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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
j. Francis Smith Has
Refused Reelection
Democratic State Central Committee Drafted Him I'm
willingly for Another Ternl-But Today lie
Still Declines Enforced Honor

The reelection of j. Francis
Smith as chairman Of the Demo-
cratic state central committee was
on the record today, but Mr.. Smith
insisted that he refused to accept
reelection and would retire from
the post. The state chairman halt
ed a lengthy meeting Of the state
central committee at The Elton last
night after his request for retire.
ment had been refused and he was
drafted by reclamation for another
term, declaring that "it's useless to
60 on this way all night"
Explaining his position, Mr.. Smith
said: II do not accept reelection.
Wen call another meeting Of the
committee In a couple Of weeks to
draw up new organization"
TO Name Committee.
This morning, Mr.. Smith began
efforts to have party leaders allow
him to retire and agree on a sue
cessor. He will name committee,
representing all sections Of the state,
TO make recommendations at the
next central committee meeting.
It was tug-of-war all night
long, Mr.. Smith announcing his re-
tirement and declaring he would
remain under no circumstances"
while the 70 members of the COM
mittee declined to let him retire.
Finally, the meeting was taken out
of Mr.. Smiths hands and the ques-
ton Of his reelection, put by Vice.
Chairman Nora Maharley Harris,
was voted unanimously. At this
point, the state chairman gave up,
saying he would call the committee
together again later.
Today Mr.. Smith was still intent
on retirement. He declared that he
stood by a statement he made to the
committee last night, In which he
announced that, "for reasons
entirely understandable, I cannot
devote the necessary time to prop
erly take care Of the official furlc-
tons OF q state chairman, and I
can, therefore, under no circui1-
stances, accept reelection"
: The meeting was virtually one
long paean Of praise for the state
chairman. Committee members
lauded his record and declared he
had to serve again, even though he
Withdrew hts name when 1t was
placed In nomination. and though
he then asserted he did not accept
reelection.
John T. Mccarthy, Of Newtowr,
who had been nominated as Mr..
Smiths successor. asked that his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
GERMAN U-BOAT
HELD UP LINER
Germany Admits Hating
of American Ship; Tells
Why It Happened

Berlin, June 12.--(UP)--A Ger
man submarine encountered the
American refugee ship Washington
yesterday afternoon, the official
German news agency D. N. B. re-
ported today.
The agency said that the German
government had been informed
only Of the Washington's voyage
from Bordeaux to Lisbon and that
the Washington state department
erred when 1t said that ali warning
nations had been told in timely
manner Of the voyage OF the WASH
ing to Fire to pick up additional
Americans.
The German government. D. N. B.
said, was informed OF the Washing
tons voyage to Fire only on the af-
ternoon OF June IL after the U-boat
had encountered the ship.
yesterday q submarine halted the
Washington and threatened to tor
pedo II. Later the submarine adj
vised the washington to proceed,
asserting that the vessel had been
mistaken for another ship)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
WATERBURY IS
!. WITHIN BUDGET
Financial Statement Is
sued By Controller Con-
lon Proof of Economy

Waterbury has been living well
within Its budget since the first Of
the year, financial statement fill
ed today with Mayor Vincent A.
Sculiy by Controller Thomas M.
Conlon discloses. During the period
from Jan. to May 81, city expen-
ditures totalled $2,797 .927.65. This
leaves a balance Of $3,361 ,095.07 re-
naming from the original total
budgetary appropriations Of $6,-
15e,022.72 at the start OF 1910.
The only department where ex.
penditures have been proportion
ately higher than necessary to keep
the budget In balance was the
controllers Office. However, large
payments had to be made for re-
demption OF bonds and payment OF
interest. Such payments during the
rest OF the year will be much light
err, and the general financial fig
tras for the controllers Office will
not exceed the budget estimates.
First Five Months
The statement for the first five
months of Mayor Vincent A.
scully's administration presents a
pleasing picture by itself. Other
Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
$4,000 DOCTORS
PLEDGE SUPPORT

New York, June 12.-(UP)-More
than 117,0O0 American physicians
today had placed In the hands Of
the federal government the power
to enlist, distribute and regulate
them In time Of war.
The American Medical Associa-
ton, which has vigorously fought
every effort to socialize medicine,
recognized In resolutions approved
unanimously by the house Of dele
gates "the necessity of s,irrendering
a measure OF freedom under mill
tary necessity"
The delegates adopted a program
virtually enlisting $4,000 physicians
in the United States military forces
when the government requires IT,
Ali members Of the A. M. A., under
the program, would be asked to join
a volunteer medical corps from
which the government would choose
Its military physicians and distri-
butte the remainder according to
the needs Of the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
Italy Issues Her First
War Message Today
Claims Attack on British Naval Base -British Bomb
Raid Fails-Turkey Breaks With Italy,
Joins Up to Allies
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

(Unlte0I FreSS SIAN C0freSp0ndent)
Rome, June 12-(UP)-Italy in It's
first war communique announced to-
day the bombing Of Malta, British
naval base in mid-Mediterranean,
and asserted that a British bombing
raid on italian North Africa had
been repulsed.
Authoritative sources had reported
that Italian planes had also bombed
Alden, Britain's Red sea base, and
that Italian Fascist and native troops
had attacked British AND French
Somaliland.
OF these reported attacks the COM
flunique made no mention.
Rorne's first air raid alarm had
startled the city into wakefulness
a few hours before the communique
was issued. Air raid sirens had
shrieked their grim warning at 1888
a. m. No airplanes were heard but
II was 20 minutes before the ali
clear signal was sounded. The city
was blacked out completely.
War C0mmunique
The war coininunique was issued
without q dateline. It said:
General headquarters Of the
armed forces communicates that at
midnight June 10 (the moment at
which Italy entered the war; the
disposition Of forces on land, at sea
and In the air was completed and
In order.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
LOCAL BOYS ON
AELD-UP Liner
Three Young Men Study.
ing in France for Priest
hood on Washington

Three young men from the wa
terbury area who have been study
lag for the Catholic priesthood In
France, are passengers on the liner
Washington, which was halted by
a submarine off the Portuguese
coast yesterday and threatened
with sinking. The liner, carrying
more than 1000 refugees and with
500 crew members, was allowed TO
proceed only after the lowering Of
lifeboats had been started. Shortly
afterward another submarine was
sighted but made no attempt to
halt the American ship.
Among those aboard the Wash
ington are Rev. Mr.. Francis Be-
rube, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Berube Of Robbins street; Rev. Mr..
George O'Neill, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George O'Neill, of Piedmont street;
and Rev. Mr.. Albert Zanavich, Of
WATERFOWL.
Took Ship Last Week
All three boarded the ship last
week at Bordeaux, France. From
there the vessel went to Lisbon,
Portugal, and was on its way to
Galway, ireland, when halted yes
terday. The ship was scheduled To
pick up several hundred more refu-
gees at Galway today, then head
for New York.
Rev. Mr.. Berube was to have
been ordained to the priesthood IN
France, but the German invasion
forced the recall home of all
American seminarians. He will be
ordained In Hartford after his ar
rival home. He will sing his first
solinen mass at the church Of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Rev. Mr.. O'Neill and Rev. Mr..
Zanavich will be assigned TO Amer
lean seminaries to continue their
studies this fall. Each ID scheduled
TO be ordained next year.
Another local seininariaf1, Rev.
Mr.. John v. Morgan, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Timothy Morgan OF South
street, arrived on the liner MAN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
FRANCE BATTLES
AGAINST BIG ODDS
Three Big German Armies
Led By Tanks Smash
French Lines
BY M. s. HANDLER
,ifAd Press STAFF CarreSn01dentl

u
Tours, France, June 12.-(UP)--
Three great German armies, led by
tanks, drove into the French lines
along the Seine. Disc and Marine
rivers today In an attempt to en-
circle the capital from east and
west and overwhelm 1t from the
north.
Behind their tanks, Inassed Ger
man shock troops attacked the city
directly down the Disc Valley from
q point north Of Senlis, only Is
miles away, as other German armies
attacked along the Seine and the
Marine in an enlightenment move
ment from the northwest and
northeast.
A war office spokesman said that
the French line held intact, French
troops were offering determined re-
sistance at most points, the spokes-
man said, but at others were re-
firing to prepare positions in face
Of the superior German numbers
and materials.
It was admitted that under the
German pressure Gen. Maxine
Weygand had ordered his troops
eastward Of Paris to withdraw TO
the Chateau Thierry-Meaux line
along the Marine. only % miles from
Paris at the nearest point.
Nazis Cross Seine
The war once spokesman said
that the Germans had crossed the
Seine at several points In the Yer
non region, 20 miles northwest Of
Paris, but he said that at other
points French troops had repulsed
the Germans In counter-attacks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
THE WORLD WAR
rs YEARS AGO,
JUNE Il, 1915

(By United Press)
Austro- German army launched
attack ON Russian forces along
4o-mile front from Plskorovice
10 Mesclska.
Russian front broken south
east 81 garoslau By combined
Austro- German offensive.
French continued Successful ac-
tlom In Hebuserne sector
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
GERMAN TROOPS
NEARER TO PARIS
Within IN Miles Today
of Capital City--Claim
French Retreat
BY FREDERICK G. oECHsNER

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Berlin, June 12-(UP)-German
troops, In advances exceeding Ger
inany's 1914 drive on Paris, today
smashed to within 1914 miles Of the
French capital and. according to the
high command, girdled the outer
Notifications Of the irnperiled city.
Claiming their offensive To be q
complete success" the Germans
said that French losses In dead and
material were impossible TO estimate,
and that the French were In retreat.
Claims Of Germany
I. Capture OF Reiiris and Rouen.
2. ENFORCEMENT Of q French army
near st. valery en- Caux between
Dieppe and lie Havre on the coast.
3. Capture Of Compiegne, where
the "ignominious" arrnistice Of 1918
was signed.
4. Victories against the Allied air
force and shipping by German air
raids.
In the most detailed and reveal
ing communique since the start Of
the present offensive the high COM
rnand said that the Germans were
on the river Disc 12h miles north
west Of Paris. In the 1914 and 1918
smashes against the French capital
the nearest point reached by the
ermGans was at Meaux-20 miles
due east Of Paris--where a few Uh-
lans appeared before they were
driven off.
According to today's cornmunique
issued from Adolf Hitler's field head
quarters the German forces now are
thrusting forward along an approxi-
mately straight line running from
near Fecamp on the coast through
Rouen. Beaumont, Scissors. Reims
and Suippes to the beginning Of the
Maginot line proper near Montmedy.
The high command gave no indi-
cation of the reason for the sudden
apparent collapse Of the central
French front which only SO hours
ago ago was running in great arc
approximately 40 miles north Of
Paris.
shorten French Front
French Generalissimo Maxine
Weygand, It was believed. may have
ordered q withdrawal TO shorten hts
front and ct the same time stave
sContinucd on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
BRITAIN BRINGS
WAR INTO ITALY
Northern Italy Raided By
BOmbers - Hit Italian
Bases in Ethiopia
BY WALLACE CARROLL

NOntcu EEcSS OtSn CUFfeSpOuUentD
London, June i2-(UP)--Great
Britain took the war to Italy today
with q bombing raid on military
detectives In northern Italy and a
blanket embargo against all italian
exports.
In addition. striking back at italy
promptly and forcibly, the British
and South African air forces at
tackled Italian bases, including air.
dromes, In Ethiopia.
Royal air force planes had bomb
ed Italian Libya yesterday.
It took the air ministry two short
sentences to tell Of the raid on
italy.
Aircraft Of the royal afr force
reconoitred northern Italy last
night. Bombs were dropped On cer-
tain military objectives."
The United Press Cairo correspon.
dent reported that royal air force
Goomtinuetl on pnne ID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
Climactic Bloody Battle Fiercely
Contested Over Vast Front Mai
Legions Strike Old Backgrounds
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign News Editor

cmactic battle for Paris ragged today at the Of
vast fighting front stretching from the coast Of Scand
nava to the plateaus of East Africa.
Adolf Hitlers armies, sweeping semi circle around
the French capital reported the Naz divisions had crashed
down the Disc Valley to within 1872 miles Of Paris after
bloody but completely successful offensive FIR the
north.
East of the embattled and barricaded capital, the
German mechanical egions rolled the backgrounds
of the World War; through the cathedral town Of
into the rolling with white of
two decades ago-at Chateau Thiey and through the
historic valley of the River Marine.
West Of Paris the Germans took Rouen battled their
way the River Seine at several points and the Na
high command reported encrcled Allied troops t HI
coast between Dieppe and lie Hawe
The British and French forces still fought back with all
Of the power that Generalissmo Maxine Weygand could
throw into the defense lines and British bombing planes
raded the crowded industrial area of northern Italy
In London, the government said that Britain must
pect bombing attacks at any time and that German Para
chuists expected to lead attempted invasion Of
the British Ises presumably after the battle of Paris but
possibly before that conflict ends Aid raid shelters have
been prepared for 100000 Britons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
U. S. Supplies on Increase

Material aid to the Allies, especially from the
United States is increasing, British Minister of Sup
ply Herbert Morrison reported and said that Allies
believing that Italy can fight only short time
still have full confidence in the outcome of the war;
Relation between Egypt and Italy were near the
breaking point after the chamber Of deputies at Cairo
voted to sever diplomatic contact.
Italy Denies Ultimatum
Reports that Italy had delivered an ultimatum
to Egypt were denied officially here today. It was
said that such move would not be compatible with
Premier Benito Mussoni's assurance of Monday that
Italy did not desire to drag her neghbors into war.
(Cairo dispatches said that the Egyptian chamber of
deputies had voted to sever diplomatic relations
with Italy, Italy, it pointed out here still is in
vestigatng reports that British planes which bombed
Italian North Africa yesterday operated from Egyp-
tan soil.
Allies Black Monday
Calling Italys entry "back Monday for the Allies the
Russian Red Star said Great Britain and France were
caught by Premier Benito Mussoinis decara-
ton and thrown into confusion despite the fact that
according the newspaper they had been given every
reason to expect It,
Mussolinis aim the Red Star said, is to achieve
mastery of the Mediterranean and control OF Gibraltar with
the Allies making all efforts to keep Spain neutral
Paris Is Not Excited
Paris itself prepared unexcitedy but with determine
ton for the advance of the German armies Police requ
soned food and other supplies as in preparation Tor
bombers roamed the country side far behind the Allied
lines.
The German advance not only was closer 10 Paris.
according to Berlin than when q few German Uhlans
reaches Meaux In the World War but was closing in
somtinusd q paes q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, June 12-UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through June
10th, compared with year ago:
Tna: xss 5SsD'nsi;ss 7s ts1. 1883, Use
Receipts
s5,312.317217to s5,192,b2o. 047.6o
S3,5fi,141,2b2.37 $3,379,525.141.25
Net Deficit
$3,42s, 3e5, 522.37 1892, 41,591.25
1885,. 800, 1898 ss.sss.s71 ,ss5.o1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12

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The Weather

Partly Cloudy, Warmer
Tonight, Thursday
Fan weather Report on Page ,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12

French GeneralisSimo Maxine
Weygand, It was believed. may have
ordered withdrawal to shorten hts
front and at the same time stave
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-12

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14
LAW and MORALITY WILL
TRIUMPH IN PRESENT WAR
DECLARES SECRETARY HULL

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull is reliably
represented as being convinced the
Allies eventually will defeat Ger
many
This conclusion is based on a
speech made last night by Secretary
Hull before the American Society
on International Law in which he
urged his listeners to hold fast 70
the conviction that law and moral
ity will triumph just as they have in
the past over similar challenges. |
am certain of that triumph"
Secretary Hull named no Europ-
can nation.
Associates call the address the
strongest speech he has made since
the outbreak of the European War.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14

FOR VETERANS
PASSES HOUSE
New Precedent Is Set, Is
Claim of One u, 5.
Representative

WASHINGTON, May ID. = The
House has passed and sent to the
Senate legislation to pension de-
pendent widows, children and par
ents of every deceased World War
veteran regardless of the cause of
DEATH
The vote was 247 to 81 and it
is estimated that it will cost $40,
100000 the first year.
Before passage, the House shout
ed down an amendment by Rep
resentative Costello which would
have eliminated pension to par
ents. Costello contended this sets
a new precedent in legislation for
veterans.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14
BY JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Want-
ed: A Pied Piper.
The nations capital is having
rat trouble not the kind that
spawned during prohibition and in
the rackets, either just old
fashioned gray rates that grow
big and fat raiding the hen houses
and garbage cans.
Some unprofessional estimates
rim as high as 100000 for Wash
ington's rat population, but the
scientific fellows pooh-pooh that
figure, guess that there are not
more than 100000 to 100000.
No matter what the number,
the capital has declared blitz-
krieg on the rodents. Platoons OF
rat-hunters are being organized in
several sections of the city and,
under guidance of men who know
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14
Take Blast
Against FDR
California Communists
Secretary Gets Wrathy
AT Convention

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-The
California Communist Party has
closed its tWo-day convention with
a blast at President Roosevelt.
State Secretary William Schneid-
erman charged President Roosevelt
with placing himself at the head
of the imperialistic war camp, united
against the working class and the
majority of American people. he
also accused the Chief Executive OF
leading the United States into war
on the side of the Allies after max
ing peace with Wall Street.
The party also pledged support to
Earl Browedr for President and
Anita Whitney. of Berkeley. for Sen
ator.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14
Second City Of The Neither
lands Capiiulates TO
Invaders
FURTHER RESISTANCE
IS DECLARED FUTILE
City Heavily Bombed One
Dispatch Declares
Flames Raging

LONDON. May IA A radio
broadcast heard here tonight and
identified as made by the announcer
of Dutch radio station quoted the
Dutch Army Commander-General
Henri Gerard Winkelman as declar-
ing, "Our resistance has been brok-
en- by overwhelming power
He said further that Rotterdam
and Utrecht, the second and fourth
cities of The Netherlands, have sur
rendered to the Germans, the white
flag having been flown, denoting
capitulation.
Winkleman said: I'VE have moth
ing to reproach ourselves with.
Dutchman, you have behaved brave
ly Keep behaving periodically. The
Netherland has not ceased to exist =
Winkelman said that Rotterdam
had been heavily bombed again and
that fighting was continuing IN
iceland Province.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14
Are Now Directly in Front
Of Little Mdginot"
Line Defenses
FURIOUS BATTLE IS
RAGING, MElISE line
Reich Armies Are Driving
through Southern HoI-
dnd-Sifuation Serious
by Associated Press

The Germans have dealt smash
ing blows in the western European
war.
The French concede the probable
fall of the historic Dean area, 10
miles inside the French border in
the fortified Belgian defense
zone and directly in front OF
Frances Little Maginot Line" ex-
tension to the North Sea, where
France suffered the most disastrous
defeat in the Franco Prussian war
in 1870.
French dispatches said the Ger
mans, supported by mechanical
forces with an air armada of be-
tween 5000 and 1900 planes and at
least 1000 tanks, have already clash
ed with the French forces. The
French claim the German losses in
this clash have been tremendous.
Fighting Furiously
Heavy fighting started during the
night and continues today with un-
dDdoCd Auy, CoPCSidliy diollB tiiC
Meuse line where the French and
Belgian troops fell back on the
strong defenses in a strategic with
drawal.'
A great battle is reported devel-
oping for possession of Brussels in
Belgium.
At Amsterdam, huge stores of
petroleum have been set afire by the
Dutch as a defensive measure.
One Drive Repulsed
The Dutch High Command reports
the German drive at the vital To-
mile dam across the zuider Zee,
which holds back the North Sea,
has been repulsed.
The British acknowledge the Nazi
legions are driving through south
ern Holland and make the situa-
ton there extremely serious" for
the Allies.
The Dutch Field Army, defending
western Holland, has fallen back be-
fore a savage German onslaught.
returning to the main waterline de-
lenses in the Utrecht Province.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-14

DEMANDED
FOR NAVY
Department Asks Funds 10
Speed Construction
Of Vessels

WASHINGTON, May IA. = The
Navy Department has recommended
that Congress provide Immediately
an additional $3O0OOO,oOO to speed
construction of SO combat and aux
iliary ships now on the ways In
Government and private shipyard5
and that three shifts be put to work
1t is understood that the Presi-
dent is planning a message to Con-
gress later in the week but will leave
up to the legislators whether to fin
ance the proposed increase in de-
Tense costs by enacting new taxes or
raising the debt limit on borrowing
money.