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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
Japanese Transport,
 Destroyer May Be Sunk
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of the Japanese invasion, only to find themselves in graver danger in the southern area.
 Roads were filled with motor cars and buses, all crowded to capacity, bringing evacuees and refugees to the capital. Some carried bundles which contained all their remains. Ing possessions, others brought fur- niture and bedding.
 12 American Families
 Twelve Americans, mining men and their families, arrived from north of Manila after hitch hiking for days.
 L. L. Caldwell, mine chemist, said that the party had started to drive up country but had found railroad service cut and started hiking south ward through alternate jungle and clearings.
 Women and children suffered from exposure.
 A dispatch to the newspaper Tri- bune from Baguio, in the north, gave c vivid description of the Jap- ahese landing at vigan, on the west coast.
 DelAn La Chica, c bus station agent who escaped with his wife, told the story.
 At least seven Japanese transports took part in the landing operations, La Chica said.
 Filipino soldiers, heavily outnufn- bered, attacked the Japanese ct once, La Chica said, and fought un- til they were encircled. Then they fought their way through the JGp- aneseSines and escaped.
 La Chica said that one I. Hara, c Japanese business man of Vigan, betrayed the city, HarG, believed to be Japanese army officer in dis- guise, acted as liaison officer for the Japanese, he said, and was named Japanese governor" of the vigan area.
 Tho Japanese made the provincial capital their headquarters, In Chi- ea said took over school buildings closed oil Filipino stores and re- opened tic Japanese stores which had been closed,
 Another refugee said that the Japanese found Vigan almost de- serted except for its little group oi determined Filipino defenders.
 He described United States planes attacking Japanese transports and said he saw three of the transports in flames.
 By the second day the whole coaSI was lined with Japanese warshipf and transports, the witness said and at least two aircraft carriers laS outside.
 Despite attacks by Amerlcan planes, he said, the Japanese sue. ceeded in landing large numbers 0! men and consolidating positions.
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sContlnued from Page D ,s Miss Tngalls said. 'I'vs been awake for 30 hours. I've had no sleep Aa all," @s N ta ss knew was In New York and FbI agents had refused to let her coEns municate with hiln! VA
 Miss Ingails turned from yaude. yliie dancing to flying and galEaed nrominence in that field when abe campleted . le,000-mlle flight from Miami, Fla, around South America in 1884, She took off on Marclef9 and completed the flight on April 20 after making forced landing Ht Florianapolls and Belmorte, BraSlL
 On March 10, 1885, she was award- cd the Harmon trophy, tho top honor for women flyers. That same year s--- August il = she became the fsfst woman to make 0 nonstop east-west transcontinental flight.
 A few days after outbreak of the war In 1889, Miss ingalls flew over restricted area of downtown washington and near the White House to drop leaflets of the "Wo- fnents National Committee to keep U. g. out of War" sh
 The civil aeronAutlcs authority suspended her license until t1o could prove that she was. familiar with air space restrictions, Within c week she succeeded in getting the license restored.
 Three years prior to the leaflet dropping Miss 1ngalls released pig- cons carrying q peace p.ea addressed to President Roosevelt, Recently she was barred from Senate Fore eIgn Rotations Committee room where proposed revision of the neti- tralIty act was under consideration.
 Belfast, Northern Ireland, raised i,0u0 pounds of tomatoes in Ormeau public park this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
Japan Has Greatest
 Navy In West Pacific
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 very recently, carried all before 1t on the continent of Europe" he said, ' "They include a very large, we'll trained air force.
 "They include q very considerable fieet--at present, by far the largest naval force in the western Pacific, where most Of the sea fighting will be done."
 Knox cid not elaborate on his statement Of Japan's naval super iority in the western Pacific, but 1t was assumed he meant in the area west of Hawaii, probably in the vi- cinity Of the Philippines where this eourtFy's Asiatic fleet is based. The United States fleet Is divided Into three unitS-the Atlantic, Pacific and Asiatic fleets,
 While in its immediate effects and nearby results the attack on Pearl Harbor was a successful engagement for the Japanese, nevertheless, Knox said, "in its longtime effects and its ultimate results it will surely contribute to our certain victory; Japan's treachery united this coun. try completely"
 Most Infamous TFeacheFy
 "A more damning account of in- famous treachery was never recoFd- cd in the history Of the world" ho said.
 He told the midShipmen, most Of whom received commissions today in the Navy or Marine Corps that millions Of young men would like to be in their places.
 There Is, no possible situation in which Q young man Of spirit would rather Dc placed than precisely where you men are placed today. You are about to enter Q world bate tic not merely of men and ships and airplsnes but Of ideals, philosophieS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19

Vloliy eogefnnlont, might Dc coln- pelled to ooulipy the French west indies for itA own protection.
 Stato department comment on the agreement indicated that the Vichy goyefnrIaent would rethni full auth ority over the lslands in return for iorrala neutrality pledees given to. Horne by Admiral Robert,
 Horne took G message to Robert from President RoosevelE that cone tained assurances that the sover- eighty ofthe French ppssgssions will not Do ifliperiled now that the United states is Q belligerelat.
 Friendly Relations
 MT. Roosevelt pointed out that the United states sought only to maintain friendly relations with France, based on ( mutual and cor- dial understanding of each nations problems, but that thls country must be certain of It's own security.
 Tn this manner tho Presldent as- sured Robert and tho Vichy gov- ernEnent - that there would be no BelSute of Martinique 70 long as tho Axis powers were Kept out.
 Roberts pledges were understood Co carry the assurance that French officials will not give any support to the Axis powers and that florG of the warshipS or planes now ct Martinique will Do permitted to fall Into derfnany's hands.
 Tn exchange, 1t was understood the United States promised swift aid i1 event Of aii attack upon the French West Indies, which include Martinique, 0uadeloupe and Marie Qaiante.
 Furthermore, it was said trade routes will Do kept open for the supplying of the islands which oth- erwlgo might Do Saaroonod by tho spreading war.
 Vessels Must Remain
 The agreement, which appears to Do "c ofl ploteiy satisfactory" ia State department officials, will mean that the French aircraft carrier Beafn, a cruiser end . training cruiser and more than 100 military PAAHeb WElACA uEe W MNFunlque WILL remain there.
 since Frances collapse. United States wAfshlps have maintained night-and-day "observation patrol' around the islands, ready to move in if the ships and planes attempt- ed to escape or the Vichy govern nient eapltulated to Nazi pressure for military concessions.
 The planes are American built fighters, now badly beaten by wind and rain, which were on route to France in June, lo40.
 State department officials declined to discuss what direct role. if any the Viehy government played in bringing about the agreement but 1t seemed evident that 1t had at
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vlohy Q EenOFant

vlohy, Dec. iB---(UnJ "A gpokesa man said today there was no lnow@ ledge here of Q reported agreement between the United states govern- ment an d French authorities 60 Martinique regarding the status ok tho French island colony. "
 The spokesman said that some three months ago the United statas and the Martinique cptninanasF reached an agreement on food sup- plies for the colony. Y v
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19

Gneisenau ana. heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in Brest harbor during the night for the third time in 24 hours. the air ministry said today. All lanes returned.
 The air ministry, describing yes- terday's raids, said a drydock was burning and thick, black, oily smoke rolled up from where :he Gneisenau lay when wave of Stir ling bombers attacked the docks.
 Just before the Stirlings swooped down, the wing commander leading the attack had dived his plane 500 feet and chased four "very heavy" bombs. He saw one burst short, two squarely across the docks and one beyond.
 Stirling bombers, Halifaxes and finally Manchesters unIoaded their bombs. the ministry said. AS they dumped their explosives they wheel ed about. snd the crews watched battles among more than 50 flght- CT planes iE the clear air.
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 local governments during the cur- rent crisis:
 i. Give priority to activities Of state governments which would best promote national defense.
 2. Postpone non-defenSe public works.
 3. Maintenance of present public facilities, cooperative buying and general improvement of admin strative efforts. 4. Preparation of plans for use- full postwar public works to serve as an economic cushion.
 5. Retirement of state and local government indebtedness and the accumulation of cash reserves to finance postwar public projects.
 6. safeguarding of services rem dered by state and local govern ments and the preservation of the institutions of a free. democracy. :.
 The president made public copies of an Identical telegram he has sent to the governors of the states and territories of Alaska and Hawaii.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
BRITISH HAVE
 QUIT PENAUC
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(Continued from Page D to the plains area which gave good fighting ground for both attackers and defenders.
 Strongly posted along the kriailg River which Is 320 rnileg above Sing apore, the Imperial forces enjoyed the advantage of good coinfTuni:a-. tons in their rear and the prospect of receiving steady reinforcemefts as receSgity arose,
 It was indicated that If fieceBeafy they would fail back from the river after inhicting as many casualties as posSible, in q defense in depth plan under which their positions would become increasingly strong as the Japanese communications lines heightened,
 % far the weather has favored tho Japaneae, as the seasonal rains nave held of. Heavy rains were ex- pected soon, bringing foods calctis lated to impede both the JapafleEe advance ard tho supply line to their rear
 The rains usually last well in to February and flood enormous areas, even as far south as Singapore.
 Penang Island in Danger
 Penang Island, which would be q valuable base for Japanese attacks Oil Netherlands sumatra, waG now in grave danger, But dispatches ifl. dieated that the Imperial foreeE t.tatiIH HahI HaHd fAF if
 Military experts said it was obs Vious the JapGne6e were trying 10 establish q firm hold ofi northern MaIaya ir order to push their baseg farther and farther forward But they were c long way from their prime objective, Singapore,
 Fighting 90 far had been htiid, in most difficult country. The tffl- peFial troops had killed many Jap' aaese even though under their tac- tlcal plans they had not yet ats tempted major stand. They had gained 10 days during which 10 make troop dispositions for the de- cisive stage Of fighting which was now approaching. It was believed here that the Japahese had lost heavily in airplaneS aB well AS men and that it was to this that slnga- pore owed its recent raidleBs nights,
 GARRISON GETS AWAY
 London, Dec, 1D,-(UP)-The BFit- In garrison at Penang Island, of the west coast of Malaga ard about 400 miles northWeRt Of Singapore, has been evacuated, military sources reported today.
 (penang, about ? l-2 miles of the Malay coaFt, has been under threat for several days since japlfiegs troops drove to mainland positions covering it. Its principal town, Georgetown, has an a1rfield, impor- tatit in communications between In- dla ard the Malay States. Penang aleo has been uged to lesser ex- tent as q naval station, It's loss would be important because it would give the Japanese a center for air operations closer to Singapore and threatening British Indian Ocean ccfnfnunicGtions)
 A military commentator eaid ex- tent of civilian evacuation Of Pen- ang was not known He said also there was no word Of extent Of demolition before the Bfitlsh gar- rlson withdrew but 1t was presuTn- ed that demolition was carried out as far as possible, ,,,.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
QernlanY ma Araln

London, Dec. 1s--(UP)-- British bombing planes attacked the Ger Ran haatleahip sehaanhornt and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
RuaaIana PoundIng AWay

MoscoW, Dee. 1B -(UP)-- Red army shock troops were reported to- day to be SmaShing into the out- skirts of Ru2a-near the scene of Napoleon's disaster at BorodIno--in q drivo against stifening German resistance In the MozhaiSk sector, 70 miles west of Moscow.
 War dispatches said that She Russian offensive on the central front was threatening to roll the Nazls back through MozhaiSk and toward Vyazna, along the Napol- eonic road, but 1t was acknowledged that enemy resistance was becoming stronger.
 The Pravda correspondent said that the Germans were fighting hard in the Mozhaisk direction, where they had concentrated large forces. The Germans were said to have five divisions (about 75,000 mem in the MozhaiSk area and to have moved up another infantry division and one motorized division as endorsements.
 Still Falling Back
 Gondon dispatches said that the Germans were still falling back lo- ward Kaluga, west of Tula, on ;he front south of Moscow; that more than 400 villages had been captured on the southern front and that fighting vas surging into the Khar- kov area. In the north the Rus sians were reported strongly at tacking md driving back Finnish troops.)
 According to Pravda, the Ger mans were attempting to make the strongest stand west of Moscow, in the general direction of Mozhaisk, where they concentrated large forces of artillery and about 27O airplanes."
 The Russians attacked Ruza, how ever, and in "a number of bloody combats advanced into the out skirts, where fighting is in pro- gress," the Pravda correspondent said.
 London, Dec. 19-(UP)-The offi- cial Russian news agency reported from Istanbul today that intensi- fled Bulgarian military prepara- tions alon gthe Turkish border had forced Turkey to take defense measures.
 After the appointment of Gen. Artunkal as defense minister, ,he agency said, active military service was extended to three years, and reserves of oil, copper and grain or- dered built up under the state de- fense act of l040.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
! United States Linked
 ITO French West Indies
east RlYen A. tAcIt ApproYAl.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
bombing and artillery fire" head quarters said.

bombing and artillery fire" head quarters said.
 Axis StllI Retreat
 London, Dec. l0,--tUp)--dcrmaF and Italian forces in Llbya continue to retreat, apparently in two coiumS northwest of DeFna and west of Me- kill, Ail important highway junction south of Derna, . military Bpokes- man said tday.
 He disclosed that Ain El dazala, between Tobruk and Dsrna, was taken Wednesday. "Our troops are continuing 10 adyefiee in both difec. tiots and also toward other points north and west of Mekili. It iB pos- sible that the enemy hold Mekili but that will not prevent us from passing t." he said.
 A military commentator said the Axis forces were expected to make soIne sort Of stand on the DeFna- Mekili Line.
 Commenting on a Cairo com- mun!que which reported British oc- cupation Of the DeFna Airdrome, c spokesman said it was one of the few good landing grounds in the area.
 DernG itself also will be useful aS q supply base, when the British take 1t, the spokesman said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
STATE GOVERNORS
 BACK PRESIDENT

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, raised i,0B0 pounds of tomatoes in ormeau public park this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
AXIS LICKED
 ON TWO FRONTS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19
FLYER LAURA
 INGALLS, IN JAIL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-19

Manila, Dec. l9 - (U.PO - Refu- gees, streaming into Manila today, disclosed that hundreds of Filipino civilians, armed only with bolo knives or sharpened bamboo poles, had charged into Japanese rifle and machine gun fire beside United States and Philippines troops to hold or the invaders in southern Luzon.
 Using such weapons as they had in their homes and fields, witnesses said. the Filipinos fought furiously, running into the Japanese bayonet lines, to enable their women and children to escape to safety in the interior.
 A woman refugee arriving from the area, said hundreds of women and children fled from Legaspi, the southern invasion center, because Japanese soldiers were shooting all non-combatants which refused to cooperate"
 Many of those who arrived here had fled from Manila at the start
Evening star., 1941-09-02
De Valera Paper Accuses
Rival OF Fifth CoIumnism
3, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, Sept. 2.-Prime Minister
I Eamon de Valera's newspaper. the
Irish Press. today accused the Irish
Independent, Dublins largest news
paper, of fifth column tactics.
The Press, organ of the govern
ment party. Fianna Fail, assailed as
sinister the following passage from
an editorial in the Independent:
Anybody in touch with public
feeling in this country must be dis
turbed by the cynicism, not un-
mixed with despair, which is so COM
mon at the moment.
There is a danger that, having
lost faith in those charged with
management of the country's affairs.
the people may begin to lose faith
in themselves"
The Press said of this:
In any country in the world it
would be regarded as the most con-
temptible of all unpa triotic acts to
undermine the authority of those
who are endeavoring to bring this
country safely through the most
dangerous emergency in its history,
but the Irish Independent is not
only attempting this but also trying
to shake peoples faith in themselves.
Its ambition seems to be to be-
come the organ of a native fifth
column"
Evening star., 1941-09-02
.C.I. 0. Union 10 Contest
A. F. |. Shipyard Victory
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
LORAIN, Ohio, Sept. 2.-William
A. McPhillips, national representa-
tive of the c. 1. o. Marine Ship
builders Union, said last night the
C. I. o. is planning to protest the
recent National Labor Relations
Board election in yards of the
American Shipbuilding Co.
A. F. of L. unions won the COL
lective bargaining election, 1854 to
1893, in the company's yards in
Lorain, Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio;
South Chicago, Ill; Superior, Wis,
and Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. McPhillips declared that,
although the Buffalo yards normally
employ only about so, there were
135 votes cast.
Alex Munro, chairman of the
A. F. of L. Yard Committee here,
said spokesmen for five A. F. of l..
craft unions would confer within a
week with w. H. Gerhauser, presi-
dent 70 the concern, on a new con-
tract. Blanket wage increases of
II per cent. weeks vacation with
pay and establishment of a griev-
ance committee in each yard will
be asked, Mr.. Munro said.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
Runaway Car Injuries
Nine in Wedding Party
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associate ted Press.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, Sept. IA
bride and bridegroom and seven
other members of a wedding party
were injured here yesterday by a
runaway automobile that plunged
down steep hill at high speed
and into their midst outside the
brides home.
Screams of warning came too late
for the party, assembled for photo
graphing following a morning we'd
ding in st. Johns Church. The
automobile bowled them over like
tenpins and crashed into the side
of house.
Most seriously injured was 4-year-
old Earl Brown, run over by the
careening vehicle. Physicians said
he may die.
Mark Piccioni, "A, the bridegroom
suffered possible brain conclusion
and injuries to both legs. The bride,
the former Rose Pappetetre, %, re-
ceived severe leg bruises.
Evening star., 1941-09-02
e. |. 0. Union Rebuffs
Lewis Stand , Calling
For Aid 10 Allies
Resolution Voted, 1925,
By Electrical. Radio
And Machine Workers
RY the AsSocis ted Press


CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. with
only minor opposition, major unit
of the Congress of Industrial Organ
ization today repudiated the iso-
lationiSt stand of C. I. o. founder
John L. Lewis and called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt to give speedy aid
to nations fighting Hitler.
Formal adoption of a resolution
by a 382-to-5 vote followed state
ment by officers of the union that
there is no basis for dlsunity now
on the question of supporting every
step necessary to crush Hitlerism."
This report to the United Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Workers
of America by President James B.
Carey, Secretary-TreasWer Julius
Emspak and Director James ].
Mattles is not in line with Mr..
Lewis frequently expressed opposi-
ton to the Presidents foreign
policy.
Backs Aid to Britain.
The U. E. R. NJ w. is the first
major c. I. o. branch to meet since
Mr. Lewis signed the nov-famous
statement with IA leading Repub-
lican isolationists.
The union chieftain asserted:
ga The united might of the
British and Soviet governments,
backed by the United States and
supported most of all by the hatred
frfys Ia Ioa+ ie ,r,
of every worker-such a combina-
ton can hardly fail to rid humanity
once and for all of the very foun-
tainhead of Fascism, the Nazi gov
eminent of Germany"
After listening to the report yes
terday, the unions 500 delegates
representing $4,000 skilled defense
workers in 583 plants of the United
States and Canada heard their 29-
year-old President Carey declare
over an international radio hookup
as a representative of the c. I. o.:
I'VE stand united in our support
for the defense program of the
United States and our national
policy of aid without stint to Great
Britain and all nations resisting the
aggressions of the Nazi tyranny"
Greater Voice for Labor.
Demanding a greater voice for
labor in the defense setup, the
unions officers leveled a bitter at
tack on what they called the super
government" of the United States
the Office of Production Manage
ment, Emergency Management and
Price Administration and Civilian
Supply.
THE members of these bodies, 50
they asserted, were drawn largely
from the leading personnel of the
Nations largest corporations-many
of them hostile to labor. Here and
there certain officials of labor unions
were invited into less important
positions. They were glorified
Office boys given a few errands to
run"
Evening star., 1941-09-02
AIvan I. Simonds Dies;
Headed Saw Company
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 2.-Alvan T. ST.
monds, Sd, president of the Simonds
Saw & Steel Co. of Fitchburg. and
widely known in industrial circles,
died today at his Jamaica Plain
home.
A native of Fitchburg, he was
graduated from Harvard in 1899 and
studied metallurgy in Sheffield, Eng
. land. He became president of the
company in 1913, later relinquished
it to his brother, Clifford, and again
resumed the post on Gifford's recent
death.
During the World War he was cap
tain in the Ordnance Department
in charge of purchase and produc-
ton of helmets and body armor. An
nually, he offered prizes for the best
essays on economic subjects by
pupils in high and normal schools.
He was a member of the American
Economics Association and a direc-
tor of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce, and the author of sew
eral books on economics.