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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

The British fighting planes chal-
lenged Germany's control of the
Norwegian skies as Allied reinforce
ments, including French Foreign
Legion troops, were reported moving
southwark from Namsos to attack
German-held Steinkjer and Trond-
helm from the north.
British naval and air forces also
were reported to have bombarded
Agdenes Fort, guarding Trondheim
Fjord.
But the German advance from
Lillehammer and Ringbu up the
Gudbrandsdal valley toward DOM
baas continued relentlessly and the
British war Office in a communique
said that Limited Withdrawals" has
been made by allied forces south OF
Dombaas, presumably in the otta
sector.
The German column pressing
northwestward from Lillehammer
and Ringebu is one of two thrusting
toward Trondheim. The other col
umn is going up the Oesterdal val
ley, near the Swedish border, by way
of Roeros. British authorities admit
that if the Germans succeed in max
ing contact with Trondheim the al
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
POPULATION OF
CITY IS GUESS
Supervisor Byrne Refuses
to Comment on RumOrs
as to Figures

Census Supervisor w. Harry
Byrnes today declined comment on
reports that census returns thus
far have shown that Waterbury's
population has not increased as
much as estimated during the past
10 years. One unofficial source de-
clared that unless surprising gains
are shown in the districts which
are yet incomplete, the city's popu-
lation will remain below the 100000
mark.
Mr.. Byrnes said that such reports
are purely speculative. He stated
that no figures on the local census
will be available until after all To-
CAL district enumerations have been
completed and checked, and the
census information sent to Wash
ington.
99,9O2 in 1880
The 1880 census gave Waterbury
a population of 99,9O2. This figure
was arrived at after several thousand
names had been Topped off the lists
by census workers sent here from
Washington. 1t was claimed that
names had been duplicated and that
non-residents and dead persons had
been listed. Many insisted, however
that the city's population was great
err than given officially in 1880 and
that many persons had been missed
by the enumerators.
About two-thirds of the 1910
enumeration has been finished, with
about IS districts yet to be reported
1t is said that enumerators whose
reports are already in found losses
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
NEW ATTACHE is
SENT TO BERLIN

washington, April 26-CUP)-A
new assistant U. S. military attache
is en- route to Berlin to inpsect
conditions of allied prisoners of war
in Germany at the request of Great
Britain and France, it was learned
today.
Maj. Harvey H. Smith, who had
been stationed at FIT. Benning, Ga,
recently was assigned to the new
post in Berli as part OF the army's
move to strengthen its intelligence
services In belligerent nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
Became Alarmed in 1880
Over Company as Things
Looked "Blue"
WROTE TO COSTER 49,
in STRONG TERMS
Told COster That He, Phil
lips, Was in Deep in
McKessOn Co.
(By Democrat Staff RepOrter)

New York, April 26. -
Especial to the Democracy -
1t was indicated today in the
McKesson and Robbins $21,-
100000 stock fraud, alleged
by the federal government,
that testimony would end by
next Friday afternoon. Judge
Irving Moscowitz let this be
known following a confer
ence held late yesterday
afternoon with attorneys in the
case.
Rowley w. Phillips, prominent
Waterbury broker, one of five Con-
necticut men accused by the govern
ment of conspiring to defraud Nc
Kesson stockholders, again took the
stand as the case resumed in fed
eral district court here this morn
ing, it being his sixth successive day
on the stand.
The witness related at one point
in his testimony how he began to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
He Accused Hitler of Driv=
ing Germany Into Fright
full Abyss
TO TERMINATE IN
"FINIS GERMANIAE"
Thyssen Threatened to
Call Upon Conscience of
World to Condemn Him

New York, April '26.-(UP)
- Life magazine today pub
lished a series of letters at
tributed to Fritz Thyssen ir
one of which, dated last
December %, the exiled and
despoiled former "Angel" of
the Nazi party implored
Adolf Hitler to turn back as
long as it is still possible"
from policies which are "driv-
ing Germany into an abyss
and the German nation into perdi-
ton"
Thyssen. who fled with his family
to Switzerland last September and
now is in Paris, wrote Hitler that
his pact with Soviet Russia and
the war with Great Britain and
France would, if not stopped,
terminate in a fms germaniae."
Denouncing "this war into which
the German nation has been plunged
$50 frivolouSly, and for the horrors
of which you and your advisers will
be held responsible" Thyssen begged
Hitler to restore the German par
Lament and "give back to the Ger
man nation freedom of conscience,
freedom of thought, and freedom
of speech"
Create anew" the letter exhorted,
1.-The foundations which are neces-
sary to restore law and justice,
which will make it possible to trust
a German treaty again. Sotp the
useless bloodshed and Germany will
obtain peace with honor, and will
thus preserve her unity"
Call Upon World
Warning that he would call upon
the conscience of the world if Hit
Ter failed to make his letter pub
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
GERMAN MACHINE
WORKS SMOOTHLY
Still Going Ahead Despite
Admitted BOmbings By
British Planes
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG, JR.

Berlin, April 26. - (UP) - The
high command said today thai
more troops and supplies hac
reached Trondheim, from where g
German force is driving southeast
ward attempting to join a German
motorized force sweeping north from
Oslo, to cut Norway in two at its
middle.
The high commands communique
admitted that British planes hac
attacked the Trondheim airport anc
damaged several planes there.
1t said British planes had bombed
Oslo again last night, "but failed
to effect any military damage, while
the civilian effect in the city is not
yet established"
German newspapers have been
bitterly protesting against alleged
British bombings of civilians lately
leading to belief in some quarters
that retaliation is planned. 1t has
been charged that since April II
the British have bomber civilian
detectives" at Heiligenhaesen, in
chleWSlz-HolSteln Oslo twice, and
'the bathing beach" at Meningstadt
on the Island of Sylt, where Ger
many has a seaplane base.
IL Allied Planes Gone
The high command said that Ger
man bombers had destroyed IL
enemy" airplanes parked on an i'm
provised airport between DombaaS
and Andalsnes, in Central Norway.
Also, as a result of bomb at
tacks, it said, lone British mine
sweeper and one transport ship were
grounded, one torpedo boat was
forced to halt, one tanker listed
heavily and was deserted by its
crew and one supply ships boiler
exploded"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

Big Battle Raging
A battle to block the German
drive northward up the Oesterdal
valley was reported north of the
town of Roeros today as allied
forces truck back at the Germans
on three main Norwegian fronts. Z.
Dispatches from the frontier to
the newspaper Allehanda said that
intense fighting was in progress this
morning north of Roeros, where a
German motorized column arrived
yesterday but was reported to be
awaiting reinforcements before at
tempting to push on toward Stoeren
and Trandheim.
The magnitude of the fighting in
the Roeraosthe Roeros sector was
not definitely indicated, but the AL
lehanda dispatch said that there
was lively artillery fire from both
sides.
The Nazi advance up the Oester-
dial valley was one of the three main
actions. A second Nazi column
which had advanced from Lilleham-
mer up the Gudbrandsdal valley to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
FRENCH LINER TO
ENTER WAR ZONE

New York, April 26-(UP)-The
43, 45O-ton French liner lie de France
was expected to sail today or tomor-
row for war duty.
The repainting of the liner was
completed, she had taken on Oil and
stores and smoke was pouring from
her stacks, indicating that the en-
gines were being warmed up. Her
departure had been expected fol-
several weeks, since the British
liners Queen Mary and Mauritania
to war.
A crew of 1926 was reported
aboard the French liner, enough to
handle her. She has been tied up
since the war started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
HIGH SCHOOL BOY
SHOT TO DEATH

Weymouth, Mass, April 26-(UP)
-Seventeen-year-old Frank Hersey,
high school senior and honor STU
dent, was found shot to death in
his bedroom today with his fathers
army rifle beside him.
Medical-examiiser Robert r. Ryan
reserved his finding.
The youths mother heard a shot
and called a neighbor who climbed
a ladder to the bedroom window.
The bullet pierced young Hersey's
head,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
MORE INDICTED

Chicago, April 26.-(UP) "A fed
eral grand jury investigating alleged
"bootlegging" of horse race mfor-
nation since dissolution of M. L
Annenberg's Nationwide News Ser
vice, Inc, today indicted the West
ern Union Telegraph company ami
Is individuals for alleged CONSPIRACY
to violate federal lottery laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April 26-UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through April
"a, compared with a year ago:
This Year Expenses :. Last Year
$7,S22, 407, 642.56 S7,453, sos 662.14
Receipts
$467S, 266, 231.OS $4,611,66l,164
Gross Deficit
$3,144,141,411,4S $2,S41942, 1927
Net Deficit
s3,O6S,177,111.4S $2,SO5, 1865, S4727
Cash Balance
$2,22S, SO7,21O.45 $S,O5S,1S4,17721
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26
Rowley w. Phillips Called
For Sixth successive Day"
To Give Evidence In Trial
Allied Forces Hurled
BackAgain by Germans
Hanlmering Nazi Offensive Pounds at Allied Lines;
ReinfOrcements Are Pouring in to Stop Nazi
Drive to TrOndheim
BY WEBB MILLER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

London, April g. - (UP) - Allied troops fell back
again today before a hammerng German offensive up
Norway Gudbrandsda Valley but steady stream of rein
forcements and supplies = including fighting planes
blocking the two-pronged Naz drive toward Trondhem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

Choose q diamond at PierpOnt's, 1850
Bank St., and know that your choice
is q stone of fine quality.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

Spring brings a brilliant Fashion
Parade Of beautiful Red Cross Shoes.
$3.50 pr. l. Solo Co. Grand St.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

Our new store will open April SOth
at IS East Main st. Watch for an
nOuncement. Schneider's.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

Employers know the value of train
ing at Post Junior College. Send for
Summer School Bulletin.-Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

The Weather

Fair, Continued Cold
Tonight, Saturday
Fun Weather Report Page 10
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

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Evening star., 1940-06-15
No Word From Bu|Iitt
Received Since Thursday

The State Department said to-
day it had been out of communica-
ton with Ambassador William C.
Bullitt in Paris since II o'clock
Thursday night paris time)
Lack of any further word from
Mr.. Bullitt apparently was due to
German control of all communica-
ton lines out of Paris.
The department said it never had
had any information to the effect
that Mr.. Bullitt had been taken into
protective custody" by German
forces as reported and later denied
from Berlin yesterday.
The last contact with Mr.. Bullitt
was in the form of telephone call
from him to Anthony j. Drexel
Biddle. jr., Ambassador to Poland,
who accompanied the French gov
ernment from Paris to Tours and
was due to 60 on to Bordeaux last
night.
Mr.. Bullitt telephoned Mr.. Biddle
at Tours at 7 pm. paris time)
Thursday that the Germans were
inside the gates of Paris, this mes
sage reaching the State Department
at l am. yesterday. His later mes
sage at II pm. added no new de-
tails about the situation, it was said.
An American radio commentator
in broadcast from Paris today said
a guard had been placed about the
Embassy.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Showers Due to Break
92-Degree High Today

A high of 90 degress-which will
be broken by thundershowers-w
forecast for Washington by the
weather man today.
There will be showers late today
and tonight, the Weather Bureau
predicted, and tomorrow will be
fair and slightly cooler. The tenn
perature had reached 81 at noon
today, with a high relative humidity
of 50 per cent.
A strong breeze. which reached
"a miles an hour in gusts, famed
the city.
At least one person was treated
for the effects of the heat here yes
terday as the temperature scared
to 88 degrees. Frank Fenwick, e.
colored, of 2432 Ontario road NV. :.
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for sun stroke, which he suffered
at lockwood parkway and Uni.
versity avenue NV.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
WiIIkie Takes Double Room
And Taft 1O2 for Convention

Vandenberg is allotted 48 rooms In
half a dozen hotels.
The assignments were disclosed
today by Bayard Sharp, 27-year-old
executive secretary of the conven-
ton Housing Committee.
Mr.. Sharp, member of the Du-
pont family and the Wilmington,
Del, City Council said the candi-
dates demands fooled me COM
pletely." He had planned a maxi
mum of 20 rooms for each.
Five thousand rooms in hotels,
college fraternity houses, apartment
houses and University of Pennsyl-
vania dormitories have been en-
gagged for convention visitors.
Delegations from the most distant
States get the choicest accommoda-
tions as a matter of hospitality and
because of the length and expense
Of their trips to Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Main Line Broken

BERLIN, June IS (P,.-Capture
of Verdun-where the French in
the World War shouted They shall
not pass!"-and a breaking of the
Maginot Line on a broad front"
south of Saarbrucken were an
nounced this evening by the Ger
man high command.
The announcement said that
both the town of Verdun and the
famed fortress had fallen.
Verdun lies about 135 miles east
of Paris and about Is miles south
OF Montmedy, northern anchor of
the Maginot Line which already has
fallen to the German "Blitzkrieg."
Fort VauX was stormed and Fort
Marie captured in the drive on Ver-
dun, the high command said in its
special communique.
This represented a tremendous
rear attack or a flank turning
movement against the powerful line
of steel and concrete Notifications
upon which the French had counted
vainly in their defensive war"
The attack south of Saarbrucken
represented a frontal assault near
the middle of the German French
land frontier
After heavy fighting our troops
have broken through the Maginot
line on broad front south of Saar-
brucken,' said the communique.
After breaking through the line
of fortresses on both sides of Meuse
City, the citadel of Verdun, fought
for in the World War, was taken
by u.s.
Nazi Flag Over Versailles.
German troops made bold smash
aimed at crumbling Frances bastion
as Nazi flags flew over the Palace
of Versailles and German boots
echoed in the streets of Paris.
AS the drive on the Maginot Line
thundered into its second day, Ger
man "Stukas" dived down on the
steel el-and-concrete forts with show
ers of bombs and artillery poured
tons of shells hour after hour.
Terrific pressure in this sector
multiplied the difficulties of the
French in trying to stave off the
German push in the Metz and Ver-
dun region.
The high commands communique
(see BERLIN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-06-15
BY J. A. OLEARY.

The Senate Finance Committee
voted today to increase the revenue
from motion picture theater admis-
sion tickets and to eliminate the
House-approved increase in the to-
bacco excise tax, as it began re-
vision of the billion dollar national
defense revenue bill.
The committee is understood to
have broadened the scope of the
amusement tax by placing 1-cent
levy on 10-cent tickets, with a grad
ually increasing scale above that
point. This will bring in consider
ably more than the $25, 900 900 esti-
mated to be collected from admis-
sion taxes under the House bill.
The House placed no tax on tickets
priced at 80 cents or less, with a 10
per cent tax above that point. The
present law starts the 10 per cent
tax at Al cents.
The committee had number of
other proposed changes remaining
to be acted on, including the pro-
posal of Senator Byrd, Democrat,
of Virginia, for 10 per cent cut in
the total of the Governments non-
defense budget for the coming year,
to make more money available for
national defense.
Chairman Harrison is anxious to
get the bill out of committee this
afternoon and ready for Senate &C.
ton early next week.
Elimination of the tobacco in
crease followed testimony of numer-
GUS witnesses that tobacco farmers
faced serious economic problem as
the result of having lost their for
eign markets since the outbreak of
the war. Their spokesmen con-
tended tobacco already is bearing
heavy share of the Governments
revenue needs.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Anti-AircraftC Cruiser
Sunk, British Admit
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 15.-The Ad-
miralty today announced H. M. S.
Calypso, an anti-aircraft cruiser of
4,l80 tons, was sunk in Mediter-
ranean waters by an Italian sub
marine. One officer and SO men
were missing
Enemy mines sank two trawlers,
the Myrtle and Ocean Sunlight in
home waters.
The 4,l80-ton Calypso had a nor
NAL complement of 400 and 437 men.
She was built in 1917.
The Admiralty said it was feared
there were no survivors of the
Myrtle and that eight were missing
from the Ocean Sunlight.
A Reuters british news agencv)
dispatch from Madrid said Finnish
ship, identified as the Margaretta,
had been attacked by submarine
$50 miles off the northwest coast of
Spain.
The dispatch said 10 survivors mad
been picked up by Spanish fishing
boat.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Still Fight With Vigor,
British State, Denying
France Will Make Peace

Capture of Verdun and a breach in the Magnot Line
were claimed by the Germans today high Allied councils
apparently were shaping momentous decisions.
The breach in the Magnot Line said to have been
made on broad front" south of Saarbrucken.
For two days German artillery hour after hour had
hurled shells into the steel Frances bason
on the western front and "Stukas' had dved down to
punish it with bombs in the Saar region.
Both the town of Verdun and its famed fortress fell the Ger
asserted
weary driven defenders of France fell back still farther
under the onsaughts Germany's driving egions
The Paris radio cabinet meeting following reports
in London that strategic decisions
been taken by Allied Army leaders and that
"a hours likely to show what these are"
In Berlin the French situation regarded hopeless
French Declared on Verge of Collapse.
Exultant still remains of Frances
armies is on the verge of collapse.
The fleeing wildly spokesman declared
and the Magnot Line which relied keep
safe from German invasion soon will be past history
Allied sources admitted that this was the btterest hour for
France in TO years
ceasing Nazi pres
described orderly without desperation
Generalssmo Maxine Weygands pous
launched points
speed and the retirement
Fighting in Normandy Louviers
lent German pressure in Champagne toward Troys and St Der
reported by the French.
What Frances leaders would unknown,
British source said separate French with
Germany not being considered.
With the Allied anks harassed by Italy, develop
the of gave Germany
anxiousy to her own.
Russians Lithuania.
Moscow announced that Lithuana accepted
matu which demanded in part that Soviet Russian be
permitted Immediately spread to vital Lithuanian
sufficient strength to safeguard the mutual
assistance already marching
Lithuana it reported in Berlin.
Successful the British Mediterranean base
Malta Red of claimed the Italian
which said it also had occupied points of French territory along
the Alpine frontier.
The Italian command declared also that Allied
Italian the Egyptian frontier had repused
that opedoeS had French damaged
another naval attack the italian yesterday
Anxiety other of the spreading reflected
also Switzerland, where the public told how
possible parachute INVASION and in Rumana where King Carol
asked Turkey neutral in order
becoming involved
Evening star., 1940-06-15
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Assurances of Brazilian loyalty to
President Roosevelt's leadership of
the Western Hemisphere we're re-
ceived at the White House today in
cablegrom from Getulio Vargas,
President of the South American
republic.
Calculated to offset interpreta-
tions of speech by Mr.. Vargas on
Tuesday as being pro-Fascist, to-
days message from the Brazilian
Chief Executive was delivered to Mr..
Roosevelt by Undersecretary Of
State Sumner Wells. 1t was origin
ally received at the Brazilian EN-
bassy here and follows in full:
Speech delivered June II can in
no sense be regarded as contradic-
tory to that Of President Roosevelt
whose speech I had not read at
that time. My speech is a warning,
a call to reality. addressed to Brazil
ians and which might cause sur
prise only to persons devoted to
routine, not to a far-seeing mind
like that of Roosevelt, who is lib
eral-minded, progressive and for
Warding looking, crying out as the
voice of the whole continent regard.
ing perils which threaten America
and who knows that Brazil will not
fail him in loyalty"
To See Allied Envoys.
1t was believed that the Brazilian
President was referring to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's speech at the Uni
versity of Virginia Monday when
the Chief Executive lashed out Sc
Verely at the Italian decision to
enter the European War. The
Vargas pronouncement on the day
following was generally interpreted
to be a notice that Brazil looked
with favor on dominance of to-
talltarian PHILOSOPHERS and policies.
AS Mr.. Roosevelt received today
the later manifestation of hem
isphere solidarity, he was continuing
his crowded schedule of planning
for more effective American defense
and keeping in closest possible touch
with developments abroad.
Scheduled to see him during the
day were Alexander Kirk. recently
returned from his post as principal
American diplomatic representa- tive
in Berlin, and the British and
French Ambassadors here. The
latter two were to visit the White
House together for an appointment
made at their request.
Doing All Possible"
While there was speculation that
the Allied ENJOYS may be inquiring
about further American assistance
to their governments, a White House
spokesman repeated today that
nothing more can be done than
already is being done. We will
continue to do all that is possible"
In substance, the same thing was
said yesterday by President Roose-
velt at a press conference,
On the defense front the Presi-
dent today addressed a suggestion
to the Federal Power Commission
that in the interest of assuring
an adequate supply of electric power
for defense needs it establish close
coordination with the National
Power Policy Committee and the
Advisory Commission to the Council
of National Defense.
Through the proposed cooper
alton, Mr.. Roosevelt suggested the
following steps:
l. That contact be maintained
with the War and Navy Depart
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3J