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NSOlAOAA1uCu EdRG
especially fitted for desert travel,
have been added to the picturesque,
turbaned columns Of the camel corps
warriors.
Three Italian fighting planes were
destroyed by British bombers and
pursuit ships in a raid on the Ma
caaca airdrome, Italian North AZ
RIGA, Tuesday, the Royal Air Force
middle east command, claimed In a
communique today.
The announcement said a direct
hit was scored on a bomb dump
which was, believed to have con-
tanned incendiary bombs.
The British Bristol Blen-
helm bombers and Gladiator fighters
also set fire to two gasoline dumps,
according to the Raj which said its
bombers from the Sudan had
bombed an Italian military concen-
tration at Metamma on the Sudan
Ethiopian frontier.
According to the communique the
Metamma raid started fires in ma
tive troop quarters and damaged
machine gun and artillery posts.
1t was estimated here that so
Italian planes definitely were de-
stroyed and Is others probably de-
stroyed during the month OF June.
Raj losses, 1t was claimed, were
Enthusiastically small"
italian Communique
Rome, July 3.-(UP)-Italy's 23d
war communique asserted today that
Italian troops had thrown back a
violent British attack on the Italian
garrison at Metermme, in Italian
East Africa, and that the British
had lost 60 dead, ammunition and
machine guns while Italian losses
were slight. The Italians won the
Tight by counter-attacking, it was
said.
The communique asserted that in
an air raid after the fighting, the
British lost three planes which were
shot down by Italian anti-aircraft
guns.
Italian planes. it was said, sue
cessfully bombed Alden, the British
naval base at the entrance to the
Red Sea.
The communique said:
Strong British forces launched a
violent attack against the Italian
garrison at Metemme, in Italian
East Africa. The Italians launched a
vigorous counter attack and put TO
flight the British forces, who left
behind about go dead as well as am
munition and machine guns. The
Italian forces sustained slight losses.
During a subsequent air raid.
which did no damage, Italian anti
aircraft batteries shot down two
British planes in flames.
once again our aviation success
tully bombed the air and naval base
at Alden"
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much speculation in connection with
the diplomatic reports was the fact
that since last Friday the London
stock market has been swinging up
ward. Friday was the biggest day of
gain for the market since the NIL
Mich conference and since then it
has continued upward, despite the
threat of imminent invasion and
without any complete explanation.
In the Far East, evacuation of wo-
men and children from British Hong
Kong was in prograss as a result of
Japanese pressure on Britain, osten-
sibly to cut off supplies to the Chin
est government but also in connec-
ton with the declared Japanese pol
icy of domination in the Far East.
Japanese army leaders were pressing
the government but also in connec-
ton with the declared Japanees
policy of domination in the Far
East. Japanese army leaders were
pressing the government to take a
more drastic stand against foreign
interference in the Far East and ex-
tremist newspapers charged that
there was a working agreement be-
tween the United States and British
fleets in Pacific waters.
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King Carol Is Facing
Real Battle At Home
CONTINUED From Page u

The informant suggested that UNI
less Germany attacked Britain 1t
needed only q relatively small force
in the west, so that 1t would be able
to make sure that its supplies Of oil
from Rumania and food from the
Balkans generally were safe.
The German Transcontinental
News Agency reported in dispatch
from Bucharest that King Carol had
appealed urgently to Benito Musso-
lini of Italy for aid and that Musso-
lini had replied. There was no hint
of the nature of the appeal or the
reply.
Minister Of Justice Ladislaus. Rad
ocsay leaves for Belgrade tomorrow
to return a visit by the Jugoslav
minister Of justice, Lazar Markovics.
The visit was planned weeks ago but
1t was pointed out that 1t was espe-
cially opportune now because Jugo-
slavia had once before acted as in
termediary between Hungary and
Rumania. .a
Ladislaus Bardossy, Hungarian
minister to Rumania, arrievd here
yesterday from Bucharest and con-
ferred Immediately with foreign Of
flee chiefs.
Russian Report
Moscow, July 3.--(UP)-The off,
cial news agency Tass reported from
Budapest today that Rumanian po-
lice at Galatz had fired on and dis
persed 1000 workers of Bessarabian
origin who had gathered at the rail-
road station demanding return to
Bessarabia. Many workers, soldiers
and police were reported killed or
wounded.
The Tass dispatch carried the cap
ton Bloody provocation."
1t said the Rumanian police had
the pledge of their govern
eminent not to impede the repatria-
ton of Bessarabians.
Bessarabia, along with northern
Bukovina, was coded, on Moscow's
ultimatum, to Russia by Rumania
last week.
Bucharest, July 3.-(UP)-Reports
today that a special Ru-
manian envoy was in conference
with Adolf Hitler and that COM
also had been forward
ed by Rumania to Benito Mussolini.
A high source said that a limou-
sine with curtains tightly drawn left
the rear entrance of the royal palace
and sped to the airdrome.
A special airplane few northward
a few minutes after arrival at the
airdrome, it was asserted.
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Nazi Invasion May Be
Finished In Deadlock
Continued From Page y

have destroyed or damaged objec-
tiveS of much greater Importance
than indicated by dispatches COM
ing through the Berlin and London
censorships.
The British, for instance report
ed they were using the heaviest
type of bomb-probably about 1000
pounds--and using them in great
profusion in an effort to disrupt
preparations for the impending Ma
zi-Fascist onslaught against the
British Isles. The Germans were
repeatedly raiding British objec-
lives and dropped more than a
southeast England this afternoon.
The axis threats that the invasion
Of England would come at any hour
continued in Rome and Berlin, but
American reporters touring the Bri-
fish coastal defenses this week re-
ported that preparations for defense
had been made on a vast scale and
that the British were confident they
could turn back any attack.
Peace Move Expected
In London, diplomatic circles
swung toward belief that the Ger
manhattan invasion probably would
fail and that eventually there would
be another move toward negotiated
peace, possibly with Spain as an in
termediary. This was speculation,
however. that obviously must depend
on success or failure of the Nazi at
tack.
One development that aroused
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SENIOR LABOR UNIT
IGNORES ]. l. LEWIS
CONTINUED from Page y

dent would run again because IT
want to meet and beat the champ"
The Democrats meet July is, to
choose q candidate.
Lewis latest remarks on the poll
tical situation were made in st.
Louis yesterday at the Townsend
old age pension convention. He
told delegates that Wheeler was the
only Democrat who could beat
Willkie and predicted that Willkie
would defeat Mr.. Roosevelt "igno-
miniously" If the president decided
to run.
Wheeler told reporters in ST..
Louis that his name would be placed
in nomination at the Democratic
convention even If Mr.. Roosevelt
runs again. Previously he had said
he would not be candidate If the
president sought reelection.
Sen. Edwin G. johnson, D., Colo,
said here that peace" was the only
issue of the 1910 campaign, and
that third party would be- formed
If Democrats did not nominate IN
isolationist like Wheeler on an iso-
lationist platform.
CLIO Leaders for Roosevelt
But despite Lewis remarks, there
was increasing support for Mr..
Roosevelt within the CLIO and its
afflliated organizations. It was
learned that Lewis top lieutenant,
Philip Murray, vice president of
both the CLIO and the United Mine
Workers; chairman of the Steel
Workers Organizing Committee and
a Pennsylvania delegate to the
Democratic national convention,
would vote for Mr.. Roosevelt,s re-
nomination. Other CLIO supporters
Of the president include Vice Pres
idents Sidney Hillman, r. j. Thorn
as, Emil Rieve, and Sherman H.
Dalrymple.
The AFL blast at the proposed
third party followed reports here
tina Mr.. Roosevelt had evidenced
concern over such q movement in
conversations with AFL President
william Green. These reports said
that Mr.. Roosevelt feared detection
of the negro vote, which went for
him in 1882 and 1886 although it
has been historically Republican
since the Civil War.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-03
BY DIR. CLEMENT S. BRAININ
OF The Columbia University
Observatory Staff

The well-known great triangle Of
stars marked at It's vertices by the
first magnitude stars Vega, Deneb,
and Altar, now lies high over the
eastern horizon at our conventional
may-time. The brightest of these.
by far, is Vega Of the constellation
Lyra, which lies nearest the zenith.
Vega is also the highest Of all
the stars lying north of the celestial
equator and its actual distance from
us Is about twenty-six light-years.
BY combing this distance with its
apparent brightness, astronomers
have calculated that Vegas lumin-
osity Is equal to no less than fifty
times that Of the sun. The two stars
of Lyra which are next to Vega
in brightness. lie southeastward of
the latter and are known as Beta
and Gamma Lyrae. Beta Lyrae is
the more westerly of this pair. 1t is
variable star whose brightness
changes periodically from the third
magnitude down to magnitude of
four and one-half. In this case we
know definitely that this variation
is due to the fact that Beta Is really
a binary star and that the two COM
ponents eclipse one another regu-
larly and thus cut of part of their
Joint light from our view. Between
Beta and Gamma lies the famous
Ring Nebula in Lyra. Here we have
a great gaseous mass of spheroidal
shape whose outer layers shine more
brilliantly than the inner portion.
The resulting impression is that Of
a bright ring with a comparatively
dim inner area. Photographs reveal
the existence Of star at the center
which is part of the physical struc-
ture of the nebula. The two fourth
magnitude stars close to Vega are
Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae. Epsilon lies
to the north Of Zeta and Is easily
resolved by a small glass into a
double star. A more powerful tele-
scope reveals further that each of
these components is itself double
star, thus making Epsilon double
double" star. Zeta, too, Is a double
star which can be resolved in a good
telescope.
The interesting consultations OF
Cygnus, the Swan, lies to the east
of Lyra right on the Milky Way. De-
neb Is the brightest star In this
group but 1t Is the least bright. OF
the three mentioned at the begin
ming Of this article as forming con-
spicuous triangle. In spite OF It's
more modest appearance, however.
II is by far the greatest star OF the
trio because 1t Is much the farthest
away. Combining It's distance OF
about six hundred and fifty Light
years with It's apparent brightness.
calculations show that It's light
emitting power Is equal 10 about ten
thousand suns like ours Joined into
one body. II an imaginary line Is
drawn connecting Vega with Altar
IN Aqulla, q bright star will be
found close 10 the midspoint Of this
line. This Is Beta Cyeni. which Is
a beautiful e0l0red double star when
observed with q telescope. One OF
the componenis Il blush, the other
golden IN color. CygnEs also con-
tains the star known 80 "0i cygni".
Of about the fifth magnitude which
has the important distinction ok be-
ilig the first star Wiloss distances
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'CUASTAFERRI IS
OUT FOR SENATE
Continued from Page u

therefore, is almost regarded as cer-
tain.
AS a member Of the lower house at
Hartford during the 1889 session,
Mr.. GuastaferTi was supporter Of
legislation Of bis own, he concern
trated on bills affecting law prac-
tice. One Of his measures would
have prohibited states attorneys
from er gaging in superior court prac-
tice. A regulation to this effect Is
now being considered by the judges
Of the superior court.
Mr.. Guastaferri has been an active
member Of the Citizens Good Gov.
eminent Association, and supported
that groups bills at the state Cap
itol.
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from the sun and earth was actually
measured. This was done by Bessel
in 1888. In Cygnus also, near De-
neb Is the best known of the So
called "coal sacks" in the Milky Way.
This Is an area lying In the Milky
Way which appears to be devoid Of
stars. Undoubtedly, the explanation
OF this phenomenon Is that 1t is que
to a dark, dense, mass Of absorbing
material lying between us and the
starry background Of the Galaxy.
Affair the third star Of the great
triangle lying to the southeast. Its
distance from us Is only about six
teen light-years which makes 1t one
Of the closest stars in space to the
solar system. Its luminosity is APP
proximately nine times that Of the
sun. The great triangle about which
we have been speaking is not con-
stellation. In the southern sky there
is constellation called Triangular.
The Solar System
On Thursday, July fourth, at S
a. m, eastern standard time, the
earth will be at its aphelion period,
the poin] of its orbit where it Is at
its farthest distance of the year
from the sun. 1t will be separated
from the latter by distance Of
about 94.240,000 miles, which Is a
great distance by terrestrial human
standards but celestially is only a
step. 1t Is interesting to note that
the aphelion distance varies some
what from year to year because of
the complexity of the earth's true
movement about the sun.
Mercury is too close to the sun for
observation this month but Venus is
moving westward from the solar orb
in the morning sky, reaching great
est brilliancy on August End and
greatest western elongation about a
month later on September 5th. On
July 31st there will be a very close
conjunction of Venus and the moon,
which will actually be seen as an oc-
cultation Of Venus by the moon in
Western Canada and across the bor-
der in the extreme northwest states.
The exact time varies with the To-
cation of the observer but If OBJ
servation is started 2 p. m, Pacific
standard time or 8 p. m, mountain
time. the phenomenon will not be
missed. AS 1t takes place In the
daytime a small telescope Is required
for good observation. Mars Is too
close to the sun this month but both
Jupiter and Saturn are morning
stars. Just as some months ago VIC
had the fine evening configuration
when all the naked eye planets were
visible right After sunset so now our
map and the evening sky are tenn
porarily lacking In planetary Wis
itors altogether.
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per on which were written requests
for tooth brushes, beef cubes and
chocolate. Some offered money.
Many begged for fresh bread. Mrs.
Hamilton got some from German
officers. She gave some to a man of
80 who appeared to be at least so.
He bowed, repeating In a sobbing
voice: THANK you, thank you,
thank you"
German officers said they were
trying to arrange their distribution
system so the prisoners could have
fresh instead of mouldy bread.
One soldier told me, IT suffered
so much because of military errors
that I don't care what happens. I
don't care If I survive this terrible
ordeal"
1.-THE Germans have been as nice
to us as possible"
The soldiers were less depressed
by the defeat of France than by the
delay in returning them to their
hons. Most of them said they I'M
derstood that the military command
had nursed one hope-for peace
and freedom and a return to life
without violent death and destruc-
ton.
Daily Mail Delivery
Mrs. Hamilton arranged for a
daily mail delivery to the camp and
the soldiers greeted this news with
happy shouts. She also obtained
permission from the Germans to
set up canteen.
Many negro troops were at St.
Cloud and we were informed that
white soldiers were given preferred
treatment. A busy German doctor,
referring to an unattended case of
stranglated hernia of black colo
NAL, said I'VE must distinguish be-
tween black and white. The French
must learn that"
We left st. Cloud to go to another
camp in the forest of Compiegne.
where two armistices were signed.
We passed miles of abandoned au-
tomobiles and weary refugees, tray
cling in the same bicycles and hand
carts which brought them and their
possessions from the battle areas a
few weeks ago.
One Belgian woman from Brus-
sells said she had walked for 200
miles, often without food.
I'm returning home" she said.
But maybe it wuold be better not
to say home"
At the Compiegne camp we found
1t cleaner and the soldiers In better
spirits. They asked US:
when will peace come. When
can we 90 homer"
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seeks to express the views of army
and navy leaders, asserted that the
United States was backing Great
Britain against demands that Id to
Chin be stopped an dthat America
and Britain were about to reach an
agreement for naval cooperation In
the Pacific.
All Political Party
A further step was taken toward
formation of an all-embracing po-
litical party, on Fascist lines-one
which would support strong action
by the fighting services and closer
relations with Germany and Italy
when the Nakajima faction of the
Seiyukai political group, second
strongest in parliament, voted for
the party's dissolution at a meeting
today. The other faction the, Ku-
hara faction, had voted for dissolu-
ton last night.
Foreign Minister Arita made his
declaration of policy last Saturday
It was a bid for Japanese domina-
ton not only of East Asia but Of the
South Seas which include the Meth
erlands East Indies, and incidental
ly, the Philippines, on the ground
Of racial. economic, geographic and
historical ties.
Uniting all these regions under a
single sphere on the basis of COM
mon existence and insuring thereby
stability of that sphere, is, think,
a natural conclusion" he had said
Army officers at once expressed
disagreement saying the speech had
not been sufficiently explicit and
had sought to placate the democra-
cies.
Hong Kong Status
Hong Kong, July 3-(UP)-The
Japanese consul general said today
that A. p. Blunt, British consul
general at Canton was negotiating
with Japanese authorities to lift
restrictions on shipment of food
stuffs to Hong Kong from Canton.
The consul general denied that
the Japanese were blockading Hong
Kong describing the situation as
merely a severance of communica-
tons between Hong Kong and the
interior. Food stuffs may be sent
into Hong Kong with special per-
mits he said. He also denied that
Japan would blockade the British
possession from the sea.
An unidentified Japanese steamer
sailed for Shanghai Friday, carry
ing eight American women. and a
few French. CZechs and Russians,
but no Jaapnese. who have not yet
begun to evacuate Hong Kong.
Maj. Gen. Edward Felix Norton,
noted explorer and presently in
command Of the Madras district,
was appointed acting officer for adj
ministration Of the government of
Hong Kong. during the absence of
Sir Geoffry Northcote, Colonial
governor. who went to Ceylong May
10 on sick leave. Mai. Gen. Merton
Is the first military governor OF the
colony since 1919.
Manila, July 3-(UP)-The Amer
lean President liner, President Cool
idge. with 100 Americans. and the
Empress Of Japan, Carrying 1910
British women and children. arrived
here from Hong Kong today.
The piers were guarded by special
police details. United States army
and Red Cross units supervised the
landing and took the refugees 10
Fort Mckinley and Camp John Hay
40 bagulo. where the army viii
quarter and feed them.
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E. Tydings, D., Md; Homer T.
Bone, D., Wash; Rush D. Holt, D..
w. Va; and Hiram w. johnson, r..
Cal.
Senators James ]. Davis, r., Pa.
and Guy M. Gillette, D., Ia, were
absent ana recorded as not voting.
Walsh Statement
In a formal statement following
the vote, committee chairman
Walsh said:
"A majority of the senate COM
mittee on naval affairs has voted to
recommend that the nomination OF
Colonel Frank Knox, for secretary
OF the navy, be confirmed.
Since his nomination was sub
mltted, the committee has heard
may reports to the effect that Col
onel Knox was an 'intercenitonist'
and the committee was disposed, If
these reports were found to be true,
to oppose his confirmation.
After listening to the testimony,
the committee is of the opinion that,
though Colonel Knox has expressed
extreme views in favor of aid to the
allies, he has also declared emphat-
ically his opposition to entering the
European war and favors only
moral and economic" aid to the
allies by our citizens as differentiated
from economic aid by our govern
ment. He stated his opposition to
extending any governmental aid that
would involve us in the war or
would in any degree impair our own
defenses which cleared up the prin-
ciple issue before the committee.
ut is the opinion of the committee
that Colonel Knox possesses the
driving force and general knowledge
of existing conditions to contribute
much to the speeding up Of our
naval building program"
Washington, July 3-(UP)-Sen-
ators hoping to keep Republicans
Henry l.. Stimson and Frank Knox
out Of President Roosevelt's cabinet
planned today to carry their fight
TO the Senate floor.
Democratic and Republican Sem
ate leaders said privately. however,
that there was little chance OF
either nomination failing OF con-
firmation. pointing out that only
once In the last 10 years has Pres
ident's choice OF a cabinet member
been rejected - Calvin Coolidge's
nomination OF Charles Beecher
Warren 10 be Attorney General In
1875.
The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee continued It's hearing on
Knoxs qualifications 10 be Mr..
Iso0seyelt's secretary OF the Navy.
II delayed It's vote 10 hear q news
paper columnlst who recently wrote
that Knox favored Intervention" In
The war.
The nomination OF Gtimson 10 be
secretary OF War was approved. ~
10 ;. by the Senate Military Affairs
Committee. lie Il . llfeslong hepub-
llcan and twice has betn q member
81 Republican cabinets. Knox was
Ne 1899 Republican viee-PEesldent.
lei candidate.
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TRAFFIC LAW TRIPS NUDE
WALKER

Oakland. Cal.-(uP)-A man ar.
rested by police while walking nude
At night. presented difiicultles as 10
what charge should be placed
against him. as city ordinances do
not make this act q misdemeanor.
The problem was solved by arrest
lng him for walking on the wrong
side Of the road" as provided IN
franc regulations.
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FATHER. SON NEW FATHERS

Montgomery. Ala. (UP).-siaie
health department files reveal the
following: John Conrad WackeF Of
Spring fIlll, Ala. became the father
Of his second child within ~ hours
" the time that John Conrad
Wacker, IT,, IL 0pflnghill Street,
Mobile, Ala, heeams the father az
bis flrBt child.