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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
AMERICAN BUILT
 TANKS ARE GOOD
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.(CO0Cl0UeQ rom rage U plained. eff we ever get to fighting, we will be at least abreast of the others in tanks"
 He said that optimistic press re- ports on performance of American equipment used by the British III Egypt and Iibya had been bore out by meagre dispatches from oru mil- itary observers.
 'The whole campaign is still in a state of Aux, and 1t will be some time before we, have the whole story" he said. "So far as it has gone, our equipment has been Satis- factory, and the press has not over- emphasized our tanks"
 Stimson said, in response to queries, that he was not satisfied with opportunity being given our military observers in Soviet Russia to obtain first-hand information on equipment and tactics. He added however, that he had no reason to expect the Russians would change their attitude.
 Fully Motorized
 He noted that the seventh infan- try division at Fort Ord, Cal, will shortly be completely motorized un- der new setup WAlich is a cross between the armored and the streamlined infantry divisions. It is heavily armed and strengthened with tanks, and also has heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank defenSes,
 It will be the second such di- vision in the army, the other be- ing the fourth motorized infantry, now at Fort Benning, Ga, and soon to be transferred to Augusta, Ga.
 Another big army official earlier had discussed the tank situation.
 Welded Steel Coming
 we are getting to the welded steel hull tank as rapidly as pos sihle," he said, explaining that all contracts let for several months have called for this type. Work on many of the welded tanks is well advanced.
 He characterized as "buncombe" a report that work had been ordered stopped on outstanding orders for rivited tanks, to permit retooling of plants for production of the welded vehicles.
 we certainly are not going to hold up all tank production until then," he added.
 He explained that contracts for 2S-ton M-3 tanks, which carry a 37 NM. and a 75 NM. gupn, pro- vided for the riveted type. How ever, contracts for the new medium MA, which has a 75 NM. gun in a power turret, call for the welded hull type.
 It was explained that orders for the old Ma rapidly are being full filled. The MA soon will be com ing off production lines in quantity 1t was said.
 Experience in Europe showed that when riveted tanks were hit by shells, the rivet heads in many cases flew off inside the tanks, causing casualties among the crews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
-FOUR PARTNERS
 NAMED IN SUIT
Local Restaurant Patron Charges Assault With;
 Club; Seeks $I,5OO

Alleging that he was struck on the head with a club wielded by Dennis Bussloff, one of four owners of the Cherry Restaurant, located at 248 Cherry street, Frank Robert Jones, employe Of Nathan Hale Mo tors, Inc, of this city, today sought damages of $2,500 in a civil action filed in common pleas court.
 Jones charges that he was occu- pied with eating in the establish ment on October 15 of this year, when Busslo6 assaulted him with the weapon, knocking him to the floor. As he fell, the plaintiff re- lateS, his head struck a chair, re- sulting in a confusion and laceration of the scalp, and Q brain concus- sion. Other defendants named in the suit are Gabriel Pastushak, HaTry Stasnik and George l.. Melnikotf, all of this city and co-Owners of the restaurant.
 Injuries suffered when . car op- erated by Edgar Bradshaw and owned by Kenneth E. Bradshaw. both of Watertown, allegedly crash- ed into s parked car in which he was seated on Falls avenue, Oak vile, last September 6, are charged in a $l,50O civil action also filed in common pleas court, by David Std- ney Steele, Il, of Watertown. The complaint, brought through the father of the child, Marshall B. Steele, Sr., charges that the force of the impact propelled the standing car a distance of 60 feet from where 1t had been parked. Sufficient illum- nation from street lights existed, 1t is claimed, for the defendants to have avoided the collision, and in addition three red lights on the rear of the car were clearly visible.
 The Woodbury Savings Bank seeks a foreclosure on property located on Oldfield road, Southbufy, for al- leged non-payment of 8 $250 note, dated November 5, 1S35, by George H. Dennis of Southbury.
 Two action brought by the So. cieta MontaganeSe Di Mutuo Soc corsso of Waterbury claim total damages of $500 from sextet of de- fendants, and request that pay ments for judgments secured against them in the Waterbury court of common pleas, May 19,l939. be or. dered taken out of their wages.
 Named in one action are Antonio and Iannitto and Niccola Caterinor all of Waterbury, owing for judg- ment in default the sum of $llA.O0 and costs of $3O.81. The other three are Ovidio J. Pignet of Flantsville and John Iannitto and Nicola Iaco- vino, both of Waterbury. The latter trio allegedly owe judgment of $lO8O00 and costs of $35.81. Damages of $500 are asked in each case.
 The local society maintains q membership loan system, from which 1t Is held, the defendants borrowed and failed to pay.
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 The Paris explosions coincided with new sabotage incidents occur ring in the military zone adjoining the French coast.
 GA force of British commando" raided the French coast Sunday night and Monday morning. The party was said by London to have withdraw while German reports claimed it was driven off by the German coast guard. It has been often reported that small British sabotage and wrecking parties are landed along the French coast se- cretly from time to time to carry out guerilla action in the coastal re- gion.)
 Sabotage Outbreaks
 One of the sabotage outbreaks oc- cured near Abbeville, 1t was re- ported. The second was near Noy- elle. Tn the Noyelle attack the sabo- teurS employing what was described as special technical material damned a railroad switch after re- moving some cross ties and thus derailed a passenger train. There were said to have been no casualties but property damage was caused.
 The Abbeville sabotage was also directed against 8 railroad.
 In the Paris bombings, the Ger mans said, no one was killed but considerable property damage was caused.
 One of the Paris bombingS oc- cured in a restaurant near the Montparnasse station requisitioned for the use of German railroad mail employees. The bomb was tossed through a window. No one was in- jured although IT Germans were in the restaurant. One fired on the terrorist but didn't hit him.
 One area hit by the curfew was the famous Latin quarter. Cafes and restaurants along the Boulevard Saint Michel and the Boulevard Montparnasse were ordered closed at 5 D. m. each day, beginning today through Nov. 30.
 Proclamation
 The proclamation said that "ex- tension of acts of terrorism and pro- vocation by agents in the pay oi powers hostile to Germany" obliged the German command to call the special attention of the population of Paris to the grave conseQuences inherent in renewal of such attack! and especially if German military members should be killed"
 The proclamation appealed tc orderly clements to do everything in their power to prevent attacks and find their authors" It said it was hoped that the fine and curfew make the population understand the grave consequences of any repetition of the dynamite attacks" and thus avert more SC. were sanctions"
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 be resumed immediately. A spokes- man said preparations could be made to handle the complete force by T a. m.
 Employees of-the Mcdonnell Air craft Corporation, which has $4,- 500,000 in contracts for airplane parts, were ordered to report at 7:30 a. m.
 At Bedding, Calf, a strike of 65 AFL operating engineers threat ened to halt construction of the Shasta dam, listed by the OPM as a defense project. The strikers left jobs at the sand and gravel pit supplying the entire project, which employs 2,70O men.
 Second Strike
 A second Pacific coast strike threat came from independent welders demanding recognition of their autonomous union. The weld CTS rejected an OPM proposal to put them under "one-card sys- tenn" and make them technically subject to AFL control. Indepen- dent welders previously had struck at west coast shipyardS and air. craft factories to enforce demands in their jurisdictional fight with the AFL. They returned to work at the request of OPM officials.
 The three-man arbitration board appointed by President Roosevelt to rule on the captive coal mine dis- pute met for it's second sesison at New York today. The board com posed of Dr. John R. Steelman, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers (CIO) and Benjamin Hairless, president of United States Steel Corporation, will decide whether to grant the UMV demand for a closed shop in steel company owned mines.
 At Buffalo, N. Y., Leo c. Ia- notte, assistant aircraft director for the United Automobile Work CTS (CIO), said union officials had prevented 6 strike of between B.. 600 and 4,OO0' men dissatisfied with delay in settling a wage dispute with the Bell Aircraft Corporation.
 At Kenosha, Wis, 1e6 AFL city employees went on strike demanding disnis8a1 of the city manager and reinstatement of six discharged employees. After a three-hour meet ing last night the union an.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
British Invaders Are
 Joined By Garrison
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British column was hunting the Axis raiding force which yesterday smashed into Egypt near Sidi Omar and then broke up into a number of parties to operate on both sides of the Egypt-Libya frontier.
 "In various brushes our columns yesterday accounted for five tanks and 30 vehicles while 300 prisoners, most of them Germans, were cap- tured," the communique said.
 Although the raid has a certain nuisance value it has not succeeded in divert:ng us from our main oh- jective."
 The communique said British air forces were successful yesterday, eS- pecially in collaboration with ground troops.
 The RAF was credited with de- stroying several tanks and numerous transport vehicles in Axis concen- trations west of Sidi Rezegh.
 Main Battle Goes On
 The main battle on fluid front in the Rezegh sector continued "vi- olently," British sources said, with the outcome still uncertain.
 The British junction with the To- bruk garrison, however, apparently had closed the escape gap" by which the Germans and Italians might, If necessary, retire toward the main defense lines in the Derna region to the west and may have closed the road over which Axis re- Inducements can be moved into the Rezegh battle.
 The New Zealand column report ed that 1t had been unable to bring German tanks into battle. The Ger mans operated along the sides and in front of the New zealanderS but employed hit-and-run tactics.
 The RAT was locked in a terrific air war with the reinforced Luft- waffle which was using ~snore and more new planes drawn from Eu- rope, including crack Meioff fight CTS.
 The Germans and Italians were holding strong defensive positions around Tobruk to prevent the gar- rison from bringing its full power to bear in the Rezegh battle. Back at Solum, & New Zealand force carried out an effective f1anking maneuver which gave them strategic heights 600 feet above Axis posi- tions.
 British tanks and men were ar- irving at the scene constantly. It was said that the objective of de- stroying every Axis tank in Africa has not changed.
 There was some speculation here regarding the possibility of a move by Free French forces along she southern Lbyan frontier but au- thorities refused to discuss 1t. Any Free French maneuver in the south- ern desert probably would be linked with the push which an Indian di- vision is making across the open desert 250 miles south of the coast al battle ground. This division is at Gialo, 200 miles from the Gulf of Sirte.
 The RAF was given chief credit for smashing the German diversion al foray into Egypt. East of Sidi Omar. It was said to have split the German armored column.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
Two City Depts. Are
 Increased By Budget
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dollars less than this year, but ST. 900 Is provided for replacement of 10 police motor patrol cars.
 Grand list revaluatton-an item of SlOOO0 is set up for this purpose, with the work to start early next year.
 Health Department
 Health departmenL-an appropri- ation of $67,lI3, about $l0.000 more than this year. The sum of $4,603 is provided for new equipment for the city dental clinic at st. Mary,s hos- pital, the sum of @i.0O0 for anti tuberculosis work. and there is an item for the hire of one snew clerk Two other clerks will be transferred from the town clerks office to aid in the handling of vital statistics now under health department con. trol.
 Park department---an appropria. ton of $l46,S4l. the largest in years and comparing with $l13,l60 thii year. The extra funds will be used to give raises and to finance parl development projects.
 Education department-an ap. propriatlon of $i,734,505, about $50,. 900 less than this year. New equip. ment and repairs for 8 number ci school buildings are planned.
 Welfare department-an appropri. ati0n of $310,091, compared with $3l8,OO0 this year. In the event ot unemployment, the contingency fund may be called on.
 Revolving sidewalk fund-an ID. propriation of $5,000 is made to pro- vide working capital.
 WPA projects-a1 appropriation of $eS, ,70O is provided, the projects including schools, sewers, parh@ oA6 welfare.
 Merchants Must Balance
 The sum 06 $l05,396 is set up as a special item to mark off the city'S balance in the closed Merchants Trust Co. The amount is made available by reducing the estimate of this years surplus by that amount. The city probably will re- ceive much of the bank deposit in the form of dividends but the sum Is being set aside as 6 safeguard.
 The 30.75 mill tax rate will be the lowest the city has had in many years. It compares with 3i mills this year, 325 miles last year, and 8 mills the year before.
 The budget makers believe that their figures gtfll allow the c1ty st6- ficient leeway in the event of any unexpected situations. Tax income, especially, should be far higher than the amount estimated.
 Before the aldermen vote final approval of the budget, which they must do by Dec. "A, demands may be made for general pay increases or bonuses for city employees. How ever, a two thirds vote would be needed for such . proposal to be- come effective and there seems sle chance that 1t can be secured. Ths Administration has warned that general pay increases mean q high CT tax rate.
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PUBLIC WORKS
 APPROVES RATES
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VConLnued rom Page O against city departments, which the taxpayers must pay, will be con- tirfIed through I942 but will then be eliminated.
 The small householder, under the new scale, will continue to pay $12 8 year. That sum win include his service charge and his water con- sumption charge.
 The rates for use of water will run from IS 1-2 cents per 100 cubic feet for small consumers down to six cents per 100 cubic feet for the largest consumers. Service charges will depend on the size of the meter used.
 The rate schedule is similar in general to that recommended some
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MOSCOW ADMITS NAZIS HIT HARD
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to Moscow from the northwesD.
 .(Radio Moscow quoted Pravda that on the Rostov front the Rus sians have advanced more than 50 miles, killing 10000 Germans in re- cent operations).
 Three Panzer Divisions
 The attack at Stalinogorsk was being pressed by three panzer div1- siOns and three infantry divisions on asfront about seven miles wide. The Nazis were advancing slowly with heavy losses, severing Moscow com- uYiln5cations southward and south- eastward.
 IThe NaZs were said to be across the river south of Kiln at several places and to have driven to the town of q" where they encountered strong defense forces. However, they also succeeded in forcing the water Raps north of the town in several places with units as large as a bat italian, despite Russian artillery fire which was said to have wiped out two companies.
 Very large loses were being suf- fered by both sides, radio Moscow said, and Russian troops have car- rted out number of local counter attacks in an attempt to break the force of the advance. The village Of ~E" changed hands several times, 1t was said, when large German tank formation drove along the road from the town of IS" intending to launch a,arontal attack on Soviet positions. Reached Second Stage
 Radio Moscow said the attack had s'reached the second stage in which the enemy is trying to encircle the capital and doing his utmost to break through.
 s"The danger threatening Moscow has grown" it continued, but the hopes Hitler placed on this offensive have not been realized"
 There was much activity on the Volokolamsk front just south of the Kin break-through where the Red axiny was holding of attacks to the southeast.
 .'Our forces recaptured the village or "P" on the highway to Lenin- grad" said the radio report. Fierce battles are continuing. At one point we captured 40 German soldiers in Rer army uniforms. They were promptly shot.
 m SOviets ROut Infantry
 At another point on the northern sector, Soviet units destroyed almost anwhole infantry regiment and put 16 tanks out of commission, captur- ing a battalion staff of the 240th Infantry regiment of the 106th Ger man division.
 Fighting at Tula was fierce as ever, particularly northeast of the town,
 At Mozhaisk the Germans carried out three attacks but were thrown back with the loss of thee heavy and two light tanks, seven anti-air- craft guns and 200 infantrymen.
 sCm the Kalinin front a diminui- ton of German activity was reported because of their heavy losses near the town of "S" where 5000 Germans were said to have been killed and wounded and near P" where they lost $500.
 On the Leningrad front, radio Moscow said, the Russians, despite low clouds a snow storm and fog gent the air force in for an attack eaa German fortified positions "sup- Murting the offensive of the Lenin-
 ad defenders"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
COWBOYS FEAR ROPE
 SHORTAGE

Phoenix, Ariz.-(UP)-A rope shortage has Arizona cowboys wor- ried about whether they will be able to be an adequate supply of lariats vitaIly needed in their trade. Fred Porter, official of the Cattle Crow ers' association, estimated Arizona cowboys use at least 60,000 feet of rope a year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
NOTICE

Advertising hearing on applcas ton Of the Modern Garage, 2e5 South Main st. by charles Carpen- tier and Rocco pfigicniero for Repairer's licenae. Hearing to be oR
 Monday, Dec. sth, 1041, ,at l2:O0 noca. in the office Of the Mayer, City Fali. Grand, et.; WatelbslEys conn s-st
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK

Berlin, Nov. 27.-(UP)-The high command reported today that a Nazi submarine has sunk a British destroyer of the Libyan coast.
 The high command said fighting in North Africa is continuing on a heavy scale.
 Tn North Africa fighting contin- ueS with undiminished strength" :" the communique said. "On the Cyrenatca coast one German U-boat sank a British destroyer of the Jervis class"
 (ShipS of the Jervis class are of 1895 tons and carry normal com- plementS of 183 officers and men, The JerviS was completed in 1e39.)
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of Gen. Erwin RommePS German Africa corps.
 Tt was not until early this morn ing that elements of the relieving forces were able to join hands at Ed Duda with British force from Tobruk which yesterday captured that important locality" the com munique said.
 Headquarters said an armored
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GERMANY REPORTS BREAKING THROUGH
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 on the Moscow sector and pushed eastward and by evening had taken IA towns lying in the rear of the Soviet line of Notifications" the dis patch said.
 Soviet communiqueS have report ed powerful Russian counter drives in the Rostov area, driving the Ger mans back 50, 60, and even more miles. Moscow has never admitted the fall of Rostov, claiming fighting is still in progress in the streets) The high command said that on the central and northern sectors, Nazi troops scored further successes. The high command said several attempts by Soviet forces to break out of the Leningrad encirclement have failed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27

weeks ago by the Waterbury Tax payers association. The sliding scale principle was favored by the as- sOciation, but the actual rates 1t proposed were not favored by the committee
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nounced it would not compromise It's demands. A skeleton shift op- erated the city water department and police and firemen remained on duty.
 At Washington. AFL and CIO leaders joined forces to fight pro- posed anti-strike legislation to pre- vent work stoppages in defense in- dlstries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
LIFE or 4 DOELAR

The life of dollar bills was cut in half by the advent of teh auto mobile. Increased circulation and constant handling hy greasy hands account for this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-27
INCOME TAX, NOT U-BOATs

London (UP)-Home from voy. age in which he was attacked twice by enemy boats, once by U-boat, tsl-ee times by bombs. and once by shells, one of the British merchant captains expressed himself as fol- lows: '@That was by the way (rc- ferring to U-boats, bombs and sheIls), but what worries me are these - perishing income tax people"
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no MEET DELEGATES


 Berlin, Nov. 27.-CUP)-The offl- cial news agency reported today that Adolf Hitler will receive the anti- Comintern treaty delegates in pri- vate audience at an unstated place. Later 1t was revealed that the re- ception had occurred at the chan cellory at l p. m.
 Hitler received the delegates in- dividually.
 A spokesman described the recep- tiOn as the high point" of the anti Comintern meeting and said it was a great demonstration by Europe's leading statesmen in contrast to the narionetteS of countries on the other side of the ocean,"
 However, said the spokesman, '.its importance will not be understood in countries with shop keepers souls"
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YOUTHS CONFESS
 DEATH OF LAWYER

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MOST SERIOUS
 STRIKE ENDED

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NEW ANTI-NAZI
 BLOWS IN FRANCE

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ITALIAN REPORT

Rome, Nov. 27.-(UP)-The high command said today that 1talo-G Ger man armored forces have recap tured Sidi Omar just across the Libyan border in Egypt.
 The con1xnuniQue reported that the Italian Ariete division has with stood further heavy fighting with British infantry and motorized units.
 In the Central Marmarica sector (probably Rezegh), the high com- mand said, the battle between op- posing armored units has resumed with Italo- German forces carrying out counter attacks which inflicted heavy losses on the British.
 The high command said new type of Italian chaser plane had participated in the air battles and a group of this type shot down 13 British planes, including seven American-built Tomahawks. The new chasers were called mystery planes"
 The communique said Italian troops had repulsed new British sorties from Tobruk.
 In the Gondar sector of north western Ethiopia, 1t said, British aerial and artillery bombardments of Italian positions continued.