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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
STATE IS AFTER
 RENT-COUCERS
Defense Council Expects to "Crack Down" Upon
 Some Landlords
Especial to The Democrat)

State Capitol, Hartford, July 12- "A campaign to "crack down" on rent-gouging landlords was being planned today by the State Defense Council. The first step took the form Of g request to Attorney Gen. eral Francis A. Pallotti to rule on whether the council had authority to proceed against landlords who raise rents without justification or who raise them excessively.
 The councils request for a rul- ing wos made by Brigadier- General Sanford H. Wadhams, secretary. It was made as g result of complaints from many parts of the state, par- ticuIarly the larger cities about un- due increases in rents.
 Legislation providing for state rent control was defeated at the recent session of the General As- semhly through the efforts of the Republican leadership. A state housing act was also defeated. Tn Q radio talk this week, Gov. Rob- ert A. Hurley sharply condemned the c. O. P. for defeat of these nieastfes
 Rent control nay bc taken out of the hands of she state If Con- gress should enact IeEislnt.on now before 1t providing for the main- tenance of rents at sea.onable fig. ures.
 Tn Hartford. the board of alder men has been cCneiGering action against proflteering landlords.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
MAY DELAY PIPE
 LINE CONTRACT
Board of Public Works Liable to Postpone Matt
 ter Until Later

The board of public works was slated to poECpone award of the contract for construction of sec- ond pipe line from Morris when 1t met at the city hall at II a. m. t0- day. It was learned that city off, cials feared that a vote to award the contract today might jeopardize the city's chances of receiving fed- eral aid for the whole water supp ply system expansion project, of which the pipe line Is a part. May or Vincent A. Scully and Corpora ton Counsel J. Gregory Lynch were in Washington today to plead the city's case for a federal allocation under the Lanham community ser- vice act, which made 9i50. .000. .000 available for public works projects in defense areas.
 The board had been expected to place the contract for the pipe line with the Lock Joint Pipe CO, oi Ampere, ". J., whose bid has been tabalated at 96o4. 900. The only other bidder was Antonio Lalnho of Hart ford, whose bid was believed to bl over e0O0.00D. The bids were opened by the works board at . meeting Tuesday night. Today's meeting wal to be adjourned until some day next week or te a date to be fixed by ths mayor on his return. Work on thu pipe line was to start within iG days after aWard If the contract and Do finizhed bg June of nexi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12

Husiness indices on general were lower than in May but all were far higher than . year ago. Increases over May figures were recorded In telephones iii use.
 telephones in use.
 Exactly Il, 900 more people are now 1t work in Waterbury than at the start of June, io40, shortly before the government defense program starting industry and trade on Q sharp upward swing. The total of A6,760 persons now at work coIIi- pares with Q low of 23,02i recorded h April, 1888.
 Business leaders believe that much of the usual summer let-down will be avoided this year, though July figures may suffer as Q result of the holiday enjoyed by thousands of face tory workers during the first week of the month.
 mo Chanabvr ef Commerce busl- ness survey for June follows: N'.' Bank Clearlnge
 Tho bank cloaFlies for the month 0g Jllna. amounted to s7,0l6,i0O, showing q decre4ss CE v IT sBv0 DO at compared with the month of May, and an increase of 93T2 .6O0.00 as compared with the month of June, i040.
 Bank Debts
 The bank dehits for the month of June amounted to e40. .606, ,27o.l6, showing . decrease of $3,36i ,e02.06 as compared with the month of May, and ala increase of 4ii,T0e, ,e10.40 as compared with the month of June, 1880.
 Bank Savings
 During the month of June, there was Q net loss of 4leS, ,l42.40, as of tine last dsy of the month. The to-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12

Boston. July i2 - (UP)--Acci- dents took a toll of ten New Eng- land lives yesterday. six of them recorded in two New Hampshire auto crashes that established a new one-day high for motor fatalities In that state.
 Tn Dover, ", E., two women and Q man companion were killed and another man injured when their roadster, driven by one Of the Wo- men, sWeFved from the. road ard struck . tree. Mrs. II. Robert hide- out. %, the driver and ?, George Mci<one, sb. both of Dover, NeEe killed instantly and Mss nnse Powers, 2e, eg Belmont, Masss alea ~ minutes later at q hospital.
 The fourth occupant ei the eaFi Paul E. Stacey. bl, of New keFk waa thrown clear of the wTeckAaE and sustained oniy leg injuries.
 Ihree WoFkaen lfpm Hes1pn employed on a road eenslgngs'1a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
France Accepts Armistice Proposals Made By Britain
IS SEIZED AXIS
 SHIPS WILL AID COnfiscated By United States They Will Carry
 Supplies Here
BY MERRTMAN SMITH United Press stan CorespOndent)

Washington, July l2 - (UP) - The government planned today to use IS confiscated Axis ships for the transportation of defense ma terials to the United States from Western Hemisphere ports.
 The treasury, acting under the 1917 espionage act, last night con- fiscated one German and IS Italian ships which were among 30 Axis vessels taken into protective cus- tody" by the Coast Guard March 30.
 These IS ships were indisputably sahotaged and the 1917 act pro- vides that foreign ships saboteged by their crews in American waters, are subject to forfeiture.
 The government already has taken over IS of the S9 Danish ships placed in protective custody since March 30. None of the Dan- ista ships was sabotaged. They were taken under the recently enacted ship reQuisitioning law which pro- yides compensation to owners.
 Ofdcials said that the forfeited Axla sl1ips will Do placed under the .ASnericAIa flag and assigned ct once to helping maintain q steady flow of vital defense materials tc the United States. American vessels will be released for transfer or assignment to Great Britain,
 Evidence of Sabotage
 The treasury has been advised by the justice department that there was sufficient evidence of sab- otage in the cases of the 16 ships to warrant forfeiture proceedings. Suits will be started in federal courts immediately, with the gov- ernment asking authority to use the ships while the cases are pend- ing.
 Customs collectors in nine Amer ican ports took over the vessels on orders from Secretary of the Treas ury Henry Morgenthau. Morgen- tllau's orders were sent out shortly after the British government an- nounced that 1t was waiving It's
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
HORSE RACE MAN
 DIES SUDDENLY

Newton. Mass., July s2--(up1 - FsinFeal services Cor James ". Con. nors, eo, q leading New England hegns race executive and Boston business man, who was found dead yesterday, wlll M heid at his New ton home Monday.
 connoga was chairman of the board of Na1Enganeeit Park, Raw. aseket. R. l., fFomeg pYenl0enk oi Suffolk Downs fRnek hero and nFeas lAant uf Ne&eFAi National KAnAn co. Tee No1fqn. He 6|ed cf e heart als' esq
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
WHITNEY HAS JOB ; WHEN .PAROLED
Will Become Manager of Barnstable Estate Lo.
 cated on Cape Cod

Boston. July l2 --(UP)-- Richard Whitney, tive-time president of the New York Stock Exchange and now a Sing Sing prison inmate, will be- come manager of the Barnstable es- tate Of former Lieut.. .-Gov. GaspaI c. Bacon on Cape Cod, 1t was re- vealed today.
 When whitney is paroled Aug. Il after serving . minimum sentence of 3 years and { months on first degree larceny charges, he will be under jurisdiction of Deputy Con- missioner Walter s. Ryan of the Massachusetts Department of Cor Tecticn.
 Ryan issued this statement, dic- tated over the telephone by Com- missioner Aurthur T. Lyman, vaca- tinning in the Adirondnckg:
 Richard Whitney will go to the Bacon estate ct Barnstable, Maks., on his release from Sing Sing prison in New York on Aug. n.
 'AEr. Ryan made the preliminary investigation for the New York au- thorities, providing both home and work. whitney will report weekly for he1irs4 month and each month
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
Gen. Dentz, With Staff Is Now COnferring With Sir Henry Maitland Wilson AMERICAN CONSUL
 ACTED AS O.BETWEEN Britain Will Now Be Free to Make Further Ad.
 vances Into Italy

BY EDWARD ". BEATTIE, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, July 12.-(UP)-- Fighting stopped in Syria at l a. m. today e p. m. Friday, EDT) when General Henri Dentz, Vichy commander in chief, accepted British arm istice proposals, as a basis for negotiation, it was said authoritatively today. Dentz was believed now to be at Acre, on the Palestine coast below Syria, comforting with General Sir Henry Maitland wilson. the British commander in chief, after crossing the British lines with officers of his staff.
 (Ankara reported that Bxatain's Arnnistice terms tc Vichy carried a 96-hour time limit and 1t was be- heved the limit for acceptance was midnight Eunday1
 Dentx vas repse&aA 70 laaYs aassed through the British and Free French lines ct s .. fn. tIl ]. zn., Erida EDT).
 Authoritative infcrrnants said that an interruption of communications between Beirut and Washington had caused delay in .DentE's acceptasice of the British terms as . basiS for negotiation.
 7 American Counsel Aids
 Frederick Van II. E1igert, Afneri- can consul general at Beirut, had agreed to transmit Dentz,s reply, it was said.
 The vichy Government stepped into the picture yesterday by afi- nouncing its own rejection of the British terms but left it up tp Dentz to make the final decision.
 It was said authoritatively inst Dentz asked the British to send plenipotentiaries to 6 specified point to meet his own delegates.
 Then, informafits said, he gave the order to cease fire between mid. night and 1 .. In., and fighting stopped at l.
 After the ''cease fire" had been sounded, plenipotentiaries Of both armies met and ct once started talks.
 There was no information here czs the British terms.
 As regards reports that Britain had demanded the surrender of Vichy warships in Syrian waters, 1t was said authoritatiyely that the French ships which have arrived at Alexandretta, Turkey, to be interneS are only small craft and fleet alixili- aries.
 S4 Day Battle Ends
 It was taken for granted here that the 34-day campaign, started June 8 when British and Free French forces marched into Syria over the Palestine and Iraq frontiers to avoid the possibility of a German attack was now definitely at an end.
 It meant the formation for the first time since the collapse 0k France . year ago, solid ax1ti- Axis bloc embracing a big area CT the middle east.
 one of the direct threats to ths Suez Canal had been ended a1ad Britain was put in much better posi- ton to defend India.
 Before the end of summer, 1t WeN suggested, Gen. Sir Claude Auchin~ leck, the new British commander in-chief of the middle east. may be able to throw even heavier forcet against the Germans and Italians Ia North Africa,
 Italy Gets Next Blows
 A sudden flare up Of air raids on Italy and Sicily was believed to inc dicate here that the British high command might believe that In ak-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
.RUSSIASTAR
 BIG OFFENSIVE
Air Force Begins Attack By Crushing Blows on
 Stalled Nazis
BY HENRY SHAPIRO.

Limited Press SatM CrOrespOndent)
 Moscow, July 12-UP)-Russia, again reporting that there had been no substantial changes on the front, disclosed today that its air force had opened a big offensive against the stalled German Blitz- krieg armies.
 The afternoon war communique, covering operations during the night, said there had peeI TO change of consequence in the gen- eral military situation.
 Fleets of Russian planes. it said. continued crushing" blows against German tanks and other mech anized and motorized units over Q wide area and bombed the Ruman- ian oil fields in the Ploesti region.
 The Russians destroyed 65 Ger man planes yesterday and lost lS, it was said.
 The days first communique like wise reported ferocious attacks by Russian planes on German motor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
Stock Edition
 NolU Omitted

Starting today there will be no noon or clos ing stock edition of The Waterbury Democrat on Saturdays. The last edi- tion of the Saturday Democrat will appear on the streets at II q. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
SNOW IN DEvENs

poFt Dseens, Mass. July i3 - luP) @noM. slx feet Of C. Nas . welcome Felleg to w0rknien sweat. lus ln near 00-desFee temperature
 niso men fonlld laa Fein ef hard. packed snoW undeE two feet of lop 2els wIiile aNeaRnl|n9 f0F a FsN veb. aKlnarY hospital. Amy 0aAceKn aald 4'96 al'o# slAAgt have been dumped Aefe during winter EemQgnl opera IIsna
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
LONDON PREDICTS
 GERMAN ATTACK
Titantic Smash on Russian
 Front Anytime; Turkey 2 on Armistice Terms
BY ROBERT DOwSON limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

| London, July i2-(UP)-Germany is likely to launch soon Q titanic attack on the Russian front to start the next phase of the Russo-Ger- man war, military experts forecast today.
 It was said that Germany even If it wished would hardly dare to draw back now because it had ir- retrievably committed itself to an enterprise in which victory had for its inevitable alternative disastrous defeat.
 Informants suggested Adolf Hit Ter had staked everything on his at- tack on Russia and undoubtedly was prepared to sacrifice a stupend- ous number of men to see the fight through.
 Experts said the German tank corps should be sufficiently rested and refitted within a few days. The efficiency Of German organization and mechanics is admitted general ly, they said, and one week should be sufficient to put damaged and worn tanks and trucks back into full service.
 It was suggested that the Ger mans might start their attack on full scale about the middle Of next week. There might be some big op- eFatlons In advance. they said. in an attempt to find Q weak spot through which to drive into the Russian lines.
 But experts aaid aiso that the present Hull would permit the Rus aans to rest their troops and or ganlse and strengthen defense CT. arrangements,
 There seemed a general belief here that the main nufEian armies had not been engaged curing the flEzA two waeke Of the war. alad exnaFsl seemed to agree that the 0orinani would emerge from the campaign
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
German Shock Troops Strike Main Red Army
Have Been Hammering Away at Red Army Fortifca- tiOns, Since Early Morning; Stalin Line
 Again Blasted
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. Limited Press Stan Correspondent)


 United Press Stan Correspondent Berlin, July l2-&UP)-The ofii- cial news agency said today that German shock troops since early morning had been successfully at- tacking' the main Red Army forti- fications after penetrating the so. called "wet zone" on the northeast ern Russian front.
 The official agency referred tc the shock troop attack as directed against the "Stalin line"-a deer line of staggered defenses said by the Germans to stretch from the Gulf of Finland to the Black Sea (NaZi official sources recently have put much emphasis on what they call the "Stalin line" of Russian defenses, intimating that if a break through could, be achieved the Red Army probably would collapse. British and other military experts, however, have emphasized that the Russian defenseS are not a solid line, that they are 100 or more miles deep in some points and that there is no "solid" defense wall in Russia such as the Maginot Line created in France)
 The agency said that German forces penetrated the wet sector'' of the northeastern Russian zone yesterday after German infantry in the past IS days had advanced about 335 miles against the SOveitS.
 Made By Infantry
 The penetration of the "wet zone" was made by infantry units rather than by Panzer tank spear heads. The offlcial agency said. des-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12
Number Employed Here Shows 11,OOO
 Gain Over June 40
Chamber of Commerce Business Survey Reports Con
 dltiOns Usual Summer Let.Down Will Be Avoided By Industries This Year

Climbing for the 18th successive month employment in Waterbury set still another ae record in June: The issued today disclosed that 750 persons local payrolls the employment total making gain of 402 over May and gain of June of last year The employ
 en increase the smallest in months but further gains predicted additional defense orders pour in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12

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Showers Tonight; Light Rain Sunday.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
u. S. Will Aid
In Financing
Active Guard
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Nv Rob THOMPSON

Raleigh. Dec. 29.-Word from the
War deD.rtmeut that the federal
government VIII come 10 the tjnan-
clal .id A.. the states IN the matter
of guarding strategic points, such as
bridges and power dams, expect
ed 10y State officials Ill a snort time.
The unofficial report is that the
department has agreed on the genera
policy but that details have not been
worked out.
Representatives OF q number o;
southern states probably Will go 10
WASHINGTON to confer on the pro-
blem within a very short time. Gov
ernur Broughtun and Adjutant Gen
eral j. Nann b. Nets spent much OF
.heir Christmas holiday working on
plans. They have been IN constant
touch with Governor Dixon Of Ma
bama. who has rallied other state Of
tIcials to JOIN in an organized presen-
tation Of the matter to Washington.
1t is probable that some solution
which would make II unneceS-
sarv to c2ll out the entire State
Guard-around 1000 men-Will De
worked out. The original plan of us
ing nlShNaN employees, pl N a.,
guards. special deputies and patrol
men is not considered a satisfactory
solution. But at the same time Meth
er the governor nor General Nets
wants to take 1000 men away from.
their regular jobs except in case Of
necessities.
One thing is certain, according to
the general. Combat troops will not
be kept on such duty. They have
other work to do.
It was originally estimated that IT
would cost the state $4,000 a day
to keep the entire guard on full tim,
duty. That would indicate a cost tC
the federal government of seVera
hundred thousand dollars a day tc
30 the job all over the country. But
As things settle down It has become
apparent that not as many guaroS
will be needed as first appeared.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
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changes with frequent intense tank,
action n which the japanese infan-
Try, following up its tanks. was said
T. have lost heavily.
Manila. meanwhile. after two dav
of successive bombing in spite of H.
designation as an open city. saw. m,
raiders today.
Japane.e planes, however. raided
the island fortress of CoIrc2idur ~
the entrance To Manila bay Tor tu,
hours. but lost Il number Of plarr
in the operation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
Why Don't We Strike?


All oEef dlts iohG NE quest ION on
many lips Is as To Why help Of some|
KIND Is not >ent ~ the ~na1l tarce|
IN the Philippines that Is ar7EetYI
resisting the Japanese invaders Ut
great ODDS. People are wondering
where our navy U.s., why more Amer
can planes are not IN The Phltip-l
pines. aNd why more soldiers are nrt
sent cut there To stem the toe OF
little brown nen challenging ourl
authority and supremacy, If We stu!
have such, IN the western Pacific.
Surely it ..--a0t Heretlcal nor I'M
patriotic to ask these questions. AMI
it would be encouraging and helpful
to American morale If Washington.
could see its way clear tn throw sons
light on the situation. A. if is. Z
faint indication of uneaslnesS grad
uaIv +, spreading over the countrv.
II is an anxiety that might welt be
nipped in its incipiencv
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
u HOUSE WORK
is RESUMED AGAIN

All court house offices resumed
full operation today after a long
Christmas holiday, which began last
Wednesday afternoon. Officials and
clerks had a four-day holiday for
ChriStmas-Thursday through Sun
day. In the interim, however. Off
cials were within reach for emer-
gency calls that may have come.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
Commands Score
In Norwegian Raid

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action and an oil tank and am
munitions stores We're d~estrOyed,'
the commuique said.
"A wireless station and a certain
industrial plant owned by a Quisling
and known to De operating for the
Germans We're destrOyed.'
An officer of the combined opera
tons headquarters said the German
casualties totaled 100 men and IS pri-
soners We're taken. A number of Nor
Wegian civilians returned with the
Commands also. The Commands
suffered "SOme Ca,ualtieS.'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
Main Forces
Recognized

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had occupied. In the south, Silen
said the defenders lines "are in
excellent position expected to
hold the enemy in check"
The young Filipinos, the Bulletin
reporter said. had fought off the Jap
anese at least 48 hours beginning
Christmas morning, thus enabling
the Army command to reorganize tbs
main body of the defense forces auo
redispose them in nor favorable
terrain.
After the American lines had beer
re-established. the fighting settlet
down into long range artillery ex'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
Jap Troops
Low Rated
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horses. Our line of withdrawal wa
open but we love horses so we fought
our way back to our bivouac. That
scrap lasted five hours and ended
when we busted their tank attack
Two American officers whose
names were withheld were credited
with playing an important part in
smashing this attack at the price Of
their lives.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
HENRY VIII TO \ PREACHER

The noted preacher, conducted
through the art gallery, was beng
shown a famous portrait of Henry
VIII of England. What would you do
if King Henry stepped down from
his France a friend playfully asked
of the noted Catholic pr, acher.
should ask the ladies to leave In"
ROOM was the instant reply.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
Japs Launch New
Drive In China

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Changsha in 1899, but We're beaten
back short Of their goal. Last sum-
mer they captured and held it for
three days before withdrawing.
A Chinese communique issued here
Indicated the Chinese were holding
the broad Japanese offensive on most
of the sectors, which stretch across
parts of four provinces.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-12-29

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