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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
OIL CONCESSION
 GRANTED JAPAN
Mexico Sells Ri g h f s; Action Puzzles As Land
 Has Been Explored

Mexico City, Oct. 16- CUP) = Mexico has granted to a Japanese controlled company a huge "explor- atory oil land" concession on the Gulf of Mexico, 425 miles from the Texas border and 1900 airline miles from the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal and is considering the sale to Japan of 10000 tons of scrap metal, now embargoed by the United States, it was disclosed to- day.
 Diplomatic and foreign business quarters were greatly interested :n the disclosure, partly because the land is on the Gulf, from where any eventual oil would have to be sent through the Panama Canal to Japan, and partly because other for eign interests have explored the con- ceSsion area and decided that, as re- gards oil, it was not promising.
 T do believe the primary interest of the conceSsionaires is oil" an American business man commented.
 It was made known that the Min iStry of Economy had signed an agreement Sept. IS allowing the Veracruzana Petroleum Go. five year exploratory rights to a 250,CO0 ere tract of state land in Vera Cruz between Japala, the state capital, and the Gulf coast village of Mis- antla.
 The Veracruzana Company is con- trolled by La Laguna Co.,, more than 5l per cent of the stock in which is Japanese owned.
 Reliable informants reported that the great Japanese Mitsui Company had outbid American buyers by at least $l.80 a ton for at least 20,000 tons of scrap metal owned by the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
BRITISH BOMBERS
 SMASH AT KEEL
RAF Attack Now Diverted At Oil, Aluminium
 CenterS

London, Oct. 16.-(UP)-British bombers smashed at the big German naval bases of Kiel and Hamburg with heavy caliber bombs, the air ministry sail today.
 The royal air force attack, &C., cording D a ministry communique, was directed against German oil and aluminium centerS and commit nication lines throughout a large part of the Reich and in German held territory on the European coast.
 But the main blows were at Kiel and Hamburg, where shipping and wharves were heavily attacked.
 The ministry said that other bombers attacked oil plants at Gel senkirchen, Magdeburg and Salzer- bergen and hit two oil depots near Kiel.
 "A number of industrial targets, munitions factories, aircraft fac- tories and power stations were raid- ed by other aircraft which, owing to bad weather, did not reach their primary objectives," the commit nique said. Attacks on gun em- placements at Cap Gris Neg, France continue1 All of our aircraft re- turned safely"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
REGISTRATION IN
 STATE PROGRESSES
25O,OOO Expected to Sign
 In Connecticut-Get Lapel Buttons

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 16.-(UP)- The ...gistration of approximately 25OO00 men between the ages of 21 and 35 was being accomplished to- day in 169 Connecticut cities and towns to contribute to the nations first peace time conscripted armed forces.
 Regular polling placesA and some located in school buildings and other public structures, were thrown open at a. m, and 5000 volunteer work CTS were enlisted to handle the monumental task of completing the registration by o'clock tonight.
 As each man was registered, he was given a blue and white lapel button, bearing the state seal and the inscription;
 Registered for national defense l040."
 Each man also was given regis tration card, containing a descrip- tion of the reglstree and certifying he had complied with the law.
 Special arrangements were car rled out to register those physically unable to aprear at the polls, and registration booths were set up on the Yale campus at New Haven and 1t c .nvenient places near other colleges throughout the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
TRUCKS AWAIT
 ROAD REOPEN|NG
Burma R O a d Scene of Feverish Activity
 Among Chinese
By GEORGE WANG

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Lashio, Burma, Oct. 16-(UP)- Chinese technicians today over- hauled an estimated 2,000 American made trucks at this Burmese town, northeast of Mandalay, preparatory to the reopening of the Burma road, main supply route to China, Friday.
 Shipments of arms and ammuni- tion for the Chinese forces of Gen. eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek were not expected immediately but it was be- lieved that within week Chinese trucks would be rolling over the rough Burma road to Running, Yunnan province, and thence to the Chinese fighting troops.
 Reopening of the road upon ex- piration of an Anglo-Japanese agree ment under which it has been closed for the past three months, will be marked by simple ceremony.
 Preparatory to the reopening Brit ish customs officials and authorities of the Chinese southwest transpor- tation administration were confer ring on procedure.
 Officials said that both sides were working in harmony. A customer from China who has been obtaining permits for conveys over the Burma road said today that "a new life fo1 the Burma road will begin Friday
 He denied reports that the Sroao never actually had been closed ano said that for the past three months no war supplies have moved into China. He added that each truck leaving Burma territory has been al- lowed to carry only 118 gallons oi gasoline for it's own use.
 In order to avoid bottleneck ano rush to get supplies into China over highway which the Japanest
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
LAST CARGO OF
 METAL FOR JAPAN

Boston, october ie. - tUPl - The Greek steamer Olga V. EmbiFi- cos was to sal today with the last cargo of scrap iron to leave this port for Japan.
 Further shipments are prohibited under President Roosovelt'e einbaF" go,
 Sailing Of the Greek ship was dee layed t0 flll the crew list, Monday 10 sailors requested their pay, say. Ing the trip 70 Japan was too Ions for them, The ships skipper seia yesterday replaeemonls Would arrive today from New Herk end Canada and he would fali as soon as me neN naan Maaas al11an4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
MUNITIONS NOW
 OUT IN FRANCE

Vichy, France, Oct. 16 - tUPl - France under its armistice agree ments with Germany and Italy prohibited the manufacture of every type of military weapon today tanks, fighting planes, poison gas, explosives and artillery. Work was halted on warships under construc- ton.
 Technical and optical instruments which may be adapted to war use are banned also. Import and export. or transit through France and its empire are forbidden.
 Commercial planes may be made but their production will be restrict- ed.
 The ban is effective only during the armistice period but it was ex- pected that Germany and Italy woul dimpose permanent control on French war manufacture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Last Few Raids Have Been Concentrating On
 Smaller Area WAR STRIKING HOME
 AT RICH, POOR ALIKE Worlds Largest City Has Changed Terribly In Last
 Few Weeks
BY NED RUSSELL

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, October 16. - (UP) = The capital came up groggy and battered this morning after three night rounds of the most vicious slashing any big city has ever undergone. But today Lon don still showed that it would take a long time to knock her out.
 I made a four-hour tour over more than 50 miles of London streets today to study the extent of damage which the Luftwaffe had inflicted after six weeks of att tempting to carry out Hitler's threat of total destruction.
 Some of the worlds most historic buildings, including several of Sir Christopher Wren's churches, stores, squares, hotels and apartment hos es all of which were well known to American tourists, stood battered and torn.
 Many "Fugitives"
 On the streets met many "fugi- tives" from time bombs. who had been evacuated from many areas roped off while authorities waited for the inevitable explosions with their further destruction, or until brave crews could cart them off. The damage showed that in the last three nights, as the Germans 1 frightened the screws of destruction, they concentrated on smaller and smaller area of London. Like a concentric wise, they closed in on the city.
 It showed that this war, which has become almost entirely civilians war in England, was striking home with terrible power at the rich and poor alike.
 All Feel Terror.
 There's hardly a man, woman or child in London who has not felt the terror of bombing in some im-
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Worlds Historic Buildings
 Among Those Now In Ruins
STALIN TO CALL
 BIG CONFERENCE
Nazi=ItaIian Russian=Jap= anese Get=TOgether In
 Moscow In November

Tokyo, Oct. 16.-OP)-The m- fluential newspaper Hochi said to- day that important circles in Tokyo had heard that Josef Stalin planned to sponsor a German-Italian-Jap- anese-Russian conference at Mos COW, probably early in November. Hochi said Stalin would call the conference shortly after the arrival in Moscow of Japan's new ambas- sador, Gen. Yoshitsugu Tatekawa. It said the conference would be called to decide Soviet diplomatic policy and to meet the internation- al situation"
 According to the newspaper, in- fiuential circles here believe that at the opening of the four power meeting Stalin would take the ini- tiative and define Soviet intentions "a rare procedure for the present Russian regime.
 Hochi said that Stalin's purport- ed decision to convene a four-power conference "has put Britain into consternation. It was alleged that Stalin reached his decision after consulting Premier Foreign Con- missar Viacheslav M Molotov ano other Russian government leaders
 Six hundred Americans residen in Korea have notified the consulate general here that they desire to re turn to the United States, it wa! learned today.
 Most of the prospective evacuee. are missionaries. They had intend ed to stay at their posts, despite state department advice to get out but it was understood that increas- ing Japanese pressure to remove al foreign influence from religion hac caused them to change their minds
 The newspaper Miyako, taking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
GERMAN FLYERS
 BLAST LONDON
London Suffers Great Cas- ualties = Berlin Reports
 City "Sea of Flames"
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent

'
 London Oct. 16-(UP)-German air fleets increasing numbers bat tered at cities on almost all coasts of England, Scotland and Wales to- day during one of the heaviest and most widespread offensives of the war.
 London-where many casualties were feared in the bombing of three schools three hospitals college and two churches-the coastal towns of South England and South Wales, the big port of Liverpool and objectives in East Scotland were among the targets of the German war planes.
 Gn Berlin, the official news agen- cy reported that London was largely "a sea of flames" that could be seen 60 miles away. The agency said that fires were burning in the cen- ter of the British capital and that they were so big it would be diff cult to extinguiSh them.)
 Anti-aircraft batteries fired dur ing two brief air raid warnings on London, where rescue squads were digging into the ruins of two-story school house that had been destroy ed during the night.
 The school, used as shelter by people all over the. neighborhood, was leveled and rescuers found only few steel pillars sticking up through the ruins.
 Three London hospitals, three schools, a college and two churches, in addition to many houses and business premises, were wrecked by the Germans in mass attacks lasting for hours on 72 London and at least g provincial districts.
 The air ministry admitted that the raids were heavy and said that a large number of bombs had been dropped on London and its suburbs, but damage was not as great as dur ing one raid early last month.
 Bombs were dropped indiscrimi- nately the ministry said, on many parts of the capital. Damage, how ever, was confined mainly to homes, industrial premises and utility ser- vices.
 There was no tendency to under rate the severity of the all night at tack. For hours buildings rocked
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Johnny gets his gun If his num- Der comes up.
 Democracy is your cause = the cause of youth" President HooSe- welt tells them.
 Ready for Start
 Seven a. m., and they are lined up and waiting in the east. An other hour. another time zone, and the Mississippi valley is offering up its youth. Through the mountains states the zero hour is moving, up and over and down the Pacific slope. The machinery of national selec- tive service is spinning coast-to- coast, Gulf-to-Canada. The world around us is on fire.
 This is the traditional American muster done to greater scale. But the muster, all the same, that en- abled western pioneers to hold the plains states and the New England CTS before them to meet the 1n- dians' charge. America is mobiliz- ing for defense. The President emphazise that.
 Here They Come
 Here they come, there they go- 1000 GOO or more an hour for the national army of defense-all males, 21 to 35 years old inclusive.
 All males-that is the way of de- mocracy. The high and low, ricn and poor, good and bad. The Rocke- teller boys and the sons of their older servants Bobby Teller signs on with a shot gun in the crook of his arm. Bobby'S going hunting and if the draft gets him, okay. Tough, though, for the Cleveland ball club.
 Hour by hour the lines form at l25.OO0 place of registration. :. It won't be long. now, Johnny, II you are fit and free.
 October 16, 1940-America at peace registers its young manpoWer TOT compulsory military service. It IS happening here.
 Married or single. alien or citizen, the registration is all-inclusive ex- cept for those comparatively few be- cause of their membership in or association with the armed services or who are on an otherwise Strlctly limited essential list.
 There are II questions and the man gets a card. His card later gets number and some 100000 of those numbers will call for guns There are about 3,280,OO0 of those
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
HAGUE, MOORE TO
 GIVE TESTIMONY
Invited By Special PrOber In New Jersey County
 Election Frauds

Newark, N. J., Oct. 16-(UP)- Charles w. Davis, special counsel to the United States Senate sub-com- mittee investigating election frauds in Hudson and other counties, said today that Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and Gov. A. Harry Moore would be invited to testify at the hearings.
 Davis, former Attorney General of New Hampshire, said that Hague and Gov. Moore had not been sub penaed.
 Attorney Charles E. Rooney of Jersey City, speaking for Hague said the Mayor was anxious" to ap- pear before the committee but he did not know when Hague was to be called.
 The hearing by the two-man sub- committee resumed this morning with Election Commissioner William E. Sewell of Hudson County, appoin- ted by the Republican legislature denying charges that he had sent threatening letters to more thar 6O00O registrants in Democratic Hudson county.
 sewell gave Q copy of the letter and blank pages from registration and poll books to the two Senate in' vestigators. Sen. Charles F. Tobe! (R.) N. H., and Sen. Ava Adam (Dl Colo.
 The alleged threatening lettel advised the registrants to appeal and show cause why their name should not be removed from thI registration lists. The letter aaiI their names would be forwarded ( the feelntrants' new addreasea 1 they had moved Hudson County hal permanent registration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
EARL OF ATHLONE
 TO VISIT F. D. R.

Ouebec City, october ie. - tuP) --. The Earl of Athlone. governor general of Canada, and Princess Alice will be weekend guests Of presldent Roosevelt At Hyde Park, lt was announced today.
 The ylce.regal couple, now enter talnlne Prime Minister Mackenzie King. will make their first official visit lo tho United states by special train Hate lhk seek"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
NO TRACE OF
 BOAT IS FOUND

New London. Conn, october 10. -. (UP) - Tho steamer New York, plying between New York and Bcs- ton. radioed the Coast Guard early today it had sighted a small boat In distress off Rocky Point, L. l., but the water was too shallow for Q rescue attempt,
 Two Coast Guard patrol boats were dispatched from the base here and searched Long Island 9ouna for five hours, until daybFeak, without finding q trace of tho boat Tho nAtgols thea Fatiirned te poFt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
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WAIT rOR Q. K,

Berlin, Oct. i0.-tUp)--Authori. ties today requested foreign c0rTes- pondenla to send no reports on nrl- hsh cir raids until an official coins munique had been lsaued. Hitherto coETeEponeents had been able to report the bare facts that e raid had been made at soon ns tho ell clear signal hnd been sounded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 OCT. l6, 1889
tBy United Press)

German airplanes bombed Great Brltain's naval base at Rosyth, Scotland. causing slight damage to the cruiser Southampton. Twenty -ilve men aboard the dc. stroyer Mohawk were injured m the attack and seamen aboard the Edinburgh, cruiser. were in range of the aerial bombardment'
 Things had llvened up some what on the Western Front as indicated ln the French Army c0mmnniqne No. 70.
 One dled and s2 seamen ef the British steamer Dneaton were rescued after the boat was sunk in Che Atlantic by . Ger aaaa asshnaarina
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
CONN. BOARDS o. K.

Washington, Oct. lo,-(UPl-- 6elsctlve service headQuartert toe day announced the appointment Dy RFesident Roosevelt 0f The lO9 ioeal board Id Oklahoma cad eD boards ln Connecticut. Elfht nlRies have nat amMaAmEaa ahAlT seaaAs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
Registration Of Millions Of Men
 Proceeds Smoothly
Traditional American Muster Carried On In Urand Scale Occasional Dissenting Voice heard-Pres-
 ident Calls Method Democratic Way of Doing It
BY LYLE c. WILSON Limited Press Staff Correspondent

First call, and millions answer r.,ro
 All day Americas young manhood is marcnlng. lney ie little out of step, but not for long. o1ooo
 Zero hour moves westward with the sun and 64O4ouO strong they register for national service ,.,, Frehonse Village Barn the young gather to fulfill +Loir recnon sihilitv to America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16

Get Rour xFninlne Where lhe k,ual- ness n1en Hire Their Help. Post tunleg callege ei CammeEee.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Oct. 1e-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct. 14th, compared with n year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $2.6S3, ,S30, ,S90.94 $2,793.302,b64.sa
 Receipts s1,s57, ,s4s.47249 si.bSa. .25s.sss.4I
 Cross Deficit $i,026. .1s7.4ls.t5 sl,204, ,ots, ,s7s.s3
 Net Deficit sl, 009, ,2B3, ,56s.45 si,i94, ,Bfe,73s.oe ss.isa. or. .sOs.S7 si.Sss.sis.se7.s1
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The Weather

Fair, Cold Tonight;
 Warmer Thursday Full weather Report Page 1s
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Evening star., 1940-02-07

ington trying to get Senator Dona-
hey to say something. Both Of them
wish to send an Ohio delegation to
the national convention ready to
support President Roosevelt for a
third term.
Senator Donahey was originally
put forward by third-term leaders
in Ohio as a favorite son candidate
with the understanding he would
release the delegation to President
Roosevelt at the proper time. Sem
ator Donahey, while he has gone
along well with the New Deal ad-
ministration, has been so far un-
willing to commit himself to such a
role. Nor has he announced whether
he will be a candidate to succeed
himself in the Senate.
Mr.. Sawyer may become favorite
son candidate if Senator Donahey
finally declines.
Representative Dudley A. White
of Ohio yesterday announced his
candidacy for the Republican sena-
torial nomination in his State. In
making his announcement, he de-
clared his campaign would be direct
ed first against any kind of dictator
ship government in this country
and second, to keep America out of
the European war.
Mr.. White was first elected to the
House in 1886 and reelected in 1898
Under the Ohio presidential pref
erential primary law, candidates
must give their written consent be-
fore states of delegates can be put
forward for them. This has compli-
Gated matters for the Roosevelt
third-termers in that State since
the President is unwilling to give
such consent.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Dr.. Roos, AIsotion Autonomist,
Executed by France as Nozi Spy

BY the Associated Press.
NANCY, France, Feb 7-Dr. Karl
Roos, 6O-year Alsatian auton-
omy leader, convicted of espionage
for Germany. was executed at dawn
today by firing squad President
Albert Lebrun had refused his plea
for clemency.
On last October %, Immediately
after Roos was convicted, he was
reported to have been shot, but
actually the execution had been
delayed pending action on his ap-
peal.
A soldier named Lobstein was
sentenced to death with Roos by
military tribunal. He, too, pre-
viously was reported executed, but
it was disclosed today the sentence
had been commuted by President
Lebrun to life imprisonment at
hard labor.
Roos went before the execution
squad on the garrison parade
grounds.
At the time of his trial French
newspapers published pictures of
the heavy-set Roos in a Nazi uni
form. Such a photograph was re-
ported to have been found in his
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Taft
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the Wisconsin primary. His decli-
nation to go into the Illinois primary
does not necessarily mean he will
keep out of Wisconsin, 1t was said.
Senator Vandenberg and Mr.. Dewey
already have states Of delegate can
didates entered in the Wisconsin
contest, which takes place April 2.
The supporters of MIR. Dewey are
counting on making showing for
their candidate in various presi-
Dental preferential primaries. They
believe he has large popular fol-
lowing and can demonstrate his
strength in such contests. However,
Republican leaders in Illinois insist
the States delegation to the Repub-
ncan National Convention should
go uninstructed. Apparently that is
the attitude of Col. Frank Knox,
publisher of the Chicago Daily News
and the G. o. P. vice presidential
nominee in 1886.
If the Illinois primary is allowed
to go to Mr.. Dewey by default, with
no other outstanding Republican
opposing him, the effect may not be
so advantageous for the New Yorker
as though he had won overwhelm-
ingly in a race. However, his sup
porters undoubtedly will claim that
his opponents were afraid Of q
showdown in the Illinois popular
vote.
The Ohio presidential preferen-
tial primary, which takes place May
4, still has the Democrats guessing,
although apparently Senator Taft
will be the only entry in the Repub-
livan presidential primary there.
Senator Vic Donahey, Democrat,
said he would make no statement at
this time as to whether he would
enter the primary as favorite son
candidate. He has proposed that
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee be called together to adopt a
program and select a delegate slate.
Seek Donahey Statement.
Charles Sawyer, Democratic ma
tional committeeman for Ohio, and
Democratic State Chairman Arthur
L. Limbach have both been in WASH