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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
GREEK TROOPS,ARE
 STILL ADVANCING
Part Settlements, FOrti6- cations That Are Uttered
 With Many Dead
RY RIN AMEs

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Athens Greece, Dec. 20.-(UP)-- Greek troops are advancing noxth of Tepelini and Klisura, past sett1ez mentS and mountain Notifications filtered with Italian dead, govern ment spokesman said today.
 GA Royal Air Force communiqlie issued At Cairo reported that RAF planes heavily bofhbarded the south Albanian ports of ,Valona and Krio- nero, setting fire. to military bar racks, gasoline dumps and motor transport park at Valona. Columns of smoke rose over the town after the bombardment, 1t was said. Direct hits on buildings at Krionero were reported. Anti-aircgaft and enemy fighter opposition was encountered in the attack, the RAF said.)
 Although they have not occupied either of those former Italian strongholds in southeast Albania, the Greeks have poured around them adopting the "liquid movement" tac- tics of the German blitzkrieg in the low countries and France, and have Carried the battle beyond both towns { Italians Burn Buildings
 | In1evacuating the two towns, the Italians burned whole rows of wood.
 In buildings and blew up munitions < they could not move with them Both Tepelini and Klisura tempo rarily were mo mans land,", ex- posed to fire from Greek and Ital- ian artillery in the surrounding heights, but a spokesman here sai6 Greek shock troops were making important gains north of the towns and that they would be oc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
British Fleet Performs Intrepid Exploit In Mediterranean Sector
Penetrates Adriatic to Smash Italian Supply
 Base at Valeria
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS Limited Press Stan Correspondent

London, Dec. 20 = (UP0 = Bri- tain's Mediterranean fleet, in one of it's most intrepid exploits of the war has penetrated the Adriatic, heav- fly shelled the vital Italian supply base of yalona on the Albanian coast and swept the sea vainly, in search of Italian ships to fight. the Admiralty announced today.
 Battleships of the fleet hurled all most 100 tons of high explosive shells on Valona, the Admiralty said without meeting opposition, while cruisers and destroyers swept the sea as far up the coasts as Bari, on the1ftalian side, and Duarzzo, on the Albanian side. '
 "Throughout, the operations no opposition from the enemy was en- countered," the Admiralty said suc- cinctly of the bombardment of its battleships.s
 "No enemy shipping was encoun- tered" it commented of the sweep its cruisers and destroyers made in- to the Adriatic in search of fight.
 The bombardment and the sweep of what, has been called private Italian lake was carried out We'd nesday night and Thursday morn ing. <. s,.n. ,.. v.,.,,.
 Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham, commander in chief in the Mediterranean, led the bat tleships which poured their great shells into Valona, in. the Strait of Otranto just inside the entrance to the Adriatic.
 Vice Admiral H., D. Pridham- Wippell commanded the cruiser and destroyer force which swept up the Adriatic>as far as Bari and Durazzo the big and important Italian base on the northwest Albanian coast.
 Last month British airplatles, operating above the protective eans of the fleet, had raided Taranto, ing side the heel of the Italian boot, in an attempt to drive out the Italian fleet from there to faceea fight.
 But in its new expolit the British fleet had gone inside the Adriatic itself.
 Bari, on the Italian side, and Du- krazzo, on the Albanian side, are well inside the lake
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
ATTORNEY UPSON
 AS PROSECUTOR
Judge McDOnongh Names Him While Attorney Lar=
 kin Continues III

Attorney J. Warren Upson was today appointed Acting Prosecuting Attorney of the court of common pleas for the judiciary district of Waterbury. The appointment was was made by Judge John E. Mo- Donough and Myles McNiff.
 Prosecuting Attorney William J. Larkin is unable to perform his du- ties at this time due to illness, In view of the press of official business 1t was found necessary to appoint a temporary prosecutor to keep the docket clear of important cases.
 MT. UpSon is former chairman of the Republican town committee and presently is a member of the state election laws revision committee Incidentally he holds the position of secretary of this particular com mission now engaged in making all exhaustive study of present laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

L. Don Leet, seismologist at the Harvard observatory, placed the cen- ter of the quake 86 miles north of the Harvard, Mass, station. near Lake Ossipee, N. H. Reputy SheTin Harry Levitt at Ossipp T the shocks were strong there, AE4 dishes we're broken in several houaeS, but apparently no buildings were dam- aged. Aeet said the Sshock was re- corded at 2S27:29 a. m, and lasted three minuteS,
 New York eity's 100000 inhabi- tants generally slept through the shocks, although more than a score of calls were received at police head- quarters by persons who had been awakened and wanted to know if there had been an explosion. Rev. Joseph Lynch, seismologist at Ford- ham university, said the quake was local and not serious" after cur sory inspection of his instruments.
 Surface Resettling
 He said it was surface resettling disturbance, rather than any sub- GCIIdllCdIl dCb1OAA, dA1O bAAAb bAlC WIT York. Fordham recorded the quake ter was 295 miles northeast of New
 The whole city of Montreal, Que, at 2:28:22 8. m.
 was shaken, many persons reportr ing windows, walls and dishes rat- tling. x
 At Toronto, 300 miles southwest of Montreal, no shocks were reported. Some time during the night, 5O- foot section of the nearby Welland canal, connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, sank more than a foot at. the town of Welland, and crew of workmen was sent to shore 1t up, but it was not indicated that the. earthquake was responsible.
 Buffalo, N. Y, felt light shocks. Albany and nearby towns reported three distinct shocks. Hartford ana several other towns in Connections were jared. Several points in Long Island and the town of Milltowns
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
GERMAN BUNDOF
 CHICAGO RAIDED
Black Ledger Discloses Nearly All of 2,OOO Menls
 bers Are Enlisted Men
(NEA Telephoto)
BY ROBERT T. LoUGHRAN

United Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Chicago, Dec. 20.-(UP) Army in- telligence officers and G-men today investigated black ledger seized in g. raid on German -Ameeican Bund headquarters to determine whether some or all. of the 2,000 members listed in it are in the armed forces of the United States.
 The ledger was seized late yester- day by stateS attorney agents. who wanted the Bund's financial records in connection with $380- suit against it for delinquent personal property assessments for 1888. The raiders were surprised to obtain what was believed to be the first Bund mem befship list ever seized.
 They found notations written in German after the 2,000 names in- dicating that they were in the army, navy, marines or reserves. They called in William s. Devereaux, agent in charge of the FBI in Chi cago. Devereaux and three assist ants and U. s. Dist. Atty Albert J. Woll immediately began an investi- gation of the recordS.
 Maj. G. R. Carpenter, chief intel
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
Lieut.. Commander Tunney Is Assigned To His Duties

mission as captain in the marine reserve and he resigned this com mission in January, 1886. eight years after retiring undefeated as heavy weight champion.
 Major General Thomas Holcomb, 'commandant of the U. s. Marine Corps, a witness at the ceremony. reminded Tunney of the marine slo- gan, "once marine, always a mar inc"
 whether we like it or not" Knox said, wars are fought by young men. Gene Tunney Is a leader of young men who can rally them around him."
 Tunney today technically was commissioned 2 lieutenant coln- manGer in the naval reserve, and then immediately was ordered to active duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
ALBANIA LEADER
 IS PUT TO DEATH
Italy Ordered Execution of Man-Halifax May Be
 @ New Ambassador }

Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Dec. % (UP)-The prominent Albanian r1a- tionalist Petro Marko, was Executed summarily in the courtyard of Italian army headquarters at Tirana yesterday for distributing hapdbills calling on the population t6 revolt, it was reported etoday frem Struga, on the Albanian border.
 Reports indicated that the rebel. iouS movement was wideSpfAAf Handbills calling for a revolt aZs plastered on Triana buildingS every night, it was said. Marko was ar- rested yesterday morning, court mar tialed and shot immediately.
 Don Marcadjoni, leader of Miriditi, Albanians, until recently enjoyed confidence, was reported, interned in his palace at OroS. .
 A high official of the education ministry and a former inspector of the Albanian royal court were said to have been arrested and interned in Italy on suspicion of complicity
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
PRESIDENT 10 SPEED UP ALL DEFENSE PLANS Defense Commission Is Called Into Conference
 for This Afternoon BRITAIN ALREADY IS
 MAKING CONTRACTS Congressional Leaders to Hasten Aid to British
 Government
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN United Press staff Correspondent

Washington, December 20. - (UP) = President Roose- welt today summoned the De- fense Commission to meet him at 2:15 p. m. to consider four or five different plans for recognizing defense ad- ministration to speed the out put of war materials for the United States and Great Britain.
 MT. Roosevelt told reporters at a press conference that no decision has been reached on any specific plan for reorganization.
 He emphasized that four or five different proposals, and several con- binasionS in each proposal, were undur consideration.
 Nest widely discussed of these proposals is one which would center administrative responsibility for production speed-up in the hands of Secretary of War Henry l.. Stim- son, Secretary of the Navy Frank Kno, and Defense Production Con- missioner William s. Knudsen.
 The Presidents press conference was held shortly after congressional leaders had promised in interviews to make his loan-lease plan of aiding Britain the first order of business at the net session of congress. Mean time. the British completed their current war purchasing program with a $1OO,0OO,OOO order for 60 new cargo vessels.
 Bases Are Delayed
 On another phase of the defense problem, MT. Roosevelt told report CTS thet only three of the eight bases acquired from the British in exchange for 50 old destroyers were being delayed because of Inability to decide on a site.
 One of these is at Trinidad, which MT. Roosevelt remarked is a large island: another at Bermuda, where MT. Roosevelt said the major problem was to do the work while
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
HITLER MAY SEND
 ITALY GOOD HELP
Fly Italian Troops Into Africa; Send Nazi Army
 Across France
BY NED RUSSELL

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, Dec. 20-CUP) = Adolf Hitler may aid Italy by flying Ital- ian troops to Africa and may send an army across France to Italy's vitally important northern indus trial zone, it was reported in London today.
 Reports that 50,O0O or more Ger man troops were already in Italy were regarded here as incorrect. In some wellk informed quarters these reports were even ttfibuted to Ger man Souces-dissefninated by Ger mans to conceal soIAe other move.
 The well informed Daily Tele- graph quoted. diplomatic quarters that Hitler intended to move troops through unoccupied France to Italy despite the objections of Marshal Philippe Petain, head of tl1e Vichy government.
 It was asserted thavpAe necessary railroad transport >arrangerhents have been completed and that. troop trains were ready t leave the Bor- deaux area Z
 Accordinasto the Daily Telegraph, German Troops have been massed along tA lscupied coasA of France 5etWeen LaRochelle ana the Span
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
HITCH-HIKED TO
 SAVE FARE, DIED

Miami Beach, Fla. Dec. 20-CUP) Justice of the peace Ralph Pole said today that no inquest would be held in the death of Robert Bra- bant, IS, of Boston, killed when an automobile in which he hitch linked a ride turned over after skidding on a wet pavement.
 Pole said the accident was 'un- avoidable" and absolved Thorley E. Durose, 33, driver Of the car, of any blame. Brabant hitchhiked each day to his work at 8 barbecue stand in order to save a dime bus fare, Pole said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
MOTHER SAVED
 WITH CHILDREN
Passing Truck Driver Res= cues Mrs. Sylvester Far=
 reIl, Two Small Children

A mother and two small children, trapped by fire in their home at 175 Southmayd road were rescued this morning by a passing truck driver, Rosano Bedard of 46 West Liberty street. They escaped without ia- juries. A few minutes later several fixe companies arrived on the scene and checked the spread of the fire, which originated in the kitchen on the first fipcT of the dwelling, and had reached to the second floor when Engine %. No. reached the scene. Fire headquarters recorded the telephone alarm at 9:05 o'clock.
 Mrs. Sylvester Farrell, wife of a we'll known postal employe, was the mother who figured in the rescue. The children who shared her excit- ing expsrience were Rosemary, two monthsY old, and Eileen, G. MT. and Mrs. Farrell have three other chil- dren, Charles, 4; Philip 10 and Francis, IA. The last two named were in school when the fire broke out.
 Conducted Probe
 Fire Marshal D. J. Lahey, assisted by Lieutenant Gene Legge and Pri- vate Jerry Griffin, conducted an in- vestigation of the fire later in the day and from evidence they suc- ceeded in obtaining 1t was apparent that children had been playing with matches and started the fire which resulted in damages estimated at $2,500.
 Mrs. Farrell was in bed on tie sec ond floor of the house. She has been ill of late from an attack ofA the grippe. When the blaze was discov- cred Mrs. Farrell found her. way
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
No Casualties Reported By Any Towns, Cities Affected
Broken Windows, Dishes Seem to Be. Only Real Damage; New York, New
 Jersey, Quebec Also Felt It
tBy United Press)

An earthquake apparently centered in the New Hampshire mountains, jared wide area of New England New York, New Jersey and Quebec Prov nce, Canada for three minutes early today. There were no reports of damage casualties, excepting broken windows and dishes Shocks were felt from Montreal 400 miles south to central New Jersey, and from Buffalo, N. Y., 400 miles east to Boston.
 Telephone Service Disrupted
 Telephone service disrupted in central and western Massachusetts At Springfield plaster fell from the walls and ceiling of hotel At nearby towns persons fled out doors in their pajamas in freezing weather Housewives reported dishes had fallen from shelves and pictures rom walls In Boston, many persons believed there nad Deen disastrous explosion and telephoned police offering ter services in emergency work watchman in South Boston said telephones knocked from his desk Radio DIS patcher Michael said the Boston police headquar CTS building waved like flag in the breeze
 Startled Dogs Rouse Town
 At Brookline, Mass. the shock startled dogs whose barking aroused the town Farther north, Police Lieuten ant William Long at Portland Me- said the headquarters building like leaf and thought boiler had blown up" In Albany, N Y., windows were broken and one woman notified police that she had been shaken out of bed Another said she walking home from dance hall and had to grab tree to keep from falling Am attendant at the Federal Astrological Station at the Albany Airport said the building rocked violently he had to S down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

PerSonS awakened Dy the JremOr said that it lasted for almost full minute and that a rocking motion was very noticeable. One local resi- dent put the time of the quake at exactly 2:28.
 No Damage To Wires
 William T. Jebb, manager of the Waterbury district office of the Con- necticut Light and Power Company said: "We suffered no damage that I know of. I was at my home in Watertown and heard loud noise that I thought was caused by the collision of two cars. I didn't see anything shaking"
 E. Leslie Beebe, manager of the local division of the Southern New England Telephone Company, said that there had been no interruption of service.
 ''It couldn't have been very much of. shock" said City Engineer Charles A. Root. There was nc damage to bridges or any other city property. = < Persons who felt the tremor var jed in their estimates of the quake's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
Waterbury Felt Shock
 But Escaped Damage
Many Felt TremOr, But There Were Thousands of Others, Who Slept On-Wires Were Not
 at All Disturbed

Waterbury escaped damage in the earthquake that hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada shortly before 23O today The trernor felt by comparatively few persons the city and the suburban area shock not being enough to wake many sleepers Utility reported trouble caused by the quake and far could be learned there no damage to buildings bridges or other structures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 DEC. 20, 1939
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
 Capt. Hans Langsdorff, com- mander of scuttIed pocket bat- tleship Graf Spe, committed suicide in Argentina naval arsenal
 Survivors of scuttled German luxury liner Columbus reached New ySOrk.
 Three ships lost at sea: Brit ish trawler Trinity N. B., Swed- ish steamers Mars and Adolf Bratt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 20--(UP) Cow ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Dec IS, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Yemr 4,6S7, ,95s, ,64O.07 $4,467, ,s24,726.04
 Receipts $2,725, ,3s6, ,S77.47 s2s5s2. .s1s. .2s0.15
 Cross Deficit $1,962,562,7 ,762.6O $l,874, ,sO6, 4S5. S4
 Net Deficit & $1,ss7, ,s42,ss2.sO sl,s5s. .0sl. .7s5.se
 Cash Balance s2.2oO.ss4, ,s52.5s ss.5s2.e4s. 4sI.1a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20

Are you ready for good job? Win asr term opens Jan. ?. 1941. Post
 Junior College of COmmerce.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
The Weather

Clearing Tonight, with
 Fair Saturday Full Weather Report Page 10
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Dr.. Ouerton To Talk
At Grace Methodist

DR.. Grace Sloan overton, of Ann
Arbor, Mich, will lead a special
serve to be held at Grace Metho-
dist church the week of Oct. q,
the Rev. J. F. Herbert, pastor, an
nounced last night.
The Rev. Mr.. Herbert, in speak
ing of the services last night, said,
II contacted DR.. Overton by let
ter in the summer, hoping that ]
could bring her to Wilmington and
Grace church within the next sew
eral years, but having no thought
that her busy program would al
low a new meeting any time soon.
It was my good fortune that She
had a week between engagements
in the South this month. My men
at Grace church took immediate
advantage Of this opportunity. I
cannot say too much in admira-
ton of the work of Grace Sloan
Overton. Among American Metho-
dists she has so superior on the
religious platform. I look forward
with thrilling anticipation to her
coming to Wilmington. this month.
mind, a vivid experience at home
ming, a vivid experience at home
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Golden Blood Seems
To Aid Horace Brvo,

Horace Bryan, seven vear.,,,
lad. of Raleigh was in = a
condition tonight after rece.v.nn
blood TRANSMISSION yesterday IS d
Mrs. Rose McMullin, of Washiu hun
ton, D. c, 1.-THE woman with .t
golden blood" Tie
DR.: J. Buren, Sudbury, attepdin,
physician, said he had snent )
quiet day, adding, There Is
thing spectacular about thir s nv
OF thing" and saying thew ba'
not been any visible chance IN 4 ns
lads condition. "le
Mrs. McMullin came hero ~.
terday for the TRANSMISSION WIKI
consisted of a pint of blood tsLon
from the woman who has haen
honored by the American Iea;en
and termed Americas No. ! b1aoa
donor. oa
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

Montgomery, Ala, from 1918 to 1916
In 1916 he was assigned to Wash
ington, D.. c., as purchasing agent
for the Panama Canal. During the
World War he organized two regi.
ments, the 307th and the 317th en-.
gineers. He was in command of the
317th while serving overseas.
Col. Brown later became chief OF
the engineers for the Fifth rmy
corps and was in command of the
21st engineers after the World war.
His next assignments as district
army engineer included: Cincinnati,
Ohio, in 1919; Wilmington, Delaware,
1921 to 1927; and chief engineer of
the eighth corps area, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, from 1927 to 1880;
Philadelphia, 1880 to 1894.
Just prior to retirement, Col.
Brown served as South Atlantic di.
visional engineer for the U. S. army
from 1894 to 1888 with headquar.
tiers at Norfolk and Richmond.
Promotions in the U. S. army en-
gineer corps have included: second.
lieutenant, 1898; first lieutenant,
1899; captain, 1904; major, 1912; lieu
tenant colonel, 1916; and colonel,
1917. Since his retirement, he has
assisted With the erosion control
project at Wrightsville Beach, and
served Is consulting engineer for
various projects.
Col. Brown supervised the re.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
PROPHECY
FORT S.

FORT MoULTR1E, S. c.,
Oct. ia note in a bottle
washed up on the beach at
Sull(an's island yesterday for
told the impending doom of
Hitler's legions.
Found by Sergeants Marion
F. Barnhill and Claude j. Nc
Gowan, of the 252nd COST ar
tillerhy band, former national
guard unit of Wilmington. The
note read: 1.-THE war is on
but Hitler will do down in de-
feat"
Written neatly in ink, the
note was unsigned and undat-
ed. It was sealed in a quart
whiskey bottle and was slight
ly damp although there was
no water in the bottle. The me-
tai top of the bottle was badly
rusted. It is believed that the
dampness seeped in through
the rust.
The note, which is in Ser
geant Barnhill's possession will
be framed and hung in his
tent. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

building of the Chesapeake and Della
ware channel, the deepening of the
Delaware river, furtherance of i'm
provements along the Cape Fear
river, and the first section of the
intracoastal waterway.
Other major U. S. army engineer
ing projects directed by Col. Brown
have comprised: starting of work
on the locks and dams on the upper
Cape Fear river, the harbor at More
head City, harbor refuge at Ape
Lookout, flood control work on the
Susquehanna river, locks and dams
on the Ohio river, and work along
the inland waterway from Morehead
City to the Neuse river.