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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
British, French Will
 Open Nazi Blockade
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North Sea yesterday, with It's cn- tire crew scoring a direct hit at the base of it's coming tower and send. ing wreckage high into the air. The plane looked for survivors but saw only a long oval patch of bubblipg waterS
 2. IL was announced that the crew of a submarine captured in the Bristol Channel several days ago had been landed and taken to an internment camp.
 3. The admiralty announced that a number of prisoners from another submarine had been landed at q Scottish Port. There were 43 Ger" mans, including five officers, in this lot, taken mo port by two destroy CTS. The sporting relations between British and German navy men, ap. parent in this war as in the last were made evident. The Germans descended gangplanks to shore and were cheered by British seamen lin ing the decks of warships nearby.
 4. A submarine was sighted by a fishing smack off the West Scot5 coast, in bright moonlight. "Sub- marine to starboard, Sir" reported a lookout on the smack to the skip per. The smack dashed for port and the master told the admiralty, Bri~ tish warships put out in fan-shaped formation. They closed in on the submarine at a pre-arranged flash signal and dropped their depth bombs. Residents along the coast were awakened by the explosions. At dawn trawler was seen, anchored at the spot. A diver went down and, 1t was said, confirmed that the sub" marine had been destroyed.
 5. An admiralty trawler, 1t was said sank one German submarine off the coast and damaged or de stroyed second one.
 Some of these engagements took place so close to shore that it was believed the Germans--perhaps in anticipation of today's export block ade--were trying daringly to pene- trate British coastal defenses either to torpedo ships leaving port or to lay new mine field.
 German Successes
 1. The 7,030 ton French steamship Floride, it was disclosed. struck a mine q week ago of the French Southwest coast and was beached with big hole in its bow. Two of its crew were killed.
 2 Copenhagen reported that an unidentified Swedish ship from Goteborg had been sunk by mine off the English coast and that Its crew of 33 had escaped in lifeboats There were indications that this ship might have been the 2,l59 ton Swedish Steamship Rudolf.
 Oslo reported that the l,277 ton Norwegian steamship Arcturus, of Bergen, had been sunk Friday off the East coast of Scotland with tho loss of it's captain. both mates and six members of its crew. The rest of the crew were picked up by the Danish steamship Ivar after spcnd- ing 26 hours in lifeboat. 1t was said.
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bombed. Other Americans fled to Aabo, on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, across from Sweden, through the snow storm.
 Americans Await Steamer
 In all, 50 Americans waited at Aabo for the Swedish steamer Kas- telholm. chartered by the American government, to take them out of the country. But the ship was storm bound off the Aland Islands, in the gulf between Finland and Sweden. There are more than 1000 Ameri- cans in Finland, many in isolated regions. Most of them were believed trying to get to Helsinki, where bus es waited to take them to Aabo, but the war and storm had made travel most difficult.
 The Finnish radio announced that the government had asked Sweden to try to mediate in the undeclared War, and official sources at Stock holm confirmed that Sweden had been asked to convey proposal to the Kremlin that peace negotiations be opened, but Risto Ryti, the new Finnish Premier, said in a radio speech directed to the United States that Finland's independence and neutrality would have to be respec- ted in any negotiations.
 Nothing had been heard from Sweden of Moscow on Russia's atti- tude toward talking terms now, and 1t was feared that the situation had become much more difficult since Russia recognized e revolutionary Finnish government set up at the border town of Terijoki by Otto Kuusinen, an exiled Finnish Com munist.
 The Films claimed to be holding
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NO ACTION ON
 SHORTAGE YET
Legal Steps Await Return to Office of States At.
 tOrney Fitzgerald

No action on the shortage in the tax collectors office will be taken until after States Attorney William B Fitzgerald returns to his of1ice, Assistant States Attorney Walter W. Smyth said today. MT. Fitsger- aid, who has been i'll, is expected back in 8 few oays.
 A shaitage of $2,700 was reported by auditors several months ago. A complete audit was ordered, and Is still underway.
 During the investigation by the states attorneys ofilce, a number of books and documents from the tax office have been taken to the county building and examined. Most of the material studied is said to have been returned to the City Hall.
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spring the press attacks on Sand.
Russia Stlrs Germany

SplrlnB tne press atIackS on Sand- Ter.
 Russia Stlrs Germany
 At the same time, 1t was believed that the Russian pressure had stir red Up a dangerous mood in Ger many, induced by two factors: CD Russia's disregard of the zones of influence Germany and Russia pur- portedly assigned one another in Eastern Europe when they signed a r-aggression treaty; (2 The danger that supplies vital to Ger many in her war with the Allies, especially Swedish iron ore, might be cut off If the Russian- Finnish conflict continued.
 dn Germany, newspapers includ- ing Der Montag, charged that Great Britain, through Sander, had en- couraged the Films in their resist ance to Russia's territorial demands and thus caused fighting)
 It was doubted that the attacks Of Sander were inspired by Stockholm reports that the basis Of the SWed- ish government soon would be broadened to include more con- servatives and liberals, but the Ger man attacks 6id follow this report with surprising promptness.
 Finland Not Hopeless
 Finland's plight was not regarded here as quite hopeless. Her long border. much of 1t semi- wilderness, extending well into sthe Arctic, makes 1t extremely difficult for Rus- sia to keep supplies moving across frozen Tundras, and the Films have the advantage of being able to con- centrate in few well-fortified sec tors such as karelia and Petsamo.
 It was learned that several Dan- ish veterans of the Finnish war for Independence had gone to Finland to fight the Russians again. The Scandinavian wireless reported that the central bureau for recruiting Swedish volunteers for Finland, in Stockholm, had received check for S60,000 from an anonymous donor and that $500 Swedes already had enlisted to fight in Finland. The Swedish Red Cross was said to have sent many trucks and ambulances to Finland.
 Sweden Calls More Men
 It was announced officially in Stockholm that more men were be- ing called to the colors. The friend- ly nature of Swedish-F Finnish rela- tions Was demonstrated by the an- nouncement that Elias Erkko, for eign minister in the Finnish cabi- net that resigned last week and one of the Finnish figures most de- nounced by the Russians, had been appointed charge daffaires at Stockholm. He succeeds J. K. Paa- sikivi, who became foreign minister in the new Finnish cabinet.
 Telepho ie communications be- tween Hel sinki and Stockholm were said to have become so overburd- ened that calls were restricted to urgent ones.
 Norway already had received thousands-some sources estimated OO,OOO-Finnish refugees and fight ing in North Finland was proceed ing almost within view of the Nor- wegian border. There, as in Sweden and Denmark, there had been many evidences in the press and in puh- lie demonstrations, of wholehearted sympathy for Finland.
 War Briefs
 Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 4-(UP) Finland. seeking any aid in its dee
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2 Bruce Cations Washington Column War Fears Cripple Caribbean Cruises

would get an extra share of the business: on the contrary, many cancellations in booked cruises have been reported, new space is not being sold at the normal rate.
 Travel agencies are hopeful that by the time the winter season really begins the public will have changed its mind, Two of the of- fees contacted here said that the scare took place ill the off season, and that it would be another month before it would be known definitely whether the winter trade would be badly hit. A third agency, however, said that bookings for winter travel nor- maly begin to pick up in volume by Thanksgiving, and that that pickup was not yet in evidence FOREIGN SHIPS
 ARE WITHDRAWN
 One material factor in the slump is the fact that large percentage of cruise ships heretofore were of British. French or German registry. Most of these have been withdrawn and while replacements have been obtained the withdrawals have caused a natural dislocation.
 For the most part, though, it is the public's jitters that is blamed; i; and that is considered by some to be traceable directly to the em- phasis which the administration some time ago put upon reports that submarines were cruising close to AmeMcan waters.
 However, one insurance com pany which sells travel policies is now refusing to sell such policies for any Atlantic ocean trips-al- though, as U. s. Maritime Con- mission people point out, there is no actuarial basis for any fear that travel policies sold on tickets to the Caribbean or South Amer ica WOlld cause any loss.
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Scandinavians Still Worry Over Conditions
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fense against Russia, has called the League of Nations into action for the first time since the war started.
 Responding to Finnish appeal Joseph A. Avenol, league general secretary, conVoked the league coun- ell, or executive committee, to meet Saturday. He suggested that the as- sembly at which all members nations are represented, meet next Monday.
 The meeting may bring Russian delegates face to face with those of Finland. Great Britain and France If Russia elects to attend. Germany is no longer a member, nor is Italy.
 Dr. Rudolf Holsti, Finlands min ster to Switzexland, handed the ap. peal for help to Avenol yesterday Avenol at once communicated with members and the call for council meeting followed.
 Vatican City Dec. 4--(UP) Vat ican sources maintained today their denials that Pope Plus had suggest cd c Christmas armistice.
 The report that the Pope might ask an armistice was said to have originated in Berlin. 1t was suggest ed that the possibility of an armis- tice might have beep mentioned in talk last week between MonsignoI Cesare Orsenigo gapal Muncio to Berlin, and Joachim Von Ribben~ trop, German foreign minister. Ii that were true, 1t was said, 1t was likely that the suggestion was made by kibbentrop.
 Informants pointed out that dur ing the last year of the World War Pope Benedict XIV tried to arrange a Christmas truce and failed. Aware of that, 1t was said, Pope Plus would be unlikely to risk similar rebuff.
 Berlin, Dec. 4-tUP)-The official news agency today denied British claims that German cruiser was hit by a bomb during an air raid yesterday. It was said that there was no cruiser in Helgoland Harbor at the time.
 (The British assertion was that the raid, and the hit, took place in the vicinity of Helgoland. Helgoland Harbor was not mentioned.)
 The official news agency said that "only few bombs were dropped, which did little damage, as the re- suit of vigorous German anti-air- craft gunfire."
 One fishing boat, the agency said, was sunk.
 Copenhagen, Dec. 4-CUP)-The newspaper Ekstrabladet reported from Helsinki today that Finnisl Lieutenant Vuurima Kallela, son oi the famous Finnish painter Axe Gallen-Kallela, died of a hero's death while leading a patrol into &C., tion against the crew of a Soviet bomber which had been forced down in East Finland.
 Kallela and his men, the news papers said, were attempting to cap- ture the Russian plane when it's crew opened fire and killed Kallela. His men. in furious fighting. killed all the men in the Soviet plane.
 Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 4-CUP) The newspaper Aftenbladet said today 1t had reports that the cabinet might be reshuffled eliminating for eign minister R. J. Sander, who ss under attack by German news papers.
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are sinking any ships in the Car ibbean Sea.
 Right now the steamship lines are paying the penalty for those spectacular an- noun c c m entS earlier in the fail about sub ma rin es off the American coast ouriSt an q "cruise" trade to the c aribbean and south A m erica has fallen off badly;
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 Danger is invisible. hidden, prepared by vicious barbarian hands, Mines are exploding literally every minute Detonators are hardly visible under the snow Wells have been poisoned,
 (The Films announced that 1000 Russians had been killed by land mines in the Terijoki district alone,
 Charge About Gas
 ct was Virka who charged that the Films were using nauseating gas on the Karelian front. Finnish military headquarters denied 1t and authorities in Helsinki feared that the charge had been made as an eX- cuse for the Russians to use poison gas)
 A Pravda editorial said the Red amy was fighting not to capture or ensiave Finland but to consolidate Finland's independence, to extend Finland's territories at the expense of territory of the Soviet Union. to establish friendship with Finland
 "The Red army marches -. as liberator of the Finnish people from its oppressors and provocators of war, from the company of Capan- der, (former Premier A. J. Caian- der Erkko, (former Foreign Minis ter Elias ErkkoD Tanner ~, A. Tan ner, new foreign minister and Man. nerdheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. commander of the Finnish army0 Certainly the Red A batNf lnYNNntN from the -Mannerheim camp but it would be stupid to confuse this abject company of provocatorS of war with northeast Europe-Fin- land, Sweden, and Norway-Who the Red army does not wish and does not intend 10 menace
 Mutual Aid Pact
 Discussing the mutual aid pact announced between the Soviet UnlNn and the revolutionary Finnish gov ernment" set up on the Finnish border at Terijoki by Otto Kuusin- en, exiled Finnish Communist, Pravda said:
 Tt gees without saying that not single democratic power say England. France or the United States would agree to sign a sim!- lar treaty with a small, weak colln- try like Finland. (The Soviet at- ttiuac IS that in dealing with Ku- usinen, Russia is dealing with Fin land)
 Each of these democratic pow CTS would prefer to use the might of It's army 10 capture Finnish ter- ritory. transforming Finland into a democratic state. It was only the Soviet Union that rejected the pol icy of capturing others territories and enslaving other peoples
 Pravda quoted the London Times as saying that Finland is really the key to Leningrad and Leningrad is the key to Moscow, and one who wishes to defeat the Soviet Union must have Finland at its disposal"
 This, the newspaper argued, was RuSsla's reason for demanding Fin nish territory 10 secure Leningrad.
 It was announced that the Red army was driving steadily into Fin land and that the Films were really happy with their new revolutionary government" at Terijoki.
 A communique of the Lenigrads military area, supposedly the ony unit Of the Red army participating in the Finnish expedition, said that the Russians were as much as 28 miles beyond the Finnish border in places and that they were building roads across the marshes as they went. It was announced that all four islands in the Finnish gulf that Russia had demanded for naval bases-Suursaart, (Hoagland, Seis- kaari, Lavassaari and Tytaersaari hd been occupied after successful battles by the Soviet Baltic fleet"
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BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrresnOndent

Washington, Dec. 2-Steamship people would be very happy if some one important down here-Presi- dent Roosevelt, for instance--would just issue a statement to the effect that neither submarines nor mines
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SLAYER FOR $1O
 CALLED INSANE

Brockton, Mass Dc. 4.-(UP)- Walter L. Teachman, r. of Onset, charged with murder as result of a dispute over $l0 was committed to the Bridgewater state hospital for the criminal insane today by Su- perior Judge Paul C.. Kirk.
 A psychiatrist reported that Teachman was insane and the mur- der charge was filed penidng the restoration of sanity.
 Teachman was indicted for the murder of Louis c. Williams, also of Onset. He was accused of slaylng him with Q shotgun Sept. 28 be- cause Williams failed to pay S10 for work he had done.
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even the coastwise steamship trade between American ports has been affected.
 What has happened, apparently, Is that the travelling public has got the jitters. TRAVEL CONCERNS
 HIT BY FEARS
 The United States Travel Bureau, an offspring of the Interior De- partment, has received many let ters from steamship companies and from hotel and resort operators in the Caribbean Islands and in South America, expressing alarm over the falling of in their anticipated win ter business.
 With travel to Europe naturally cut to the bare bone, it was eN- pected that the southern group
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murder or LOUIS v. WllldIllS, dlSo VI Onset. He was accused of staying him with q shotgun Sept. 28 be- cause Williams failed to pay $l0 for work he had done.
 fear that the Russian flyers planned to use poison gas.
 A heavy snowstorm aided Fin- lands defenses and apparently pre- vented any aerial attacks for the present, Finnish troops in the southeastern Karelian area reported confidently that they had scored heavily against the Red army forces but in the far north 1t appeared that the Russians were increasing pres- sure against the Finnish soldiers ana volunteers after successful Finnish counter attacks over the week end.
 Latest official messages were that the Films still held the Arctic port of Petsamo but communications were disrupted and 1t appeared un- certain that they could hold out against Red army endorsements.
 In Moscow, official announce ments insisted that Petsamo had been been captured. Messages from Norwegian frontier towns said that 5000 Red army endorsements had been landed by ships and airplanes at Liinahamari, north of Petsano, for a major drive along the Arctic coast toward Norway. Heavy fighting was underway in the Petsamo sector, the dispatches siad, and the frontier town of Salmijaervi was in flames. Many homes were set afire by the Films as the Russian attacks spread, the dispatches said. but in the Pet samo area the Films continued strong resistance)
 Repeats Offers
 The Finnish government, empha- sizing that the fight for independ- ence would be carried on to the bit- ter end. repeated its offers to nego- tiate a settlement with the Soviets but still was unable to make contact with the Moscow government, which has ignored the Helsinki cabinet since it recognized rebel govern ment at Terijoki.
 Official sources had no definite in formation as yet regarding the ef- forts of Sweden to act for Finland in Moscow in order to open the way for negotiations, but 1t was not believed that any results would be achieved
 The public generally was con- cerned about the danger of aerial bombardment when the present storm abates.
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ITALY STUDENTS
 AGAINST RUSSIA

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TRAVEL CONCERNS HIT BY FEARS
SOVIETS ADMIT
 INVADERS HURT

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Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 4-CUP) The newspaper Aftenbladet said today 1t had reports that the cabinet might be reshuffled eliminating for eign minister R. J. Sander, who Is under attack by German news papers.
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Nazi Steamer Has Left
 Finland In Gas Fear
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bombed. Other Americans fled to Aabo, on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, across from Sweden, through the snow storm.
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of meetings, might approve measures to be submitted to the chamber for It's formal approval.
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BEAUTY OPERATORS
ELIMINATE M'NTOUX

Elimination of the Mantoux test
in requirements of beauty operat-
ors at the time of renewing their
licenses was announced to n. c.
Pickering. secretary of the Beauty
Operators union. Tuesday by
David Cohen, state director of
licenses.
Heretofore operators when re-
newing their annual state licenses.
have had to take both the Wasser-
man tbloodl and Mantoux (tuber-
eulosisl tests and in some cases
sore arms resulted, Pickering said.
1t will still be necessary for
operators 70 take the Wasserman
tests.
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Best Love
By LOUISE HOLMES

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ed half sentences. strangled. gasp
ing words. loves Brenda all
WAYS Brenda - now he's well
back to Brenda pushed out
showed out-wsnt 10 die
This last on a wall.
Wipes Eyes
Judd put her in a chair. He
wiped her eyes and smiled encour-
sgingly brought glass of water
and made her drink it.
You love him. don't you. KAY ."
Yes" misersbly her voice
hosrse with weeping.
Are you sure he doesn't love
you"
She laughed mirthlessly. The
idea was too ridiculous.
Judd sat down beside her and
took her hand. His bronzed. good
looking face was very serious.
IN tell you something, Kay"
he said. Il love you"
You what ," amazed.
q knew you never guessed. But
the fact remains. I've loved Won
ever since the day you first came
to my office hunting job for that
for Larry"
Breathes Unhappily
"Oh. Judd she breathed un-
happily.
The reason. tell you this is
because you are going away alone.
II just thought it might help
to know that someone cares for
you Oh, Kay" he broke off, I'D
give my life to make you happy.
Kay gazed at him. her Swallowed
eyes wide. But you mustn't love
me" shaking her head.
TT hurts so to love"
He laid his cheek against her
hand. 'I'll take the hurt" he said.
Some day, when all this miser-
able business is over, you'n find
me standing at your front door
And we'll go places and have
good times and, after a while.
m y be you'll like me well
enough"
He stopped, his lips touching
her hand.
IN always like you, Judd" Kay
said grsvely.
And if you ever need me -"
hopefully.
IN come straight to you. I
promise"
Judd went away. 1t was un-
fortunate that he passed Larry
just beyond the turn.
Repaired Damage
Kay had repaired the damage
wrought by tears and lighted the
fire when he came in.
Standing in the doorway he
looked at her, saying nothing. His
face was white and strained.
Hello Kay said.
Hello" dispiritedly. Il got the
butter and rolls"
Thank you"
Suddenly, at a sound. Kay raised
her head to peer from the window.
A huge, purring car was coming
in the driveway.
1t stopped and four laughing
people got out.
Kay caught her breath. One
was Brenda Brent, another Larrys
director whom she had met at the
/ hospital.
The other man and girl she did
not recognize.
( It's Brenda, Larry" Kay said.
/ His face went a shade whittier.
Swiftly he turned to the door.
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