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British Troops With
 Norwegians In Attack
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I wegian productions required by Ger many, are completely absorbed by the enemy. The fish oil produced is of particular importance to Germany as 1t is used for glycerine in making explosives.
 "The second object was to destroy German ships or ships under Ger man control found in the locality.
 Thirdly, 1t was desired to take prisoner the Germans concerned in the control of the fishing industry and such local quislings who were aiding and abetting the enemy.
 "The raid developed early Tues. day morning. German shipping and shipping under German control were dealt with by our light forces. Meanwhile Norwegian marines and British troops were landed.
 "All objects of the raid were car- ried out with conspicuous success.
 Ten Vessels Were Sunk
 Mine German merchant vessels and one Norwegian merchant ship under German control were sunk, also German armed trawler.
 Losses inflicted on enemy ship. ping totaled approximately 18.0o0 tons. The largest unit sunk was a German ship of about 10000 tons which was fully laden.
 Having achieved all objects, the Allied forces withdrew, bringing with them '2l5 German prisoners and 10 quislings.
 "Our forces also brought back to England considerable number of Norwegian patriots who were anx- ious to join their countrymen in fighting for the cause of freedom.
 "The opportunity was taken to supply for the benefit of the local population consignments of food- stuffs, soap, cigarets, clothing and other comforts of which the Nor. wegian population had been robbed since the German occupation.
 "The removal of the Germans and the quislings made possible the sup. ply of these stores to the Norwegian population without danger Of their being diverted to enemy use.
 Little Opposition
 "The raid was carried out with little opposition but one German naval officer and six ratings Gen. listed men) were killed. No damage or casualties were sustained by our forces. It Is worthy of note that German statements issued about this raid stressed that a complete surprise was achieved by the Allied forces in this most successful op- eration."
 Authorities here were unable to suggest as yet, they said. the dis. position that would be made of the Norwegian quislings who were made prisoner. That, they said, must be determined, and precedents were lackingi
 An important point, 1t was said, was whether the quislings were civilians or members of the fight. ing forces. If civilians, informants said, they might possibly be in- termed.
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the Norwegian who helped to deliver bis country to the Germans, dis- trihuted their foodstuffs and took aboard the Norwegian patriots who at last had the opportunity to es- cape German rule and fight for their eoItntry as part of the allied forces.
 Their object completed, the Brit lsli- Norwegian expedition withdrew.
 Of the distribution of foodstuffs and other articles, the joint coni- inunlque of the two navies said acidly that they were of the sort "of which the Norwegian population had been robbed since the German oScupation" and that they were put ashore, due to the allied sweep, without danger of their being di- vetted to enemy use"
 M Enemies Liquidated
 It was indicated that all enemies" had been liquidated in the raided area.
 The question immediately arose of tRie fate of the "Quislings,' who are regarded by the Norwegian govern Kient in exile as traitors and thus presumably liable to the death perl- alty for aiding the Germans. Thus they might be tried for treason, held aAe prisoners of war of internees or, possibly, made hostages for Nor Wegian patriots still in Norway.
 In their raid the British and Nor wegian forces sank nine German merchant ships, a Norwegian mer- chant ship in German service and a German armed trawler, l8,000 tons 1ii" all, including one German ship of about 10000 tons which was fully laden.
 Tn destroying the glycerine plant tlie British and Norwegian forces had deprived Germany of an im- portant supply of explosives ele- lnent, 1t was indicated.
 t"+ Communique in Full
 The communique said in full: fusIt is now possible to give fur tiler details of the raid carried out 6tainst German interests in the Lofoten Islands Tuesday morning. These details show that the raid was completely successful.
 "The raid was planned with a threefold objective;
 Ts'Firstly, @ desire to destroy 0 plant used for production of fish on. This is the season in the Lofoten area in which production of fish oil takes place, and the whole of the fishery products, like all other Nor-
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measure which would permit the state to levy o 25-miN tax on all motor vehicles. thus cancelling tho town property tax on vehicles.
 The measure, proposed by Sen. Herbert F. Baldwin, R., Westport, would permit the state to return Y8 per cent of the tax income to the towns. Chief argument against the bill was that many communities levy tax rates below 26.Inills.
 Hartford, Conn, March 6-(UP) -Qov. Robert A. Hurley today ask. cd for the observance of March 2 as the 90th anniversary of the birth of the late Thomas c. ,MaSaryk, president of the former CSechoslo. vakian republic.
 q commend to all It's observance in memory of this dinstinguished ii'- dividual," said the governor in . statement.
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DEATH OF O'HARA
 INVESTIGATED

Taunton. Mass. March 6.-(Up)- District Judge Frederick 2. Austin today ordered an inquest next Thursday into the death of Walter E. OHara, one-time Rhode Island racing czar. who was killed in an auto accident here Friday.
 After conferring with Judge Aus tin. Motor Vehicle Inspector Rich. ard B. O'Connor appealed to Massa- chusetts motorists to locate the oc- cupants of an auto which allegediy was following 0Hara when the head-on collision occurred.
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able to do to assist Jugoslavia to resist the Germans. Campbell has had wide experience in Jugoslavia. He was minister there from 1895 to 1889 and returned after a brief tenure as British ambassador to France. London indicated, however, that little hope was held that Bri. tain could do anything to keep Jugoslavia from submitting to Ger. many)
 U. s. Minister Busy
 George H. Earle, United States minister at Sofia, began work as representative of British interests In Bulgaria by protesting to the Bulgarian foreign ofiice against the arrest of e man named Ross, chief of British intelligence in Bulgaria, Sofia dispatches said. Dispatches had reported yeSter. day the arrest of Ross and "all his assistants" immediately after the British break in diplomatic rela- tons.
 It was believed also that he was trying, in behalf of British Minis- ter George w. Rendel, to determine what happened to Vadim Green. wich, Russ!an.born British subject and British passport control officer who disappeared from a train on the Bulgarian side of the Turkisi, frontier.
 Usually well informed sources heard e report that e time bomb had severely damaged Sofas water supply, and that a second bomb had been found unexploded near the supply station in 6 Sofia suburb. Several persons had been arrested, according to reports here.
 Istanbul reports said that the ia. nous Orient Express train between Sofia and Istanbul had been can- celled, though service on some other passenger trains continued.
 Though Nazi informants at Ber- lin had already said that Gen. Ion Antonescu. Rumanian premier, and German Field Marshal Hermann Goering had discussed military matters at their conference at Vien- na yesterday, communiques issued both at Bucharest and Berlin said that political and ecoonm.c" prob- lems had been the subject for dis. cussions.
 (Berlin said that the converse. tions dealt particularly with politi- cal and economic questions of mu. tual interest and were conducted in the spirit of German -Rumaniafi friendship and close cooperation. ]"
 (Berlin also denied reports that Antonescu and Goering had dis- cussed an alleged Russian ultima tum demanding the cession of naval base rights at Rumanain ports on he Black Sea.)
 Prince Paul, regent of Jugoslavia. was understood to have returned to Belgrade today from his country home in Loub,jana in Slovenia.
 There were still reports that he might go soon to Germany "by in. vitation" to discuss Jugoslav adher. ence to the Axis pact.
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MOTHER REFUSES
 ANY EVICTION

Stark, N. H., March 6.-(UP)-A graying mother of three children anchored her kitchen stove to the floor of her railroad station home with wire today to prevent eviction and declared that if the building were razed she'd move into Q near- by covered bridge.
 Mrs. Nina Montgomery Smith, 50, caretaker of the station since pas senfier service was discontinued in 1886, has successfully fought ev!c. ton for several months. Recently the state public service commission, granted the Canadanian National Railways permission to rage the building when shown that revenue averaged $l.08 a month.
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Jugoslavia Trying
 To Keep On Outside
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Jugoslav opinion is evidently un. willing to accept such a move now. Any movement of foreign troops across Jugoslavia would be likely to arouse Serbian national pride.
 Therefore, 1t was said, e middle way" probably would be found-not not unlike the relations between German war materials would be allowed to transit Jugoslavia and possibly hospital trains and German troops on leave.
 Closer economic relations in which Germany would take all Jugoslav surp.uscs and provide Jugoslavia with the boulk of her imports are expected. This process has al- ready progressed long way.
 It was Said--but officially denied that all these subjects were dis- cussed by Prince Paul as well as his mediation effort between Greece and the Axis.
 I Some Rumors Budapest heard that Jugoslayia would be asked to allow German troops to move through the Var dar valley toward Greece to ease the traffic jam in Bulgaria. The struma valley In Bulgaria. 6 sec- ond gateway to Greece, is narrow and was said to be crowded with German columns and inadequate to handle all the German modern mo. torized and mechanized equipment.
 Budapest also believed that Ger many wanted to use South Jugo- slav airbases because Bulgarian air facilities are limited and cannot quickly be enlarged to the point needed for a major near eastern campaign.
 Budapest believed the only thing that could prevent Jugoslavia from casting her lot with the Axis would be last moment Russian guaran- tee but there was no belief there that Russia would promise any, thing definite. It was not believed in Budapest that Russia has given Turkey direct guarantee to sup port and Axis sources continued to insist that Greece might bow to German threats.)
 If peace could be obtained be- tween Greece and the Axis, Jugo- slavia, not yet committed either to the Axis or to Britain, might be able to pursue her policy of neu- trality.
 Conference of Prince It was reported that Prince Paul launched his effort at a conference with German Foreign Minister Joa- chim Won Ribbentrop and Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano.
 This conference, it was said, was held at Paul's country estate at Brdo, Slovenia, Tuesday. Repeated reports that Paul met Axis repre- sentatives there have been uniform ly denied here.
 The Greek government, it was said here, was informed of Paul,s intention to offer his services as an intermediary.
 The Jugoslav peace effort came as Sir Ronald Campbell, British minister to Belgrade, prepared to confer with Jugoslav officials in a final elyort to persuade Jugoslavia to stay out of the tri-partite pact.
 It was indicated that Campbell would seek a conference with Pre- mier Dragislia Cvetkovitch or For eign Minister Alexander Cincar- markovitch. perhaps with both. He had gone to Athens to confer with British Foreign Secretary An- thony Eden and Gen. Sir John Dill, chief Of the imperial general stan. and thus had been made acquaint- ed with their conferences both at Athens and at Ankara, Turkey.
 N0ndon reported that Campbell was expected to tell Jugoslav lead- CTS exactly what Britain would be
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Loosens Up Thick
 z Choking Phlegm of BR0NC CHIAL fASTH MA!

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 NO claim iH made that Buckley's eM.n cure for Bronchitis or Asthma NHf sufferers often find Buckiey's nN{|lnm cough medicine in all Cam nANJ starts right ln to quiet cough fA& apnHma and loosen up that chCk- IR phiemm which seems to clog I fmbes and makes breathing @|1euIf- If helps many to get q
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(Continued from Page D paganda division to extol Nazism in dispatches to this country, and Wiedemann and his aides tried to determine the American reaction to them.
 2-Dr. Friedhelm Draeger was in charge of the East coast Nazi pro. paganda division, stationed in New York, Dr. Matthias Schmidt was head of the New York division, and Hermann Schwinn was head of the west coast division, with headquar- ters in Los Angeles.
 (Schwinn, Fuehrer of the west coast Bund, recently was deprived of his citizenship by a federal judge, and the organization Is re- ported to be seeking a successor.
 3-The Panama Canal Zone was fertile ground for espionage, and Wiedemann knew how the canal could be made useless.
 4-dovernment officials, plant superintendents, foremen and work men in U. 6. Steel and munitions industries were in Wiedemarn's pay.
 5-The directed activities of the German American Bund and had stored secret arsenals in the United States, particularly in New Jersey to be used by the Bund at the opportune time. .........
 Mrs. Crockett said she attended with Wiedemann. conferences of Na1 espionage agents from the entire western hemisphere in Mexi- co in April, 1889. She said secret documents and instructions were passed out with directions Ito se- cure secret information which would be beneficial to Germany in It's conquest of the western hemis- phere."
 $5,OO0,OO0 From Nazis
 She charged that the German government had given Wiedemann $5 ,000 900 ito promote strife and class hatred in the United States" and he did employ ruffians to stir racial hate-and pay such ruffians from funds of the German govern ment-and did necourage strikes in all types and kinds of industries in the United States for the pur- pose of destroying unity and un- dermining the strength and ability of the United States to prepare for national defense"
 Lindbergh Was Tool
 Lirdbergh, she said, was Wie- demanns tool in efforts to "lull America and Americans into a sense of false security" She said Wiede- mann had told her Lindbergh was considered the best German pro- paganist in the country"
 Mrs. Crockett said he owned her $S,000, salary and expenses, for sounding out Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and Field Marshal Her. mann Goering in 1899, about his work in this country. He feared they doubted his ability, she said, but she was able to report that they thought he was the best man available for the job.
 Wiedemann commanded a Ger man company in the World War; Hitler was ore of his corporals.
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DEMOCRATIC SLATE

Danbury, Conn, March 6@{UP) The Democratic town committee today filed a slate of nou1lnees headed by City Clerk William J. Hannah as candidate for mayor.
 Republicans already have named Joseph A. Trcadweii, WelirknaWSl member of the American keste1s es its mayoEalty candidate.
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per cent eXaRRerated. l"

per cent exaggerated"
 The admiralty said that Axis losses included 435 ships sunk, cap. tured or scuttled and i7e "still lying uesless in the sanctuary of neutral harbors." The captured and scuttled ships totaled 2,0S9048 tons, the others 992500 tons, the admiralty said-a grand total of 3,0sl, ,548 tons
 Among the captured ships are 54, totaling 281 ,000 tons, which are now in British service, 1t was added.
 According to the admiralty, in ad- dition to exaggerating "just 100 per cent" British merchant ship losses, the German high command had claimed the sinking or damaging of twice as many warships as Britain possessed at the start of the war.
 Rome, March 6-(UP) - Italian and German land and air forces are engaging in joint intense land and air reconnissaince activities" in Libya the high command said today, and the German air force has bombed a British North African base.
 German planes repeatedly bombed Malta, the high command said in it's daily communique, bombing and ma chine gunning air fields. It was asserted that three British Hurri- cane fighter planes had been shot down in air fights and that htree grounded British planes were de- stroyed.
 It was said that the Italians counter er-attacked in the Keren sec tor of Eritrea and took some pris- oners when British troops tried to "iafiltrate" through the Italian lines.
 Nothing worthy of mention took place on the Greek front. the com- munique said.
 italian planes bombed port works no the Greek isalnd of Mytilene. 1t was added.
 Maxi Planes Attack
 Berlin. March 6-(UP)-German planes yesterday warred on Britain from Scotland to North Africa. the German high command said today. blasting shipping, barracks and a naval backyard at Portsmouth.
 Its communique said that between Feb. 27 and March s the British lost @ planes against i5 lost by the Ger mans.
 The high command said Q German submarine had reported the sinking of 5000 tons Of enemy shipping ana . German bomber operating off the east coast of Scotland sank c Brit ish mine layer with . direct hit. :.
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VIM. F. POWELL DIES

West Hartford. Conn, March G. (UP)-Funeral services will be held Saturday for William F. Powell. e president-treasurer of the PaTkviile Coal CO. who died suddenly latt yesterday. He was the father ol Robert 1T. Powell. clerk of the House of Representatives.
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Mrs. umerno Itabashi. aged 25. fo Wakaulatsu. Japan, has given birth to her third set of quadru- plets. ...... .-.-.. -..-.-. q.
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UdelOwitx Bill

down March 25 for a hearing on 6 bill concerning the Waterbury city charter which was introduced at the request of Edward Udelowitz The bill, which was one of several sponsored by the Waterburian would compel the city to levy a spe. cial tax in December if the amount of money in the city treasury fell below a stipulated level. The pur- pose of the proposed change IS te eliminate the necessity of borrow ing In anticipation of taxes.
 The remaining Udelowitz bills will be given Q hearing before the Cities and Boroughs Committee on March IS when other Waterbury bills are scheduled to be heard.
 In the House today a bill grant- ing a pension to Mary E. Luddy ot Waterbury was transferred to the Cities and Boroughs Committee from the Claims Committee.
 Three bills concerning the Town of Watertown, introduced by Rep. Joseph Neill, will be heard on March l8 by the Committee on Incorpora- tons, of which Rep. John A. Mem- primo of Waterbury is Q member.
 Other Assembly News
 Hartford, Conn, March 6.-(UP) The Senate banks committee to- day reported favorably a measure creating @ state system of savings bank life insurance.
 The bill immediately was referred to the appropriations committee for decision on whether to make a state grant of $25, ,0o0 to start off the sys- lem.
 The House banks committee took no action on the measure following the jolnt committee hearing, wnicn took four hours and produced vary- Ing claims as to the soundness of the sysLem.
 The measure provided that each participating bank establish @ guarantee fund of 5000 by issuing cerLincates of $1O par value bear ing lnJe4es of not more than { per cent.
 The amount of insurance was limited to $lO0O for eacn policy and $3vOO on single risk. The measure provided for appointment by the governor of i've trustees, who would sn turn name s.ate commissioner of savings bank life insurance, an actuary, and state medical direc- tor.
 Banks were to receive their il. censts from the state insurance commissioner.
 House Speaker Hugh N. Alcorn. IT,. R.. Sufiield. spoke in favor of the principle" of savings bank life insurance. and so did State 6ena- tors Alfred M. Bingham. D.. Salem: Albert l.. Coles, D.. Bridgeport. and Walter Barrett. D.. Bridgeport.
 Opposed were Rep. Lewis Kinne, R.. Glastonbury, and State Bank Commissioner Walter Perry, as well as many insurance agents and com- pany executives.
 Meantime. the finance committee heard strong arguments against .
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ton of State Guard units.
 Sabotage Bill A hearing on the bill of Senator Michael V. Blansfield imposing heavy penalties on persons convicted of sabotage and syndicalism has been set down by the Judiciary Commit tee.
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JAPAN REACHES < AN AGREEMENT
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Ipan had demanded that she ac- C9pt, and 1t was indicated she had Wpn important notifications in the plan which, devised by Japan as mediator" she would have sacri- 1leed rich and populous areas tc Mpar's friend Thailand. However its was also indicated that France would still be forced to surrender gReat tracts of It's Indo- China ter iltory.
 H:1y holding out, France had com palled Japan to extend final" deat me after "finap dead line. The lat. dk of the many final" dead line! was midnight last night, Japan hay. LIZ said that unless agreement were Sfached then 1t would be impossible 0 get the news to the troops in the lines and prevent a renewal of fight. i6s. ssAs the negotiations reached the Ci4ticsl stage Japan masesd an army da the northwest frontier of Indo. China and permitted the inspired psess to say that 1t was making prep. aShtions to meet "the worst situa. tIon," an apparent implication that jNpan would impose It's terms bJ military force.
 Prince Fumimaro Konoye, tht pBemier, had called an emergency c1binet meeting for today to con. GIder the situation in event France fAjled to capitulate.
 It was reported that Charle. Axsen- Henry, French ambassador aSked last night for more time ir which to consult his government. HI WIS told. 1t was said that today wa! the last day for acceptance.
 ,Arsene-H Henry talked for 46 min tfes this morning with Yosuke Mat gQpka, foreign minister. The an nbuncement of agreement on princi' pal points came soon afterward.
 A French Reservations
 Bangkok, Thailand, March G.
 UP)-Thailand has accepted FSench reservations to the fina Japanese peace terms on which J&ban had announced basic agree si1snt, the Bangkok radio announced to-day.
 it was added that the Thai force' ware prepared to resume fighting on expiration of the truce tomorrow (5p p. m. today EST) unles thu FSench accepted the Japanese pro- pqsal.
 1Japan in announcing a basic agreement admitted that some de- tails remained to be worked ouD.
 rhe radio said also, without ex' ptanation, that 1t was learned" that the Indo-C China government was un' anle to exercise power over Indo. china "so that therefore French IIado- China is absolved from French rite."
 q Armistice Prolonged
 fSaigon, French Indo- China, Marct 6[(UP)-The armistice in hostili- ties between Thailand (Siam) an6 Ffench Indo- China has been pro. loaged indefinitely, it was stated ollcially here today.
 Two French submarines, accom- panied by a supply ship, have arrived iu. Indo- China waters from Mada. gaScar, French island in the Indian eGean.
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GEORGE [. BURKE
 IS NOMINATED

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GERMAN CONSUL
 DENIES CHARGES

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London, March 6--(UPl--Brttain asserted today that it and its aiiies had deprived Germany and Italy ot ei4 merchant ships totaling more than S,O00.OO0 tons since the war started and eaid ct the same time that German claims of British mer- chant ship iosses had been "just 100