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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
Especial to The Democrat,

Washington, D. C.. Aug. i2.--Au- thority for the issuance of arms and equipment from federal stocks for use of state defense units is pro- vided in legislation introduced in the House today by Congressman J. Joseph Smith of Connecticut. The proposal is an amendment to Rep resentative Smiths bill to permit organization of home defense units by the states.
 Representative Smith. a member of the House Military Affairs Com mittee, said the purpose of the bill is to clear up any question as to the legality of home defense units sponsored by the states. Tn 6 re- cent letter to MT. Smith. the Adju- tant General pointed out that "ex- istina laws do not permit the states to raise and maintain troops, in time of peace. other than those au- thorized by the National Defense Act. as amended. i.e.. the National Guard and the State Police or Con- stabulary." fia dt War Department cfiiciais are at odds on the state defense question as regards tho raising of troops other than the National Guard. but agree that there is no existing au-
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NAzlS CLAIM 93 BRITISH PLANES
Shot Down in Fierce Air Battle; 8 Balloons Also
 Sent Down
By FREDERICK c. OECHSNER IInited Press Staff CorreSnondentl

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Berlin, Aug. 12-(UP)-German warplanes smashed at British Cham nel shipping and naval objectives today and claimed 'Fbag" of g British fighters in renewal of mass air raids which informed sources said were "only the beginning" of what would become & progressively fiercer aerial offensive against the British Isles.
 Large German formations also at- tackled air bases along the south coast of England, it was claimed, and completely destroyed" the irn- portant Mansion airf1eld among others"
 The official German news agency, DNB, asserting that British fighter resistance had been broken" on the south coast of England, said the raiders wrecked havoc on the great British naval base of Portsmouth, sank four merchantmen totaling 10000 tons in the channel, set other ships on fire and destroyed g Britt ish planes while losing only six of their own.
 Large Scale Mass Attacks
 The raids described by DNB were the third series of large scale mass assaults on Britain since last Thurs day and they appeared to be ap- preaching the proportions of yester- days attacks in which, the high command claimed, 93 British planes were shot down.
 While one large formation was at. tacking Portsmouth and another was shooting down numerous" bal looms of the channel balloon bar rage, another group of dive-bombers attacked a convoy of Margate, be- tween II a. m. and noon, sinking four ships and damaging many others, DNB said.
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German reports of the raids claimed little opposition by British fighters and contended that British air defenses were weakening. They claimed four merchant ships total- ling 10000 tons were sunk and numerous others damaged.
 The British view of the offensive was that it was designed to test Bri- tain's ability to counter aerial raids and incidentally to damage port and shipping facilities, thus aiding the long range German blockade plans.
 No Invasion In Sight
 British sources said there was no evidence of preparations for an in- vasion of the British Isles as yet but considerable indication that the Germans plan to step up the mag nitude of their attacks in an att tempt to blast British morale and possibly infiict severe industrial dam age.
 Thirty Junkers 6S's blasted at one British southeast town in the largest scale attack yet made by the Ger mans on that particular community Well over 100 planes both British
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BLOCKADE WILL
 NOT BE LIFTED
Germany Should Divide Up Her Food Supplies With
 Raided Nations

London, Aug. 12- (UPo - Great Britain will reject any proposal that she lift her blockade of Europe so that American or other neutral re- lief organizations can ship food to the citizens of nations conquered by Germany, an authoritative spokes- man said today.
 The government so far has not received concrete proposals regard ing food shipments to Belgium, the Netherlands. Luxembourg, France and Norway, but If they are made Britain will reply that she cannot permit'any exceptions to the block ade even if assurances are given that the supplies will be distributed exclusively to the population of the invaded countries.
 Representative of United States relief organizations and the inter- national Red Gross were said to have discussed the situation with British authorities. 1t was learned, because of spreading reports that certain areas of the continent are facing famine during the coming winter.
 Germans Must Divide Foed
 The British view, as stated by aus thoritative quarters. is that sAcl yrivations which may develop on ths continent could be femedicd # Ger. (nnntinaiad nn uane a
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Police Station Thief Called Meanest Of All
ST Stolen From Benefit Collection Box, Right in Sta ton Itself-Every Effort Being Made to
 Find Stealer

The '.meanest thief" of 1940, a policeman who stole $11 from 8 ben eft collection fund at police head quarters, is the object of an official investigation. The money was taken from a collection box in which members of the department had placed contributions for the fund being raised by the Washington Park Community Club or the fami- lies of the three youths who were killed by lightning bolt at Wash- ington Park several weeks ago.
 The $11. in the form of 8 $l0 bill and a $1 bill, was taken from a col lection box at the counter where prisoners are booked. Other money in the box was not touched.
 Supt. Reluctant to Talk
 Superintendent William J. Roach was reluctant to discuss the theft today, but it was learned that an intensive investigation is Icing made and that the strongest possible dis ciplinary action will be recommend ed if he is caught. Investiga tors have been handicapped because of 8 lack of knowledge as to the day and approximate hour of the theft The metal box. unlocked, was in place for contributions for several days. It was only when a check-ur of the contributions was made that the theft was discovered.
 Hivalling the thief for "honors' was another policeman, who signed the contribution list for 50 cents then was seen to place five pennies in the box.
 Grenadier John Ignored
 The theft has pushed into the
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CITY FINANCES
 ARE EXCELLENT
July Record Is Splendid One; Depts. Are Keeping
 Inside Budget

The City of Waterbury main- tained its excellent financial con- dition during July and department al operations are being kept with in the budget, according to the monthly statement submitted to Mayor Vincent A. Scully by Con- troller Thomas M. Conlon. A size- able surplus at the end of the year is still in prospect, unless many large transfers are made between now and Dec. 3l.
 Of total budget of $6,159,022.72 for 194O, the city spent $3,675, ,518.44 during the first seven months of the year. This leaves $2,485. .554.2a available for the remaining five months.
 Spending By City
 On a proportionate basis, allot- ting one-twelfth of the budget for each month, the city should have spent approximately, $3,592757. The apparent excess is more than ex- plained by the fact that $1,096, ,467 has been spent already this year !n redeeming bonds and paying in- terest on other bonds.
 The welfare department. source of much financial difficulty in pre- vious recent years, is still staying well within it's budget. Of total appropration of $457,000 for the year, the department spent only $224,056, less than half, during the first seven months.
 Police, fire. street and school de- partments, which have the largest annual appropriations, are all keep
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AIR FIGHT OVER ENGLAND !! RACES
Britain Claims 10 Nazi Planes Downed Today;
 Over 60 Fell Yesterday
By WALLACE CARROLL

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, Aug. 12-(UP)-SwarnnS of German planes attacked the British south and southeast coasts today in what London newspapers reported as "one of the biggest air battles ever fought"
 Play-by play reports of air battle after air battle along the British coast indicated the fighting was on scale comparable with that yester- day when some 400 German planes were employed.
 It was evident that the Germans were employing several hundred planes but there was no immediate official estimate of the exact num- Der.
 British fighter planes were en- gagged almost continuously. By 1 D. m. unofficial compilations of Ger man losses placed the figure at about 20.
 At midafternoon anti-aircraft fire drove off eight divebombers which tried to attack southeast coast point but a little later g more dive bombers appeared nearby, dropped their bombs and were chased out to sea by British fighters.
 Unofiicial and incomplete reports
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HURRICANE HITS
 SOUTH CAROLINA
Beaufort, Nearly U. s, Marine Base Not Heard
 From in Is Hours

Savannah, Ga. Aug. 12-CUP)- Rescue workers sought to reach Beaufort, s. C., today as that city and the nearby U. s. marine base remained silent 18 hours after the full fury of a hurricane struck the south Atlantic coast, making hun- dreds homeless and causing exten- sive damage.
 Other coastal districts along the 150 mile are where the tropical storm hit yesterday reported over make shift communication lines high degree of property damage but few casualties.
 In Savannah one person was killed. A Charleston, s. C., radio amateur reported that six persons had been drowned at Folly Beach, 12 miles from the city but the Charleston naval yard station radio reported later there had been no loss of life.
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ITALY HOUSED TO
 ANGER AT GREECE
Nationalist Leader Had Cut Off; Albanians May
 Rise Against Italy
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

04 As1 EsOAO0 AORAAkSO United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Rome, Aug. 12.-CUP)-A danger ous tension between Italy and Greece developed suddenly today with an allegation that Greeks had murdered an Albanian Nationalist leader and exhibited his severed head in Greek Border towns.
 Diplomatic quarters, in their speculation, went SO far as to sug- gest that if the situation continued to develop unfavorably, it might be up to Italy to decide whether the incident would justify @ march against Greece.
 Authoritative sources, said that re- ports that the government take mili- tary action were alarmist and with out foundation.
 However. the importance which the government attached to the iil- cident was indicated by an authori- tative statement that 1t intended to protest to Greece, but only after Italian government experts had ex- amined the facts carefully.
 The official Stefani News Agency, in e dispatch from Tirana last night, alleged that raut Hoggia. who had long demanded the cession to Al. bania of the Province of Ciamurai'
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presidential yacht Potomac. He was greeted by Sen. Theodore F. Green, CD, R. l., and Republican Cover nor William H. Vanderbilt of Rhode Island.
 1 Employees at the torpedo factory here were under orders not to halt work during MT. Roosevelt,s inspec- ton. xyis check-ylp at the base was biaef. MS tour 6Fef the tiny Slaiiu requiring only about half an hour. Glistenir1g new torpedoes each costing approximately $l0y000, were rolled out at machine shop entrances for the Presidents inspection. With Vanderbilt and Green seated with him in the presidential car, MT Roosevelt conferred with the factory commandant, Capt. Thomas With CTS on means of increasing produc- ton.
 No Formalities
 Dispensing with for1nalities, MT. Roosevelt boarded a small boat af- ter his inspection of the factory to cross Newport harbor to Coasters Island to the Naval Training Station and War College.
 The only formality during the visit occurred at the naval station where a naval battery boomed out a 21- gun salute on his arrival. His small boat tied up at wharf a few yards from the U. s. s. Constellation, the old wooden frigate which figured in the War of 1912.
 The entire complement of the l. 400 bluejackets training at the sta ton was drawn up as he arrived and passed in review for the Presi- dent.
 AS MT. Roosevelt came ashore at the naval station, the presidential flag was run up on the Constella- tion's masthead. During the few minutes the president was ashore, the Constellation was ofiicially the presidential flagship.
 Continue Their Work
 Reflecting pressure of the rapidly expanding defense program, a $500,- 900 set of new barracks was under construction as MT. Roosevelt ar- rived. Workmen employed on the structures continued their operations
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HARVARD PROF
 MISSING 5 DAYS


 Pasadena, Cal Aug. 12. (UP)- pr. John Eliot Wolff, 83-year-old Harvard Professor Emeritus of Geo. logy, has been missing five days on e desert trip and grave fears were felt today that he might have per- ished. Temperatures have been about l20 degrees daily.
 Dr. Wolff started Wednesday for the high vista area on the Mojave Desert, about 50 miles north of here. He carried one days food and . camping outfit and said he would return Thursday.
 A sheriff's patrol car cruised throughout the area yesterday checking isolated service stations and shacks beside water holes but the geologist had not been seen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
Nazis. British In Death Grip
German Planes Blast
 Away Without Let-UD

Germany sent hundreds of airpanes Britain to- day an almost continuous attack along the south and southeast which London newspapers called "one of the biggest air battles ever fought"
 Bv D. n London time British compilations showed about 20 German planes shot down. Berlin claimed 25 British aircraft destroyed and loss of only six planes
 Berlin reported that the German raiders heavily at tackled the important naval base at Portsmouth shipping along the channel coast and British south coast air bases The important Mansion air base said to have been "completely destroyed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
| War Moves On Today's Board
BY J. w. T. MASON Limited Press War Expert)

Reports from London now are suggesting that Great Britain's con- fldence in victory does not depend on starving the German people next winter into equalization. The British censor has passed a dispatch stating it is doubted that the food block ade would prove to be a vital factor in winning the war"
 The implication is that Great Britain thinks it possible that Ger many can obtain sufficient food from conquered territory to elimin- ate an extreme condition of hunger next winter among the German peo- pie, regardless of what happens to the captive populations. This belief follows closely upon recent state ments by British leaders that Great Britain is preparing soon to develop offensive warfare since no conflict can be won solely by defensive means.
 Operating Blockade The British fleet now is operat- ing extensively in its blockade activ- ities but more than that may be es- sential to win the war for Britain. The blockade Is reducing Ger many's food supplies despite seiz- ures by Germany of conquered harvests, and to this extent Great Britain is counting on keeping Ger man morale below normal. However, it will be necessary for further offensive strokes to be de- veloped against the totalitarian powers. A military invasion would seem to be as improbable for the British as for the Germans.
 It is possible that war develop ments in the Balkans may involve Russia, and Germany may find her. self engaged in q conflict to the east and southeast; but Great Britain cannot count too much on that con tingency. Rather, it would seem that thl British expect to take the ofiensivl in the air. British airplane produc' ton plus purchases in America nrl said in London to give Great Sri tain Q parity ct present with Ger
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Continuous Action of Nazis

London reported almost continuous action by British fighter planes and extremely heavy tarcraft fire Battles were fought along 25Oe front from the Thames estuary along the southeast and south coasts The Germans en poyed dve-bombers and levelbombers The bomber for nations many accompanied by strong fighter escorts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
LOUISIANA 

Down in Louisiana a fight ing governor named Sam Houston Jones is leading
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Furnaces cleaned. reset. repaired. Call Homer Therrien, Waterbury Heating Company. Tel 1-e15s. Also now fuFnaces.l l--Ads.
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President Roosevelt Visits State Today
Finishing Up His Inspection of Naval Bases; Requests That Politics Be Ignored-At New London
 Late This Afternoon
BY T. F. REYNOLDS United Press White House Correspondent

Newport, R. l.. Aug. 12-(UP)-President Roosevelt today inspected torpedo factory Goat Island where naval and civilian techncians building weapons of death for the defense of America On the final leg Mr. Roosevelt arrived here at 10 (EDT) aboard the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Aug. 12-(UP)-Gov- ernment receipts and expenses for the current fiscal year through Aug. sth. compared with a year ago: This Year Expenses Lmsf Year $l,074,5s40es.23 S1,103, ,4ss, ,eS7.3s
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me cnarge on the last re-
 mains of Long Is Bruce. Cation, Wa
 terbury Demo
 crat Washing ton corresp0n- dent, has gone to the Bayop State to get the whole story of tn triumph fer democracy and defeat for ale tatorshIp. His five-articls
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NO BLlTZKRIEG AS YET

Despite the big scale of the aerial combat Brit sh sources declared there indication that the ong-awaited German blitzkrieg had started. But Berlin warned that the current series of raids started on Thursday and continued yesterday and today, "only the beginning" and that the tempo of air at tacLs would be stepped up progressively.
 "A Hour Steady Blasts
 German air activity Britain appeared to be mov- terrific raids in which 400 German planes employed German planes ranged the island and appeared for the first time northern Ireland and the northern Irish coast
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Post Junisr Csilese os CsmnasFce. Send for soih anniversary bulletin.
 Enroll nov for gepk c. 3t Central
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THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO
 AUG. 12, 1915
my United PrsssD

Battle Of suvIa Bay l0aIli- poll) entered seventh day.
 German Russian naval engage psani sn fiuif af nfna continued
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The We0ther

Partly Cloudy, Warmer
 Tonight, Tuesday.
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Home Edition Late Sport News EI5 Stock Prices
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
n A NJ E. S
in the news

The woodchopper of Doom, Hol-
land, figured again in the news. The
ex-kaiser was skirted by the Nazi
invaders, guarded and ultra-courte-
ously treated. This was to keep the
still monarchist army officers-East
Prussian Junkers - contented and
happy. Gossips have had it that
the ex-kaiser, deeply religious and
anti-revolutionary, is mildly pro-ally
and intensely loyal to his kindly
refuge of Holland. 1t was said that
Prussian Wilhelm nearly fled to
England with Dutch Wilhelmina!
Known as the fright hand of
Generalissimo Ferdinand Foch in
the last World war, French Gen.
Maxine Weygand, now 70 years of
age, is named commander-in-chief
of the Allies in their present conflict
with Germany. He comes to the West
ern front from the Near East where
he was in top command and re-
places General Gamelin. Born in
Belgium he became a French cit
izen and was head of the army from
1881 to 1885.
Dorothy Thompson, columnist,
urged that the Republican party
support Roosevelt for a third term.
George Sokolsky, columnist, strong
ly opposed the urge of Miss Thomp-
son. He said that war under Roose.
welt would turn these United States
into a totalitarian unit. Both col.
umnists write for the New York Her
aid Tribune,
A Long Island cat, Tessie, adopt
ed a baby hyena, name unknown.
The hyena babe belonged to Frank
Bucks well-known jungle camp, and
Tessie was nursing it, along with
five bona-fide kittens.
Lana Turner, redhead movie star,
was reported in California hos
pital, resting after a so-called nerv-
Gus collapse. In February she had
married Artie Shaw, the popular or
chestra leader.
Anne Morgan, daughter and sis
ter of various j. P.'s, claimed she
was under fire in Shakespeare's For
est of Arden, along the Franco-Bel-
gian border. She had with her an
ambulance unit. She has worked
for the French in both wars, and is
president of the so-called American
Friends Of France. She always likes
to raise funds in America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30

"nEAR MRS. SPEARS: / have
- made pair of spool shelves
like those you give directions for in
your Sewing Book No. 3. They
are painted watermelon pink to
match the flowers in my bedroom
curtains, and they are very pretty
hung at each side of the windows.
I would like to make some end
tables of spools for the living
room, but I can't think of way
to make them rigid. Have you
any suggestions as to how this
may be done? B. P"
Curtain rods are used through
the spools to make the legs. Bet
ter take along spool to try when
you shop for the rods; and get
the type that has one piece fitting
inside the other. If the spools are
a little loose on the rod, it won't
make any difference for they
must be glued between each spool,
and also between the spools and
the table shelves. I have shown
in the sketch everything else you
need to know to make this table.
Good luck to you!
NOTE: If you have an iron bed
or rocking chair, you would like
to modernize be sure to send for
my Book No. 3. It contains 80
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
POTOMAC POWER:
FDR Wants Money

The President told congress, dra-
matically, in joint session, that he
wanted a billion bucks and $4,000
warplanes to defend our country
against 3,000-mile blitzkriegs. Two
thirds of the billion were to 60 to
the U. S. army. Roosevelt limited
that it might be nice to raise the
legal national debt limit-which is
SAC, 200, 100000. He asked that he
be given 500, 900, 900 in cash, to pro-
vide for emergencies" But an
answer, in part, came from presi-
Dental possibility Willkie, in an In
dianapolis speech. Willkie said that
adequate national defense depended
on domestic recovery. Meanwhile,
the continentalists rallied against
the anglophiles and internationalists,
in and out of congress. Senators
Johnson, Norris and Wheeler-an of
them, naturally, pro-ally were
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
S. S. HARDING:
In MemOridnt

The former United States liner,
President Harding, was sunk by
bombs off the Flemish coast of Bel
GUM. She was built in 1921, and
her tonnage totaled 1850. Your
correspondent returned on her from
the war, last October. The U. S.
lines sold her to a Belgian shipping
corporation, after American neutral
ity rules precluded U. S. boating in
the war zone. The Belgians renamed
the Harding, the Vile de Bruges.
So persisted the namesake of the
leader of the Ohio Gang. But out of
death comes life-two brand-new
American destroyers were launched
in Washington's Puget Sound: the
Hughes and the Monssen, both
named after Yankee naval heroes,
and christened by their widows.