davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
MelisOrOs Famous Tribe; They Help Complete ROut
 of Italian Army ITALIANS FORM LINE
 IN TOMOI MOUNTAINS British Drop Many Tons of Bombs on Hamburg
 Through Last Night
BY BEN ANdES United Press Staff COrrespondentD

United Press Staff CorrespondentD
 Athens, Greece, Nov. B. (UP)-Greek advance units reportedly entered the key town of Pogradec on the North Albanian front today and Athens newspapers said that fierce tribes of Albanian rebels were marrying the Italian forces as they sought to establish a new defense line in the Tomoi mountains.
 (The Exchange Telegraph reported from Athens that the Italians evacuated Argyrokastron Sunday and the Greek advance guards today pushed to within short distance of the Argyrokastron airdrome The report was not confirmed, however, by Athens sources of the United Press)
 A famous Albanian tribe-the Melisoros-revolted against the Italians. according to Athens news | paper claims, and attacked them from the rear as the Greeks at- tackled frontally.
 The Fascist positions, including strongly protected batteries, became untenable along the north bank of the Devoli l-ver. and large part of the main Italian line established by Gen. Ubaldo Soddu was knocked out, the newspapers asserted.
 (An Exchange Telegraph (BritiSh) agency dispatch from Athens said the capture of 5000 more Italians had been announced.)
 Fall Back To Mountains
 The Italians were reported to have fallen back from positions in the mountains west of Koritza (recent- ly captured by the Greeks) to a new line in the Tomoi mountains, which now form the main defenses before the Italian stronghold of Berat, northeast of the Port of Va Iona.
 Noon editions reported without confirmation that an Italian general had committed suicide They spec- ulated on whether the alleged sui- eide was Viscounti Brassi, former commander of the Italian armies in Albania, because Brassi had believed that 10000 men would be enough for an invasion of Greece.
 On the Southwestern Front, the Italians were reported to be strong ly entrenched around the important town of Argyrokastron, and it was not believed that the Greek advance in that sector would be as easy as had been indicated by earlier dis patches.
 In connection with newspaper re- ports regarding the Rebel Melisoros. it was said that the tribe inhabited a mountain range between the De- vol and Shkumbi valleys and that the tribesmen were the "toughtes' in Albania, never having been en- tirely subdued by the Italians.
 They had arms hidden in their homes and they used these against the C.:1reating Fescists tcx.es, ac- cording to the press reports.
 Tons of British Bombs
 London, Nov. 25.-CUP)-The air
 Continued on Page 89
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
Fierce Tribes Of Albanian
 Rebels Attack Old Enemies
Russia, Bulgaria To Remain Out Of Axis
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor)

An Axis diplomatic offensive to draw all of Eu- rope into Adolf Hters program for "new order" suddenly stalled in the Balkans today Greek armies pushed deeper into Italian battle lines in AL bania While Greek advance units were reported en- terng the important Italian base of Pogradec the northern Albanian front and menacing the southern base at Argyrokasron both Bulgaria and Soviet Rus sia permitted the impression to spread that they keeping out of the Nazi diplomatic fronta least for the time being.
 Russia Holds Key to Balkans
 Dispatches coming through the Moscow censorship said that foreign observers there believed the Soviet Union had avoided any commitments to the Axis and thus presum- ably failed agree cooperate with any military into southeastern Europe in order to close pncer the Greeks.
 sion of the in the Balkans although Nazs for the first time beginning to threaten the Greeks and in directly limiting that in the southeast might be contemplated in order to relieve the Italians retreatng in Albania. Both Bulgaria and Turkey expected tc adjust their policy toward Axis military into the southeast in line with Russa's position
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

And for the moment, at least Moscow's attitude seemed to be suf- flciently uncertain to keep Bulgaria out of the Axis front, as it was ad- mitted by Berlin that the current round" of diplomatic activity was ended. No more countries are ex- pected immediately to adhere to the Axis tri-partite pact, it was said.
 This caused sharp surprise in the Reich capital where it had been in- dicated that Bulgaria would sign on the dotted line by mid-week To- day, after first reporting that there would be short delay" in Bull garia'S signature, Nazi quarters emerged with a statement that Bull garia was not expected to sign with the Axis.
 Berlin offered no explanation of the change in plans but angrily de- nied that events in the Balkans, such as the Greek advance into AL bania and Turkeys bristling defense precautions, had affected the sit- uation.
 Authorized Nazi spokesmen said today that Slovakia's signature to an Axis pact had completed" the present series of diplomatic nego- tiations and that Bulgaria was NOT expected to sign any such pact.
 The statement caused surprise since it had been said in well-in- formed private circles and in non- official sources close to the foreign office, that all preparations had been made for Bulgarian adherence this week.
 This, however, was never officially confirmed. (At Sofia last week it was said that Bulgaria did not in tend to enter the war or join the Axis unless Russia did likewise or gave approvalD Asked whether the apparent sudden change was due to the recent defense measures talk en by Turkey, an authorized source sharply replied:
 "It should not be assumed that those countries which intend to conclude pacts with the Reich would let themselves be deterred by the
 Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
BRITAIN PAYING GREAT WAR PRICE
Costs $34,4OO,OOO Each Day to Continue Fight
 Against Axis Powers
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, JR. United Press Staff CorrespOndentl

BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, Nov. 25.-CUP)-The war is taking $36,400,O00 daily from the British eXchequer and a still greater outlay must be expected, Chaneel- Tor of the Exchequer Sir Kingsley Wood said today in a speech at Glasgow.
 Speaking at a time when the question of financial aid to continue Britains war effort had attracted wide attention in America, Wood said that the worlds most costly war had drained 5,3O0,OOO pounds (about $2l, ,200,000) daily from the British eXchequer during the first year and had averaged 9,10O,O0O pounds daily for the first IT days of the second year.
 He forecast a greater outlay in the future and said that it would indeed cause dismay if this expen- allure had not increased and did not increase further-provided always the increase means output and not merely a senseless increase in prices, wages or waSteful use of our re- sources"
 Wood at the same time paid trib- ute to the war savings campaign for "confounding the gloomy proph- cts" and added:
 Hope Still Prevails.
 we can look forward to the fu- ture with confident hope"
 He said that the gap between in- come and expenditure was bound to persist, regardless of what further taxes were levied. He said that the government could not bridge the gap without "that frenzied finance and open or unavowed imitation chosen on one occasion by the leaders of Germany"
 The answer, he added, must lie in savings loans to the government by the people.
 In the first year the war savings campaign was in the neighborhood of the goal of 475,000,000 pounds in addition to which the government had raised 300,000,00 pounds by a three per cent war loan, 344, ,000, ,000 pounds by sale of 21s per cent na- tional war bonds and 23,000, 900 pounds by interest free loans. (The pound is about $4)
 Much more will have to be achieved" he added. This is im- perative and well within our capa- city if all play a part"
 In addition to providing more planes and guns. the war savings helped halt rises in prices, he added
 (Continued on Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
NAZI RAIDERS
 BLAST BRISTOL
BY NED RUSSELL United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London. Nov 25.-(UP)-Nazi air raiders blasted for hours last night at a town in the western MidlandS, damaging a school, two churches a theater, shops and an old peoples home.
 The raiders flew in single file across England, presenting targets like moving ducks at a shooting gallery to anti-aircraft gunners who challenged them all the way. Two were shot down, one in the sea of Falmouth, another of the Isle of Wight.
 The first raiders, early in the eve ming. dropped flares and incendiary bombs, starting fires that marked the town for succeeding planes. The attack waned after midnight, and the inhabitants were able to leave their shelters and view the damage.
 (The principal town the western MidlandS, is the city of Blrming- ham. 1000 900, which. according to the Germans. was subjected to
 (Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

Washington, Nov. 25-OP)-The Justice Department announced to- day that approximately 85 per cent of the 3,600,000 aliens believed to be in the United States have reg istered under the alien registration act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
Too Many Police, Bremen In City, Claims Tax Group
They Cost Too Much Also Is Gst of Report Filed To- day By Secretary BOtch of Taxpayers
 League, Inc.

Reduction of police and fire department expenditures by total of $200000 year announced today Of the goals of the Waterbury Taxpayers Association
 Inc, Raymond F. Botch executive secretary of the
 ganizaton declared in report to members that these eventual reductions could accomplish without rea loss of efficiency lack of protection" The report states both the police and fire deparmentS have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

London - (U.P) "A Wellington bomber now being built at the Vick- CTS Armstrong factory will be pre-. sented to the nation by the workers who have collected more than soO.- GOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. 25-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses mad receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov. 22nd, compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $3, ,S07, ,317, ,945.94 $3,693,1S2, ,Se2.49
 Receipts s2.Oss,S2s,774SS s2,1o5,164,ss4.s5
 Gross Deficit s1.707,4S9,171.61 S1,5es,o17.eI7.sa s1,sss,sOs.s71.s1 s1,577,7o7, ,ss7.54
 Cash Balance 1,S66, .417.79 S2,2ss,244,1ls.2s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

Coaching for December Civil serv-
 lee Examinations. Post Junior Col. lcge af mmerce.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
s5 PER CENT REGISTERED

(Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25
WORKERS TO DONATE BOMBER

Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

tcontinued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

Continued on Page O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-25

Continued on Page 9
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08

Debate in Congress over CONSUMPTION has reached
new low in the last few weeks. Men like Senators
Wheeler, Nye and Holt have taken the floor almost
every day to denounce the measure a step toward
totaEtarianism as a needless inconvenience and
a downright political fraud. OF these charges only
the first two merit consideration.
Many citizens share the fear that general military
training is a step away from democracy. They dread
both the arousing of mitarstic spirit which might
the arming of large segment of the population which
might be led to follow budding dictator These qualms
cannot be laughed off because they mark sincere
Germ for our democratic form of government But they
cannot be supported cold facts from own his
tory and that of other nations.
1t has been this nations experience that citizens
army is best in times of crisis. When the crisis
over the citizen soldiers have always been only too glad
to get back to private life We have always mstrusted
the theory of maintaining large professional army.
Lacking one cOnscripting troops has been the only
satisfactory solution when the need urgent
Except in this nation and the British Empire,
Scrptlon actually has been part and parcel of democ
racy. In France Switzerland and Sweden, for exam
pie it has been considered of the duties of citizen
ship that each man training period in the
army, and democracy suffered nothing from the conse
quences. The United States and England have avoided
conscrption heretofore chiefly because their great
naves and long short distances of water protected
them from possible foes
But today the English Channel is worth scarcely
more than singlestrand fence to England, and the
5000 miles of water between this country and Europe
is at least doubtful barrier as was the Maginot
Line. By conquests of France, Belgium The Neither
lands and Norway, Hitler has crep within easy strik
ing DISTANCE OF MANY OF our DeCCer informed
authorities and ordinary citizens alike feel that he
could slip uncomfortaby close to us-f he defeats the
British-by taking bits of South and Central America
Greenland and perhaps Canada. At any rate, we
not prepared to oppose encroachment anywhere
in this hemisphere.
Strangest thing about the whole argument is that
some Congressman who voted almost to a to
double our navy, and many of the people, who also
favored two-ocean fleet, now oppose CONSUMPTION.
Either this country is in danger it is not it is,
need the doubled navy, which will take at least six
years to build and army sufficiently strong to pro-
tect in the meantime. If are not in danger, we
should scrap the whole defense program right
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
Aid for the British Fleet?

One Of the greatest political fights of the year is due
welt attempts to grant the demands of mill
tary experts who want to sell so old American de-
stroyers to England The ships, used in the first World
War and out of commission ever since, have place
in our navys present expansion plans With at least
rs of Engands prewar fleet of 1872 destroyers already
lost to German bombers and submarines it is argued
that the sale of old vessels might well keep the
British from defeat.
Britain's need for destroyers is great. Batteships
and cruisers large and comparatively slow that
they offer easy targets for bombing planes in the
row confines of the English Channel But the English
must constantly patrol the Channel and other waters
the European mainland in order to stave off the sup
posedy impending invasion. For such work destroyers
are ideal There is denying the fact that the sale
of the vessels would boost British morale tremendously
perhaps enough to insure their victory
AS for the reaction in Germany, that scarcely need
worry u.s. The Nazis have known ever since their
seizure of Czecho-Slovakia where American sympa-
thies lay BY trying to stir up trouble in South and
Central America they have let us know what to expect
from them if they conquer England. AS any American
of normal intelligence knows, entire defense pro-
gram is designed to meet the latter possibility.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
Banter at the Fight Camps.

position about a third tel N, or the
tradition against any man staying
in the White House for IL years.
will be filling the air and the news
papers from the moment that Mr..
Wilkes speech of formal accept
ance is recorded. It is much too
obvious to pass by also. that the
Roosevelt opponents will accuse him
Of every type Of malicious design
and insincerity which clever politi-
cal brains can conjure into written
or spoken word.
From many sources among DEM
ocrats who are sticking to party
faith and doctrine, always hereto
fore strongly resentful of the third
term idea, / hear that preserva-
ton of the party. itself, depends
upon preventing Mr.. Roosevelt from
becoming the first person to have
three consecutive terms. 1t is too
early to say whether those Demo
Gratis will be effective in their aid
to the Roosevelt opponents. but.
whatever their numbers are, they
tell me of their decision to regain
control of the Democratic label.
The war within the Democratic
party itself together with the third
term issue. therefore, presents the
basis for a tremendous shift, of par
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
War Pigeon Strays From
Duty Only to Lay an Egg

LONDON.-War or no war, Jenny,
royal air force carrier pigeon,
has been true to her sex.
And in being so Jenny has proved
that the old adage cit is impossible
to do two things properly at once"
is entirely wrong.
For Jenny, while on duty with an
R. A. F. pilot in a Lockheed Hud-
son bomber from Scottish station
flying far out over the North sea,
allowed her mind to stray momen-
tarily from her work and laid an
egg.
Jenny had accompanied the pilot
on many a hazardous patrol flight,
and the first indication the airman
had Of the event was the excited
fiuttering in the pigeon basket at
his side.
He peered into the basket and
smiled when he saw the cause of
the commotion.
When the bomber returned to the
airdrome the pilot brought his ma
chine down as cautiously as If a
wheel Of his undercarriage had been
shot away.
Jenny is one Of the many homing
pigeons loaned by British fanciers
to the R. A. F. for the duration Of
the war. Some of the birds are
worth over $500 each.
They are used to carry messages
back to airdromes If the planes
radio breaks down. Each bomber
carries two birds for the purpose.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
Quicksilver Mine
viii Be Reopened
Leap in Price OF Chemical
ReneiUs ActiUity.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Wi war de-
mands having advanced the price
of mercury from $50 to STU flask,
the world-famous New Almaden
quicksilver mines of Santa Clara
county are to be worked over by a
new $780, 900 corporation.
The New Almaden is the oldest
quicksilver mine in the United
States and has an important place
in mining books and history.
During the period of l846-l926, It
is credited with having produced
from sos, 1000, 900 to SIS, 1000, 900 worth
of quicksilver.
But from a mining community of
10000 people in its heyday of the
seventies it has dwindled to an al
most uninhabited region, where a
few people work sporadically at ex-
tracing quicksilver, and where
tourists occasionally pass to have a
glimpse at the spot that once fig
ured so remarkably in the mining
days of early California.
The entire property has been
leased for long period by Fritz
Eugene Newbold, Philadelphia bro
ker, from its owners, William and
Mary Sexton, also of Philadelphia,
and corporation is being organ
lied to work the lease.
1t is believed the new mining OPP
erations will center about Mine Hill,
in the middle of the area, and under
which there are more than 100 tun-
nels and shafts dug during the past
80 years.
1t is not expected that much new
quicksilver finds will be discovered,
but the rich cinnabar soil and rock
will be worked over again by new
and more modern processes to ex-
tract quicksilver that escaped the
older processes; material that was
even discarded in the old days, as
well as free quicksilver that was
lost years ago when it fell off the
wagons and miners did not stop to
pick it up. Much quicksilver also
still is to be regained from the old
dumps.
A flask of quicksilver contains rs
pounds, and while the present price
of $172 flask is one of the highest
ever reached in the history of min
ing, the new corporation is confident
that even higher prices will prevail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
Yaqui Indians Studied
For Racial Background

TUCSON, ARIA racial study
of the Yaqui Indians, once one of
the most feared tribes of the South
west is being made by DR.. Edward
H. Spicer Of the University of Ari-
IONA.
Spicer said he would study the
5000 fugitive Indians who drifted
into Arizona from Mexico in an at
tempt to discover their relationship
with other tribes of Indians and with
the Mexican race.
Spicer said he wanted to find out
how the Indians had adapted them
selves to American culture, what
political beliefs they had, and the
degree Of change they had UNDER
gone since the old days when they
were a warlike tribe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
Barbed Wire Defense of
Swiss Shares a Stag

ST. MARGRETHEN, SwITzER-
LAND.-The Swiss army, which has
strung thousands of miles of barbed
wire along its frontiers to show UP
any would-be aggressor, netted its
first invader-a powerful stag.
The stag crossed the frontier from
the old Austrian province Of vorarl-
berg, now German. and was found
exhausted In Switzerland, dragging
800 yards of barbed wire and posts
from its antlers.
The animal had to be killed
Frontier troops ate venison.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-08
By WILLIAM BRUCKART


WNU Service, National Press Bldg,
Washington, d. G.
WASHINGTON. Something like
four years ago, wrote in these col
umns an expression of belief that
President Roosevelt would be the
fundamentally of our era to bring
about a realignment of political
groupings in the United States. /
wrote, then, that his own thoughts
and actions, together with the
sources of the advice he was accept
ing, would bring about this result
whether Mr.. Roosevelt so intended
or not.
The prediction that made in No
vember, 1886, was based upon what
/ believed likely to be the princi-
Piles to which Mr.. Roosevelt would
adhere in his second administra-
ton. There was no intimation at
that time. however, that Mr.. Roose-
welt could, or would, be nominee
for third term as President. Even
without that indication, the wide
breach between the conservatives of
both Democratic and Republican
parties, on the one hand, and the
advisors that surrounded the Presi-
dent seemed certain to accomplish
the end that l then predicted.
With Mr.. Roosevelt seeking his
third term under the Democratic la
bel, and Wendell Willkie running as
the Republican nominee. there sure
ly can no longer be any doubt that
the campaign of 1910 will see a
complete and very unusual shift
among voters. The closing Of the
polls on November 5 will have re-
corded, I believe, probably the great
est transition in political thought
alignment that our nation ever has
known.
An assertion so broad requires an
explanation. An explanation of the
reasons can 60 only to the funda-
mentals Of the circumstance. That
brings the statement that, in the
minds of many long-experienced pol
iticians. the issues are going to be
more sharply defined this fall than
in most any campaign within the
recollection of this observer.