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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-26
National Park Service Photograph.

Williams.
 For davenue: Mrs. Napier Lor- raine.
 Monmouth avenue: Mrs. Melvin Benson.
 Suffolk street: Mrs. James cul- bert.
 Chester avenue: Mrs. John Byrnes.
 Stafford street: Mrs. Everett Cook.
 Cornwall avenue: Mrs. Frederick seidel.
 Cuffolk street, MIddlesex street: Mrs. Russell Atherton.
 Essex street, Huntingdon avenue (near bridge), Middiesex Essex to CornwalD: Mrs. James Morrow.
 Colonial avenue Essex to Corn walD: Mrs. John Washburn.
 Colonial Cornwall to Monmouth) Mrs. Charles Koeppel.
 Pembroke avenue, Colonial (above Chester): Mrs. Walter Norman.
 The weekly meeting of Boy Scout Troop No. 3l was held last night at Fraternity Hall, under the lead- ership of Scoutmaster William Christie. Local scouts who will att tend the fourth annual Junior Lead CTS Conference, Saturday, Novem- Der 29, from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. at Wilby High school are: Jack Hughes, John Murphy, James Ah- rens, Al Sullivan, Frank Killeen, Michael Killeen. Joseph Killeen, John Byrnes, Harry Clark, Carl ton Bird, Ed Franks, and William Christie. The drive $ still continu- ing for old magazines and news papers. The meeting came to a close with a game of "Relievo" in the Park.
 Those present were:
 Cobra Patrol Michael Killeen, Norman Henchel, Louis Williams, Jack Murphy.
 Flying Eagle Carlton Bird, Rob- ert Murphy, Robert Brunsdoff, Will liam Brunsdoff and Robert Fowler. Lion Patrol--Johll Jackman, James Ahrens, John McNAahon, Al Sul- livan, John Byrnes.
 Senior Patrol Harry Clark. Jo- seph Killeen and William Scanlon.
 Assistant scout leader, Ed Franks and scoutmaster, William Christie.
 Card Party
 Among those attending the card party and social last evening, by the Pride of Welch Circle, at For esters' Hall were: Mrs. William Dunlavey, Mrs. Edward Barlow, Mrs. E. Johnson, Mrs. Frank Clarity, Mrs. Louis Dadario, Mrs. William Heaney, Mrs. Joseph Seery, Mrs. James Waters, Mrs. Joseph Dunne, Mrs. James German. Mrs. Emma Moran, Miss Josephine LaChance, Mrs. James McAree, Mrs. John Mo- Aree, Mrs. Harry Truelove, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. Francis Whal- en. Mrs. John Byrnes, Mrs. James Dunn, Mrs. L. Presino, Mrs. Joseph McArdle, Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. John Chauvell, Mrs. John Haggerty, Mrs. Edward Martin. Mrs. Joseph Benoit, Mrs. William Moore and Mrs. Thomas Buckley.
 The committee in charge includ- ed, Mrs. Rooney, Mrs. Dunlavey and Mrs. McArtile,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
BY BRYDON TAVES

LONDON, June 18 (UP)-Allied
forces, driving through Syria against
steadily intensifying Vichy troop re-
sistance, have stormed and captured
positions three miles from Damas-
Gus and are within II miles of
Beirut on the coast, it was asserted
authoritatively today.
Vichy troops are counter attack
ing at every opportunity, it was
said, and villages are changing
hands again and again.
Free French forces were attacking
on the Kissoue- Damascus road a
few miles south of Damascus.
British empire troops we're at
tacking the Mezze airfield, the most
important in Syria, three miles west
of the capital. They had Stormed
down from the Madam hill which
dominates Damascus from the south
west, and had made q three mile
advance in "a hours.
Farther south, Vichy mobile col
umns were attacking allied lines
and communications.
Monday the Vichy troops captur-
ed Ezra, Merdjayoun and Kuneitra
it was admitted But the British
recaptured Ezra, it was asserted
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
kazis Send Planes
Into Syrian War

ANKARA. Turkey, June l0 up
Authoritative British quarters
charged tonight that many Of the
French air reinforcemens arriving
in Syria actually were German
planes painted in French colors and
flown by Vichy pilots.
German-type dive -bombers bear
ing French markings. they said
have been attacking British naval
units off the Syrian coast.
CFrench sources in Vichy yester
day said that reports of German
planes in Syria probably arose from
the fact that the French had paint
ed their planes red with yellow
stripes since both they and the
British were relying principally upon
American built planes in SYRIA
British troops. striking westward
from the Euphrates valley, were re-
ported by authoritative Turkish mil
itary quarters to have reached with
in as miles of Aleppo, key air field
in northwestern Syria.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
French in Violent
Effort 70 Sever
Australian Lines

VICHY, France, June 18 (UP)-
Gen. Henri Dentz, commanding
Vichy troops in Syria and Lebanon,
has started a violent offensive
south of Saida in an attempt to
cut communications lines of Aus
ralian troops and isolate them in
the port, dispatches from Beirut
reported today.
Official French dispatches said
that the counter attacks ordered
by Dentz had halted the invaders.
An extremely big battle was
reported raging in south Lebanon.
Air Minister Gen. Jean Marie
Bergeret arrived from Vichy yester-
day by air, conferred with Dentz
and inspected airports. 1t was denied
that he had been sent to Beirut
TO replace DEM as commander in
chief of Vichy troops defending
Syria and Lebanon.
French troops also were reported
on the offensive south of Damas-
Gus where, it was said, they improv-
ed their positions.
British and Free French prison.
ers were reported to have been
taken by the Vichy troops in the
Damascus area yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
British Retreat
In Desert Battle

The communique said the British
withdraw after forcing the enemy
10 disclose his strength and after
inflicting heavy casualties upon the
Axis garrisons along the Libyan
frontier.
I'VE brought back several hundred
German prisoners and destroyed a
large number of enemy tanks and
guns" the communique said.
The communique said the with
drawal came after several enemy
attacks with fresh forces had been
beaten off.
The Germans, Middle Eastern
headquarters said, attempted to en-
circle British forward troops.
On the Syrian front, the COM
muniuue reported that allied patrols
now are within 20 miles of Beirut
an advance of some two miles be-
yond Saida.
South of Damascus" the COM
munique said, "allied forces made
further headWay faced by the
strong opposition of Vichy troops. .
On the central Syrian front, the
Middle East command said, allied
forces launch he'd counterattacks
against Vichy troops which have
recaptured Merdjayoun and Kunei-
ira. A French counterattack at Jez-
zine was repulsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
= 'lichy Revolt in
Tahiti Fails When
Officials Jailed

LOS ANGELES, June 18 up
Passengers returning here from a
cruise TO Tahiti aboard the Matson
liner Monterey today told of an
abortive attempt of Petain sympa-
thizers TO overthrow the DeGaullist
Free French government of the
islands.
One passenger, Gene Fowler, Hol-
lywood film writer. said 40 French
government officials had sought
passage on the Monterey shortly
before the ship sailed from Tahiti
on June and later had been jailed.
Rumors on the islands, Fowler
said, attributed their imprisonment
to an attempt to overthrow the De-
Gaullist government which has held
power in the islands since a pleb-
iscite last fall
Fowler said little was known of
the attempted coup, but passengers
were told that Petain sympathizers
in high Tahitian government circles
had attempted to provoke an uD-
rising ana take over the govern
ment. After its failure they had at
tempted TO escape aboard the Mon
terey and had subsequently been
jailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
APPEAL VOICED

AS the British planes swept over
Germany and occupied territory
Lord Beaverbrook, Prime Minister
Winston Churchills right hand
man. and air chief Marshal Sil
Philip Joubert de la Ferte, new
commander in chief of the coastal
command, appealed for at least
10000 men and 5000 women vol
unteers. including Americans, tC
help man radio directors-thes secret
weapon which, it was disclosed, has
resulted in the shooting down OF
hundreds of German planes.
Beaverbrook and Joubert de Ia
Ferte disclosed the radio locaters
had enabled the fighter command
and British anti-aircraft guns to
make night raiding over Britain SO
expensive that the Germans ap-
parently were trying to devise Il
new bombing technique.
Belief was growing now that
Britain's air force, SO Woefully
weak at the start of the war and
for many months afterwards, was
now able to impair Germany's war
production IN the vital Rhine
Ruhr area, center of German
heavy industry, by constant bomb
ings.
An indication of the scale of the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Consulate Closure
No Closed Matter,
Berlin Declares
By JOSEPH w. GRIGG, Jr

BERLIN, June 18. UP)-An au-
thorized spokesman said today that
the closing of German consulates
in America cannot Be regarded
as closed incident by the German
protest"
The spokesman said no reply TO
the German protest had been re-
ceived here. His statement that the
protest would not close the matter
was made in reply to question
by a foreign press correspondent.
Well informed quarters said that
Washington reports OF orders pre-
venting German nationals from leav-
ing the United States without au-
thorization had reached Berlin, but
that their implication was "indefl-
mite. There can be no immediate
comment or forecast of German re-
taliation, it was said.
Details of German retaliation
against freezing of Axis assets in
the United States will be issued
later, informed quarters said
1t was pointed out that in prac-
tice American residents OF Ger
many, as all other foreigners IN
the Reich, have been affected by
measures introduced shortly after
the outbreak of war and which for
bid foreigners to leave the country
without an exit permit. During re-
cent months number Of Americans
have experienced delays of from six
: 10 eight weeks in obtaining exit per-
mits.
So far as was known, however,
there have been no cases in which
permits were refused.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Bombs Thunder
On French Coos&

British raiding was shown last
night when great formations OF
planes -bombers escorted Lv fight
ers-flew over Franco. pierced the
Nazi fighter plane screen. and
hurled countless tons Of bombs on
invasion coast objectives.
VOLUNTEERS ASKED
Berlin asserted that 20 British
fighter planes were shot down II
said that one German plane was
lostD
The appeal for volunteers for the
radio locaters was made by Lord
Beaverbrook, in an empire broad
cast and by Sir Philip in a speech
10 British and American Newspaper
and Press association correspond
entS.
These loeaters, the two officials
disclosed. detect German planes
long before they reach their British
targets and permit immediate mob
ilzation of planes of the fighter
command to combat them.
Beayerhrook said that the air
force. navy and army were con-
stantly demanding men who in
vent, men who improve, men who
make and maintain the technical
equipment with which the battle
for freedom is fought
1t was Joubert de la Ferte who
asked for the 10000 volunteers in
cluding Americans, and 5000 wo-
r1en. who need not, he said, be
trained.
The battle of Britain last year
was won by a combination of the
fighter force and radio detection, >
he said.
Then IN the first mention ever
made of the method by which the
approach of German planes is de-
tected. he said:
Radio waves, or call them ether
waves. which naturally are not af-
fected by wind, fog or darkness,
are constantly sent out far beyond
the limit of our shores. Il they
strike any object like plane they
are instantly reflected.
1T is a 24-hour a day watch in
the air It obyiates the necessity
for constant fighter partols. 1t
means a tremendous saving in fuel
and mental strain on personnel y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

This spicy compound of vegetable
ingredients has proved itself. The
basic herb is an intestinal tonic
laxative" which helps tone lazy in
testional muscles. Other herbs in
BLACK-DRAUGHT make it gentle
in action, easy to take as directed
When you need a laxative, give
BLACK DRAUGHT the use-test.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
ImperioIs Drive
Nearer Damascus

taking $50 prisoners and started op-
erations to dislodge the Vichy troops
from Merdiayoun and Kuneitra.
On the coast. empire forces ad-
vanced four miles beyond Saida and
sent out patrols six miles farther
north. The patrols met no opposl-
ton, it was said, and were now only
u miles from Beirut.
Allied troops advancing in the
Jezzine area between Damascus and
the coast inflicted severe casualties
on Vichy troops and captured sew
eral armored cars, informants said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE, JR

LONDON. June l8 tUP)- Brit
aims air force bombed the Ger
man Rhine-Ruhr industrial area.
centering on Cologne and DueSsel-
dorf, and the French invasion
coast last night for the seventh
straight light of its greatest Of
fensive of the war
Hundred of planes hurled bombs
on factories. railroad yards, storage
depotS. docks and airdromes over
German and G rm a n occupied
territory.
Thousands of men, women and
children, unable to sleep because OF
the terrific explosions of bombs
on the French side of the channel,
more than 25 miles away, lined the
cliffs of the Kentish coast, en-
thralled to watch and listen.
The raid extended to the entire
coast line between Dunliirk and
Boulogne, and penetrated deep in
land. The noise was like the con-
tinuous peal of thunder in great
storm. The KentiSh coast shook
all night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

CAIRO, June I8. cUP)-British
Middle Eastern headquarters re-
ported today British forces in Libya
have fallen back to their previous
forward positions after terrific
battle with AXIS troops.
The communique said that the
Withdrew after forcing the enemy
the Imperial forces had accomplish
ed the objective of their attack
upon the Axis lines around Sollum
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18

OUR COMMANDER TIRE is a full
dimension, heavy tread tire. We
sincerely believe it is the best tire
in its price field. Obviously, it is
not the best tire money can buy.
No tire at this price can give you
the mileage and extra safety you
would expect from a Silvertown.
In ordinary times, we have advised
many people of limited income to
buy the Commander. To-day, how
ever, the tires you buy may have to
last youmueb longer than you ever
expected. That's why we think it
will pay you TO step clear o1t of this
bargain price" feld-and step mp
TO Silvertowns.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
WALNUT SUBSIDY
PAYMENT ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, June l8 tUP)-
The agriculture department today
announced a subsidy payment of
375 cents pound on 100000
pounds of walnuts grown in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington, if
moved into export or shelling trade
before Oct. l.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
A Popular Laxative
has to be Good!

The hardest test of any product
is the use-test. 1t is especially true
OF a laxative, which is used under
all kinds of conditions.
Yet one herbal laxative has been
tested in use with four generations
and has thereby earned its popular
ity all over the South and West
-DRAUGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-06-18
Assemb|yman Dies
In Hotel Room

SACRAMENTO, June 18 CUP)-
The body of AsSemblyman James
Cassidy, 49, who collapsed in his
hotel and died in a Sacramento
hospital last night will be taken
TO his home at Oakland today.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
How They Stand

Attitude of citizens asSocia-
tions on city-wide problems
since the start of the civic year:
Oyerton Fiscal Relations Plan.
Favor 80
Opposed d---
Summers Plan Proposing Ma
tional Representation.
Favor ---------- 10
OppoSed-------------- U
Local Resident for Vacancy on
District Court Bench.
Favor --------- IL
Opposed------ 0
Photograph of Automobile
Drivers on Permits.
Opposed d----- l
Merger of Police and Municipal
Courts.
FaVOr
OppoSed--------------
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Natives Hold
Annual Fete
Tomorrow
]. Russell Young
Will Be Speaker at
MayfOwer Hotel

Fourteen citizens associations
have scheduled meetings this week
including the annual banquet of
the Society of Natives tomorrow at
7 pm. in the Mayflower Hotel. Six
of the groups are expected to hold
their final meetings until fall.
District Commissioner John Rus
sell Young will be the principal
speaker at the natives banquet with
officials of the District and con-
gressional leaders as guests, it was
announced by Washington I. Cleve-
land, chairman Of arrangements.
The guest list includes Chairman
Overton of the Senate Subcomnnit-
tee on District Appropriations;
Chairman Reynolds of the Senate
District Committee, Chairman Ran
dolph of the House District Com
mittee, United States District At
torney Edward M. Curran, Corro-
ration Counsel Richmond B. Keech
and Harry N. Stull, president Of
the Federation of Citizens AsSo-
Citations.
The invocation will be given by
the Rev Armand Tise Eyler, rector
of st. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
John M. Howard, president of the
society, will give the address of well
come
Entertainment will be provided by
the Telephone Co. Glee Club.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presl-
dent of the Board of Education, will
speak on The Education of Chill
dren Under Five Years OF Age"
before the Georgetown Citizens AS
sociation tomorrow night, it was
stated by Joseph I. Cavanaugh, sec
retary of the group.
Suffrage for the District will be
the topic of discussion Tuesday
night before the Southeast and
Trinidad Citizens Associations. Also
on the program for the former
group will be a talk on natural gas
in the District by a representative
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Federation Renews Drive
For Permanent Office
Stull Pushes
Work on
His Baby

Federation President Harry N.
Stull is planning concerted drive
toward the establishment of per-
manent headquarters for the Fed
Grafton in the very near future.
Earlier in the year a committee
was appointed to look into the
feasibility of the situation but as
yet has brought in no report. At
the last meeting of the delegates
Mr.. Stull named another flve-man
group headed by Wilbur Finch to
report back to the May meeting on
the cost and possible location of
an Office
Branding the situation ''intoler-
able Mr. Stull feels the Federation
is too responsible and important
group to be without definite head
quarters.
Now we haven't even got listed
phone" he pointed out. This Sit
uation just can't continue"
Informal Work Methods.
At present, he explained. COM
mittee reports are typed out in the
offices of the committee chairmen
and members by their own clerks,
some $500 is spent annually in
having mimeographing done, and
outgoing letters from the Federation
have to be typed up and paid for.
AS he emissions the function of
the Office it will take care of the
business transacted by the Fedora
tion through the medium of a full
time employe who would get copies
of bills in which citizens were inter-
ested and serve as a clearing house
for the citizen member bodies.
They could save some of that
$780," he added, "if they got a
mimeograph machine and set it
up in the Office"
Mr.. Stull expressed the opinion
that if the service were ever set up,
the citizens would not let it stop.
Principal difficulty appears to be
the provision of funds. The FEEDER
alton income is about $3.50 a year
from dues of member bodies, but
most of this is required for re-
curing expenditures. Mr.. Stull
said he though private contribu-
tions might be obtained to finance
the Office and limited he has already
discussed the matter with possible
contributors.
Many Locations Considered.
Various locations have been in
formally under consideration, it was
learned, but some of these present
problems. The possibility of find
ing some available space in the
new municipal center had been
suggested but it was thought this
| might establish an obligation to
Evening star., 1941-04-27

the Commissioners which might
hamper criticism.
This same objection was raised
back in World War days when the
Federation first moved to the board
room of the District Building for its
monthly meetings. Delegate Charles
Lancaster feared the Federation
would lose the right to damn the
Commissioners" Commissioner Oil
yer Peck Newman replied that they
would just as lief be damned there
as any place else.
1t was also pointed out that
certain other complications were
inherent in the proposal inasmuch
as if the city heads provided Office
space for the Federation, it might
establish a precedent for other
similar requests far beyond the
ability of the Commissioners to
comply.
Setting up headquarters, however,
is Mr.. Stull's definitely announced
baby" and he has several times
said that he hopes to see it realized
before he leaves Office as president.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

of the Washington Gas Light Co.,
and discussion of the proposed
merger of Police and Municipal
Courts.
George ]. Richardson, member
of the Presidents Advisory Com
mittee on National Fire Defense
and secretary of the International
Association of Firefighters, is ex-
pected to address the Mid-City Cltl-
zens' Association tomorrow nlght.
A. J. Driscoll, president, also an
nounced a discussion Of District OF
Columbia bills pending in Congress:
Police Court Judge D. Nelson Will
sneak on Safety" before the North
east Conference Thursday night, II
was said by president Marvin M
Mclean.
Mr.. Mclean. who is also presi-
dent of the Brookland Citizens AS
sociation. announced that this group
tomorrow night will discuss District
of Columbia taxes and street I'M
provements. ..i.
Those associations meeting this
week that are expected to adjourn
until fall include Bradbury Heights,
Connecticut Avenue, Northeast Con-
ference. washington Highlands,
Chillum Heights and Randle High
lands.
Following is the schedule OF the
IA citizens associations meeting this
week:
Monday.
observation-disclosures Hall, Twelfth
and Monroe streets NE, 8 pm.
Georgetown Parish hall, st.
Johns Church, Potomac and o
streets NV, 8 pm.
Mid-City - Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV, 8 pm.
North Capitol-McKinley High
School, Second and T streets NE,
8pm.
Society of Natives-Banquet, May
flower Hotel, 7 pm.
Tuesday.
Enthusiastically House, 6l9
D street Sc, 8 pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley School, 1918
Montello avenue NE, pm.
Thursday.
Bradbury Heights - Brad dbury
Heights Methodist Church, 1927
Bowen road Sc, 8 pm.
Connecticut Avenue-Parish hall,
All-Souls' Church, Connecticut and
Cathedral avenues NV, 8 pm.
Northeast Conference.-The. II po-
lice precinct, Seventeenth street
and Rhode Island avenue NE, SPIN.
Washington Highlands-3841 First
street Sc, pm.
Friday.
Chillum Heights-Keene School,
Blair and Riggs roads NE, pm.
Randle Aghlands-Orr School,
Twenty-second and Prout streets
Sc, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation-Board room, District
Building, 8 pm.