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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
AXIS SMASH AT
 BRITISH ARMY
Hammering Continuously at Enemy Notifications
 in North Africa
BY JACK FLEIsCHER

United Press Stan COrreSp0ndent)
 Berlin, May 2-UP)-Axis armed forces are hammering at the Brit ish in North Africa, the high CO., and said today, after completing the occupation of the PeloponneSus, ending all British resistance in Greece and taking an additional 8,200 British prisoners.
 German and Italian bomber forc- es repeatedly have attacked enemy Qualifications near the besiged Lib- van port of Tobruk, which the Brit ish have held since being et1circled by the Axis troops on April 9, the coinmunique said.
 The attacks were made "with good effect" 1t added, and direct hits put enemy batteries out of action and caused heavy explosions ct Fort Pilastrino and at rnuni- tons dump.
 German destroyer" planes par ticipated in the landing fighting in North Africa and downed four Brit ish hurricane fighters during air battles, the communique said. One enemy plane was destroyed on the ground.
 A unique encounter in Greece was by the comunique, which said that Nazi armored cars on April 30 fired on and sank an en. emy transport in the Gulf of Cor nth and forced another to surren- der.
 "Thsre is no fighting British left on the Greek mainland, the com- nunique said. The official news agency previously had estimated that two-thirds of the British ex- oeditionary force in Greece was ost. Britain claimed to have res. ,ued 30 per cent of the B. E. F)
 1n the Mediterranean area, the nigh comnad said, naval guns brought down four British torpedo planes. (There was no indication as o where German naval guns" had ,een used in operation In the Med- terranean, although less of four British torpedo planes would indi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
FORMER KING ON
 WAY TO NEW YORK

New York, May 2-(UP)-Private advices received by the United Press said that former King Carol of Rumania today boarded the American export liner, Excambion. at Lisbon bound for New York.
 Carol is enroute to Chile where he will take up residence and is coming to New York only in transit to South America.
 According to United Press Advices. the ex-lSing was accompanied by two friends when he boarded the ExcambiCn. Presumably the ywese his companion, Mime Mazda Lupe- scu. and his former court chamber laln, Ernest Urdreanu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
Axis Fighting Fiercely. With Everything They
 Have to Smash Fort NEWS WRITERS ARE
 VICTIMS OF BATTLE Real Crisis Will Come at Iraq; British Forces Are
 Rushing in There .
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent

British Imperials, encour1 aged by evacuation of tha B. E. F. from Greece, fought off Axis desert armies in North Africa today and pre- pared for action on a threat ened new war front in de- fense of the Near East oil fields. At the besieged and bomb-spattered Libyan Port of Tobruk, the British were TO. pulsing strong attacks by German Italian infantry, tanks and dive. bombers and reported that they had made one counter thrust in which heavy casualties were in- flicted on the enemy, which retired after losing il tanks.
 Importance of the Tohruk actlons was emphasized by tho power that the Na2is were throwing into the attack in on effort to wipe out the beSieged garrison's threat to their lines stretching across Libya to the Sollum sector of Egypt, where Brit- ish patrols still were holding up tho drive toward the Sue2 Canal.
 Fighting Fiercely
 The fighting continued fierceiy, however, as the Axis infantry and armored forces pursued the attack that started on Wedesday night.
 The communique did not say whether the Axis forces that pene. trated the outer defenses of Tobruk on Thursday morning had been driven out. The sector in which the British counter-attacked was not identified.
 In Libya," the communique said, throughout yesterday the enemy continued to attack the outer de. lenses of Tobruk. Tn one sector, our troops counter-attacked with such success that the enemy was driven back, losing II tanks and sustaining many casualties.
 Tn other sectors, the fighting iS still proceeding"
 The British have been under siege at Tobruk since April 9.
 The communique said that in GtLltOplh UHS 6rlGLSn OCCuplSQ Bahrdar and Debub and that there was patrol action on the Sollum sector, inside the frontier Of wests ern Egypt.
 Our patrols again were active in the Collum area" 1t said. "In Ethiopia, further progress was made with repair of road demolition, en. abling our forces to increase pres- sure on enemy positions covering Our troops occupied and Debub. Operations to progress successfully in he southern areas.
 Iraq Real Crisis The most immediate crisis was in [raq where the British admitted that the situation was "criticalS iue to the massing of Traq troops y the Germanophile Eraq govern- nent. E. lad taken s,2oo BEEF prisoners, most Z
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02

city official found guilty in the Waterbury conspiracy trial, filed notice of his intention to appeal to the local courts sentence of from 10 to IS years in states prison at Wethersfield, Mrs. Hayes appeared Before Clerk George IT. Freeman of Superior Court and posted bonds of e50,000.
 MT. Leary appeared with her at that time and together they &C., knowledged themselves to be joint ly and severally bound to the State of Connecticut in recognizance in the sum of $50,000."
 Offered As Surety
 As surety. she offered the follow lng 20 pieces of property: property Mt, li0 Prospect street, at 67-75 East Main street, 68-74-78 East Main street at the corner of Brook 1I0-118 East Main street.
 Lard at the following locations: on the north side of East Main street adjacent to the Waterbury Savings Bank, land in the rear of 1875 East Main street, on the north side of East Main street, adjacent to other land of the defendant, at 78- 90 Kingsbury street, at Pearl Lake road adjacent to Piedmont street, at Plank road adjacent he former Waterbury and Meriden Railroad, another piece of land on Plank road, adjacent to Scott road.
 Also properties at 144-156 East Main street and at the corner of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02

Legislature, that the operation or the Merit System in Connecticut to this date involves expense not who'll ly justified by any demonstrable results obtained after four years of operation"
 The committee charged that total cost Of the Merit System to the State twas more than double the direct cost of the personnel depart ment itself" It said the quality Of employees in general has not in- creased, no savings in jobs or Sal- aries were evident, and that ei1ploye turnover has not decreased.
 The report accused former Direc- tor Harry w. Marsh, who recently was certified for reappointment to his old position, of falling to exer- else his authority as director, with consequent deterioration of the sys- tenn. Marsh, 1t was said, insisted upon rules, methods and technical procedure better adapted to the classroom" than the State govern ment.
 Marsh failed to maintain com- mand of his own department" the committee charge Personnel Di- rector William Fl. Donning, who failed to qualify for the position in a recent examination, was hampered in his administration because of un- certainty as to his tenure, the re- port said.
 Recommendation
 Major recommendations of the committee were:
 Exemption of employees Of all state
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
BEAVERBROOK IS
 RAISED IN RANK
Canadian Publisher Will Be Man at Helm in 'Bat-
 tie of Atlantic
By HARRY L. PERCY

NOhAUGu GAGoo 0sWA NUkkUSksuAA0CubI
 London, May 2-(UP)-A cabinet shake-up elevating Lord Beaver brook, Canadian-born publisher and industrial wizard, to the job of "as- sistant prime minister" was taken as an indication today that Britain was keying herself for the crucial phase of the battle of the, Atlantic.
 Beaverbrook took the title minis ter of state (without portfolio) and the task of helping Prime Minister Winston Churchill direct war policy. Already he was being referred to as the officer commanding the home front" His appointment was be- lieved intended, at least partly to convince the United States, over whose war tool shipments the bat tie of the Atlantic rages, that the right men are being put in the right jobs here to receive those tools.
 It was believed that Beaverbrook would take over many of the iin- portant machinery" tasks and home
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
Clash At Tobruk Told
 By Another UPWriter
Jan Yindrich Is With Beseiged British Garrison at That Fortress; Axis Are Preparing for
 Their Biggest Attack

EDITORS NOTE: It was an- nOunced yesterday that German and Italian forces had broken through the British Empire outer defenses at TObruk. In the fol- lowing dispatch, Jan Yindrich, United Press Stan Correspondent with the besieged Imperial gar- rison, describes graphically the Axis preparations for what Is evi- dently their biggest attack. Ap- parently the zero hour came at dawn Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
BY J, H. YINDRICH

United Press Staff Correspondent
 With the besieged British garri- son at Tobruk, April % = 1:30 D. m via Cairo and London) (UP) German and Italian infantrymen are digging in around the perineter of the defenses of Tobruk, this time in advance of their tanks.
 As I write 16 German planes are bombing the anti-aircraft guns and other objectives in the fighting line. The air is filled with the thunder of guns and bombs and the sky is dotted with black and white puffs from bursting shells.
 Apparently the German and Ital- ian command is either awaiting the arrival of endorsements of arm- ored cars, tanks and planes before starting a smashing attack or has decided to tighten the siege by land while the German planes bomb SUD- ply ships and SOW magnetic and acoustic mines to make the harbor and its approaches unuseable.
 Every man has to wear his steel hat constantly as protection against the shrapnel fragments of the guns firing at raiding planes.
 The troops dive for trenches and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 MAY 2, 194O
fBy Omitted Taress,

(By Unhteu kTeSS1
 British yield southern NOr- way to Germans, suffering dee feat ct the Dovre railroad. Aan- dalsnes and ether bases were evacuated.
 Captains of British merchant ships reported wrecks of ap- proximateiy 70 naval and mer- nhant vessels in Narvik harbor.
 King Haaken nd the royal fmily were revealed aa having llcd from the port of AHelde. 2S mlleu from Amsldnlsnes. They were reported enrouse te ian unknown
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
$53,OOO Suit Is Begun Today On D. J. Leary Bond
State of Conn., Through States Attorney Wm B. Fitz- gerald Filed Suit; 20 Pieces of Property
 Attached By Record With Town Clerk

The State of Connecticut through States Attorney William Fitzgerald, today filed suit for $53O0o against cate of attachment 20 pieces of property in this city controlled by her, at the Town Clerks office shortly before II o'clock this morning The action brought to Superior JEne. On August 21 1939 when Daniel J LearY former
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
British Claim Nazi Forces Smashed Back From I obruk
States Merit System Bitterly Attacked By Assembly Committee
Actually Interferes With State Efficiency, Assert In. vestigators-RecO recommends Widespread Changes
 to Correct Major Defects
BY JACK AMMAN United Press Staff Correspondent)

Hartford, Conn, May ?. - OP) A special General Assembly Investigating Committee today strongly attacked the States Merit System as actually interfering with the efficiency of the State service" and recommended wide
 spread changes to correct deects in the law The taxpayer should realize" the committee reported to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, May 2-(UP)-Gove ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April 30, compared with a year ago:
 This Year Expenses Last YeaR $10,0S7, 7,os0, ,e9e.G5 S7,9l7,497,1 7,127.Il $5,s37,519,746.40 S4,74i, ,020, ,71s.sa .s4,14s,5so ,s5o.25 ss,sos,4 ,47s, ,4o7ss s4,IOs. .7ss. .s5o.s5 ss,1es,ss4,7sZss s2,425,ss4,so ,so4SO sS,s1o, ,s27, ,s7s.1e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
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Summer semester! Begins June 90. Call write or phone Post Junior College Of C0mmerCes--Adv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-02
Te Weather

Falr, Cold Tonight; Saturday Fair. Warmer Fun weather Report Page 3
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
Golfers; Take
Sixth in Row;
Beat Hazel PIX.
Take All Four
Matches; Foes
Fordson Mondoy

OCoach Emory Albee's rampag-
ing Bather linlksmen moved one
step nearer to another Border
Cities championship when they
scored their second victory In
two days, q 1910 win over Hazel
Park. It was the Bathers sixth
consecutive triumph of the sea-
son.
The victory over Hazel Park
was q complete rout., In winning
four straight matches the local
did the course So strokes lower
than their opponents.
Harry Breitmeyer, who shot .
IS Wednesday against Gro0e
Pointe, continued to. show the
same form yesterday, carding .
"a against Bernie Witkop's 90 for
three points,. Jimmy Smith shot
q 70 to down his match oppon-
ent, Hank Bossum, by 10 points.
for another three tallies. Ronald
Sutherland came through with
an 81 TO Bill McIlvride's o5. and
Victor Potorolka posted . 70 to
b. valstaIos %, to add three
more points each to the total.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
METERS Repeat
Fordson Win
Bethevs Score 4th
League Victory

OProving its April Is victory
was no iiuke, Coach Bob Beals
Bather tennis team easily defeat
ed Fordson High, Of Dearborn,
here yesterday, Z to 2.
Vlademar Wlodarzyk, WI o
gave rordson its lone win In that
previous meeting. repeated yes
terday 1t the expense Of lanky
Bob Pentz, 1-6, O.. 81. Ford
sons second victory was scored
by Phil johnson, who downed
Jerry Charbeneau In straight
sets. 60, 81. The victory was
the Bather's fourth In six league
starts.
The Bathers swept four singles
matches and all three doubles
contests to win. Harry Kukuk
easily defeated Kazonowski. 6-1,
60; Heine Mordan overwhelmed
John Rolls, 81, 81; Warren
Krause won from Goerke, 81,
6-1 and Dave Silbert conquered
Pearson, 81, 81.
In doubles competition, Dia-
mond Migheon and Louis Bush
won over Lefens and Wilson,
6-2, CT; Dick Donaldson and
Arnold Breiling humbled Vlad-
arcxyk and Goerke, 81, 81 and
Roy Middlestat and Bob School
defeated Alt and Haven, g., 81,
"A
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
Major League
Leaders

Batting-Travis, Washington.
.450; Heath, Cleveland, .3o4.
Runs - J. Di Maggie, New
York, %; D. Di Maggie, Boston,
10.
Runs batted in-Keller, New
York. 20; Gordon, New York.
and York, Detroit, 25.
Hits-Travis, Washington, 81;
Cramer, Washington, 80.
Doubles-Keltner, Cleveland,
o; Case. and Cramer, Washing
ton 3.
Triples - Travis, Warrington
and Walker, Cleveland, (.
Home runs - Gordon, New
York, 8; Yorw, Detroit, 8.
Stolen beses--Di Mhggio, Boz
ton. ;; Laabs. St Louis, and
Fox, Boston, 3. &
Pitching-Harder. Cleveland,
80; johnson. Boston, 20.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Unchanged from yesterday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
FoundryIlleIl
Take Fourth
Sect Memphis. a.;
Fvink Fens "

MEMPHIS Number { w~s
chaiked Up yesterday BY Coaeh
Maurice "Red" Pernert's New
Haven Foundrymen ~ they
bstted out m - victory !. over
Memphis. The Eoundsymen have
dropped only one contest -
date.
LsAoy yxink, STR New Ha-
ven hurlss, hlaA lGGn1Dhis - thur
scattered alngles, StsS,c1EsOot ~
battsfh but opNs ~ ID v4lls1.
70 make ~ onns ~ tAeansgs
unusual svogy ene 6 - IN
scored In tie snme. md tte
roundrymGn wsro credited Win
seven, were Singles.
Lennon and Tboehlee, New
Haven catcher showod th4 most
power q the piate. Tlhe two unoo
knocked In six q IL: eisht New
Haven runs betWeen them.
Grace pitched for Memphis
and Hemlsr did duty behind ~
plate. Memphis was charged
with live errors and the Tosm-
drymsn with TIVE.
New Haven goes % 1omeo
Tuesday and 70 Dfydsn nsxt m
daV.
New Haven - ~ - ! 3
Msnphis ....leo Oh - 4 5
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
TratlkIllell Lose
10 FordsoIl
q Toks Five
First Pieces

eater taking . meet hon
Hazel Park last Tuesday, the
Bather trackmsn fell before Tho
al around strength Of Fordsou
here yesterday. GAN to 3ex.
The Bathers took Ave 6rvt6,
Leonard Kraft romped The 80
In Ala. Corn Walters came
through with = :57.o 440-yd. RIM.
Henry Butler leapt 1872 b The
broad Jump md Sc In ths high
Jump. 70 take two arst and hiSh
honors for the day; and Bob
Godfrey put the shot 43'lOM'
for the Anal Aryt for Mount
Clemens.
Theron Tompkins charges also
took three seconds, and six
thirds.
The thinclads entertain Pom
tiac next Tuesday.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
: PAR -sersphs
Play Ball off Left Heel Hit Dorm on Il,
Let Va. I Iron Do Wcnk, Adpises MeLson

Pivot % full.
Ball II hit Just . BIT on the
downswing - ~ 70 get elevation
and sufficient spin 70 hold the
gr6en.
The average golfer" explains
Nelson. ''tries % lift the ball with
TIE No. ! iron hecorDe q The
lack q lp3 a ~ clubhood."
lsR"A much lMpCovsd shot would
result Il ths plsyse hit down on
the ban md 1T he club DO the
work"
Ths no. I iron was esspead-
b1e foe D(e1osn winning Z couple
of champ6onGh1ps, @. nntnrally
Il b the =. q. a. dtlGlsoldoE's ~.
orits weapon.
He holod . No. I iron Shot
from . distonca ol 10 yucdD -
IL fourth hole g II 0nnl pla4.
OF e IL leotional 0pon Clnam-
pionship e looo.
The Ssat put Dyrsn leVlesa Z
STROKES $500 G Cro1e We'd,
enabled him - rin.
Mkt: 1alua 0ul6ahl.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
.Me,uso1 ADM
Hs Hagij,g
His Us,, Dsa,ls'

oCHJCA00 ny 10
Louis duck o. De-Do) Nsw6.
by his own admjssim +
having his ups md Downs a.
year, but ~ ssyv The caleaeo
White Sow better Wateh out 1eg
''anythins can happen hsrs."
Mswsoun, nsvsr one % h30U liu
light behind . bushel, a. ~
stuff from the stoss "a Hy6o
Park high school be4orv 3,eoo
students yssterday when ee11
wGathar forced poslpooeanent G
ths opsning TisefS-whi>s Sns
CANA.
with neral Support from
Manager Del Da1Gr, ,the hid
huriee Aldnft nenkloa his cur
rent piAchlng record g two wins
anA 1oue lonDes, but ~ III think
h ''migh3 ovon win . couQ1e d
gamss h IL pAxt Two daya"
N
..Dnys - Sen4lsGnea,n dsuss-
led Do-Do. with . bow % In
faeulty seelion. "lGr. Dakar,s u.
ready teA yOu III aheut pttch.
ing - m ~ ~ = you Aavp q
have ou06once. (CAooeo) I n
Il. (Moee c1loogs). Anoeh1r th1oe,
you have - havs coopefaelG9,
That's enc thing . WINNING club
has 70 have. That Cleveland tsam
would havsNWon lat rear Il thsy
had cooperation from the club
house 70 IL 1runt office. You
gotta have cpopoe1l1ea. I'm Inv.
Ing NY ups and downs tlhie yoog,
but rm not Slving - (ch6srs)
Anything en- happe0 h1rot 80.
cially aGn1nst ChicAoA wv ]
might svsn Win = euupoe & q
games IN ~ noEt Two oays.
Boys. I thank yuu.s
Beth Dalkec ana lenaaonr I'm
my Dykst 6 H. Whlts 0ox a.
hersd - tAel4 er1ginai ehoicoe q
Harold NsWhouDsr ana Hi1l
Dietrich.
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Wto hae. tsa9n66 q Some' M
WORK q H. uneenn1 Thu ooaeun,
refained q 0UeEolt ~ 1coat-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
Postpone Games

OBoth the Bather and the
Mountaineer baseball games
were called of yestsrday. Rain
during the past few days made
the condition Of the diamonds
unplayable. The Bathers were
scheduled to play Monroe 1t
Monroe and St. Mary's was Stat
Cd to play st. Paul.. OF Detroit,
1t the st. Mary stadium. New
dates have not yet been set.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
Sports Roundup
Eddie evietz

oNEW YORK. Moy TO- THE Special New: Servee)-Bsefs:
Lou Nova claims the he's getting the old run-orod
bscousshs refuses to sign threeyeo! contract with the
Nike Joeob: Stock Coupony Hnd we. tsrI: seys the
At least Of the Chicago newspapers ore bIostne the
Cubs for trodne Billy Herman Well the club hit tie eeor the
doy the deoI mode noybe Jimmy Wilson figured
he'd be off without Billy
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10

NEA sssviss osls Wssess
con aNNo. I iron shot, Byron
Nelson plays the ball Off The
LETT heel, the same ~ on . spoon
shot.
Nelson's hsad stays well IN
position over the ball.
Left arm r kept straight but
not rigid. III u
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10

Games behind leader.
FRIDAYS RESULTS
Boston 1t New York, rain.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia,
rain. 4.
Only games scheduled.
SATURDAYS GAMES
Boston at New York "a.
st. Louis 1t Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn 1t Philadelphia.
Chicago 1t Cincinnati.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-10
Ends 3-year
Romeo Streak
Lopssr Shops
String. 81

OROMEO-The inevitable hap
pened yesterday.
Coach Dan Barnabo's Romeo
Peachmen dropped their first
Tri-C County league contest IN
three years. Lapeer was the Da-
vid that brought down Goliath,
81, aided and sbetted by the
carelessness Of Goliath himself.
who cimmitted seven costly err
rors.
The victory wasn't IA easy
one for .LSpssI. The game went
into . "a deadlock In the third
inning and wasn't mapped until
Lapeer batsmen punched . cou-
pie Of singles in the tenth in
ming on top Of . walk and two
errors for four decisive runs. Err
nest Haase, unde4eatsd up to
yesterdays game, had his first
loss Of the season charged to
him. c. Gramer, . risht-hander,
got credit for the victory. The
loss was the first In seven starts
for the Peachmen this season.
Romeo scored it, only two
runs In the second inning. Louis
Lottery, first man up, was hit
by . pitched ball. Three success
i've singles brought In The tai
lies.
Lapeer scored one run IN the
first on . homer b Van Wagon.
er, first man up. In the third In
ming. Reed, Lapeer lef1ieldsr,
got . single, stole second, went
to third when Haase threw wild
to second IN IN attempt to catch
him OFF base, and came home
when the Romeo centerfielder
mishandled Haass's throw.
Romeo will attempt TO hit ito
stride again Monday when New
Haven pays . visit
Romeo .o3o 80 80 80 10 !
Lapeer iii go 80 - ! !