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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Long Hoped For Rain
Now Falling In Poland

Nishio was named supreme COM
ulander Of forces In China, with
General Seishiro Itagalxi as chief Of
stair. General yoshijiro Urhezu was
named commander Of the crack
Kwangtung army IN Manchukuo.
Whether that indicated that the
Tokyo gvernment was removing some
Of It's most vigorous anti-Soviet fig
ures and concentrating on compile
ton Of the conquest Of China before
o decision on relations with Russia
was not disclosed.
From Manchukuo, however, news
paper correspondents reported that
they had been ordered out Of the
city Of Hailar, not far removed from
the recent scene Of Japanese-S Soviet
fighting on the Outer Monaghan
frontier and that they were not like
ly to get back there for ten days.
Japanese reinforoements had been
moving int othe area recently In ex-
pectat.on Of o big Russian attack,
but there also had been some mild
speculation in ofhcial circles in
Tokyo as to whether the Soveits and
Japan could reach O settlement Of
their quarrel for the time being ct
least,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

strategically most important because
they eliminated two salients which
had been created by curves In the
Saar river and loops In Its tribu-
tary, the Blies.
From the western edge OF the
Warndt Forest, past Saarbruecken
and across the Mandel river to the
Blies, the French now are reported
massed along the main line Of Ger
man communications feeding the
Siegfried line forts. French mill.
tary experts insisted that soon the
Germans will be obliged to withdraw
from this sector TO q new line es-
tablished between fortified positions
Of the Siegfried line.
50 villages Evacuated
Latest operations involved nearly
80 villages from which the Ger
man populations had been evacuat-
ed. The high command forbade
naming Of the villages but It was
known that the whole operation
formed an intricate part Of the Of
fensive plan.
Using the favorable terrain cap.
tvged during the past week the
French now, according to sources
here. are able 10 redouble the In
tensity Of their artillery FIRE on the
German Notifications.
Earlier today the French had dis
closed only that they were console
dating positions won In o methodical
advance on the western front In
the face OF increasingly heavy Ger
man artillery fire.
French Communique
This mornings communique, No.
II OF the war from the high COM
mand, said simply:
"There Is calm along most OF the
front"
II was the first approximation
In the new war OF the famous 1914
1918 AL quiet on the western front"
The communicate was interpreted
TO mean that In pursuance Of their
battle plan since the beginning OF
operations the French forces were
consolidating the positions they had
taken yesterday In an advance
along O IL Ia mile front.
II was understood that after each
advance toward the main German
westwall the French were making
their positions as secure as possible
against counter ATTACKS by CONSOLE
DE- ting them with large quantities Of
automatic arms, trench mortars and
field guns. Thus they combine secur.
ity with the advantage OF o strong
jumping-off place for the next I'D.
vance.
Indications were that the French
operations were emerging from the
first contact phase into the engage.
ment" phase IN which big French
forees were approaching the maifl
German defenses ct several points.
French Are Superior
unofiicial reports were that the
French showed great superiority oi
IRE power In nearly oil classes oi
weapons. Superiority shown In Scar
valley combats. II was said, consti.
tuted one big reason for the persist
ent and widening French advance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
POLES HURL BACK I
NAzI INVADERS
-NMA nadiouhoto


The main body Of the Polish army
was massed just north Of Warsaw,
between the Narew and Bug rivers,
according to these reports, and the
German advance units were suffer-
ing heavy losses in futile attempts
to enter the city. It was reported
that four German tanks had reach
ed Skaryszew, q suburb, yesterday
and three had been disabled and
captured. One tank entered the
suburb Of Czyste and was captured,
and another lost Its way In the
suburb Of VIOLA and was captured
after bottles Of gasoline had been
tossed under 1t, the broadcast re-
ported.
War Communique
Polish war coinmanique No. II, as
reported by radio, said:
1.-THE German cir force INTENSE
fed It's activities today (Monday)
bombing troops, open towns and
railway lines. A number Of fierce
battles are being fought with the
enemy, particularly on the Narew
and Bug rivers.
"In the region OF Modlin 90 miles
northwest Of warsaw, at the con.
fiuence Of the Bug and vistuia) the
army Of Pomorze, withdrawing
southeastward along the Vistula,
heavily engaged enemy forces In an
attempt to break through to Join
the main body Of Polish forces be-
tween the Vistula and the Bug"
Corridor Situation
The Polish Poniorze (corridor)
forces and Poznan (Posen) troops
would be surrounded should the
German north and southwestern
armies converge at Warsaw as they
are attempting TO do. But as long
as the Poles held Warsaw, they
would command q bottieneck Sec
tor into which these forces Of the
northwest could retreat and join the
main Polish army. The Poznai,
force was reported TO have reached
Kutno, 90 miles west OF Warsaw, In
It's eastward retreat. Pitched bat
ties were being fought around
Kutno. however, an Germans were
reported to have penetrated into the
region between Kutno and Warsaw
80 far there had been two major
assaults on Warsaw, one by the Ger.
man north army and the other from
the southwest, and both had failed
Warsaw broadcasts said the civil
commissioner there. Kostek Bier.
fiacki, had ordered local authorities
TO remain at their posts even II their
districts would occupied by Ger
mans, In order to give civilians al
much protection as possible. Au-
thorities also were told to instruct
civilians to stay In their homes and
not try to evacuate the city.
Had II Air Raids
Mayor Stefan Strzynski announc-
ed In one broadcast that Warsaw
with II air raids Monday. He said
private homes had been bombed by
law flying planes but that civilians
had not been inundated. An av-
erage Of 20 per cent Of the bombers
raiding Warsaw have been brought
down, he said. The bombers, he
said. have deliberately tried TO de-
stroy historic buildings. The cham
Der In which Marshal Pilsudski died
and his former residence were
bombed yesterday and the palace
Belvedere badly damaged, the mayor
said.
A broadcast from wilma, Poland
said the invaders position was be-
coming increasingly difiicult because
Of civilian sabotage and guerrilla
raiding. II was reported that the
Germans again had bombed Lublin,
where the government was moved
from Warsaw last week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
FIGHT ON REPEAL
OF ARMS EMBARGO
CONTINUED from Page y

tContinued from Rage ~
gress would be recalled 10 meet
about Oct. 2 was not borne out here
by positive developments. But some
congressional attaches are proceed
Ing on the theory that congress
would be In session again within
three weeks.
Sen. Thomas Favors Repeal
Sen. Elbert D., Utah, q member Of
the foreign relations committee and
an iisistent crusader for revision
Of the neutrality law, entered the
pye-sessios word skirmish last night
with the assertion that the act,
which he termed utterly impossi-
ble," should be rewritten and the
embargo repealed.
He spoke over O network OF the
National Broadcasting company.
He said the present act demands
impartiality between good and evil
and that such inipartiality "calls for
o dulling Of every moral impulse"
"rhat 10 asking too much" he
said. THAT reduces O neutral TO an
unbearable impotence. A neutral
has Q right 10 stand for something.
II neutrality means O crushing Of
world morality II u better that we
take sides and fight because fight-
Ing for O right Is better than pas
sive submission TO q wrong"
Thomas said the United states
should gi,e w the Impartial
dream which has never held when
our sense Of justice has been out
ragged
Other Happenings
Other Developments included:
!. Look magazine reported that
o canvass Of members Of congress
indicated Q plurality opinion that
Mr.. Roosevelt and Sen. Arthur II
vandenbefg, r., Mich, would DO the
presidential nominees next year.
:. Sen. Robert A. Taft, H., O., q
strong 1870 contender Tor q. o. r
nomination told q Seattle, WASH,
audience that our countryS best
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
AMERICANS WILL
ALL Be SEARCHED

ton Grifiiths and Warren Lee Pear
son.
The trains Is passenger and FIVE
luggage cars were damned. Some
OF the women passengers were
dressed smartly. while others wore
Stacks and blouses or sweaters. Ev-
erybody carried O gas mask.
The United States embassy, mean
while, estimated that 1000 Ameri-
cans still are In England. including
5000 In London. OF the totalf 1000
have not made steamship bookings,
II was said.
The embassy said $500 Americans
remained In France and 5000 In
Fire.
The tension among Americans
has relaxed during the calm OF the
last few days, but embassy ofilcials
believed an ar raid probably would
make thousands want to 80 home
Immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

The dismissals will mean Q saw
ing TO the city Of approximately $3.50
o week, Mayor Perriello said. This
estimate Is based on the men work.
ing q regular schedule, though for
the past several weeks most have
been working only three days q
week. II the department resumes
work on q regular basis, the dismis-
sails will mean q saving OF over
5000 between now and January !.
1910.
"For the past week I have per-
sonally been studying and observing
the city yards" said Mayor Perriello.
ut was quite evident that there
were too many employees for the
work being done. In view Of the
condition Of the street department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

come only II important military OBJ
jeotives are bombed.
Taxing Mani strength
obviously, the war on two fronts
was taxing 0ermany's fighting
strength. Men up to the age Of ~
were called to the colors In the reich.
Bread will soon be rationed. Women
are doing the work Of men all over
Germany.
But although such factors are 70.
vorahle to the allied position, they
were far short Of showing that the
reich fighting power had suffered
any serious damage. The Nazi high
command reported that the Posen
loop" In western Poland was rapid
ly being cleaned UP and communica-
ton lines strengthened for what was
expected In Berlin TO be o death
stroke at the Polish armies, So far
the rains reported In some sections
Of Poland had not been SUFFICIENT to
hinder the Maxi mechanical forces
seriously, although ontinued ain
would be great disadvantage.
Naxis Are Confident
The Naxis confidently predicted
that, as soon as their positions have
been consolidated after last weeks
swift advances, they would quickly
encircle and destroy the Polish
armies In the Warsaw Iods sector,
push ON to Lwow IN the southeast
and then be free TO turn their full
strength against the British and
French.
When they do turn to the west,
they said, there viii be o million
more troops In the Rhineland and
there will be effective submarine
counter-attacks against the British
blockade OF German shipping lanes.
Contrabafid goods will be listed and
all ships will be subject TO search,
an dto capture or destruction II they
carry outlawed goods to the allied
powers. In that connection, the
United states freighter Wacosta was
stopped and searched and then re-
leased by o submarine Of the coast
Of Ireland last Saturday, II was re-
vealed last night.
10th British Ship Sunk
And today from London, the Brit
ish ministry Of information disclosed
that tn eleth British ship had been
lost TO German iinderseas warfare In
ten days. The 18th was the steam
ship fnverltf{ey. whose crew was res
cued by the American freighter n.
q. Stewart. -Four other Britain ships
escaped similar attacks, the ministry
said.
Beyond the battle lines. there was
intensive diplomatic activity In
Rome, whore British Ambassador
Sir Percy Lorraine again conferred
with Fascist Foreign Minister Count
daleazxo Ciano. Although no IN.
nouncement was made after the
meeting, British sources limited that
II might prove TO be Of importance.
IN Berlin yesterday, the Nazis were
intimating that Italian Premier Ben
ito Muccolini might make some new
peace move, but In both London and
Paris II was strongly emphasized
that the allies would refuse 10 make
peace with Hitlerism.
Shakeup In Tokyo
In Tokyo, q shakeup Of some Of the
military high command was regard
cd % signincant. General Toshizo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

mine and sank immediately with the
loss Of "a men; and the Mark, i,iS4
tons, which struck o mine In the
North Sea and sank after the crew
Of escaped In lfehoats. The Greek
freighter Kosti, a,o33 tons, also was
sunk by q mine Of Sweden.
The total loss Of ships In nine
days Of war was a.
Rescued ny Americans
London, Sept. "a - (u.Pl - The
Britain steamship fnverliffey has
been sunk by O submarine and ita
crew rescued by the American
freiehter n. q. Stewart, the minis.
try Of information announced today,
The fnveriiffey, e.546 tons, was
owned by the inver Tankers, 1T.
The ministry said that four other
British merchants ships reported
that they had successfully eluded
attacking German submarines.
The n. q. stewart, e,22e tons, IA
owned by Standard OIL Company Of
New Jersey. TIA home port 10 VIII
mington, Del.
Finland Ship Blown Up
Esbjerg, Denmark, Sept. i2-(Up)
THE 2,7e6.ton sailing vessel Olive
bank. registered out Of Marieharin
Finland, was blown up by 0 mine
Friday with O loss Of II men, II wa
revealed here today when survivors
landed from an Esbjerg fishing boat
The bark, 81 years old, struck q
mine i06 miles southwest OF Bouvb-
jerg, Denmark, and sank almost I'm.
mediately. Seven men succeeded In
climbing 10 perches on the boats
high steel mast and were rescued
20 hours later, by the fishing boat.
The rescued men, who were with.
out food and water from the time
the ship sank until sunday morn.
Ing, attracted attention BY making
o signal flag out Of 0 shirt.
The hayks master, Captain Gran.
II, was among those drowned.
British losses In ten days were
raised 70 10 when II was announced
that the British steamer fnveriifsey
was sunk by German submarine
and that the members Of 10 crew
had been rescued By the Americas,
vessel n. q. stewart. In every case
but two the ships wsre torpedooc
and In ell but two cases the British
crews escaped In life beats. Britain,
announced that four merchant ships
attacked BY u.bcats had escaped
The casualty list:
fnveriiffey, e,64e tons ireightcr
torpedeod and crew, number not an.
iiounced, rescued by Standard OH ol
New Jersey ship r. q. Stewart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

Natives Of South Africa are floor.
ing their ZONES with old ncwspa.
pers ground 70 o pulp and mixed
with paste, and some use colored
paste 10 produce decorative effects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

service 10 democracy would be to
survive the war emergency with
democratic institutions intact. He
proposed, 70 that end. abandonment
OF government control In business
and agriculture, abolition OF planned
economy, prize fixing and wage FIX
ing and q quick reduction OF federal
spending.
3. The treasury deficit for the
first two months and eight days OF
the first quarter Of this fiscal year
aggregated SCAT 100000.
4. Secretary Of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr. announced that
application OF British and French
exchange control would not scrap
the tri-partite monetary agreement
entered into with those nations. The
agreement pledged the three parties
TO avoid competitive devaluation OF
their currencies or competitive con.
troll OF exchange. The treasury does
not regard British and French con-
troll as violating that pledge.
Food Hoarders Jolted
On the food front. Mr.. Roosevelt
jolted hoarders and those whole
salers who have been holding sugar
stocks, by temporarily suspending
sugar quotas. He said quotas would
be restored II necessary to protect
sugar producers. The quotas came
of because Of the war emergency.
extraordinary consumer purchases
and apparent speculative activity.
A congressional battle comparable
with that which ended In rejection
OF Mr.. Roosevelt's supreme court re-
organization plan Is developing over
his neutrality program. But the
odds may prove TO be even or bet
ter In favor Of his program. That
10 an opinion widely but not uni
formly held here. II Is based partly
on the fact that one Of the baking
senate foreign relations committee
members already has indicated O
change Of heart-sen. Guy M. Gil
iette, D., 10.
Newspaper support
Furthermore, Mr.. Roosevelt will
navs widespread newspaper support
including the editorial endorsement
OF many journals which have op.
posed him on other New Deal Is
sues. And, very important, too, Is
the likelihood that United States
sympathies will DO for the British
and French.
The effect Of embargo on business
will be important IN tho Anal de-
cIbion Of congress. ANY deInonstra.
ton that thu embargo was closing
Jobs 70 enjoyable men or cutting
into legitimate profits would be exc
pected 70 add pressure Tor repeal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-08
Stolen Car Is Recovered

An automobile belonging to DR.
Richmond, veterinarian of the United
States Department of Agriculture, was
stolen Saturday night from in front Of
the Browning House, Second street
the loss being discovered Sunday
morning.
Officer William D. Casteel reported
the theft, which was broadcast to off
GERS in Pennsylvania and on Sunday
afternoon the car was found in a strip
of woods at a point in the Eliza
beth (Pa.) community. 1t had been
stripped of 2 tires and some accessor-
Use, but otherwise did not appear to be
damaged.
DR.. Richmond, DR.. Green and Officer
Casteel went to the point where the
car was on Monday, bringing it back
to Oakland that afternoon.
DR.. Green and DR.. Richmond are in
Oakland engaged in testing cattle for
diseases.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-08
MAN LEAPS TO SAFETY AS
FRANTZ HOTEL COLLAPSES
Clifford Smith, Only Workman
In Building, Jumps Thru Window

By leaping from a second-foor Win
dow of the Frantz Hotel, Clifford
Smith, employed in razing the .struc-
ture, narrowly escaped possible death
or serious injury Tuesday afternoon
about 1:3O o'clock, when the partially
demolished building collapsed and
fell with a loud crash.
AS it was feared there were other
workmen in the building the Oakland
Firemen were summoned, but fortu-
nately Smith was the only person at
work at the time. He related of hear
ing the timbers in the lower part of
the building crack, attended by a
swaying motion of the structure, and
as he was near an open window he
used this method Of escape only mo-
mentarily when the collapse came.
The falling timbers covered a small
portion of the westbound tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a
portion of the platform, but this was
soon cleared away.
The work of razing the building is
in charge of A. C. Winters, and some
of the lumber had been removed, while
there were several stacks of it on the
second floor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-08
PROMINENT TEACHERS TO
BE AT MISSION SCHOOL
Outstanding People In Mission
ary World Are On Program

A number of outstanding people
the missionary world will be includ,
in the personnel of the Mountain Lake
Park Summer School of Missions, tc
be conducted again this year at Noun
tain Lake Park, July 10 to %.
Among those who will teach during
the week are DR.. J. E. Hartzler, Hart
ford Theological Seminary, Bible stu
DIV; Mrs. C. E. Timberland, expert on
Home Missions, Presbyterian church;
Miss Mary Johnson, superintendent OF
Young Peoples Work, Philadelphia;
Mrs. F. |. Johnson, WNUPA, foreign
study: Mrs. Irene Lovett, training sec
retarv. BYPU of America; Miss Ruth
Juram, secretary for promotion OF
Woman's Missionary Societies OF the
United Lutheran Church in America
Mrs. Alvin Sherbine, director of chllo
welfare, National WCTU; Miss Re
becca Parish, Md, originator anc
builder of Mary Johnston Hospital
Manila, P. l.; Mrs. Harry Goedeke
president, Maryland Council Federal
ed Church Women, formerly teacher
in India; Miss Laura Williams, mis-
sionary in India; Mrs. Ross A. Davis
president, Baltimore branch WINS:
+ 7 Johnson. STD, authority on mis-.
sionary problems; Bishop Ralph "A
Ward, lust returned from CHINA.
A number of Oakland and Mountain
Lake Park people are also connected
with the School of Missions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-08
ParOchial School To Close FRI
day, June 8

St. Peters Parochial school, Oak
land, will close the school year on Fri
day morning, June 9. The closing Of
the school will be marked with the cell
ebration Of mass at eight a. m. The
comforting of diplomas and awarding
of honors will take place Immediately
after the mass. The following will re-
ceive diplomas of graduation: Jose
phine Wolf, Evangeline Keller, Donald
Browning, Stephen Coffey, Edward
Lambert and Foster Mann. The chill
dren's choir will sing during the mass.
Following the closing exercises break
fast will be served the graduates in
the school auditorium. Girls of the
class of 1910 will serve at table.
The contest for the best essay on
rural life, conducted by the League of
the Little Flower among rural schools,
was won by Thomas Thayer. Awards
for perfect attendance during the en-
tire school year were conferred upon
the following: Josephine Wolf, Mary
Jane DiSimone, Helen Jordan, Donald
Beckwith, William Stanton and Maui
rice Wolf. The school is conducted by
the Sisters of Mercy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-06-08
COUNCIL APPROVES RATE
FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT
Town Will Get More Lighting for
Amount of Money Now Paid

Approval of the proposition of the
West Maryland Power Company for a
reduction in rate for electric current
which would give the town better il
Elimination for the same amount of
money, was given by the Mayor and
Town Council at their regular monthly
meeting Monday evening,
A contract covering this rate reduc-
ton will be drawn up within the next
few days. The contract will protect
the town, providing the general rate
through the territory is ever reduced
within the next twenty years.
The matter of lighting was pre-
scented to Council at a special meeting
recently. The proposition would give
the town SO 25O-Watt lights, instead of
10O-Watt lights now in use. In addi-
ton there would be 400-Watt and 10
6OO-Watt lights in the business Sec
ton, making it considerably lighter
than at present, with no additional
cost.
Council named John ]. Sweeney as
day policeman and extra policeman on
Saturday nights. The new officer was
instructed by Council to enforce the
two-hour parking law.
The treasurer's report showed on
hand S4,54176, of which $4,000 was in
a sinking fund. Bills amounting to
S3,O55.23 were ordered paid. This item
includes one water and sewerage bond
of $1,000 and interest coupons amount
ing to 1885 on the water bonds still
outstanding. Current bills amounted to
1920 and the clerks report showed a
balance of 81, 400. Collected items Of
the month were $50 for delinquent;
taxes and for the 1889 taxes $482.86,
while city licenses and beer licenses
brought to the treasury 1922 each.
Funds received from the Sunday
movie tax for May amounted to S64.5o,