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ing as the Italians were said to be holding their lines much more stub- bornly.
 1000 Prisoners
 Officials sources in Athens said that up to December 2, an estimated total of 1000 Italians had been taken prisoners since the war started. In the last three days, these sources es- timated, about 1000 prisoners have been taken.
 On the north front, comparatively few prisoners were taken when Pogradec was captured because the Italians had been evacuating that sector for a week.
 Much war material was taken, however, according to United Press dispatch from Pogradec, which added:
 "The Greeks were delighted with the small Italian trench mortars which throw powerful grenades. A hundred of these mortars and light machine guns were captured.
 Tt was reported that an Italian unit encamped on a plateau near here was bombed by one of their own planes, apparently by mistake, during he retreat. The Italians showed little fight in this area"
 (An Exchange Telegraph dispatch said that the Italians had occu- pied new hills north of Mount Os- trovitza on the north front and that the area was almost entirely in Greek hands after an Italian count er-attack near Lake Ochrida was re- pulsed. A number of prisoners were taken by the Greeks in that area, the dispatch SaidD.
 Reports at Sturga, Jugoslav bor- der town, said that on the lower end ,,f t,:e north front, Greeks had advanced six miles northwest of Moskopoli in "A hours, occupying the village of Djinikas on the Susica Rver, tributary of the Devoli, and that another Greek column from Moskopoli had crossed the Kelezoni river to the southwest in an advance on peak 1850 in the Opar Moun- tainS. The Greeks were said to have repulsed an attack on the village of Vierja, where band of Albanian rebels from the village of Dusarl joined them.)
 k0mc Report
 Rome, Dec. A. UP) - Greeks launched numerous attacks, sup ported by artillery. but were unable to crack the Italian lines on the AL banian front, the high command communique said today.
 The Italians then counter-at- tackled.
 It said that an Italian submarine torpedoed a British destroyer in the Atlantic last Sunday; that Italian planes struck two British cruisers with aerial torpedoes in Suda Bay, of Northern Crete: that Italian planes should down six Greek planes of the PzL type near Tirana, AL banian capital.
 The communique read:
 "On the Greek front repeated att tacks by numerous enemy units sup- ported by heavy artillery prepara- tions were held by the stubborn re- sistance of our troops, which also vigorously counter-attacked,
 Violent Bombings
 "Our air formations supported ac- ton of the land forces with violent bombings. especially in the zone west of Arseke (centrai fronb. The ports of Preveza and st. Maura (Greece) were successfully attacked by our bon1bers.
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to official statements, is not as ser- ious as might be imagined. About l. 5O0,000 children of school age are getting regular instruction in areas where conditions are relatively nor nal, and in areas to which children have been evacuated there are 2,500,- 900 including 100000 evacueeS get- ting fLll. time education.
 12:30 D. m.. Mother meets the chil- dren at a res+aurant for luncheon, 8 special treat. The air raid alarm sounds as they el'ter the restaurant but attracts little attention. They are in the midst O.: the soup course when small buzzer in the restau- rant sounds and the manager an- nounces that raiders are overhead. He invites all to go to the restau- rant shelter. The walters are re- quired to go to the shelters and all service ceases. Mother and the chil- dren decide to wait at their table and in 20 minutes-after 8 few dis tant explosions-service is resumed.
 2 p. m.-Gertrude and George at- tend 8 performance of an abbrevl- ated ballet in nearby theater. Lunch-time shows, especially brief pallets and performances of famous plays, have become popular in view of lack of night life in London.
 Goes Window Shopping
 2::30 p. m.-Mother goes window shopping, often peering through chicken wire over shattered show windows or looking into small open ing. left in boarded-up store fronts. She sees Christmas decorations al- though there is not yet any Christ mas Rush" in the stores; toys that include tanks, soldiers, balloon bar rages, battleships; adult gifts such as "Iren suits" Gan overall for wearing to air raid shelters at night) and many furs, which are being pur- chased heavily as an investment. In one window there is exhibit of the latest (and most extreme) hat styles but you don't see them often on the streets. Another window has com- pacts, cigarette cases and similar novelties with R. A. F. and other insignia. on them.
 D. m.-Mother and the children get home well before dark because the raiders usually begin coming over about dusk. Father starts home as early as possible for the same reason. If transportation is good he usually has time to stop at the pub for a couple of beers.
 6 p. m. Dinner. The siren screams a warning that German raiders are coming. Far away the guns begin to roar.
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AMERICAN SHIPS
 TO AID BRITAIN
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(Continued from Page D Secretary of Navy; Jesse H. Jones, Secretary of Commerce; Sumner Welles, Undersecretary of States; Gen. George c. Marshall, Chief of Staff; William s. Knudsen, defense production chief.
 Morgenthau was understood to have discussed further aid to Britain with the President before MT. Roose- welt left for his Caribbean inspection trip.
 Sen. Edwin c. Johnson, D., Col, a member of the congressional isola- tionist bloc, made this statement: T hope very much that we'll have the sense to stay out of the war, but we can't stick our necks out much farther"
 He said the administrators short- of-war policy was bringing the country nearer to war. He said he was worried by talk of lending money to Britain. He said he wouldn't lend her a cent because she would never pay it back. Let's give her the money outright or buy something from her, if we are going to do anything"
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Germany Starts New
 Devastating Attacks
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claim IA merchant ships and an auxiliary cruiser were sunk, is att tributed to airplane-U Boat cooper ation. It is said that this coordinat- ed effort will be extended to all waters by airplanes when subrnar- fields, such as the mining of coastal ines cannot do the work.
 Nazis believe that the U-boat campaign will be in full force more quickly and with better results than in the World War.
 Then, it took 18 months for mass production of U-boats to get start ed. In ultra-nationalized German industry, mass production started in half that time this war, Nazis said.
 This time, too. the Nazis have bases along the entire French coast and do not have to make the long cruises around North England to reach the Atlantic shipping lines, they pointed out.
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 existing facilities were adequate and feared 0ver-expansion.
 Details of Program
 President Eugene c. Grace of the Bethlehem Steel company announced details of the new program in New York. The new facilities will pro- duce not only more steel ingots, but an additional 00O,000 tons of coke and 100000 tons of pig iron an- nually. Construction will be done at the Bethlehem, Lackawanna, Mary land and Steelton plants, Grace said, and will include six open hearth furnaces, two batteries of coke ovens, two new blast furnaces and rebuilding of two old furnaces. The new facilities are needed, he said, to handle such forged steel products as arInor plate, gun forg- ings and projectiles.
 The company has filed an applica- . ton with the navy department for "a certificate of necessity" which would entitle 1t to a tax deductoin for amortization of expansion costs over a flve.year period.
 But the Bethlehem program is a long way from the 20 per cent ex- pansion of the industry desired by government economists. PreSen t steel capacity, according to Stet- tinius, is 83,OO0, 900 tons per year. A 20 per cent increase would mean addition of facilities to produce 16,- 100000 additional tons year. The Bethlehem program will add only 850,O00 tons.
 Ofhcials pointed out that even though expansion programs are started immediately, the new plants will not be ready for maximum pro- duction for nearly a year. Defense officials do not expect the demands of the defense program to reach 6 peak until early in 1922.
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(Continued from Page D
 Italians wait, the more opportunity is being given the Greeks and the British to prepare for a fresh Fas- ciSt push.
 It is impossible to judge in ad- vance the result of a new large-scale Italian campaifn in Greece. There are many unpredicable elements. No comparison with the Russo-Finnish war can be made because of differ enceS in terrain, in lines of com munication and external support.
 The initial problem for Italy is the transport of new armies with heavy equipment across the hun dreds of miles of the Adriatic to Albania. Interference With move ment of ships and damage to AL banian landing ports by British ships and airplanes might well spell confusion to the Italian plans.
 u,N.nds on Britaln
 But, if the Italians are able to get sufficient endorsements into Albania to justify a major offensive, its success or failure may depend on the extent of the support Great Britain can give Greece, provided, of course, there are no German, Jugoslav or Bulgarian invo.vements. There is no preesnt means of know ing what the British intend to do.
 Reports, however, this week from London referred to ships being di- verted to the Mediterranean, pre- sumably for transport use. Too, strong pressure is being made on the Churchill cabinet to meet the Italians with powerful opposition.
 Should the British be able to send a number of divisions into Greece, the Italians viii nave very diff cult time, more especially if the British are supported by a strong air force. The British and Greeks now are well entrenched in AL bania, which means the Italians must fight on the offensive, nor mally requiring three-to-one su- periority in numbers.
 Yet, if the fighting goes into next spring and is further pro- longcd. with the British being heav- fly occupied, Germany may conceiv- ably believe the time opportunite 10 move through Turkey toward Suez
 That may divert some British strength from Greece to Italys pos sible advantage. But, mention of Turkey brings Russia into the pie ture making 1t too complicated for any prophetic vision.
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told this much about the "centra attack" maneuver:
 How They Do It

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 How They Do It
 Submarines take positions in front of an approaching convoy, their en- zines turning only enough to main- tain their course and depth. They wait until the convoy is estimated to be directly overhead, then, with out coming to the surface, discharge torpedoes toward the convoy. Con- voy destroyers thus far forced to dodge between their ships to drop depths charges and it is difficult for the surface ships to locate submar- ines with listening apparatus be- cause of the noise the surface ships propellors are making. It is also hard for the torpedoes to miss.
 In addition to the central att tack', the Nazis speak of "tangen- tial' and diagonal tactics but give no details.
 One example of airplane-submar- inc cooperation cited here is the sinking of the Empress of Britain 8 few weeks ago. It was said that a reconnaissance plane first sighted the ship, that bombing planes an- swered the scout planes call and disabled her, and a u-boat, also re- spending to the call, arrived and sank it.
 Plane, U-BOat Combine
 The attack on convoy 400 miles off Ireland Monday, in which Nazis
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DRAFT DODGERS
 ARE SENTENCED
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 He apparently believes that he has found some course for the better ment of mankind. It is perfectly apparent from the standpoint of Democracy that the attitude of these (the accused) is definitely anti-social. The laws are made by their own representatives"
 Judge Hincks said that if he were to accept the sincerity of their &C., tions, Tt is perfectly obvious that the country would be split up into small groups, cliques, and that Democracy will perish. As judicial officer of Democracy I cannot ac- quiesce that any halfway loyalty can be taken as complete dis charge of the duties of citizenship"
 None of the young men, he said, had "any particular qualification of intelligence or experience" to jus- tify their attitude, and their refus- al to register, he added, was wholly without reason"
 One Answers Judge
 Rae, wearing a sport coat and moccasins, took exception to the courts statements, and told Judge HinckS that:
 Conscience isn't something to be bickered with. You can't turn 1t off and on like a faucet"
 Judge Hincks replied that if all of the 130,000, 900 population of the country were guided by their con- science i've wouldn't have any Democracy or any order"
 Butler said he had done every thing in my power to persuade them to register. am satisfied that all four are conscientious objectors, that all are without criminal records and that they have failed and refused to register in the idea that that IS one way to register their objections"
 Only Swift and Alter were repre- sented by counsel. Frederick Wig gins, New Haven attorney who ap- peared for them. asked for lienient treatment in that 'the two were ob- liged to make this protest against the wickedness of war"
 In the case of Walter Haje2 Hartford laborer accused of refus- ing to make out a conscription questionnaire, his case was set for trial Dec. 17 after hs pleaded not guilty.
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CITY WELCOMES
 HEALTH GROUP
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survey made here early this year.
 Afternoon Schedule. The full afternoon schedule was as follows:
 w. Bradford Walker, MD, presi- dent, presiding. 2:3O p. m. The Connecticut Public Health Association and Public Health Preparedness l. Planning for Influenza and Other Disasters Willard Knowlton, M.D., C.P.H. 2. Nutrition-Elizabeth c. Kicker son, B.S., C.PH. 3. Venereal Disease Control-H. P. Talbot, M.D., M.P.H. 4. HouSing-Warren J. Scott, S.B. 5. Industrial Hygiene-Albert S. Gray, MD. 3:3O p. m. What Local Health Ad- vis0ry Councils Can Do
 Ira V. Hiscock, Sc.B. Discussed by:
 Franklyn M. F'oote, MD, Dr. PHI. 4:15 D. m. Movie on Cancer Choose to Live" Movie on Child Health-"BObby Goes to SchoOl' Matthew H. Griswold, MD, pr. PHI.
 Elizabeth c. Nickerson, B.S., CP.H. Health Exhibits on Display 500 p. m. Supper Business Meeting Hotel Elton
 Low-down on the High Lights of
 the Detroit Meeting
 Joseph I. Linde, MD. ct al.
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GERMAN BOMBERS
 STRIKE LONDON
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44Vk1l 1dkC 4J don before sweeping on to the mid- lands where Birmingham was pounded in the Blitz styIA-flares, incendiary bombs and high ex- plosiveS. The raid started early last night and continued until shortly after midnight with only 20-min- ute respite.
 The town had been "blitzed" twice before and in the latest raid half a dozen districts suffered severely. The first wave of raiders remained over the town for 90 minutes. Then came a short Hull after which the attack was resumed fiercely and continued for two-and-one-half hours.
 Two schools, two furniture ware houses and many homes and shops were smashed to the ground. A di- rect hit was scored on a reinforced shelter in which were 19 persons, but they escaped through emergency exits.
 A joint communique of the air and home security ministries said that "in the midlandS a number of fires which soon were brought under con- trol were started, but there were no large fires reported" The ministers did not believe the casualties were heavy.
 Berlin, Dec. 4-(UP}-Smashing raids on the British Isles yesterday and last night were reported by the German high command today.
 Its communique said that despite bad weather, the air force last night attacked various militarily impor- tant objectives" in southern England and the midlands.
 Well informed quarters said that the attacks were directed against London, Southampton, Gloucester, Oxford and Birmingham and, it was reported. 20 or 30 fires were seen in Birmingham.
 The high command said that in daylight raids yesterday German planes attacked military camps, railroads. arms factories, and other objectives in London, an arms fac- tory at Grantham and the Shoreham airdrome where, 1t was said, hangars were hit and several planes were de- stroyed on the ground. The daylight raids were said to have been made by both heavy and light bombers.
 The high. command discussing raids on Bristol Monday night said fairly strong bomber units despite bad weather dived through clouds and dropped bombs of all calibers.
 Good Aiming
 "Nu- ,rous observations confirm good aiming, the communique said. Tn addition Southampton was bombed Monday night"
 According to the high command, sindividual' British planes last night dropped bombs on western and southern Germany, causing only kEaht damage le ersl6angs and hurting nobody"
 The communique said o long range bomber yesterday attacked a large convey $50 miles northwest of Ire.
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George Bernard Shaw
 Hints At Irish Ports
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ment in Dublin in their name. we must borrow them for the duration. You need not consent to the treaty and you will share all the advantages of our victory. All you have to do is sit tight and say, I protest Eng land will do the rest. So here goes"
 Churchill Will Act
 London, Dec. 4-(UP) - Prime Minister Winston Churchill was de- scribed in the House of Commons today as weighing drastic action to combat Axis air and submarine of- fensives against British shipping, key ports and industrial towns.
 Sir John Anderson, lord president of the council, told Commons that:
 l. The prime minister personally is directing the search of British experts for an answer to the very grave problem of attacks on over seas supply lines and, as in the World war, the nation can be con- fident of an early and effective so- lution.
 2. The government may have to apply its power of labor compulsion in the urgent task of reconstruc- tion in industrial centers subjected to intense enemy air attack.
 Becomes Serious
 Discussing the new German night ralding tactics of concentrated bombing of industrial centers and ports and indicating that it was be- coming serious, Anderson said that the government might well have to resort to compulsion in reconstruc- ton work but added:
 Such powers should be applied after consideration of all the facts" ."
 The government is undertaking the training of labor with vigor, foresight and success, he asserted, predicting that i've may reasonably expect to see rapid progress"
 CThere recently had been coin- plaintS that the government had failed to use it's dictatorial emer- gency powers in order to muster the greatest possible man power for re- construction or other war duties0
 Must Protect Shipping
 Anderson emphasized that the government fully appreciated the seriousness of the attack on British shipping, which was last reported to have cost about 75000 tons of British vessels in one week.
 Special attention, he said, was given to the attacks on shipping coming from the west toward the British Isles.
 These and connected problems are among the main preoccupations of the defense committee over which one prime minister presides and I know the prime minister himself, who has unrivalled experience in these matters, is giving constant at- tention to the question of enemy attack by underseas craft and from the air upon our ship conveys" he added.
 The Germans this week reported they had sunk IS to IS British ves- sells in an attack on an Atlantic convoy. but there was no confirna- tion of the sinkings. The German high command today added another claim that one submarine. on its last voyage, sank 3l,500 tons and that a bomber yesterday sank a A.DUU-tUaI stiip m Hli hItack n a convoy of Ireland.
 "The shipping losses gave us anxious times in the last war but Wo never doubted we would ind
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DEBATING TOURNEY
 TO OPEN DEC. 12

The third annual debating tour- nament will open Dec. 12 for mem- bers of local Catholic Youth organ ization units. State chairman of the c. Y. O.. Patrick J. Wallace, stated night, by the educational committee of Sheridan Council, Knights of Columbus.
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Greece, Italy Still
 Do Fierce Battling
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"One of our air formations met over Tirana an enemy squadron of PzL planes and shot down six in flames. Three of our planes failed to return.
 Enemy planes bombed Mirake, near Elbasan (20 miles southeast of Tirana) killing two women, one child and one workman and caus- ing no damage.
 "Our torpedo planes torpedoed two enemy cruisers in Suda Bay.
 "In east Africa Nov. 29 enemy cruisers fired on military works at Alula Gin Somaliland) causing some damage but no casualties.
 Dec. 1 one of our submarines tor- pedoed an enemy destroyer in the Atlantic ocean,"
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-------------------------- tor of the First church, oflciating.
 Burial will be in Riverside ceme- ter. Friends are asked to omit flow. CTS.
 Many of the older residents of Waterbury recall Mrs. Mullings as a talented church choir singer and also her many appearances in the numerous musical productions and operas that were given in this city under the direction of Professor Jo- seph E. Bartlett. As Kate Gilbert she appeared as featured soloist on many occasions. She maintained her interest and active participation in music after her marriage to MT. Mullings which took place in 1873.
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(Continued from Page D that mo definite commitment" has been made by him to attend any gathering on the 17th. She said his date book listed no engagement for that date.
 MT. Tangney, in his letter to State Chairman John T. Mo- Carthy, declared it would be an "af- front" to the local organization if MT. Hurley attended the Culhane dime and alleged that Senator Culhane had worked to defeat U. s. Senator Francis T. Maloney, Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith and State Senator -elect Michael V. Blans- field. MT. Blansfield defeated Sem ator Culhane in 8 senatorial primary here before the election.
 Copies of the organizations letter were sent to MT. Hurley, National Chairman Edward J. Flynn and other guests invited to the Victory Dinner"
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methods of overcoming resource ful enemy" Anderson said.
 "The same confidence quite justly sustalns us now provided we are assured, as we can be assured, that members of the government direct ly concerned and their technical naval advisers will leave nothing undone to find an early and effec- tive solution for grave problem.
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One Day Visit To Any
 Typical London Family
Veteran United Press Writer Takes You Into An Ex- r perience That Can Happen But Once in Lifetime
BY EDWARD w. BEATTTE, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

London December - (UP) A day in the life of the average London family: m-All clear The sirens high note tells the city that the German raid for the moment The family father, mother, George and Ger trude gather up their blankets and belongings in an air raid sheiter near their home Mother and Gertrude
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In the opinion of some exper- fenced motor mechanics, most cars are driven on a fuel mixture that is entirely too rich.
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The naval Ca, a non-rlgiu uirIgi- ble. once flew 2200 miles from New York to Cape Charles Light and returned tn 8 hours and ak min utes.