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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10

Human beings on the sacred island of Minajima in the Sea of Japan are forbidden to die or to be born,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10
3 New Vehicles Finally Ordered
 Bought For Town
Night Specifications Call for U s. Tires Motor Patrol to Make Report

Correspondents: wm. J. Baxter-PhOne NausatuCk ssAs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10

Improvement Noted
 Improvement is reported in the condition of Milton Weissman of Beebe street. son of MT. and Mrs. Bonnet Weissman, who underwent c serious operation on his back re- gently at the Brooks hospital in Brookline, Mass. He is expected to be in the hospital for several weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10
DEMOCRATS TO
 MEET IN CAUCUS
Grange H Olds Short Ses. siOn-Girls Return to
 School

Beacon Falls, Sept. 10.-The Dem ocratic party will choose slate of nominees ct caucus to be held Saturday night at o'clock at the Town Hall. There will be much in- terest In the caucus this year, 1t Is expected.
 It is not known whether or not there will be any contests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10

Fire has started special training courses for teachers of Irish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10

4 postponed meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the United church will be held tomorrow night at the home of Mrs. Harry Sparks, Maple avenue at 8 o'clock.
 The Misses Betty Baukat, Margery Brennan and Harriet Malone yeS- terday resumed their studies at the New Haven State Teachers college. Miss Baukat and Miss Brennan are juniors and Miss Malone is a Sopho- more. Miss Laurian Richter, daughter of MT. and MT. Harold Richter of Wolfe avenue, started her freshman year there yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10
LOCAL WOMAN'S.
 SISTER IS DEAD
Mrs. Charlotte BeddOe to Be Buried in Borough
 Thursday

Naugatuck, Sept. io-word hai been received here of the death yesterday of Mrs. Charlotte Johnson Beddoe at her summer home in Westerly, R. I. Mrs. Beddoe is the sister of Mrs. IT, R. Hawley of Central avenue and has often wis., tied here. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
 She leaves e daughter, Mrs. Edith Trego of New Haven: son, Stanley J. Beddoe of West Virginia; Q brother, Paul 1T. Johnson of Attle- boro, Mass; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha M. Evans of Los Angeles, Calf, and Mrs. Hawley.
 The funeral will be held at 2 p. m, tomorrow from St. Michael's Epis- copal church. Rev. Arthur F.. Lewis, rector, will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Gilnack funeral home, 95 Meadow street, from ' to g o'clock.
 Thrift Sale
 An all-day thrift sale will be held at the local Red Cross chapter house on Church street next Tues day from Q Q. m. to p. Hn., Mrs. 0. L. Berger, chairman of the thrift department of the chapter, has an- nounced. All donations will be ac. cepted with thanks for the sale and proceeds will be added to the chap ter treasury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-10

A short business meeting of the Rock Rimmon Grange was held last night ct Pythian hall at 8 o'clock and after that the members went to Shelton to attend Q social. They have been invited to 6 meeting in oxford tomorrow.
 The Juvenile Grange met yegter- day afternoon at Pythian hall and discussed plans for entering an ex- hibit at the Springfield fair in the Grange booth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13

lished in New York, as a di-
visional flagship.
The navy announced We'd
nesday that Admiral Kidd had
been killed in the Hawaii battle
while in command of d battle
ship division OF the Pacific
feet
CHS said that the Japanese
controlled Saigon radio carried the
item this way:
From Toxic: A communique
from Washington according to
which Rear Admiral Isaac c.
Kidd has been killed during the
bombing OF Pearl Harbor II In
terpreted by japanese maritime
circles a. an indication that the
32,600-ton Arizona, OF which
Rear Admiral Isaac Capbell
(sic) was captain. has been
seriously damaged"
CHS added.
And now accounts are being
circulated by the japanese that
the Arizona has been sunk"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Doctor, Defense Plant
Fail 10 Free Driver

Despite letters from his doctor
and defense materials manufac-
turing company. William J. Mona
CHAN. 2671 Porter street, was
sentenced to serve two months in
the Essex County Jail for reckless
driving by Windsor Magistrate d.
M. Brodie.
Monaghan's attorney presented
letters from the concern employ.
ing him which stated he was work.
ing on vital defense jobs while
his doctor wrote that sentence
would effect the recovery Of his
wife who is seriously i'll. He was
convicted of hitting a man and
his wife while driving in Windsor
last February.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
JapS Switch Story
They Seized on Washington News Of Kids Death
TO Report Arizona Damaged; Now Us Sunk

NEW YORK. Dec. Is (INS).-
The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn pointed out today that Jspa-
nese claims of destruction of the
American battleship Arizona rep
resent an altered version OF a
story broadcast by the japanese
yesterday. asserting that the ship
had been damaged.
At 10:45 q. m. yesterday. CHS
said, the japanese reported via
the Saigon French Indo-China
radio that the Arizona purport.
edly had been seriously dam.
aged"
CHS said the japanese usec
Washington's official announce
ment of the death Of Rear Admire
Isaac Campbell Kidd as a bash
TO put this story across.
THE Arizona is listed in the
1871 edition OF Ships and Air
craft OF the United States Fleet,
an unofficial publication pub
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Jap Troopships
Sunk by Dutch;
1900 Are Killed
British Admit Foe
Has Messed $4,000
Soldiers in Malaya
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admitted that imperial forces in
Malaga had carried out some
Withdrawals in the northwestern
Kedah area)
British Royal Air Force plane.
hammered the Nipponese forces il
a continuing series of sharp all
assaults that got under way II
force yesterday with an attack OF
Singgora on the Thailand coast.
"a British radio report heard
by CHS said japanese spokes-
man in Shanghai admitted the
withdrawal of Japanese troops
from some areas of China. The
spokesman also was said to have
conceded that Chinese attacks
on japanese forces in the Hong
kong area continue.
JAPs REINFORCE
(BBC quoted the Chunking
radio as saying there was heavy
fighting on the entire front
northwest of Canton, adding:
1.-THE Japanese are compelled
to send strong reinforcements to
their armies there"
Japanese imperial headquar-
tiers in Toxic today claimed
japanese forces yesterday cap
tured the kowloon area of
Hongkong.
(Domei (Japanese) news
agency said preparations have
been made for a full dress at
tack on Honkong and added:
c"With lightning speed the
Japanese occupied Kinshan at
noon Wednesday, thus paving
the way for reduction of Row.
LOOM"
"a Domei dispatch from Sal
gon said the British withdrew
to their first line defenses at
Hongkong and now are trapped,
and claimed the fate of the
crown colony is virtually
sealed.")
Japanese heavy artillery has
been rolled into position and is
ready to lombard the fortifica-
tions on Hongkong, the German
news agency DNB reported
from Marking.
THE British crown colony
will be forced to undergo a state
of siege, it was declared. DNB
also reported-tha heavy JaPa-
nese reinforcements have been
landed on the Malayan PENN
sula.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Highways Paved
To Bomber Plant

Paving work on highways lead
ing TO the new Ford Willow Run
bomber plant near Ypsilanti weru
completed today. The highways
will be open to traffic by Christ
mas. one week ahead of schedule.
Twelve miles of 22-foot concrete
pavement have been laid since
October %. The work was split
between the Michigan highway
department, the Wayne and WASH
tenaw County road commissions
and the Ford Motor Company.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
|U.S.S. Arizona
SUM, Say laps

CONTINUED from Page One)
Prince of Wales and the battl'
cruiser Repulse.
During raids on the Ba-
tangas and Clark Field air
dromes ut Manila yesterday.
japanese imperial headquarters
claimed, EIGHT United States
planes were shot down.
Fourteen planes and IL fy-
ing boats were destroyed on the
ground.
During an attack on Wake
Island Omitted States outpost in
the Pacific where a small band
Of American Marines has been
battling enemy attacks naval
units heavily damaged military
detectives.
There were some Japanese
losses"
An Official announcement ADDED
that in a naval-air attack on Hong.
kong Thursday a British torpedo
boat was sunk and gunboat and
three merchant vessels were de-
stroyed.
The Domei news agency claimed
American and British warships
sunk or damaged since Far East
ern hostilities began, total 100000
tons.
Domei asserted these losses in
clude five battleships, an aircraft
tender. submarine and three
smaller warcraft of two other
types sunk. an aircraft carrier
probably sunk and four battle
ships. four large cruisers, a sub
and 100 smaller warships
heavily damaged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Raids on Honolulu Reported Since Arrival of Knox
u. s. Holds
Midway
And Wake
By ROBERT G. NIXON
Init News Service stan Correspondent

ASHIN GTON, Dec. 13.-
Smashing at the flower OF the
Japanese navy and air force
through five days of unending as
saults, a handful of United States
Marines have hurled back all eff
forts to seize Midway and Wake
Islands, and today the Stars and
Stripes still flew over the two
tiny United States Pacific out
posts.
To a nation thrilled and en-
Iheartened by the desperate stand
of the Devil Dogs" on Wake
Island. the navy department today
gave the further word that Mid
way Island also is still in Ameri-
can hands.
The navy's official communique
thus hurled the direct lie al
Japan's claim that 1t had captured
Midway.
MAY STILL HOLD GUAM
And, the navy also bluntly as
serted, that as far as could be
determined there is no confirma-
ton of Nipponese claims OF hav'
ing captured Guam, the thiro
island stepping stone linking Ha'
waii and the Philippines.
American workmen on the island
OF Guam were not captured by
the Japanese. but joined the
United States Marines, seizinf
whatever weapons were available
and gave very good account Of
themselves in defense OF the
island" a statement issued by the
American Federation of Labor
headquarters in Washington added
WORKMEN IN BATTLE
The AF'L said it had received
new information from authorize
tive sources" causing il to amend
earlier reports that workmen or
Guam and the Midway Islands hac
been captured.
Meanwhile, at a press confer
ence, President Roosevelt gave un
stinted praise TO the valiant little
band of Marines on Wake Island
whose land and air forces, in re-
polling four fierce Japanese land
ing attempts, sank one Nipponest
light cruiser and a destroyer.
I'VE are proud Of that small
group-they are doing per-
fectly magnificent job" the
Chief Executive declared.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
READY TO CONFER

He said that millions of work
men in the United States, in the
steel industry, utilities and trans
portation, work swing shifts with.
out extra pay. He said the COM
pany is willing to meet with the
union any time on the question
that a reply will be awaited be.
fore establishment of the shifts
At the Ford Willow Run air
plant men are working under
floodlights. both inside and out,
to keep. up with deliveries OF
building materials. The airplane
motor plant has been working on
two 10.hour shifts, 20 hours a
day, seven days a week. As fast
as new men can be trained. Ford
said, the normal work week of &C
hours will be resumed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Turkey Stays
Neutral in War

NEW YORK, Dec. - GNS).-
Japan will indisputably suffer
defeat" the Russian radio said
today in a report heard by CHS.
In another broadcast picked up
by CHS the Ankara Turkey
radio predicted that Russia and
Japan will ultimately have an
armed conflict"
Turkey has decided TO remain
neutral in the Far East, the An
kara radio said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Burma Bombed
In lis First Raid

NEW YORK. Dec. IL INS).-
Burma, strategic British posses.
sion between Thailand and India
sustained its first air raid when
japanese planes attacked an area
in the Tenasserim division. the
British radio reported today in a
broadcast heard by CHS. There
were seven casualties and slight
damage, the account stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
u. N. President Sees
Iona War 10 Victory
Times stan Correspondept

HOWELL, Dec. 13.-In the sec.
ond of a series of community
forums here, President Alexander
G. Ruthven of the University ol
Michigan predicted long war tc
victory for the United States, anc
urged all students to stay ir
school as long as possible. ever
during the nations present un-
settled conditions.
1.-THE nations schools must be
. stabilizing influence In a world
of chaos" he said. "Our country
will need doctors. engineers and
other skilled technicians as well
as guns, tanks and ammunition
II we are going to win this war"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Defense Bond Sales Up

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-Sale
of national defense bonds through
banks during the first three days
of this week were 126 per cent
higher than during the similar
period last week. President Roosc-
welt told his press conference
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Ford 10 Work
A-Hour Day
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nounced it is prepared to 60 or
seven-day continuous defense oper-
alton where it will result in an
increased output, provided men
and equipment are available to
make such a plan of operation
practical and possible.
In telegram to Walter P.
Reuther, UAW-CIO GIN head, B.
D. Kunkle, vice president of the
corporation, demanded, however,
that the union adhere to terms of
its contract which provide that
those whose occupations involve
Saturday and Sunday shifts work
without overtime pay.
1t is the corporations conten-
ton that on swing shifts made
necessary by seven-day operation
overtime should be paid only when
an employe works more than s
hours in a single day, or more
than 40 hours a week, regardless
of whether Saturday or Sunday
is included.
Kunkle said that as far back as
last April that GIN had proposed
the 24-hour day and seven-day
week, adding
Tho insistence on the part OF
representatives Of your union
that men be paid double time for
defense work on Sundays inde-
pendent of how many days they
may have worked during the
week, and tho refusal on the
part of your representatives to
recognize that present overtime
provisions in our contract were
designed to be . penalty for
seven-dsy irregular operation
and not a plan for seyen-day
continuous operation has so far
prevented our coming to q final
agreement"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
FOE REFUSED, NAZIs SAY

BERLIN Via Official German
Wlreless), Dec. 13 (INS).-Re-
pulse of Russian attacks on the
eastern front and extensive luft-
waite raids on troop concentra-
tons and railway lines in the Don
and Donetz basins were announced
today by the German high COM
Imand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Russia Starting
Wide Offensive,
.Prdvdd Says
Red Soldiers Cross
Miuss River in Push
West Of Taganroe

NEW YORK, Dec. Is (INS).-
The rout of a huge German army
on the Moscow front is the begin
ming of a general Soviet counter
offensive. the Moscow newspaper,
Pravda said today. according to q
British broadcast heard by CHS.
British broadcast pickle
up by CHS said today that Rus
sian troops advancing west or
Taganrog on the Sea of Azov
front crossed at several points
TO the west bank OF the River
Miuss."
Russian troops In the Donetz
basin have broken through the
German lines and encircled
German troops" the British
radio says.
The British radio also reported
the retreat of the German armies
from their attack on Moscow In
assuming the proportions OF .
rout."
KUIBYSHEV, Dec. 10 (INS).-
More than $1,000 German officers
and soldiers have been killed on
the Moscow front during fierce
fighting from November 16 to De-
.cember 10 in which Soviet forces
have scored tremendous new VIC
tories, il was officially announced
today.
Seven TOWNS have been reoc-
cupied. thfee German divisions
annihilated md vast quantities OF
war materials abandoned by the
fleeing. panicky Nazi troops, it
was declared.
On November Is, the commune
que declared, the Germans sent Is
tank divisions, 33 infantry divisions
and five motorized infantry divi-
sions TO launch great offensive
that was to eliminate with the
taking OF Moscow.
COMPLETE FIASCO
This great general offensive
aimed at piercing the Soviet
'flanks and making junction in
the rear behind the capital, it was
said.
at Is now obvious" the Red
army command reported. "that
the bOastful German claims that
they would surround and capture
Moscow have proved TO be .
complete fiasco."
Included in the. tremendous
booty already counted were 1,434
tanks, 5.716 motor lorries, SIS
guns OF all calibers, $50 trench
mortars and 807 machine guns.
the Soviets claimed.
The Nazi losses included annihi-
lation of the 1st Cavalry Guard
Corps. 18th Tank Division. 18th
Motorized Infantry Division. and
the 18th Motorized Infantry Divi-
sion, il was stated.
RETAKE MANY TOWNS
Soviet troops were said to have
reoccupied Stalinogorsk, Mikhai-
low, Epifan, Liliushenko and Roga-
chev. Kiln has been surrounded
and its fall is expected at any
moment. IL was said.
Nachev and Solneghogorsk also
were retaken.
Meanwhile. the victorious armies
of Marshal Semyon Timoshenko
we're pictured continuing their
drive in the south. with the an
nounced intention of retaking the
entire Donetz Basin.
In the north, il was reported
that the Soviets have won a num-
Der OF successes in fighting on the
Murmansk front
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13

|nouncement concerning the raj
by American army headquarter:
However, a previous Jap bomb
ing attack on Clark Field, nortl
of Manila, was announced.
At the same time spokesman
for Lieut.. Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur said no important grount
fighting had been reported.
General Macarthur, commando
of the United States Far Eastern
Army, sent a message of encour
agement to Chinese Generalissimt
Chang Kai-Shek as American ant
Filipino forces held Japan's inva
sion of the Philippines in check.
In BACKED out Manila last night
sentries' rifles blazed in the blacl
streets when red flares were lit
apparently by fifth columnists
Soldiers and Philippine con
stabulary troops, acting on orders
also fired on several houses show
ing lights.
No new activity was reported il
northern and southeastern Luzon
where Jap troops have made land
Iings and are battling both thu
defenders and the difficult terrain
II take this OCCASION" General
Macarthur messaged the embat-
tied Chinese commander. "to
send you this message of greet
ing. In sympathy and spirit l
have ranged by your side from
the beginning of your epic strug-
gle for freedom. That spiritual
conception has now become a
reality and I send YOU the warm
handclasp OF cOmrade in
arms"
Mai. Legrande Diller. Genera
MacArthur'S press spokesman
issued a brief communique thi
morning:
I'm the air the enemy has
bombed Cebu and Clark Field,
on the ground there has been
only sporadic and unimportant
action"
HUGE JAP AIR FLEET
Friday was marked by tn,
largest flight TO date of Jap raid
ers over the island of Luzon, bu
defending forces also scored theil
largest bag of enemy planes t.
date, and the raiders were KEEP
scattered and their damage helC
TO minimum.
Observers counted lib bomber
crossing the coast near Manila
Due 10 overcast weather and thu
quick swarning of intercepted
planes, they were forced TO spill
into small groups and ranged owe
the island. dropping bombs a
various places. including an air
field in Batangas and the Dion
gapo naval base. Damage wa
slight and casualties few.
From historic Intramuros, tn
ancient walled city Within Manil
which has become the target @
mercilesS death-dealing bombs
authorities today evacuated ar
proximately 1000 people.
/ A pathetic procession OF mer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13
Hawaiian Area
Believed Clear
20f Jap WdrGdft

BIsekoui 9th Night
With Knox on Hand
10 Tighten Defense
TOXIC (via official Japanese
wirsless). Dec. 13 (INS).-The
japanese (DomeD news agency
reported from Shanghai today that
Il learned six air raids have been
carried out against Honolulu since
American Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox arrived there.
The Domei report claimed the
alleged casualties include l, 500
service men killed and 1900
wounded.
There was no confirmation
OF this Japanese allegation from
any responsible source.)
DIV RICHARD hALLEh
Int: Nsws Service stan Correspondent
HONOLULU, Dec. 13. - The
island Of Oahu. with its quarter
million people, went into its sixth
night of blackout last night with
no further enemy action reported,
and with the citizens of the Pacific
paradise rapidly accommodating
themselves to martial rule.
Although military and naval
authorities released no details, II
was fairly automatically known
that the United States Navy has
scored considerable success and
that q large area surrounding the
Hawaiian Islands is now clear OF
enemy craft.
FIGHTING AT MIDWAY
However. according to Washing
ton, fighting was still going on
around Midway Island. little more
than a thousand miles away, and
Honolulu remained fully prepared
for any repetition of the fierce
jap raid Sunday that left 5000
casualties on Oahu and precipi-
tated the United States-Japanese
war.
:. With Secretary OF the Navy
Knox on the scene and the islands
under the emergency rule of Gen.
Walter c. Short as military COVER
nor, all of Hawaii was swiftly be-
ing transformed into one vast war
machine.
BROADCAST CANCELLED
: "A radio broadcast originally
scheduled for ] a. m. Eastern
Stand Time by Secretary Knox
was not heard in the United
States. Communications authori-
ties In San Francisco informed
CHS in New York that the Sec
rotary had Cancelled the broad
cast. MIC said atmospheric con-
ditions made the broadcast by
Knox impossible.)
Civilian defense workers and
doctors wore distinctive arm-bands
as they went around the streets
which were full of army and navy
trucks and guns. Barricades and
sand bags guarded important
buildings. Troops were on guard
everywhere, and mess kitchens
were set up on street corners to-
feed the men on guard duty.
Civilian life, plunged into chaos
when roar of bombs woke Homo
lulu from its Sunday morning.
slumber, was rapidly stabilizingI
itself on an emergency normal
footing.
DAMAGE REPAIRED
Evacuated families returned TO
their homes, Christmas shoppingI
went on as usual. People went
about their ordinary jobs and dou-
bled UP in jobs left vacant by the
drafting of civilians into defense
work.
All liquor sales have been
banned by order Of General Short.
The Honolulu Stock Exchange is
closed.
With these exceptions. life in
the islands is reasonably normal,
a. workers 60 about repairing the
damage Of Sundays raids. Already
much of the military damage has
been fully repaired.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-13

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