of Kaewieng
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Oct. 17--(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts fof the current fiscal year through Oct l4th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Yeas 93,302,5 ,564.24 $2.564, ,436, ,47733 $1,5S9, ,25S,6SS.41 $f.655;755,037.07 s1.2o4.o4s.s75.ss s9os,54l.44o.2s
 Net Deficit
 s1.1s454s.725.Ss ssss.747. .so4.2s S.9s9.21s.sO7.Ss sa.s2o.sf5.41 .41o.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-17
Deadlock Exists For City Clerkship- Homer Bernier, John J. Bergin Tied Up
Vincent A. Scully Is Given Great Ovation
Enthusiastic Crowd at Hotel Elton Hear Him Proclaim His Independence in Present Campaign Many
 Speakers Were Heard

large crowd at The Elton last night gave enthu- siasc reception to Corporation Counsel Vincent A. Scuy he made the opening speech in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for mayor MT. Sculy declared that he in the to the finish and would abide by He declared that he would front for one" and asserted that if his delegates victorious in the
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The Weather

Fair, Colder for To- night, Wednesday
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-07-13
All Jersey Calf
Club Meets Tonight

The Montgomery County All Jer-
sey Calf Club is holding it's monthly
meeting tonight Thursday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fry
near Laytonsville. The program will
feature a presentation of the poul-
try demonstration which won in the
state contest at College Park last
Saturday.
George Lechlider and Jack Clark
of Rockville are the demonstrators
and they will represent Maryland in
the national contest at the Worlds
Poultry Congress in Cleveland, July
20. The subject is the "Care and Mar
keting of Eggs"
During the business meeting of
the club, representation at Club
Week at the. University of Mary
land, August : IL, county project
tour, exhibits at Timonium Fair in
September and instruction in dairy
judging, will be considered. George
Crawford Of Gaithersburg is presi-
dent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-07-13
Welfare Board Returns
County Funds For '38

At the regular meeting of the
Montgomery County Welfare Board,
it was reported that at the end of the
county's fiscal year in June 30, the
sum of $3,250.06 remained unexpend-
ed from the appropriation made to
the Welfare Board on July /, 1888.
Mrs. Dorothy M. Kurtz, executive
secretary, reported that of this
amount, $1,794.99 had never been
requisitioned from the county treas
ury, and that check for $2,78S.06
had been sent to the County Commits
sionets. The money returned by check
to the County Commissioners includes
81, 1920 remaining from the 1887 APP
preparation and $1,455.W which had
been requisitioned from the county
treasury in the past fiscal year, but
which remained unexpended.
Mrs. Kurtz reported also that the
County Commissioners hi appropri-
ated $36,274.28 to the WI fare Board
for the coming fiscal year. OF this
amount, $18,918.03 was appropriated
for old age assistance; $10,7oo for
aid TO dependent children; $1,997.25
fer aid to the needy blind, and $4,-
$500 for administrative expenses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-07-13
Albert A. Ady Named
SENTINEL Editor

Albert A. Ady, of Rockville, has
been appointed editor of THE
SENTINEL. Mr.. Ady assumed
his duties on Monday, July 10.
The new editor is well known
throughout Montgomery County
having served as assistant County
Agent for eight years, prior to 1887.
While this is his first direct
connection with newspaper, Mr..
Ady's work has given him an
experience in reporting which
coupled with his wide personal
acquaintance and his knowledge of
conditions throughout the county
admirably equip him for the
position.
With the fine reception given the
early announcement of his appoint
ment we view THE SENTINEL'S
future with hopes of bigger and
better things to be accomplished.
P. G.. Stromberg
Publisher