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 Spokesmen insisted that all was going well on the front. An in- formant said that the lack of de- tailed news must not be interpret ed as denoting weakening of the German attack.
 "The vast Russian spaces and the masses of troops involved in- evitably extend the time of opera tiors," one informant explained.
 He added that the splitting up and encirclement of Russian forces continued "irresistibly" and that the Russians were suffering tre- mendouS losses as they sought vainly to break out and retreat.
 Dispatches from the front in. timated that the Germans and Rumanians were advancing c!ong the central and northern reaches of the Dniester, driving toward Odessa. The extreme southern end of this front apparently was quiet because of difficulties of terrain.
 Nasi BembeFs Tn England
 Berlin, July 2l 2l-(UP)- German bombers. striking at British hartoE works and air fields during the night, sank two megchankmen to. tailing ii,O00 tons and . Dritlsh Gpeedboat off the Engllsh east coast. the high command said 70. day.
 The Lugtwafso' attacked haFbm works in Hast Scotland and on the English southeast coast and aIs fields in southeast England, tts high eommend reported.
 tn the North African fighting gpne, German bombofs were report ea to have made reflective" attack ca Mrlflsh artillery nnalileas and heEboP woFls at the beslogea Lihy' an post eg TebFuk, zhEfa nrltlnh planes were shot down during fhs ppegatlona tlze hlsh commen4 eai1
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parent that the British planes were striking far inland, apparently with out opposition from the German Fighter planes they were challeng- ing.
 More and more planes joined in the flight toward France until the sky was thick with them. As suc- ceeding waves of planes came back to the English coast, new waves swept over to the attack. There were planes of all sorts at all attitudes and in all directions.
 In their night raid on the inva- sion coast, planes of the coastal command started over the strait at midnight. Until a. m. they bombed in relays the defenses which the Germans for some months now have been constructing in the Boulogne- Cape Grls Neg areas. Explosions of bombs shook the Kentish coast, and it was evi- dent that the attack was a heavy one.
 German Work UndOne
 It was known that the Germans had been working hard on the de- lenses. On clear days United Press observers, using powerful glasses, have seen the defenses gradually taking shape. Long white slashes mark excavations where the Ger. mans have hewn roads in the chalk cliffs.
 Near the Dover patrol war mem- oriak on the French side the Ger. mans have erected . big circular concrete building and ail along the cliffs other buildings are going ID
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UNKNOWN SLAYER IN SECOND CRIME
Rttacker was a fiend-a maniac.
 Police Have 2 Clues

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ALDERMAN HAS
 ATTACKED CITY

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only child. was . bright, wholesome and friendly girl, interested ln sports, and had no steady boy friends" About q year ago she changed from the Baptist t0 the EDlseQpaiiasl church,
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY
 HELD IN CASE

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GERMANY GIVES
 REPORT ON WAR

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REAL ARMY SAYS
 GOVERNOR HURLEY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
Patrol Of Safety Zone In Atlantic Is Planned
U. s. Navy Would Keep All Cargo Ships Advised of Suspicious Craft in 3OO-Mile "Safe Channel
 Across Atlantic Ocean

I The plan for cutting swathe across the north Atlantic with a naval patrol is a refinement of a previously reported idea of operat- ing the American neutrality pa- trol" in 300-mile areas circumscrib- ing the new bases in Greenland and Newfoundland
 Under the new plan, vessels and aircraft in the North Atlantic patrol would cover a sweeping route which probably would take them a con. siderable distance across the Att lantic--most likely to points near where the British have encountered the largest depredations on their overseas supply lines. U. s. warships and planes would work out of navy bases, including those in Newfound- land and Greenland.
 The British thus could concen- trate the bulk of their battle strength in the infested waters near their islands.
 The patrol would operate In ap. proximately this fashion:
 Battleships. destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers and patrol bombers would fly back and forth along a channel generally 200 miles wide The patrol would report its observa- tions lin plain English" by radio, thus keeping all merchant. ships with radios on the route fully in- formed of what conditions were.
 To all practical intent and pur- poses the system would maintain a clear sea highway. in which unes- corted vessels would have reasonably safe passage at all times. Upon reaching areas where sinkings have been the most numerous, they would be joined by British warships for the rest of the voyage.
 Such a protective system would be the first tactical departure from the methods of convoys--that Is, the protection of cargo vessels by con- stantly escorting warships.
 Officials acquainted with details of the proposed setup said that in event 0 patroling ship found Axis vessels, ships of superior fire power and speed would be detailed to dog them and report their movements "in plain English" not in code.
 British warships could, in such in- stances, move in on the enemy ships. ..-.
 Inter related problems of U. S.. conveys and British shipping losses continued to draw widespread com ment in the United States, Canada and Britain.
 Wendell l.. Willkle. in Pitts burgh interview, called upon the administration to give the Amer ican people the full facts on the sinkings of war materials ell route i to Britain. He urged immediate steps to halt the destruction.
 Lord Halifax, British ambassador, said in @ speech in Atlanta, Ga, last night, that the battle of the Allan tic' was the most vital of the war and expressed hope that whaever the United States does to ease the situation, 1t would be done soon.
 In Canada, government officials commented on the proposed patrol system and Mir. Roosevelt's remarks on Greenland with the observation that Canada is working in close CO., operation with the United States in regard to Greenland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
Chiropodists Aiding
 Industrial Program
ISO Members of Connecticut Society Unite In prOot
 ing Physical Fitness Among Thousands of Employees

New Haven, Conn, April 26-Ac- cidents due to falls by employees, several minor illnesses and absences from work in factories can very of- ten be traced to foot ailments, stat ed the Connecticut Chiropody So- ciety today in commenting on the state industrial program.
 Accident prevention organizations state that nearly one-half of all accidents are due to falls," said the society. But only the chiropdist knows that a high percentage of falls by women in places of business and industry are caused by inap- propritae footwear, such as the in- securely fastened pump and the high heel with Its small, unstable tread base"
 The state society issued this re-
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n a factory night shift.

on Q factory night shift.
 The investigation was conducted with the assistance of police officials and Building Inspector John T. Hartley. The inarshal's report adds the building had two exits, and that lack of exits was in no way responsible for the child's death.
 Inspector Hartley said he would take action to sec that the rear stairs be changed so that Q better exit would Do made. . t,
 Marshal Lahey said the oil stove was not to blame as 1t was of the approved type and used by thou- sands of Waterbury families. He said these oil stoves undergo strict tests from the state police before they are permitted to be sold in Connec- ticut. t}i
 The report added the oil stove at the Kennedy household was prop erly fiued and had the label of the approved type with the seal of ap- proval of the State of Connecticut.
 A number of versions existed as to how the children were rescued. but according to James Hanley, q neighbor In an apartment house on l4 Bishop street which is connected by q rear porch extending some length from the apartment of Ken- nedy, Mrs. Kennedy dashed out of the partment with the twin, Thom- as. Her screams attracted Hanley who rushed into the apartment and snatched Patrick. 3-years-old, who only suffered burns on his forearms requiring no medical treatment. He said when he entered the apartment, smoke and flames were pouring from the front bedroom into the hallway and he experienced some difficulty before he was able to get to the child.
 Mrs. Kennedy, who Is at st.. Mary's' hospital. was reported doing "good' this morning. MT. Kennedy said he was unable to say what ac. tually occurred at the fire.
 The death of the child makes this the second fatality in the city within 20 days. Michael Ford, TO-, was burned to death in e fire which destroyed the tenement block at 4s2 West Main street April 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
Lack Of Exits Not
 Blamed For Fatality
Oil Stove Wick, Turned on Too High, Responsible for
 Fire Claiming Life of lS.Months.Old Boy

A wick in an oil stove turned up too high and unfamiliarity with the stove were the causes of the fire which took the life of i8-4nonths-ol Robert Kennedy, and inflicted severe burns on his twin brother, Thomas Thursday night In the three-story block ct 42i North Main street.
 The older brother, Patrick. was treated for slight burns at the St. Mary's hospital and discharged, Mrs. John Kennedy suffered shock and a scorched face and was also admitted to the hospital.
 The report states tho fire oc. cured when an oil stove in the front bedroom exploded while Mrs, Kennedy was attempting to light 1t. Fire Marshal D. J. Lahey said Q flush of oil caused the blaze.
 Mrs. Kennedy, the report adds, apparently turned the wick too high, and as Q result too much oil en- tered the stove from @ three-gallon metal supply container. A fash oc- cured as the flames frightened, which immediately enveloped the room with flames.
 Ordinarily. the Are marshal's re- port pointed out, MT. Kennedy 1t the stove before he went to work
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YMCA Financial Drive Featured by Encou
MARINES TAKING.
 OFFENSIVE HERE.
More Recruits to Be Acc Cepted Here; President
 Signs Bill

George A. Beck. first sergeant, post ofice, local Marine Corps re- cruiting ofncer, received instruc- tions today to resume intensive re- cruiting for enlistmentS in the regular Marine Corps with the news that an unlimited number of ,enlistments for immediate active duty in the Marine Corps Reserve or in the regular Marine Corps may be accepted at once.
 It was announced that headquar- ters Marine Corps had assigned a quota of 800 regular enlistments to the eastern recruiting division, of which Waterbury sub-district is a part, for the remainder of April The previously assigned quota oi regular enlistments for the Water bury sub-district had been but two for April, based upon a division quota of 139. A bill signed last week by the president raises the peace-tiime strength of the Marine Corps to 46,400 and permits of an additional increase to 6 maximum of 6O,000 enlisted men in the regu- lar Marine Corps during a national emergency.
 The Marine Corps at present has 38,600 regulars on duty throughout the world, reinforced by some 12,- 900 Marine Corps Reservists who have been ordered to active duty in the last six months. According to First Sergeant Beck, a large part of the first Marine division troops who have been participating in maneuvers in the Caribbean dur ing the winter have been returned to the United States for leave and reassignn.ent to station at Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va, or Paris Island, s. C., as evidenced by sev- eral local men now on leave in this vicinity from these forces.
 With recent approval by the pres- ident of legislation authorizing the Navy Department to acquire a tract of land in North Carolina for the field instruction and training of organizations of the Fleet Marine Force, steps are being taken at once to develop the area. The tract, about 100000 acres, borders on the Atlantic Ocean, and straddles New river. Besides affording terrain suitable for various phases of troop training, 1t will contain also an ar- tillcry firing sector of ranges up to some 22,0O0 yards. The New river establishment will be the perma- . nent or home station of the First Division, whose organisa tions re- gently transferred from Guantan- aino are at Quantico and Paris Is. land, where they will remain until facilities for them become availa. ble at the new post.
 Ofacers' quarters, barracks. store. houses, and other required buildings of temporary construction will be rushed toward completion. The barracks now planned as three- battalion units will afford accom- modationS for the equivalent of eight regiments. It is expected that some l5,000 troops will be in the new station by August
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Washington, .Aprll 26- (UP)-The navy's extended patrol of an Atlan- tic safety zone" was expected today to concentrate on maintaining a "safe channel across much of the Atlantic for ships carrying supplies to Britain.
 As informed officials understood the plan, American military planes and warships will criss-cross this channel which will be few hun dred miles wide, tagging marauding submarines or suspicious surface ships and advising cargo ships how to dodge them.
 Emphasizing the administrations statement that this is not way of conveying Britain -bound ships, the, cargo ships will proceed through the area separately, each according to its best abilities.
 The patrol was expected to ex- tend at least as far toward Britain as the longitude of Greenland, where the United States Is moving to take action against any German forces stationed there. MT. Roose- welt said yesterday that Axis forces may be in Greenland now although he is not certain.
 It was learned that the forces in question are @ German survey and weather observation party that landed in Greenland about four months ago and were still there at the time the United States signed 8 pact to defend the island.
 A similar party previously had set up Q meteorological station in Greenland, but had been elected by Danish authorities.
 Officials were unable to say whether the second party is in Greenland at the moment. But MT. Roosevelt said plainly that If they are, the United States will counter act them. He did not specify just what steps would be taken. A possible clue to the nature Of this action was contained in the comment of Sen. Tom Connally, D.. Tex, a ranking member of the Sem ate Foreign Relations committee, who said:
 "if Nazi military and naval forces should undertake to seize any part of Greenland, I'd be in favor of in- structing the navy to eject them. I regard Greenland as Q part of the western hemisphere, which we are pledged to defend"
 Connally and other administration officials would not hazard an opins ion on what repercussions such Q move would produce, but some quar- ters pointed out that under the de- fenSc pact with Greenland, the United States could stand on legalis- tic grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
1873 Pledges Filed With Committee At
 Initial Gathering
Wce.Presdent French, Secretary Smitl, Congratulate Workers on Splendid Success-MOre Reports
 to Be Heard Tuesday Evening

A year ago 724 pledges were re. ported, for Q total of Si6.A92. Her. bert s. Smith, general secretary, told the 200 carnpaigners that the score board was evidence of the coopera' ton and teamwork between tean, captains and their men. He urged all workers to "dig harder" over the week end, SO that next Tuesday nights report may be in line with the excellent start shown at the first gathering.
 John B. doss. captain of the executive team reported nine pledges for e total of $i0,735, in- cluding 5000 from the scovill Mfg Go. and 4,600 from the Amer ican Brass Co. Edwin II. Jones captain of the commercial divi- sion, reported 6o pledges for total of l,7o5.
 Norwood Webster. reporting for the Chase company teams, dis- closed 562 pledges for $7i5.60, of which $545.30 was in cash. This was the best report of the night, and the Chase teams easily led the industrial section. The best team report was made by Capt Joseph A. DiPietro, whose team turned In 50 pledges for total of $307 7.50. William J. Lattimer's team was second with IS pledges for $230.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
EXCHANGE PLACE CHANGES COMING
New Firms to Replace Old- Time Tenants in Heart
 of City ,

One of Waterbury's better known landmarks, Nick's news stand in Ex- change place. will close its doors on the 30th of this month, ,it was re- vealed last night by Nicholas Villano, who with his brother Rocco and their sister, Mary, have conducted the stand for years.
 Nick stated that the business would be liquidated. Both he and sherman Griner, who conducts Q travel bureau in the adjacent store, were recently given notice by At torney William K. Lawlor, repre- senting the Hodson estate. It is understood that the owners intend to lease the premises for tavern.
 The Villano brothers have been familiar to Waterburians for more than 26 years. They began business as newsboys, displaying and selling their ware along the center of town. Several years ago the en- terprising boys leased their present store and added . line of cigars, cigarettes, candy and magazines. Tho place has been Q popular meet-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
50 CANDIDATES
 INF.OF A. CLASS
Courts Chanplain, Verdi to Entertain State Officers
 Tomorrow Afternoon

More than 50 candidates will be initiated Into the Waterbury chap ter of The Foresters of America next Sunday afternoon ct the Fran co-American Hall on South Main Street, in ceremonies jointly ar- ranged by Court Champlain and Court Verdi as 0 tribute to the Grand Chief Ranger, Thomas Hick- ey, well known Hartford police de- partment head.
 The initiation will mark the cli- max of selective membership campaign conducted as Q prelude to the Grand Court convention which will be held in Hartford on May 10th.
 Tn charge of the degree team from Hartford will be Andrew Patrizzi, grand junior woodward of the Grand Court of Connecticut. Five subordinate courts of Waterbury have been invited to send delegates to witness the ceremonies, and to provide candidates If any arc walt hlB ASB AOiuiuA itlAbSVAVAi htVV bAAS order.
 Invitations have also been for. warded to Grand Court Secretary Harry W. Streck of Bridgeport, Past Grand Chief Ranger William II. Dunlavey, who was honored by class initiation last Sunday In Wa terville, Grand Court Deputies W. laim 2. Smith and William Loner- gan of Waterbury and to Q score of others. A social session will follow the ceremonies. Refreshments will Do served.
 The committee of arrangements Includes: Ralph R. Brandely, chair man; Emil A. Maasicotte and AL phonse Dupont Of Court Champlain; Louis Riccardi, chairman; Cam. mello, Mathew Antonacci and Jo- Seph Raimo of Court Verdi.
 ChiS6 Ranger Michae! Castaldi of Court verta and Chief Ranger J, Victor dagnon of S.Surt Champlain will present the candidates of their respective courts to the visiting members during the ex>rcises Sun- day afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-26
AWCLIANESE HOST
 AT DANCE TONIGHT

The fourth annual dance spon- sored by the Aviglianese A. c. will be held tonight at the Buckingham Hall. The dance is an annual event looked forward to every year and is expected to be attended by one of the largest crowds of the season. The club Is active throughout the year and Is one of the most popular in the city.
 Cliff Slater and his orchestra will furnish the music. The pro- ceeds of this dance will go toward the payment of the baseball fi- nances of the 194l season.
 This event is the fourth spon- sored by the Italian American League baseball champions and runners-up in the Public Park League. The affairs given in the past by the Aviglianese club have been most successful and the turn out has been most gratifying. The popular club again anticipates a large crowd at Its dance tonight. Refreshments vii be sered.v
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port in cooperation with the Ma. tional Foot Health Council. " W
 Connecticut cfiropodists, cogniz- ant of the vital role which factoriea in the state are playing in current defense activities and the increas- ing importance of efficiency of workers within the next few months, report that in many cases foot inc fections are induced by the use of dangerous proprietary remedies and unskilled home treatment.
 Clerical errors, misdirected mer-, chandise, and inefficient perform ance at their daily tasks will ofter be charged up to employees .wilosa sole complaint is "sort feet" [.
 Accelerated industrial produc. ton, and the increasing dependence of workers on foot levers and appli- ances in the operation of machinery :, should lead to proper precautionary measures insofar as the feet arg concerned" the society reported Foot ailments which are uncared for may lead to indigestion, irrita-' bility and a state of mind unfavor- ably affecting the workers attitude toward his tasks and the people, with whom he associates"
 Having already offered their ser- vices to the armed forces of the U., S., Connecticut chiropodists now stand ready to lend their skill and aid in safeguarding the foot health of thousands of workers who are be- Ing enrolled on the industrial front in the American defense program.
 "In those establishments where employees are cared for regularly by trained chiropodists, there Is a rlo.., ticeable lessening of lost time and corresponding rise in cheerfulness and efficiency" the society stated.
 Officers of the Connecticut Chir- opody Society include: president, pr. Elmer Swanson, New Britain; first ce-president. pr. Marion Norton, New Haven: second vice-president Dr. Paul Tobin. Bridgeport: third vice. president, Dr. Irving Yale, An-. sonia; treasurer. Dr. John Giesel- breth, Middletown; secretary, pr. Vincent Jablon, of Danbury. There are l50 chiropodists in the state.