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Evening star., 1940-11-19
Black and White Ball
Held at Mayflower;
5ODebutantes Attend
Tenth Annual Event Preceded
By Many Dinner Parties;
Supper Served at Midniaht

starryeyed debutane
center of the ballroom
liam Laird Dunlop the 10th
night The so debutane
when the black
anticipated
all night the
of the
the ball.
Miss SilweH
Heads Receiving Line
The white Of the dbutan their
their gardena made lovely greeted the
OF stay AS Sweet
the orchestra the guests line At
Miss Louise Stwe daughter
Ambassador Next
ngnt Peggy Lansdowne daughter
represented the residential
Others Who
Guests a
Miss Elaine Darlington Miss S Fnkenaedt Miss Alice 1ngeso
Miss Ruth Woodon, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Richardson, Miss
Owens the Senotas Mildred Edith Boyd Miss Katherine
HILL Macdonald, Shiea
erick Miss Smith, Ellen Paul Physs Walker
Richardson Miss Mary Miss Mary Fernandou Miss Mary
Andrews Miller Miss
Shirley Wilson, Miss Marjorie Catherine Claude
Miss Adrich
Knighon, Miss Helen Kinder and Miss Marcia O.Brien
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Two State Societies
Plan Joint Dance
Saturday Evening

A joint dance of the Minnesota
and Wisconsin State Societies will
be held Saturday evening beginning
at $50 o'clock at Hotel 2400 Six
teenth street. The dance will mark
the 50th anniversary of football
rivalry between the University of
Minnesota and the University of
Wisconsin. In the afternoon Of the
same day beginning at PAS O'Clock
in the main ballroom of Hotel 2400
the regular weekly Minnesota foot
ball party will be held, to which
all Minnesota and wisconsin fans,
and their friends, are cordially in
vited.
The reception committee for the
dance is composed of the following
For Minnesota-Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ford S. Stephens, co-chairmen; DR..
and Mrs. Walter Omundson. Miss
Mary Burns, Mr.. Virgil Wennergren,
Miss Katherine Baumgartner, Mr..
Bancroft Falconer, Miss Eileen
Schumacher, Miss Harriet E. john
son, Mr.. George Selvig, Mr.. Arthur
c. Pearson and Miss Dorothy Smell.
For Wisconsin DIR. Aneta Bowdin,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Workinger. Mr.
and Mrs. John l.. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark A. Heck, Miss Lillian Fryer,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Robson and Mr..
Robert r. Paunack.
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South Carolina
Juniors Meet

The Junior South Carolina So
ciety. composed Of the younger
members of the South Carolina
State Society, was entertained
Saturday evening by Mr.. Miller
Foster, jr., at his home at $500
Thirty-second place.
A brief business meeting was held
at which Mr.. Charles z. jackson
president Of the Senior Society, ex-
planned the plans for the coming
season. Dancing and refreshments
followed.
Among those present were Miss
Ruth Latimer, president; Mr.. Joe
Ward, vice president; Miss Louise
Slattery, secretary; Mr.. Robert
Meares, Miss Ann Ross, Mr.. Charles
Jackson, jr., Miss Dora Winters and
Miss Isabel Harrison, as we'll as
other members of the society.
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Gen. Haraguchi
Is HOnOred at
Cocktail Party

1t. Gen. Hatantaro Haraguchi. a
member of the japanese Parliament.
who is spending some time in this
country. was the guest in whose
honor the Military Attache of the
Embassy, Maj Gen. Saburo Isoda,
and Nine. Isoda entertained yester-
day at cocktail party in the Pan
American room of the Mayf1ower.
The guests included numbers Of Off.
GERS retired from the United States
Army who knew the honor guests
and host when they came to Wash.
ington some years ago for the Con.
ference on the Limitation of Arms.
Nine. Isoda. who received with the
host and guest of honor. wore her
native japanese dress shaded blue
kimono with the Isoda family crest
embroidered on the front. Although
the party was a cocktail party, tea
and the delicacies usually found at
the tea hour, were TO be had and in
addition a chafng dish with steam.
ing sukiyaki. Presiding at the tea
table during the reception hours
were Nine Yomada, wife of the
First Secretary, and Nine. Yoko.
yama, wife of the new Naval At.
tache.
Gen. Haraguchi will go to New
York Wednesday evening for a short
stay before going to San Francisco
en- route back to Japan. He will be
host at luncheon Wednesday. enter
tanning group of men at the
Shoreham.
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Very Young Set
Eagerly Awaits
Drama Saturday

A Thanksgiving week entertain
ment which is being eagerly awaited
by members of Washington very
young set is the play. The Secret
Garden" which will be held Satur-
day morning Many children. home
from school for the holidays and
with holiday guests of their own.
are seeking tickets for the popular
performance. which is put on by the
Children's Theater of New York.
The Secret Garden" is an nspi-
rational play, adapted by Mrs. Clare
Tree Major, director of the Chill
dren's Theater, from Frances Hodg-
son Burnetts. book of the same
name 1t is a charming story for
children, breathing the air of the
English countryside
Plans are under way for the spe-
cial afternoon performance of the
Children's Theater Christmas play.
This play, The Seven Wishes" was
especially written for these popular
players by Maurice Maeterlinck, ia
nous author of The Blue Bird" 1t
is to have two performances at the
National, one in the morning. the
other in the afternoon of December
q. The second is under the spon-
sorship of the Washington Wellesley
Club and is benefit for child refu-
gee relief. Many special features
are planned and will be announced
shortly.
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Virginia Cotillion
To Be December 10

The Virginia Cotillion will be
held this year on the evening of
December 10 at the Army and Navy
Country Club. it has been an
nounced by its Executive Committee,
which includes Mrs. John S. Bar
bour of Fairfax. Mrs. c. A. S. Sim
clair and Mrs Charles Hoof of
Alexandra. and Mrs. Frederick
Dawson Richardson, also of Fairfax.
Invitations have been mailed.
Debutantes of the season. who
have been asked to lead the figures,
include Miss Phyllis Wake Richard
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. D.
Richardson of Fairfax; Miss Anne
Gusts Peter, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Armstead Peter of George
town: Miss Landon Burke, daughter
of Mr.. Taylor Burke of Alexandria
and Miss Jane Martin, cousin of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoof of Alex
andria. Mr.. William Byrd. formerly
of Alexandria, will come from New
York to direct the figures.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Pan.America
Series Topic

Assistant Secretary Of State, Mr..
Adolf A. Berle, jr., and the former
Panama Ambassador. DR.. Ricardo
Alfaro, were the speakers today at
the fourth Of the series of Latin
American lectures being held at the
Shoreham Hotel on Tuesdays. They
spoke on the recent pan-American
conferences. DR.. Stanley K Horn
beck OF the State Department was
the presiding officer.
Religious Organizations
Honored 1t Luncheon.
Mrs. Barnet Mover was chairman
Of the day. assisted by Mrs. Thomas
Cajigas. These lectures have the
backing of about so organizations
and the purpose is to stimulate in
terest in our Latin American neigh
bors and to educate the American
people on the foreign policy Of the
Latin American countries and the
United States, that they may better
carry out the good neighbor" policy.
Following the lecture a luncheon
was held in the blue room, honor
ing religious organizations Repre-
senting the Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish groups were Father Edwin
Ryan OF Catholic University. Bishop
James E. Freeman and Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld Of the Hebrew
Temple Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan
was chairman of the Catholic
women's group, Mrs. Frank A. Lin
eel was in charge Of the Protestant
group. and Mrs. Edwin Sonneborn
was in charge of the Jewish womens
group for the day.
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace was the
official hostess, assisted by Mrs.
William O. Douglas. Mrs. Linzel,
president of the Federated Churches,
acted as toastmistress. Mrs Thomas
Burke introduced the Latin Amer
ican ecclesiastical dignitaries at the
luncheon.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Antiquities Group
To Meet Saturday
At Luncheon

The Washington Branch of the
Association for the Preservation OF
Virginia Antiquities will give its an
nual "get-together" luncheon at the
Willard Hotel Saturday at l o'clock
The guest of honor and speaker
will be Mrs. Granville Gray Valen-
tine, first vice president Of the
mother society in Richmond, Va.
and her subject will be jamestown.
The Rev. DR.. G. Freeland Peter
former chancellor of Washington
Cathedral, chaplain Of the associa-
ton. will give the invocation.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Underwood OF
London also will be guests Mr.
Underwood is prominently connected
with the Antiquities Society in
England.
Mrs. Everard Robinson Todd, the
directress. will preside. Vice direc-
tresses are Mrs. William O. Owen
Mrs. William Cabell Moore and Mrs
Henry st. George.
Those in charge of arrangements
include Mrs. Joseph Stiles Walls
Mrs. Jesse Lee Webb. Mrs. John F
Linte. Mrs. Chauncy Williams. Miss
Armat and Mrs. L. w. Jennings, jr
Reservations must be made by
Thursday.
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Pre>Nuptial
Fete Tonight

Miss Virginia Louise Coulter and
Mr.. Russell Edge Damewood, whose
marriage will take place at $50
o'clock tomorrow evening in the
Church Of the Pilgrims, at Twenty
second and p streets NV, will be
honored at a party this evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Briscoe.
The party, which will be held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Briscoe, will
follow the wedding rehearsal at
the church and guests will include
members Of the bridal party.
Miss Coulter is the daughter OF
Mrs. Johnston Coulter of this city
formerly of Colorado. Mr.. Dame
wood is the son Of Mr.. Bertrand
Alfred Damewood Of Chattanooga
Tenn.
Following the wedding Mr.. Dame
wood and his bride will make their
home at 20l9 I street.
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Lee also gave a dinner party which
honored their daughter-also a bud
of this seasOn-MisS Mary Lee.
Dinner Hosts Include
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D. Hagner
entertained at dinner for their
daughter. Miss Anne Hagner, and
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Walter B.
Woodson were hosts in honor of
their daughter, Miss Ruth Woodson.
At Fairfax, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick D. Richardson gave a buffet
supper party at their home, White
House, for their daughter, Miss
Phyllis Richardson. Still other
parties were given by 1t. Col and
Mrs James OBrien for their daugh-
ter, Miss Marcia O'Brien. and by Mr..
Robert Mackenzie Waggaman for
Miss Jean Waggaman.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Guest of Honor
At Luncheon

DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president
Of Stanford University and former
Secretary Of the Interior, was the
guest Of honor at luncheon given
today at the Cosmos Club by DR..
Cloyd H. Marvin. president of
George Washington University,
and DR.. Walter A. Bloedorn, dean
of George Washington University
School of Medicine.
The luncheon followed q meeting
Of the Smith-Reed- Russell Society
at the George Washington Medical
School at which DR.. Wilbur de-
livered the principal address. His
subject was, Medicine in the Mod
ern World"
Guests at the luncheon were:
Admiral Edward r. Stitt, Admiral
Harold w. Smith, Admiral Ross r.
McIntire, Gen. James c. Magee, Gen.
Raymond F. Metcalfe, DR.. Robert
Harmon, DR.. Sterling RufIin. DR..
Thomas C. Thompson, DR.. William
Thornwall Davis, DR.. Joseph Hyram
Roe, DR.. Harry Hampton Donnally,
DR.. George Byron Roth, DR.. Walter
Freeman. DR. Walter Andrew Bloc
dorm, DR.. Charles Stanley White.
DR.. Radford Brown, DR.. Howard
Francis Kane, DR.. Errett Cyril
Albritton. DR.. Edward Bright Vedder
And DR.. Roger Morrison Choisser
DR.. Winfred Overholser, DR.. Leland
Wilbur Parr. DR.. Frederick August
Reuter-, DR.. Harry Ford Anderson,
DR.. Claude Matthews MacFall. DR..
John Edward Lind. DR.. Daniel Le-
Ray Borden. DR.. Daniel Bruce Mof-
fett, DR.. James Watts, DR.. Chester
Elwood Leese and DR.. Frank Adel-
bert Hornaday.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Miss Helena Smith
Engaged to Wed
MIR. Lee J. Steene

Mrs. Charlotte Yarnell Smith
of Golf Club Manor, Arlington,
has announced the engagement
of her daughter. Miss Helena
Mask Smith. to Mr.. Lee Joseph
Steene of Rochester, MINI.
Miss Smith is a graduate OF
George Washington University
and completed postgraduate
work at American University.
She is the sister of the radio star,
Kate Smith.
The prospective bridegroom is
a first officer with American Air
lines. He attended George WASH
ington University and is COM
missioned in the United States
Army Air Corps Reserve.
The wedding will take place in
this city early in December.
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Residential Social Notes
MIR. and Mrs. Harry K. Hickey
Take Apartment for Winter

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K. Hickey
have taken an apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel for the win.
ter season.
Mrs John Tolar Stockwell has
returned to Washington for the
winter and has issued invitations
for a small tea at the Silver Bowl
today from 4 to O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Burka of
the Broadmoor have as their guest
the latter's aunt, Miss Berta F.
Frosh of Columbus, Ohio. Mrs
Burka is the former Miss Louise
Lehman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Lehman of Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Frank of
this city and Mrs. Franks two Sis
tiers, the Misses Della and Ray Gold
Evening star., 1940-11-19

Out t-of-toWn debutanteS in the re-
ceiving line were Miss Mary
Churchill Matthews, Miss Rita Sing
stad and Miss Cecily Elmes of New
York: Miss Mary Eugenia Coleman
of San Francisco. Miss Margaret
Lawrence Lippincott of Baltimore,
Miss Helen Thompson of Norfolk,
Miss Quincy Marshall Martin and
Miss Maggie Belle Wiltshire of Rich
mond, Miss Beatrice Lippincott of
Philadelphia, Miss Oris Mast of Nor
folk, Miss Ann Ogle of Charles Town,
w. Va. and Miss Landon Burke of
Alexandria.
Boxes are Occupied
BY Parties of Parents.
1t was a young peoples party, al
though sitting in the boxes about
the room were several parties Of
parents. Among the post debutantes
present were Miss Eleanor Vom Roth,
Miss Mary Senate Howes. Miss Ruth
Parker Dove, Miss Doris Beckwith,
Miss Elm Brekle, Miss Yolanda
Alfara. Miss Achsah Dorsey, Miss
Patricia Uline Hill, Miss Virginia
Pennington, Miss Mary Ellicott
Davis, Miss Edith Pierson, Miss
Rosalyn Buchanan. Miss Mary Tudor
Morsell, Miss Barbara Henning, Miss
Molly Stonestreet, Miss Dorothy
Tirrell, Miss Margo Mink, Miss Edith
Hood, Miss Dita Davis. Miss Helen
Potts, Miss Nancy Catch, Miss Nancy
Hoskinson and Miss Edna Lois.
Among the men seen at the ball
were Mr.. Sydney Kent. Mr.. Otis
Wingo, Mr. Jack Arlington. Mr..
Rufus Johnson, Mr.. Harold Fang
homer, Mr.. Robert Macbride, Mr..
Frederick Parks, Mr.. Horatio du
Barry Tornquest, Mr.. Ricardo du
Barry Tornquest, Mr.. Fernandeau S.
Demedienes, Mr.. Mccullough Dar-
lngton, Mr.. Edgar Prochnik, Mr..
Nicholas Gill, Mr.. Ivon Hasslocker,
Mr.. Henry Hinde Roper, Mr.. Fred
erick Mechlin and Mr. Robert Mac
kensie, the latter being one who en-
tertained at dinner for many of the
debutantes and their friends.
At midnight a seated supper was
served and during that period
"Black and White waltz" was intro
duced. Dorothy Pond and Dennis
6cudder performed the dance.
Numerous dinner parties preceded
the ball, most of them honoring one
or more of the seasons buds.
Maj. andasMrs Gist Blair enter
tajned for their daughter, Miss
Laura Blair. Miss Yvonne Perrin.
debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lilo McMullin Perrin, entertained at
the Hotel 2400 in honor of Miss Edna
Pidgeon of New York and Mrs. Per-
rim also entertained some of her
friends, later taking them to the
ball. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Royal
e. Ingersoll were hosts for their
daughter, Miss Alice Ingersoll, and
Comdr. and Mrs. William Justice
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stone of Baltimore, are motoring ia
Atlantic City to spend two weeks at
the Shelbourne.
Miss Katharine T. Rover enter
tanned recently at buffet supper
at her home on Cortland place for
members Of the committee who are
making arrangements for the card
party to be held December 3. at
o'clock at Wardman Park Hotel
1t is for the benefit of st. Thomas
Apostle Church, at Woodley road
and Twenty-seventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Elmer Monroe
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Joan Monroe, will 60 to Columbia,
Mo, to spend Thanksgiving with
their other daughter, Miss Marjorie
Monroe. who is q student at Stew
ems College.
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G.. A. Joneses Hosts

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jones
entertained at cocktails in their
home in Chevy Chase Saturday in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur May
of Detroit There were about so
guests present to greet Mr.. and Mrs.
May, who have many friends here.
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Envoy to Entertain

The Argentine Ambassador and
Sonora de Espil will entertain at
dinner this evening at the Embassy
in honor of Senor Raoul Prebisch,
general manager of the Central
Bank of Argentina, and Sonora de
Prebisch.
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HOSPITAL FIRE
TAKES FIVE LIVES

Cincinnati. O.. July l2.-(UP)-
This city's most disastrous institu-
ton fire In ~ years swept through q
four-story building housing 30 aged
residents on the 81. Francis hospital
grounds early today. bringing death
TO five women and iniuring 20 least
seven other persons.
A frail 7s-yeaf- woman. Miss
Julia Waechter. calmly spread the
alarm when she was awakened by
smoke IN her attic room shortly at
Ter midnight.
The Are apparently started at the
base OF q wooden stairway. and
quickly cut on this avenue OF escape
for the sleeping residents. The out
side tire ESCAPE soon became too hot
for use m rescue OF women trapped
above the first moor.
FIremen used ladders 10 rescue
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unteers, were unsuccessful. The
three were pronounced dead shortly
after 8 o'clock, following their re-
moval to st. Mary's hospital in am
balances in which revival efforts
were made all during the speedy
journey.
Washington Hill residents recalled
that it was the worst tragedy the
section has suffered since three resi-
dents Of the section were drowned
while on fishing trip 80 years ago.
Rescue Crews Tireless.
The rescue crews worked steadily
through downpours Of rain that
halted only for minute or two,
now and then. Umbrellas were used
first to offer shelter, then later tar
paulins were used to make an i'm
provised tent, with policemen and
bystanders holding them up with
sticks.
Parents and relatives of the three
victims stood by with tear-stained
faces as the fruitless attempts to re-
vive the youths went on. Several
hundred spectators stood quietly in
the background, despite the driving
rain.
Versions of the discovery Of the
bodies differed. However, the best
substantiated account goes as fol-
lows:
Holmes, when the sudden storm
came up began to take down the
swings and the other two youths be-
gan to assist him. Four Of the six
swings were down when a fash Of
lightning. accompanied by roaring
peal OF thunder that virtually shook
the entire city, struck the tree only
a few feet away. The three young
men were hurled 10 the ground. This
was a few minutes before 6 o'colck.
Youngster Finds Bodies
At about SIS. youngster. John
Jackie" Coyle Of Sylvan avenue,
running home through the park. saw
the bodies on the ground. and rushed
Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-12
LOCAL PLANTS GET
GOVT CONTRACTS
Mattatuck Mig. Co., Chase
Brass Copper Co. Are
Given Awards

Washington, July 12.-(UP)-The
navy today awarded contracts total
ing $136,743, 800 for strengthening its
air defenses and shore facilities on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Navy department officials said
that the letting was the largest sim
gle peace time transaction Of its
kind in history and is a part of the
program calling for IS, 600 army and
navy planes by July 1. 1912.
The awards conceded with an
nouncement Of 1888 contract awards
by the army totaling $46.l97.l 42 from
funds appropriated for the 1910 and
1871 fiscal years. The army awards
were for ordnance. the quartermas-
ter corps, the air corps. signal corps.
engineers and chemical warfare
service.
Basis Of Contracts
The bulk Of the new navy con.
tracts was on q cost-plus-fixed-fee
basis.
Naval training station. Newport.
r. J., explosive manufacturing
Continued on Page %
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Washington Hills Triple Tragedy
Strikes Gloom All Over City Today
Three WelI-KnOwn Youths Struck Down By Lightning
Bolt at Park-Efforts to Revive Them
Proved Unavailing

The tragedy that struck Washing.
ton Hill from the skies last night
leaving three youths dead from {
lightning bolt, cast a pail Of gloon
over the entire city today. Expires.
sions Of sympathy poured in from
all sides to the families of the trio
as plans were made to hold funera
services Monday for the victims Of
the electrical storm that dashed thu
city for several hours.
The dead:
George Holmes, 10, son Of Fire
Captain and Mrs. George L.
Holmes, Of 50 Luke street, a SUI
peryis0r at the Washington Park
playground and cousin Of Mayor
Vincent A. Scully.
Eugene Martin, rs, SON Of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Martin. Of $50
Baldwin street.
Francis Carroll, Jr., Is, son Of
MIR. and Mrs. Francis Carroll, Of
292 Baldwin street.
Killed while at Work.
The three were killed at about
s p. m. while taking down swings
In the playground shortly after the
storm began. They were felled by
a lightning bolt that struck an oak
tree sheltering the swings. and APP
parently were install victims. Eff
forts to revive them, carried on for
more than two hours by st. Mary's
hospital inferno, firemen. policemen,
nurses, Connecticut Light g. Power
Co. employees and several dozen vol
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and nine others damaged In yeSter-
days attacks, the high command
said, in reporting on the siege and
blockade of the British Isles.
But in addition, the communique
reported, the German bombing
planes struck at vital detectives at
the great channel port Of Plymouth,
at Portsmouth, Lowestoft and Bur-
ton-on- Trent.
Burton On Trent, an industrial
city famous for its brewing Of ale,
Is in the heart of England, II miles
southwest Of Derby.
Nazis claimed that their sin and
U-boat blockade OF the British Isles
was proving as effective as the con-
slant attacks on military detectives
by German airplanes.
4,329,213 Tons Lost
Prom the beginning Of the war
until July 8 German forces sank a
total Of 4,329,213 tons of enemy mer-
chant shipping or merchant shipping
useful to the enemy" the high COM
mand said.
"Ships sunk include 1890, 439 tons
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-12
British Claim Six Of
Nazi Bombers Downed
Air, Ground Forces Wage Back Relentless War, as
Germans Send Over Planes in Waves to
Attack in All Sectors
BY WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press Stan COrreSp0ndent)
London, July 12.-(UP)-British
air and ground defense forces shot
down six German bombers today,
bringing to 80 the number of Ger
man planes downed in the British
Isles during the past two days Of
intensified air raids.
Fair bombers were shot down of
the east coast of England by Royal
Air Force fighters this morning and
another plane was down in north
east Scotland. The sixth German
plane Of the day was destroyed by
anti-aircraft units at a southwest
ern town.
Raiders marked with the swastika
ranged from south England to Scot
land but air ministry announce
mentS indicated that chief damage
was to the German air force and
that damage inflicted in England
was slight.
One German bomber which was
shot down on the northeast coast
Of Scotland after dogflght with
British pursuit craft crashed into
a building under construction. it was
reported.
There were some casualties In the
German attack on the northeast
coast Of Scotland.
Had Attacked Shipping
The four bombers shot down this
morning were from q squadron Of
II which was attacking shipping.
II was disclosed that another
German plane was shot down yes
terday, bringing the bag for the
day Of 20.
Last night the British conducted
extensive raids on Germany and
dcrman-heid territory. Three Brit
ish planes did not return.
Heavy antl-aireraft IRE was heard
over Q town on the southeast coast
about .. m. today.
Earlier German bombers had
bombed scattered country areas IN Q
southwestern county. There was no
damage and no casualties.
indicating the extent Of the Ger.
man Sir raids to-day II was reported
this afternoon that RAP llghieyh
had Eaot down 3 German bosnbef m
econtinued on Pass y