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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
HITLER TO GET
 FRENCH BASES
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thus farther from the British war; ships and airplanes which have taken an enormous toll of Italian transports and supply ships in re cent weeks,
 All French Bases
 British reports, which official Lofl- don quarters were inclined to doubt were that Germany had obtained permission to use oil French North African bases.
 Advices from continual Europe te the United Press said ooring an hi talk with Petain had especially sought French aid In breaking thu British blockade in the Mediter. ranean and Atlantic, and French support against arl alleged "Afneri. can menace" to Africa.
 These advices said Petain hae refused to use the French fleet foi anything except defense Of tho Frnch Empire and protection oi French shipping and it was believed practically certain" that Petain had recently" declared to permit the Axis to use the French naval base of Dizerte, on the Tunisia coast, aS . transit port for Axis war nateriali and troops.
 Hitler Had Insisted
 Adolf Hitler apparently ordered doering to make sure that France lther defended It's African Empire against "a possible American in vasion" or permit the Axis to "aSsist 1t in defending African ports," ac. cording to the advices.
 Vichy reported that Petoin hat sought to obtain relaxation of thu armistice limits on th strength oi the French fighting forces SO that It might defend it's African territory itself.
 The Vichy dispatch said 0oerinf pressed Petain for on assurance tha' French African territory would bl quite safe against "the Anglo. American nnenace". Petaln wa quoted as replying:
 We want to defnd our empire but give Us means to do SO, Permit us to rearm."
 It was added that Petain received no encouragement.
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Russians Chase After
 Germans In Retreat
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army vest og Taaanrng, and that a continued HussiAn advance would confront the German high conA- mand with the necessity for e de- oislon whether to abandon the Crimea and any immediate hope Of an attack on the Caucasus and lts oil fields,
 There were signs that the Rus slans were on the offensive, or about to take the offensive, for many miles up the Donets River basin.
 Successful development oS c gene eral counter-o offensive on such D broad front might be calculated, ex- perts said, to force the Germans finally to withdraw hundreds Of thousands Of men from the Moscow front.
 On that front, the Germans were seeking to break through the Rus sian lines to reach Moscow, and Russian dispatches admitted that the situation was serious Co tho north, northwest west, southwest and south.
 On the north the Germans had reached Dmitrov, 30 miles from Moscow, and they were 60 miles from the city on the northwest and west. On the soutt., in the Tuia sector 100 miles from Moscow, they were driving dangerously through ct heavy cost.
 A special dispatch to Pravda said that baths of the fieroest intensity were being fought tn the Kiln, Volokolamsk, McEhaisl and Tula dl- rections northwest, west, southwest and south of Moscow.
 German Report
 Berlin, Dec. 5 --Upl-- Tho Red army launched . powerful counter offensive on the Tihkvin front be- tween Moscow and Leningrad, Q Nazi military spokesman said to- day, but fighting on both tho Moss COW and Rostovs sectors has been slowed down by an Intense cold wave.
 The Russian offensive in the Tihkvin sector began on Thursday, the spokesman said, presumably tn an eHort to divert German strength from the drive on Moscow.
 Previously, it Lad been aeknowl- edged that the Red army had made fresh attacks on the southern front but the high command said they were broken.
 It added that strong German plane formations were now attack ing Russian troops and field fortlfl- cations on the southern front and also the Moscow front, and asserted that the German planes inflicted heavy casualties and wrecked great destruction on Russian materials.
 German planes Taided Moscow and Leningrad during the night, the conimunique said.
 (Radio Berlin, heard by tho United PreSs London listening pest, said German tank units had taken several small villages in the Moscow aFea.)
 Dispatches published in Berlin Ad' mitted that the Germans had not yet halted the big Russian drive in the south, but asserted that the German situation had been ins proved within the last 2A hours.
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(Contlnued from Page D Crest, Pa, unexpectedly turned up ct Board i6-B, after an ell night bus trip from the Pennsylvania town. While included in the iS.B quota, Hughes had the alternative of leaving from the town in which he was employed. He decided to re- main ln this city until the date ot induction, some time after the first Of the year.
 The entire contingent, which left at 7:SS for Hartford, will return on tho 3:IS ?. m. train, following exc aminations. Those physically ace ceptable will be inducted in janu. iiary.
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(Contsnued rom PaEe p patches said, the Russians had taken about 100 villages and other popu- lated points in tine TAganrCg area, advancing steadily despite sporadic German attempts to crganiEe coasa~ ter-attacks.
 At one point, it was asserted, Rus- sian troops occupied Q whole Ger man defense line, taking 3 town and several valuable dominant heights. Ruasian naopplng up units were clearing the entire area east Of the Mus river of German remnants.
 The situation on the Moscow front was admittedly serious. The Ger mans were in the 18th day of Q ferocious and costly offensive in which they had met stubborn re- sistance, including many counter attacks and, in the KalaniIi sector, Q counter offensive.
 For some days it had been evi- dent that the Germans were trying to shorten their front before Mos- COW. They had made gains at the cost of frightful casualties.
 Now they had reached the neigh borh0od of Dmitrov and the reser- voir, on tiie Moscow -Volga canal.
 Fierce fighting was reported at Golnechogorsk, 60 miles northAwest of Moscow on the Lenlngrad high- way, and 12 miles south Of Kiln.
 Here the Germans had broken through the Russian lines in an attempt to cut the highway and push . bulge southward and gout1- eastward toward the Moscow sub- urbs.
 Tn the Mozhalbk sector co miles west of Moscow the Germans, using troops of their e7th and 262d divl- sions, had driven wedges in the Russian lines but several of these were pinched off promptly in counter attacks, dispatches said.
 Germans Superior
 It was admitted that on the Moscow front generally the Ger mans were in superior number and that in some sectors they were forcing the Russians to withdraw to intermediate defense lines.
 The nearest point of approach to the capital appeared to Do in the DmitFOv sector.
 The main force of the German drive was concentrated for the pEes- ent north of Moscow, and the Ger mans were believed to be trying tc split the Rassian forces, cut the northern highways and press c bulge toward the suburbs on the north side.
 Red troops started q series oi counter attacks and late dispatcher said . crack guards division had stopped the Germans while other shock troops on their flank had ads vanced to storm and take . village and capture . big force of German machine gunnerg.
 On the front south of Moscow the Germans were still attacking direct ly in the region of Tula and, mid- way between Moscow and Rostov, t was reported that they had tak- en the important town of Kursk be- fore 6 drive there had been stopped
 It was admitted that the situa- ton ct Tila, 100 miles south Of the capital, was serious.
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BRIDGEPORT co.
 IS UNDER PROBE
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Haarlne RANANaeA

AANNAA AAaD AH8g&ssSNa
 The hearings have recessed and Chairman Andrew ] May, D., Ky, of the full committee said he ex- pected them to be resumed c week from Monday.
 This would give Miller ample time to try to find out whether ShaFlack has c liaison man isl the Remington company. Committee members also were convinced by other testimony that more should Do known about him before no is questioned.
 There have been hints Of large parties given by ehanaek for Rem- ington ofhclals, free prize fight tick cts for defense contractors, Ail ale legedly puzziing link between Shane ack and onicers of the New York p0s lice force, and \ reported attempt by Ghanack to create ( "dunlfny" corporation.
 Ghanack's methods, according to witnesses, included securing ( con. tract from Remington, farming it out at c substantially lower price to the Greenwich Machine de Tool Co., New York, and pocketing the differs ence-in some cases more than 50 DOT cent Of the size of the original order.
 Someone On Inside
 Since oil transactions brought to light were with Remington, cofn- mittee members are certain that someone on the inside of that cors cern was aware Of what ehanack was doing. At least 1Ss306.70 of Ghanack's profits were directly traceable to government orders.
 Committee investigators have pieced together the partial story Of on attempt by ghanack to set up A dummy corporation, known aS Shell Die corporation on property owned by the Greenwich concern.
 Carl ditzendanner, secretary treasurer of Greenwich, who was to have been one of the incorporators, told the committee no understood the dummy corporation was ail ats tempt by shanack to "Camoudage" his activities,
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uermaug, hy O farther advance to fhe west, t6 give up tfeir hold on the Kerch peninsula in the Crinnea, leading to the caucasus side of the Biack sea.
 Already the Russian troops under attack at Gevastopol, the great naval base at tho southwest corner Og tho Crilnea, were striking out ct the Cermans.
 It was suggested here that the Germans were in no position to withdraw more men from the CEimea to support their southern
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Continued from Page D man and his choice for tiie nom- itlation, John g. Monagan. were not antl-anybody; we're just pro- small town. We think it's time that the smaller towns got some Eecog- flition."
 The growing strength of the move- lnent constitutes a serious threat to the possibility Of Mfr. Monagan's nomination. He viii have water bury's 46 votes, also those from Wingted and several other towns but is still by no means assured of the 10l votes necessary for c majority. Up to now his leading opponents have been Rep. Henry Mccormack of Ansonia, Anthony Teicsca Of Torrington and Mayor Cornelius Caldwell Of Derby. The small town group denies claims by supporters of Mfr. Mon. aga1 that he has been assured Of wide support ib LitchsIeld county.
 Net At All Concerned
 State Chairman John T. McCar- thy told The Democrat today by telephone from Hartford that the state organization is not At ail c0ncerned' in Rny fifth district fight. This was ii ansWer to Tu. fliors that Gov. Robert 4. Hurley and other state leaders were join. ing fn tie "etop Monagan" fIioye- fnent because Of differences with Mfr. Smith.
 The Republicans, who will hold their convention in Waterbury Dec 20, are expected to nominate Joseph E. Talbot Of Naugatuck.
 Edward J. Ryan Of ThomaSton will be the candidate Of the Amer ican Progressive party, while the Socialists Of the district will meet here Sunday to arrange for naEsl- Ing . candidate, probably John w Ring Of Waterbury.
 The election will be held Jan. 2C to name q successor to J. Joseph Smith, who resigned to accept ap- pointment as 6 federal judge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
WORCEsTER PosTMAsTER

Washington, Dec. C--(UP)-- The postotflce department today an. nounced the app slntment Of John q. 6heehan as acting postmaster at Worcester, MaGB.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
stlEnsOn Protested

Washington, Dec. 6-(UP)-Secre. tary of War Henry L. Stimson today criticized publication of the govern ment's secret war studies as demon- strating a lack of "loyalty and patriotism" to the government
 He did not challenge the authen- ticiyt of documents, revealed by the Chicago Tribune, but said they dealt with unfinished studies of produc- ton requirements for national de- fense which have been carried on by the general stan as Q part of their duties in this emergency"
 The Tribune said the war plans studies-which led to formulation of the current $l50. 0.000, ,00O, 900 victory program" for arms production-con- templated Q 5,00O, ,000-man A. E. F. to Europe in l943.
 Stimson told a press conference that publication of the studies un- doubtedly would be of qualification to our potential enemies and a pos- sible source of impairment and em- barrassment to our national de- fense." But he said the chief evil was the revelation that there is "any group of persons so lacking in ap- preciation of the danger that con- fronts the country and so wanting in loyalty and patriotism to their government that they would be wlli- ing to take and publish such papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
THIRD TO HOLD POST

Cambridge, Mass. Dec. B-(UP)- Third member Of his family to hold the post, Robert c. BenchIey, JF., Of gcarsdale, Y. J., son Of the actors hum0Fist, today was elected pFesi- dent Of the Harvard Lafnpo0n, un- dergraduate hunlor magazine. His father held the berth ITl 1912 and his brother Nathaniel, in ie3e.
 Native to America are all speceii of hickory trees,
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Living costs continue to rise in Shanghai, China, causing many strikes,
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gation declined to comment but t was considered good guess that 1t will participate in the inquiry, if it Is not doing 50 already.
 High government officials said there were about 24 bound copies Of the war plans report, oil of them registered in the names of their holders.
 The study, officials said, involved the task of estimating how much additional in the way of production and equipment was needed to equal or exceed that of Germany.
 The "Vlctory program" forn1u- lated on the basis of the study, will require the expenditure of as much as S7B 900 900 900 more than the de- fense program now in existence, these officials said.
 Congressional leaders confirmed that the President had written sec- retary of War Henry L. stimSon in July, asking him to join with Knox In exploring at once the overall production requirements required to defeat our potential enemies" |" This letter was included among oth- CT documents published by the Trib- uHle.
 Administration leaders in con. gres, however, challenged the Trib- une's statement that Q part of tine huge plan Is the creation of an American expeditionary force.
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GERMAN TROOPS
 AT BIG RESERVOIR

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MARCY RIVERS
 IS UNDER ARREST

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SMALL TOWN
 BLOC DEVELOPS

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-31
Eastern Skier
Wins &C Race
Third Place Goes to
Bob Smith. u. w.

sun VALLEY, Idah0-A four
day intercollegiate skiing tourna-
ment entered its second day with
skiers from q schools participant
ing.
Allan Beck of Norwich college
yesterday won the cross-country
race at opening of the tournament
when he slipped over the course in
1926 to score 100 points.
Bill Brown, University of Idaho,
was second; Bob Smith, University
of Washington, third; and Richard
c. Bradley, Dartmouth, fourth.
Other finishers in order
were: Mack Measer. Utah
State; Robert Behnke. Wash
ington; Bill Neckrodt. Wiseon-
sin; Merrill Barber, Norwich;
Carl Neu, Washington; Gordon
Lavigne. Washington State,
and Art Strom, Washington.
Team competition, first event Of
Sun Valleys season, will be limited
TO the downhill and slalom.
Besides team awards, the Brad
ley plate will be presented for the
high individual combined score for
slalom, downhill, cross-country and
jumping events.
The Mary Cornelia trophy will 90
to the highest woman scorer in the
downhill and slalom.
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Schroeder
In Finals

NEW ORLEANS - One of the
bitterest battles in the eight-year
history of the Sugar Bowl tennis
tournament put top seeded TED
Schroeder of Glendale, Cal, into
today's final match against dark
horse Francisco Segura of Ecuador
Schroeder, the nations fifth
ranking player, defeated seventh
ranking Gardner Mulloy of Miami
Fla, 4-6, 60, 2-6, rs. ga in the
semi-final. but after the five hard
fought, argument-studded sets. the
two players almost refused to
shake hands.
The match lasted 81, hours.
Mulloy took exception to sew
eral line decisions and voiced
his opinion to officials. He
disputed Schroeder's booming
overhead placement on match
point of the fifth set. hitting
the spot where he claimed the
ball had gone out with his
racquet.
Finally, he walked to the net
where Schroeder, obviously angry,
hesitated before he extended his
hand.
Segura, whose play has been the
sensation of the tourney. blasted
Earl Bartlett of New Orleans, 4-6,
rs, 60, Ga.
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Heinrich struck out and the fourth
game won.
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
outfielder, hit .406.
FOOTBALL: Attendance swelled.
Minnesota was the team of the
year, blazing through a rugged
schedule unblemished. Bruce Smith
was its outstanding back and won
the Heisman trophy.
The service schools were strong
er. Fordham and Harvard were
eastern powers. Missouri reigned
IN the Big Six. Texas had ire
mendous latent power in the south
west. The Pacific coast was
weaker. Defenses caught up with
Stanford's T formation. Oregon
State went to a transplanted Rose
Bowl in Durham. N. C., TO meet
Duke.
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100000 Gate

DURHAM. n. C.-Wallace Wade
and Percy Locey. athletic directors
of Duke university and Oregon
state college. said in a joint state
ment today that gross receipts Of
the transplanted Rose Bowl game
would be approximately 100000
after state and federal taxes are
paid.
Expenses incurred by the
Pasa ena Tournament Of
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Sports At War After Another Great Year
Vikings, Bears
Rule Football;
Louis Rolls On

three miles,: Earl Meadows pole
vault: Al Blozis shot putt; Joe
Mccluskey (steeplechsse); New
York u. medley relsy); Allan
Tolmich C70-yard hurdles).
Harold Davis tied the 100-meter
dash record in .1o.2. and Les Mac
Mitchell the indoor mile mark. Fred
wolcott equslled Spec TONNES
mark in the 11o-meter and 40
yard hurdles.
WISCONSIN, LONG ISLAND
ARE BASKETBALL LEADERS
BASKETBALL: Wisconsin. Big
Ten champion. won the n. c. A. A.
BY defeating Washington State,
coast title-holder. in the final.
Long Island university won the
Madison Square Garden invitation
Dartmouth. North Carolina.
Kentucky, Iowa State and
Kansas, Creighton. Arkansas,
Wyoming and Stanford were
other sectional leaders.
TENNIS: Robert L. Riggs re-
gained the tennis crown he had
lost to Don Mcneil in 1910. Mrs.
Sarah Palfrey Fabian Cooke won
the women's amateur crown. Riggs
and clownish Frank Kovacs joined
the professionals in November.
SWIMMING: Sensational Ha-
waiian natators COPIED major
swimming honors. William Smith,
jr., remarkable 17-year-old of Ho-
nolulu. m s he'd world records
from 900 to 500 meters.
Hawaiians won eight out of IL
events in the national outdoor
meet.
Michigan dominated collegiate
swimming once again.
ROWING: Washington retained
the national title at Poughkeepsie.
HOCKEY: Boston Bruins were
the professional kingpins.
AUTOMOBILE RACING: Mauri
Rose, who relieved Floyd Davis,
won the Indianapolis 500-mile race
before more than 100000.
Crowds roared, athletes respond
ed in 1871.
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Kentucky Derby record in winning
by eight lengths. The little dark
chestnut COPIED the triple crown
by adding the Preakness and Bel
mont Stakes. The colt sccumu-
lated earnings Of 1912 1856.
Alsab was acclaimed the great
est runner since Man O War. In
winning the Champagne Stakes, he
ran the mile in 1:35 rs, an all
time juvenile record.
Don Meade was the top jockey.
New York racing smashed all
records as 1928. 343 persons wag-
cred s133. 9s2,574.
TRACK: New outdoor records
Grover klemmer 400 meters) ;
California tone and two-mile re-
lsys): Cornelius Warmerdam (pole
vault: Les Steers (high jump I;
Archie Harris discuss.
Indoor records: John Borican
900 yards); Greg Rice two and
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'0kay by Me-
Reioris Jenkins

NEW ORLEANS Fordha m
plans TO put the sll-America test
TO Capt. Darold Jenkins. Missouri's
105-pound center who made more
all teams than any other lineman
this year except perhaps Bob Rein
hard. CALIFORNIA; great tackle. in
the Sugar Bowl game Thursday.
That's okay with me" Jenkins
said when he heard about the party
the Fordham crowd was getting UP
for him. II think III be able TO
take care Of myself out there un-
less the Fordhams put two men on
me. II they do that, they'll lose
the ball game and that's all I'm
interested in anyway"
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to make the uprooted Shrine East
West game success. today pro-
claimed next Saturday an official
holiday and assured protection for
spectators.
The group which is handling the
game announced in response To
queries regarding possible sabotage
at the stadium, that constant
guard had been maintained and
that nothing would be left undone
TO insure the safety of the patrols.
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A Reol Risk
Our Little Gal Athletes /.
Women in sports.

Women in sports.
Betty Hicks Newell slim and pretty 2Oyear-oId
golf champion Of the United States kissed the
game goodbye after winning her bauble.
Betty, sensible, profit in her title and cashed
quickly she could.
Her surprised but it surprise to Betty sh,
had planned that before she had the
You can't blame the little gal She looking Betty Hicks
Newell and amateur body others paying
Athletes are becoming smarter year
Katharin Dewey, bobsed captain.
just "a old with the skilled male drivers
better than the opposite this deahdyng
turns q Placid n. ", course.
The American Athletic Union, known AAU
has ruled against this fral little female.
The AAU Katharin practice
picked three Placid Lake boy friends
event against five outstanding male drivers the title
why why my! my, tsk tsk! that will
do said the AAU chiefs Lets excluding
this competition. II Is dangerous Tor them"
the ruling passed kaharin professional
a
head post n Yorks largest hospitals
Katharn this ultra
Lake rather years
1886 against
frxts and seconds.
She driving her in 1886 peak
only to be denied further competition the
because the AAU
Bushes on thee simple
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Clover Park
Plays Alumni

Glover Park Warriors will put
their unbeaten record on the block
this Tuesday night against a team
that knows them better than any
other team in the state-the Clover
Park Alumni.
Last year Clover Park
Alumni defeated the Warriors
and are out again this year
TO knock down the ears Of the
high-fiying Warriors. Coach
Bill Lennon fears an upset.
In the preliminary, the Glover
Park faculty will play the Warrior
reserves in a game which promises
to be titanic struggle. Headed
by Admiral" Hudtloff. the faculty
quintet includes Ed Kenrick. Carlin
Alden, Hugh Fotheringill. Art
Spencer and Art Mortenson. The
twin bill starts at I o'clock.