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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
PEACE RUMORS
 NAz LIES FOR
President Claims Many Americans Dupes of Ger.
 man Propaganda

Washington, June 6 - U.P) - President Roosevelt today said that peace rupIorS circulating in the capital were fabricated from Nazi faisehOOdS.
 The president said many Amer jeans were being made the dupeS Of German propaganda.
 MT. Roosevelt declared that Bri- tain is far from collapse and that no peace proposals were brought back from London by Ambassador John c. Winant.
 Declaring he was not making 6 denial of peace reports but an &C., cusation that Americans were being duped, the president said of the peace rtimors:
 There has been absolutely mo- thing like it-r,ot even tenth cou- sin of q peace offer or anything like that or any discussion of peace. Ab- sOlutely nothing like it-provided you use this not as denial by the president but as an accusation by the president"
 MT. Roosevelt accused Nazi and Fascist sympathizers and appeasers in this country either of operating on direct orders from Berlin to spread such peace rlifnors or of act- ing as dupes to spread such rumors.
 He said the propaganda Ofiice in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
700 IN CHINA SUFFOCATED IN SANDDUGOUTS Many Families Died With Hands Tightly Joined
 Last Night MASS BURIALS TAKE
 PLACE IMMEDIATELY Dead Packed Like Sar. dimes !; United Press Writ.
 CT Views Tragedy

Chungking, China, June 6. -(UP) = Officials said to- day that 700 persons were suffocated last night in the worlds largest underground dugout during a five hour intensive raid by Japanese warplanes. Mass deaths re- suited when one of four entrances to the dugout be- came SO overcrowded that ventilation was cut off. The entrance was only two feet above an average persons height and crowding refugees formed e human wall which effectively sealed the tunnel
 Rel Cross trucks took the dugout victims to suburban cemeteries Tor mass burials,
 Tho Japanese raid last Tight caused tho most widespread destruc' ton yet made by the many Japanese air ettacks on the provisional Chi- nese capital. ...
 It was the first night raid tnis year, and came 40 hours after an at' tack in which on estimated 800 per" sons were Killed.
 A United Press correspondent who entered the dugcut while bodies still were being removed saw the dead packed like sardires. <.
 Many families had dseM 'Witia their hands tightly joined.
 Rescuers brough bodies out and laid them in long lines SO that rele" tiyes could Identify them.
 As soon as possible, however, cofpses were removed for mass burial Dee cause Chungking now is undergoing A neat wave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
British Foresee U. S.-France Break Becoming Reality In Near Future
Winant Denies Making Statement in London or Even Mentioning It
(NEA TeIepi1otO)
BY WALLACE CARROLL Limited Press gtaH COrrespOndent)

tUulte0 FfeBS DtAH COPreDpOuneDtD
 London, June 6 ~ (UP) - Britisl, quarters believed today that the United States had given a last warning to the French government against cooperation with Germany and tilat, as the Vichy regime had already committed itself, . break ifl relations was near. l,t.
 There was unofsiciai speculation whether, f the break came; the Ufjibed States would put French ships in American waters into the Atlantic trade and whether t might act to safeguard French colonies ifi tileS Western Hemisphere against possible Nazi encrOachmcnt.
 Diplomatic quarters said that Q break between the United States and France would put the American government i1 the position Of strik- ing at Germany afIi Italy through vichy, without stepping over the bounds Of diplomatic procedure, and that the effect of any such break would be pathological and would not necessarily mean more American aid 10 Great Britain nov.
 Tie question was asked, in con- nection with American French re- Iations, whether if . break came the United States and Britain together might recognize tiie Free French movement as a legal French goveFn- nlent. Though Britain broke with France long ago t has recognized Gen, Charles De oauIle only as Header Of aII Free Frenchmen."
 Diplomats here reported yesterday that John c. Wirant, American ambassador to London, had ifitend- cd during his current visit to Wash- ington, to advise President Roose- welt to break with France because that would be the best means of awakening the French people to the dangers Of Vichy and checking the ambition Of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, the Vicby vice premier.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
Aldermen May Oppose City Housing Project
Board Tonight May Claim 300 Proposed Dwellings Not
 Needed Contracts for Long Hill Road and llamil. ton Avenue Jobs Already Awarded

opposdtion to the federal govern nlents 3O0.dwelling unit defense housing project was reported being built lip today aG the board Of aldef- men prepared to meet tonight tc take up the subject. Tine aldermen will be asked to approve af agree. rnert whereby the government will pay the city 11 per cent Of the rents collected ifi lieu Of taxes, which cafi- not be levied against government owned property. =.
 The aldermanic opposition will probably be based on claims tiIat the houses are to be only temporary structures ard or the ground that tiie project iS not needed. The board of aldermen two years ago refused to approve c Federal Hous- ing Administration for Waterbury, which would have brought q 91,OO0,- 600 government grant to the city and would have made low.cost homes available to several hundred families.
 The government is ready to start work on the defense housing pf0- jest very soon. Contracts have been awarded for the building Of one group Of houses cii Long Hill road afid another group on Hamilton ave- nue. The contract for construction has been awarded to the John H. Eisele Co. of New York, which Sub- mitted C low bid Of 9o00,000. The government has also begun fegotia- tons with the board Of works to- ward supplying water and sewer fa- ciiities to the homes.
 The gcvernmentS offer to give the city 10 per cent Of the rentals was submitted to the board Of aldermen Monday night through Corporation Counsel J. Gregory Lynch. The board voted to defer consideration of tae offer until tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
 ACQUISITION BILL
Maritime Com. Takes Over IfflnlObiIized Foreign
 Ships in U. 5. Ports

Washington, June 6-tUP)-pres!. dent Roosevelt today signed q bill authorizing requisition Of all im- niobilized foreign ships In American tlaYbors, and by executive order ein. powered the maritime commission to take over the vessels.
 More than 100 foreign ships. ifl- ciuding Danish, Italian and German ships which were placed under "protectiye custody" several weeks ago will be affected by the order. The order applies to all foreign merchant vessels lying idle In U. s, waters, the Philippine Islands and the Canal Zone.
 American crews have been pre-. pared for several days to take charge of many Of these ships, according
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
HARTFORD SCHOOL
 COACH SUCCUMBS
Fred Stone, Waterbury Native, Mourned By State
 Sport Fans

Hartford, June 6-r'rederick w Stone, athletic director and coach of sports at Weaver high school since 1924, died suddenly this iaofn- ing at the homo of his sister, Mrs ( H' K, Paige of 1S Townley street as he was preparing to 60 to hia work at the school. He had not been i'll and completed his duties as usual yesterday.
 A native of Waterbury, MT. Stone was born in 1893 and graduated from Springfield college in 1915 after which he coached at Spring field (Mass.) high school pIltil lV2O when he became baseball coach at Trinity college, Hartford, until 1924 when he went to Weaver high school.
 Funeral arrangements have been made for Monday afternoon of next week ct 1880 p. m. from the Trin' fly college chapel. Very few Waterbury friends oi Coach Stone knew he was Q native of Waterbury, having been born 1T this city near Meadow and Bank streets in 1882. One of his best friends in this city was Michael F. Conlan, building superintendent ot Wljby high school, who knew him gof more than 20 years.
 When informed of the sudden death of his friend, Mir. Conlaii paid the following tribute: Fred Stone was one of the best friends I ever had. It's very difiicuit to believe death has suddenly overtaken him. [ have known him for more than 20 years, for he was Q native oi this city, though very few people around these parts knew that. My friendship with him dates from his coaching duties at Trinity college, before he went to Weaver high school IS years ago. and to say he
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
Italian Bomb Attack Hoped to Drive British Fleet From Mediterranean EASTERN SITUATION
 TENSION INCREASES BOmbardment of Rock First Against British
 Base Since Fall
BY HARRISON SALISBURY

DA NhfAhNkN&SSN 6fAAh99S&sA (Unitcd Press Staff Correspondent)
 An Italian bombing attack on the British fortress of Gibraltar indicated today that the Axis may have eIn- parked upon a major offens- i've to drive the British fleet from the Mediterranean. The air attack on Gibraltar coin cided with a new increase in tension over the middle east ern situation where Q move against Syria by the British has been exc pected almost hourly.
 The Italian bombardment of tho great rock which guards the vest ern entrance to the Mediterranean was the first against the British base since early fall.
 The Italian war eommunique gave no indication of the severity of the raid on Gibraltar, nor did 1t indi- date from what base Italian planes had come, The nearest Italian ter- ritory is Sardinia which would in- volve Q round-trip flight of l,I00 miles for the Fascist bombers,
 However, 1t was possible that the planes flew from the nearby Balearic Islands where the Italians set up air bases during the spanish civil war, or even from French north Africa or the Spanish mainland. AlexAndria Ralded
 Significance seemed to be added Co the Gibraltar attack by the fact 1t followed by 24 hours big Axis air raid on the main British fleet base in the eastern Mediterranean at Alexandria. More than 100 per. sons were reported killed at AleXan- dria and Axis reports claimed great fires were set in the harbor area.
 The only other British naval base ln the Mediterranean, Malta, has been under almost daily heavy air attack by both German and Italian war planes based on Sicily for many weeks.
 Gibraltar is more important to the British aS an anchorage and minor repair base for the western Mediter- ranean fleet than as an ordinary fortress, Military experts have long contended that persistent air at. tacks or bombardment from the big guns known to be established across the Gibraltar straits would make the base untenable for large war; ships,
 They maintain that Gibraltar could be rendered virtually useless to the British under such attacks even though the fortress itself pre- sumdbly could hold out indefinitely. It was not believed that the Brit ish western Mediterranean fleet which apparently comprises one battleship, two aircraft carriers, and cruiser, destroyer and submarine squadrons, was at Gibraltar at the time of the attack. Dispatches from La Linea, just across the Spanish line from the fortress. said yester. day that the fleet had left It's an. chorage
 Badly Battered
 British naval power In the Medi- terranean, already badly battered by the pounding of the Luftwaffe around Crete would And 1t difficult. If not impossible, to maintain itself in the Mediterranean If persistent air attacks made Gibraltar and Alex andria untenable.
 There was no specific development in regard to the middle eastern sit.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
WAR IN EUROPE A YEAR AGO,
 JUNE 6, 1940
(ny United Pressl

(By United PFess)
 Germans advanced In the lower sOmme sector Go the Bresle river, IS miles south of AbbeviIle.
 Premier Paul Reynaud told France that there were reasons to hope" the drive of the German army would De halted.
 The Duke of Windsor relin- auished his pest as iiais0n ofEicer with tIlc French armies.
 Britain outiawed strikes and lockouls and restricted labor turnover while placing q drastic limit oil production of goods for home consumption.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
DRAFT PROPERTY
 BILL LIMIT SEEN
Milwaukee Strike Demon. strates Conscription Act
 Not Broad Enough
RY JOHN n. ZEAL

(UnlgeA Press Stan CogFespOndent9 Washington, June 6. (UP)-PreSi- dent Roosevelt has authorized his congressional leaders to limit the draft property" bill to 6 grant Of additional power to commander strike-bOiu,d defense plants. it was learned today.
 The original proposal has been bitterly denounced even by admin lStratlcn, supporters.
 Accordingly, leaders are drafting amendments which would greatly modify it. As introduced, the bilI would authorize tte rcquiSitionirg during the emergency of any private property. temporarily or peTniai5ent- iy, on payment Of compensation to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, June 6--(UP)-Gov. ernment expenses and receipts for the courrent fiscal year through June {. compared with a year ago: Thia Year Expenses Last Yenr $l1,3S2,t20,i11,52 $S,674,294,573.5
 Receipts
 S6,475,7G9,272.sl s5.206,s44,554.l3
 Gross Deficit s4,9Os, 1850, O,sS9.si s,4e7,45O,o, Net Deficit s4.s5s,151,7sa.2i s3,Ss5.511,51sH s2, 2,6O4,s64, ,3O6.7l s2,O2s,sss,521.si
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
KILLED BY AUTO

New Haven, Conn, June 8-tUP) Stanley Gawrych. 70, died early today Of injuries suffered Sunday night when struck by an automo- bile while walking on the Milford Turnpike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06

Enroll Now Summer Semester Begins Sane @. Post Sunlor College of Commerce, z4 Central Ave.-Adv.
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La gaceta., 1941-12-05
TEATROS

Noche de moda la de hoy, en- ell
teatro del Circulo Cubano, pre-
sentandose nuevamente la Com
panfa Guiana dirigida por ell
Sr. Perez Arechavaleta.
En- Ia primera parte del pro-
grama subira a escena la pecio-
sa comedia LA Flo de Mantua"
interpretada por TODD ell %cOnjun-
to de la cOmpania.
Hara SUI reaparici6n, en- ell
turno de las variedades, la con-
sagrada artislta espanola Con-
suelo Moreno, que tanto gustara
el pasado microbes, y la simpa-
tica cantante Guiana Elsa Valla
dares. Ademas haran preciosos
ndmeros, ell gallego Aparicio,
Digna Zapata, Enrique COdina,
Maria Monterroso y Sr. Arecha
valeta,
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
NOTAS SOGALN
tfoK MARIO RoDRlGuEIi

CoImenares Sc present6 en- esce-
ma y con elocuentes frases habi6
de las Bcdas de Orc.
,Pidi6 a tOdos los asociados su
entera cooperation. Quizas algu
nos piensan que es alto ell precio
del cubierto. La mayoria de las
familias acuden a los cines dos o
tres wees por semana, van a es.
tie o aquel festival cada mes. En-
este case es un sacrifice de ca
da cincuenta amos.
La Sra. Elvira Paniello, pre-
sidenta de la Seccion de Damas,
eS recibida con delirantes aplau
SOS. Ella expres6 el agradeci-
miento, al publico, por la franco
cooperation que lie habian pres
tado, como tambi6n a todos sus
compaherNs de Secci6n.
Acto seguido la Secci6n de Da-
mas lie hace entrega de un pre-
sente, por su valiosa actuaci6n.
Asi mismo la Secci6n de Recreo,
por medic de su presidente, Sr.
Angel de la Riva, lie entrega O.
trO. A continuation Sc recibie-
ron cestos de flores naturales de
la Secci6n de Recreo, la Directi-
va, la Secci6n de Protection Y
Auxilio, la Secci6n Recreativa,
la Secci6n de Damas del Circulo
Cubano, uno de Ia Sra. Torres
para la Srta. Eileen Gutierrez,
y otros mas que no recordamOs.
Ell primer numero de las va
riedades fue d~esempenad por la
Srta. Eileen Gutierrez, que bal
10 y TOGO las castanuelas. LIE 81
gui6 nuestra artista local, que
no ha mucho regresara de la Ha
bana, tras brillante a~ctuaci6n,
Velia Martinez, CON preciosos
nGmeros, que fuerOn ovaciona =
dos.
La Sra. PanielIo recita con ex-
quisitez la poesia "Al Manton,"
.conquistando muchos aplausos.
Sc p~resert6 una "Gallegada
C6mica," con un gaitero y un
tamborilero, bailando la Srta.
Eileen Gutierrez, y como hume
70 final un pasodoble, cantado
Dor la Srta. Manuelita Fernan-
La gaceta., 1941-12-05

DEL PUERTO

LEGO aver de Fort Aruhur,
Texas, a descargar productoB
DEF petrtleo, el vapor Maryland,
de Ia cOmpania Texas, Este va
por regres6 aver mismo al puer
to de su procedencia, en- lastre.
Sails con rumbo a New York
el yapor Colorado, de la linea
Clyde Mallory.
Marea alta a la 1886 a. m. y
a 20 p. M; marea baja a las
9:19 a. m. Y 1852 p. m.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
DATE?
Don't neglect your Breath
BY FIT

II you've got . date with the girl friend, or
. business appointment. play amart and take
the proper ~precaution 10 see that your breatk
doesn't offend unnecessarily. After all, moth.
inE d 30 lnexcusable and 30 offensive ash
negled1hd case Of halitosis Chad breath). Be-
fore your next date or business appointment,
rinse the mouAh with Listerins Antiseptio.
Almost Immediately your breath becomes
sweeter, pursf. less likely 20 offend. Nest
cases Of halitoais, say some authorities, are
due 70 the fermentation OF tiny food particles
in the mouth, although some cases may be
due to systemic disorders. Against the for
mer condition. Listerine Antlseptic works
wonders because Il hrat halts the farmenSa-
ton and then ovarcomes the odors II causes.
Don't forget 10 use Il. It's the frat aid Of
thousaAda Of popular and successful people
LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC
To MGks Your Breath SSOsstsr
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
Santos del dia
Sabas y Criapina.
I'm e1ito rotundo

I'm 61ito rOtundO
Batiendo todas las marcas an
~teriores, obtuvo anoche un triun
TO grandioso la estimada Sec :
ci6n de Damas del Centre Espa-
mol, con su function teatral, veri-
ficada en- ell teatro Casino.
La concurrencia fue de 10 mas
distinguido y deSde muy tempra
no Sc llen6 el amplio teatro. No
che de regocijo y de ayudar a en-
grosar los fondos en- pro del Sa-
natorio de la sociedad ~espanola.
A las ocho y media de la no
che Sc descorri6 ell tel6n, repre-
sentandose la graciosa comedia
espafola Mama Ines" De sus
Interpreters podemos decir que
rayaron a gran altura. Elias y
ellos hicieron verdaderas crea-
clones de sus respectivos pape-
les. Exito artfstico que Sc debe
en- part principal a la Sra. Car
me aRamirez.
Eel p1blico aplaudi6 delirante-
merte la labor Y esfuerzo de los
j6venes ~artistas.
Ell la segunda parte, y actuan
do de Maestro de Ceremonies la
Sra. Carmen Ramirez, Sc hicie-
ron las siguientes presentacio-
mes.
Primeramente, Ell Sr. j. r.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
FL bale de hog

Ell bale de hoy
Esta noche celebrara la Sec
ci6n de Recreo del "Ponce de
Leon Mems Club su anunciado
Bale Social de Coronation. Sc
efectuara en- el salon AuditOrio
de esa barriada.
En- una bella ceremonial sera
coronado Reina la Srta. Matilde
Borrego, elegida por vote popu-
lar, ell pasaio viernes.
Para el scto han sido invitadas
distinguidas perSonalidades de
la localijad y los chicos de la
prensa.
Uan popular orquesta tendra
a SUI cargo la parte bailable.
Agradecemos la invitaci6n
que Sc nos ha mandado.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05

ESta senalado para hoy, a las
cinco de la tarde, el entierro del
Sr. Manuel A. Garcia, que aver
faNeciera n su domicilio, l716
de la caIle CaSs, al 0eSte.
lie Sobreviven su Viuda, dos
hermanos, dos hermanas y otros
familiares.
Ell cadaver Sera sepultado EN-
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
DIVORCES

DecretCs: Augusta Rupert
Knight contra ViCra Knight.
Nuevas demanjas: George S,
Wallace contra Docia Wallace;
Walter Lowell joey contra Beu-
lah Jolly; Ruth Ba,kcom contra
Robert Balkccm.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05

La function dara comienzo a
las ocho Y cuarto de la noche.
La empresa hace saber que ell
domingo no habra function en- ell
Circulo, debido g ser dia de Due
10 NaciOnal en- Cuba.
La function Sc verificara en- ell
teatro del Centre Asturiano.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
MATRIMONIO

Norman Zambito Castellano,
81, y Aurora Gonzalez, 10; Wi
lliam Oscar Wood, "a, y Ella E.
Scott, IS; Raymond C. Bowling
81; " Nadine Wetherington, 10;
Lionel Loredo, 10; y Daisy De
Moza, %; Nose Nicolas Para
DIES, %, y Violeta Alfonso, 81.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
cementerio Myrtle Hill.

S efectuara ell sabado ell sepe-
Ito del Sr. Frank Lawrence Or
tiz, de 81 amos, vecino del 400
de la avenida Oak, en- eSta ciu-
lad. Deja a su viuda, dos hijos,
una hija v otros familiares.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05

dez. Varias damas y damitas lu-
cieron precioSos mantones.
Fue una noche de regocijo y
de grata recordaci6n para todos.
Felicitamos a la Secci6n de Da-
mas por ell brillante exito obte-
nidO.
La gaceta., 1941-12-05
NUEVOS ~DONATIVOS PARA
LA OFICINA DE COBR0

Para la oficina de cobro de
cuentas de las "utilidades", sin
caste alguno pari los VecinDs
de Ybor, la Camara de Conner
clio yborcitena reeibi6 aver los
sipuipnta, dOnatiyos:
Evening star., 1941-04-22
$4,000, 900 Contract Let
For New Marine Post

The Navy Department today an
nounced award of $4,000, 900
contract for the construction of
Marine Corps training facilities at
the New River IN. c. barracks.
The award was made on a cost plus
fiXed-fee basis to Goode Construc-
ton Corp. Blythe Bros. Co and
Harrison Wright Co., all of Char
lotte, N. C. The contract was
cleared by the Office of Production
MANAGEMENT.
Plans for the new Marine base
include a S1,000,000 tent camp area,
barracks, mess hall and quarters
for officers. In addition, the base
will have a post exchange, storage
facilities. hospital and administra-
ton buildings. recreational facilities
and a rife range.
Construction will begin at once.
Navy officials said today, and the
facilities should be available some-
time during the middle of this sum-
mer.
Though the Navy declined to re-
veal how many troops would be
quartered at New River, observers
believed a large part of the 1st
Division will occupy the site. Ele.
ments of the 1st Division at pres
ent are returning from winter
training at Guantanamo. Cuba. 1t
was announced at the time of their
recall that units of the division
would be returned to Quantico, Va,
and Paris Island, S. c.