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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Bodies of Six Of Victims Who Were Aboard Boat
 Have Been Discovered GAY FISHING PARTY
 SAILED AWAY SUI AY Searching Graft Kept ID Hunt of Waters for L0S
 Boat Night and Day

HarpsWell, Me, July 1.
 (UP) - More than 30 nlerl- berS of a fishing party were believed lost today in prob ably the worst disaster along Maine's rock-ribbed coast Hope for the safety of any of the gay group who sailed Sunday on the 44-foot cabin cruiser Don virtually was abandoned with the discoV- cry of the bodies of six persons, including four women as flotilla of searea craft piled the fog -sl1rouded va aterS of Casco Bay.
 Searchers theorized the boat eitl1s l CT capsized or was wrecked hy ali explosion and fire. The explosion theory was favored after two Of the bodies were found with severe burns on arms and legs. x. Relatives and friends were clsis@ tered in weeping groups 4h9Ils Medical Examiner Earle Ricl1arde son of Brunswick, aided in partial identification of four bodies all pio~ men. These were listed as Ruth Hemingway about %, Bessie Strople. Ann Stasulis and Elizabeth Howard
 The bodies of two of the women were sighted by boys on the beach at Dyer's Cove. The other bodies were found floating off Bailey Is- land.
 Practically the entire populations of Bailey Island, orr Island and Harpswell trudged along the sands, scanning the murky waters for other victims. They had been Summoned by fire whistles and bells that tclled after the first body was discovered. One of the bodies was described as woman of about 40 and thH other was believed about 35. Both wore wrist watches one of which had stopped at 11:42 and the otheR at l1:45.
 The first body was sighted bY Claude Johnson, 63, lobster fsshers man who was cruising the 1o8- shrouded water mile and half off Bailey Island. The second was 0b< served by Mrs. Robert Pletts of Brunswick, a summer resident on the island.
 A score of Coast Guard and state fisheries department ships augment ed by fisherman in gasoline pow cred lobster boats were searching the shoal waters in CaSco Bay.
 The party. which included 25 enis ployeS of the Rumford Trust co. and friends, left at dawn Sunday Tor a fishing trip four miles off shore and clambake dinner on Monhe- gan Island.
 Waterfront observers believed that the ship, skippered by Capt. Paul Johnson of Harpswell, might have capsized. One fisherman said the cruiser looked top-heaVy because oz the large party aboard when she lekt port.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
ACCUSED DOCTOR
 WILL TAKE ESTAND
His Attorney Makes Forty= Minute Speech to Supe-
 rior Court Judge

Bath, Me, July 1 -(UP)- Dr, Merrill Joss will attempt to refute prosecution charges that he killed his physician-wife Luverne for an- other woman's lcve with witnesses who saw suspicious characters near his Richmond mansion on the night of the crime last March 27, defense counsel said today.
 In a 40-minute address to Su- perior Judge Raymond Fellows of Bangor and jury, Atty. Ernest L. Goodspeed said it would take but two or three days to prove be yond reasonable doubt" that the S4-year -old defendant could not have administered the fatal bludgeoning.
 Goodspeed said that though he previously announced IS witnesses would be called, he had increased the number to 23 including the de- fendant and his parents, pr. and Mrs. Merrill c. Joss of Washingto D. c.
 In his opening argument, Good- speed charged the state sought con- yiction on circumstantial evidence, attempting to forge chain of circumstances which is only as strong as it's weakest link."' Had Agreement He said pr. Joss would testify his SS-year-old wife pr. Luverns
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
NON-JEWISH NAzIS
 DOCTOR ARRIVES
Dr. John J. Umgeher Had Strange Experience Get
 ting Across

Jersey City, N. J., July 1.-(UPo- pr. John J, Umgeher, nola-Jewish Germar: Of military age, travelling on q German passport with visas for the United States and British possessions, arrived last night aboard the American President Liner President Hayes.
 He said he had gone from Ger many to Jugoslavia before the Bal kan campaign. He established an espionage ring there that informed Britain of ship movements in the Jugoslav harbors of Dubrovnik and CattarO, he said.
 Later, he was imprisoned as 2 German military deSerter but es- caped to Turkey, where he met Car oIine Damon of Boston, daughter oi the former vice president of Roberts collegs. Istanbul. They were mar xied ii Jerusalem and went to Borl- bay, where they boarded the Presi- dent Hayes, which was on R round- the-World cruise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
JAPAN MAY NEXT
 ATTACK RUSSIA
Ranking Regime Recog- nized By Axis Powers
 and Others
BY ROBERT BELLAIRE United Press Staff Corresponds


 Toyko, July 1. = (UP) -- Ger many, Italy, Rumania, Slovakia and Croatia recognized the Japanese sponsored Nanking regime in oc- cupied China today in an attempt to strengthen Japan,s position in the Far East and keep it lined up with the Axis powers.
 It was announced that the recog- milton had been received with profound qualification"
 Recognition will be a telling blow to those who, not having real ized the great ideal of the establish ment of an East Asian new order still continue the folly of resistance to Japan" the government infor- nation board said in a comnlunique Announcement of the recognition was made simultaneously here, at Nanking, at Berlin and at Rome.
 The Japanese had set up the Nanking regime, under Japanese educated Wang Ching Wei, former Chinese premier, more than 8 year ago in an attempt to undermine tht influence of the Chinese govern ment. Officially the Nanking re. gime is the national government (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
ALLEGED SPIES
 NOW NUMBER B
Two More Were Taken Off Incoming Liners as They
 Docked Today

New York, July 1-(UP)-United States Attorney Harold M. Kennedy said today that two more alleged members of a ring engaged in es- pionage against this country would be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court.
 Twenty-Five persons, including three women, were arraigned here yesterday. Seven pleaded guilty but all were held in $25, 900 bail for grand jury action.
 The two new suspects were taken off incoming liners here and 8 third whose arrest revealed the inter- American scope of the ring, were seized aboard the S. s. Argentina at santos, Brazil, bringing the total in custody to S2.
 Those removed from ships here were Adolph Henry August Walis- chewsky, German-born steward on the s. S. Uruguay and Conradin Otto Dold, also German-born, second steward on the $. s. Excalibur. Heinrich Clausing, arrested at Sam tos, will be brought here July IA.
 All three men were accused of being couriers of the ring, allegedly directed by Frederick Joubrt Du- quesne, veteran professional spy. Kennedy said the June grand jug would be extened through July to consider evidence against the sus- poets. Those who pleaded guilty were expected to aid the govern ment.
 Indictments may be returned on any of three charges conspiracy to accumulate defense information conspiracy to transmit such informa- tion (presumably to Germany, or representing foreign government without registering with United States authorities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Congress May Act On
 Navy Secretary Knox
That Already German Submarines Had Been Attacked By United States Navy
RY LYLE b. WILSON

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, July i.-OP)-A proposal by Secretary of Navy Frank Knox that the navy begin at once to "clear the Atlantic of the Ger man menace" coincided today with an anti administration move to in- vestigate reports that the navy al- ready had attacked German sub marines.
 Knox also told a Fore River, Mass, audience last night that the United States could not properly aid the British while remaining on 40- hour work week.
 Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont, isolationist spokesman, proposed a senate naval affairs committee in- vestigation of reports that Ameri- can naval vessels have been shoot ing or destroying German naval vessels.
 Chairman David I. Walsh, D., Mass. of the naval affairs commit tee, told questionerS the Wheeler resolution would be considered next week.
 T don't believe there is anything to these reports" Walsh said, "but the public is entitled to know and I'm going to see that we find out the truth"
 Knox to be Queried
 Walsh intimated that Knox would be called before the committee to comment on report that an Amer ican destroyer had attacked Ger man submarine, which appeared on June g in the newspaper column of Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner one week after Alsop was sworn in as naval reserve officer. The Wheeler resolution also cited the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
GOV. O'DANIEL
 HNOW LEADING
Has Twelve'MOre Votes for Senator Than Rep. Lyn- den Johnson

e s
 Dallas, Tex, July 1--(UP)-Gov. w. Lee O'Daniel today moved into a 12-vote lead over Rep. Lyndon Johnson in the special election to select a United States senator.
 Johnson had led since first re- turns were { abulated Saturday night, but the rural vote gradually cut down his margin. Today's tabu- lations by the Texas election board placed O'Daniel ahead.
 The election boards anoflcial count gave O'Daniel 17S,674 votes and Johnson 173. .664 with 23e of the states 254 counties complete. The board stEmated there are still about 2.000 votes to be counted. chiefly from rural areas where ouaniel admittedly le strQng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
Worst Disaster In History Of |Maine's Rock-Ribbed Coast
Nazi Armed Forces Cut Their Way Into Red Army En Route to Moscow
Nazi Panzer Divisions Slice Into Central Front
 of Soviet Armies
By JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff Correspondent.

Un1Ce0 EreSS SCaff COrreSpOn0ent.
 Berlin, July 1-(UP)-The high command reported today that Ger man armed forces had thrust back through the Red army to within $50 miles of Moscow, after smash ing all Russian attempts to break out of German traps on the cen- tral sector of the long eastern front.
 In report of spectacular gains against the Red army, the Germans said that
 1-German Panzer divisions had sliced through the central front in the Minsk area to the town of Borisov, on the Beresina river, which lies 52 miles east of Minsk and about $50 miles from Moscow.
 2-An efforts of the big Russian armies trapped in the Bialystock and Minsk areas to break out of the German rings of steel had been frustrated in "A hours of desper- ate fighting against big enemy tanks. The Russians suffered big casualties and loss of mechanical equipment, the high command said
 German and Slovak forces EsWeeps1de forward 0n both sides 6i Lwcw on the southern front pro- tecting the Ukraine are pursuing the beaten enemy" indicating Nazi belief that the southern ring is dis integrating.
 German forces driving into the Baltic states crossed the Duena river on a broad front in a drive on Riga after smashing 'bitter en- emy counter attacks" the high command said. Other reports said that Riga had been occupied and that the Germans were driving on toward the Estonian border with the Luftwaffe heavily bombing the retiring Russians.
 The high command reported that the Russians suffered tremendous olsses in men and material on all three main fronts, but especially on the central front, where the Red army forces vainly battled to break out of the German traps.
 "The Soviet armies surrounded between Bailystok and Minsk made desperate efforts throughout all of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
BRITISH BOMBS
 1 FALLING AGAIN
Smashed Germany in Many
 Sectors; Other Fronts in War Stories
By Fl. L. PERCY.

United Press Staff Correspondent,
 London, July 1-CUP)- British bombers struck again at heavy in EuGstries in the inductrial Ruhr and Rhine areas during the night, con- centrating On Duisburg, Cologne and Dusseldorf wh ere many fires" and ''very heavy explosions were observed, the Air Ministry said today.
 Many fires were started, particu- larly at Duisberg, followed by very heavy explosions" the Air Minis try said.
 Four British bombers are report ed missing.
 The official German news agency said British planes dropped explo- sive and incendiary bombs in the Rhineland, the Westfalian indus trial district and Cologne last night, causing some damage and casual ties, and that two raiders were shot down.
 Barker, the Air Ministry had re- ported that British bombers and fighting planes ranged over the English Channel and the North sea all the way to the German
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
BOD SIGNED UP ASNOONHOUR HAD ARRIVED Line Had Formed at Early as 7:45 With z5
 Registrants 75O MAY REGISTER BEFORE DAY ENDS l3,OOO May Sign in State; 75O, ,OOO Throughout
 Nation

Registration of young men who have arrived at the age of 21 since last October 16 began this morning in the aldermanic chambers at g o'clock. At noon hour about 300 had been enrolled. At 7:45 a line had already formed of about 25 regis trants. and this number quickly swelled to 125 regis tered by 10 a. m.
 First iii line was Eugene James r,evderi. R. F. D. No. l, Farfall Avenue, Waterbury, who was ad- rnitted at 8:10 o'clock and promptly regiskered by volunteer registrar Charles P. MonzaIli. It is expected that about I5U rouths viii regitser today and new iy-appointed chairman 0l drait board 15-A, Charles F. Woodlocki expressed confidence that the bulk of the work would be completed long before the 10 p. m. deadiine.
 Four men have apporti0ned the work of supervision among them selyea, They are J. Warren Upson firm 6 to 10 a m, and from 2 to 2:3O D. m., George Carney from 10 g: m. to 3 D. m; Charles E. Woodiock from 3 to T p. m; and Anthony Schiayone from 2 to 10 p. m.
 sA Volunteer Registrars
 The work of registration is being carried out by thirty -four volunteer registrars, operating iii four relays.
 A number of eligible youths were reported out of town today, or em- ployed in other cities. It will be nec- essary for these to register wherever they are, and their cards will be subsequently, transferred to the To-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
PITCHER POTTER
 BOUGHT BY BOSTON

Philadelphia. July 1. = (UP) - Nelson 1T. Potter. 29-year-old right handed pitcher. has been sold to the Boston Red Sox for the $7,S00 waiver price. the Philadelphia Ath- letics announced today.
 Potter. who was drafted from Columbus in i8ST, left yesterday to join the Red Sox. He had not pitched for the As since June 14. when he was used in a relief role against the sk Louis 1roWns
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
FEDERAL TAXES
 COLLECTED HERE

Hartford, Conn, July l. -(UP1 - Federal tax collections in Connec- ticutl during the 19s0-41 fiscal year. which ended last night. amounted to more than $14ts 900. 900, 1t was saii today by Internal Revenue Collector Thomas s. Smith.
 This amount compared with cole leckions of eo3 ,EO0, 900 during she previous ilscal year and with e106, 2 o0o. .000 during te2O when Warld Vax elEe1Spasnts were inanore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
IDEAL WEATHER
 ON HOLIDAY WEEK

Boston, July = (UP) - Ideal vacation weather for the holiday weekend was predicted today by meteorologist E, B. Rideout with some light showers early Saturday. He predicted fair and warm wea- ther on Thursday and Friday fol- lowed by light showers on Saturday morning, clearing Saturday after noon. Sunday. Rideout said. should be clear ana cool with gentle nsstt- westerly wind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
BOTH CoNsULATEs CLOSED

Boston. July 1.-(UP) Both Ger- man and Italian consulates closed here yesterday without fanfare. 4 brief notice was displayed ca the German consulate door alSrourcine l it was closed as ',of June 90, 1ola
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, July I CUP Gov. ernment expenses and exT,ensSe as,8 receipts for the current fiscal year. through June 28th. compared with This Year Expenses Laat HsS1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, May 2l.-Artificial trade
BARRIERS erected by M state against
¬hcr create a destruction of trade
far worse than conditions created by
the most feared fifth columnists OF
s~aboteurs". d. S. Coltrane, assistant
to Commissioner of Agriculture Kerr
Scott. told the association OF food
and drug officials of the Southeast
crn states, according to a transcript
of his address.
Mr.. Coltrane is president of the
organization, which IS in session at
Jacksonville, Florida.
The elimination OF trade barriers
is essential to maintain the morale
of industry, the protection OF the
and free trade as guar
anteed under the United States Con-
stitution', he said.
we point with pride to the guar
antees of free speech, freedom OF the
press and the right OF HE, liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness, yet
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
Trade Barriers Denounced
As Destructive OF Business

many control officials are content to
permit enactment of laws that arc
not only difficult to enforce. but also
deny rights of orderly pursuit of m
dustry in other states. Trade b9r-
riers are not only economically I'm
sound, they constitute n of the
greatest menaces to the business
morale of the nation
Getting down to cases, he deSCrlp-
ed how a group Of North Carolina
truck growers paid a recent visit to
Commissioner Scott with the com
plant that a certain state was TAX
ing away their market for a certain
vegetable. They readily admitted
that they could not find disease or
insect injury on this particular pro
duct, but they subtly asked the com
missioner if he couldn't declare the
product diseased or inScct-damaged
to an extent that its S~aleablllty would
be affected.
Now what these concession seek
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
j. S. Asks
French Note
Only Written Assur-
ance of Frances Flu
lure Intentions Can
Restore Harmony.

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
Machinists Reject Appeals
Voluntary
Registration
Maybe Asked

Washington, Ma 2i.--tAD--
A plan for ti,n voluntary regis
tration of the millions Gi men
above the present military acc
was reported under cct Sidcra-
ton today as Mayor Fiorciio La
Guardia came here 10 direct the
vast new civilian defense pro-
gram.
Counting in more Than 2.0A0.-
COO World War veterans. au-
thorities said there were approx
mateIy 10,0nO. 0D0 men in the age
group Sc through A.. The age
limits for military service regis
trantS are Fl through 35.a
Furthermore. they pointed nut.
there wcr 27,0G0, 900 wnmtn be-
tween ages Of y anh A6 from
whom additional millions OF
volunteers could hr drawn. if
the registration we're extended
to cover them.
A final decision on adoption
of the voluntary registration
plan, il was said, will rest with
LaGuard;I, to whom the PrcSi-
dent has delegated full authority
for supervising the organization
of civilian dcfcns"s. Such dc
lenses include home guards, air
raid warning and air raid de
Tense services. and the numerous
services connected with rccrca-
tional and social projects for men
in the Army.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21
West Coast
Ship Strike
u n i O n Leader De-
clares He Will Lead
Ship Builders Back to
Work Today Through
Picket Lines; Other
Strike News.
(By The Associated prcSS.)

10Y Inc A|SNpflJith llfNN.)
Striking co and ALL machiniSts
declined TODAY to rt:urn to their jobs
IT eleven San Francisco Shipyarda,
despite a personal appeal from Cali
lcrnia'S governor. ClDlbcrt l.. Olson.
that they lay aside their grievances
in the interest Of patriotism.
Tn" yards, where the strike has
been in progress twelve days, hold
$500, GOO 900 worth of defense orders.
John Frey, head OF the metal
trades department Of the AFL, de
clarco that regardless Of the ma
chinistS' position. he and other All,
CTS back to work today-"and God
help the man who tries to stop me.
Governor Olson appealed to thu
strikers at a meeting last night, but
they rejected his rcSumc-Work pro
posal bv a vote announced by union
officials as l,702 to 355,
The Bethlehem ShipbuiIding YARD
declined yesterday to agree to a clos
ed shop. and the machinists said they
would not return to work until Beth
lchcm signed a contract.
Continuing negotiations Tor ADJUST
mcnt Of a wage dispute in the ma
TONS soft coal fields, northern OPP
orators agreed with the ClO United
Mine Workers on a new tWo.yeal
contract calling for a basic wage OF
81 a day. THIS represents a boost Of
81 a day in the northern area, btt
southern operators have not yet
agreed to the increase. which would
amount to Sl.4O in their mines The na
tionaI defense mediation board al
ranged to confer with the southern
operators and union representatives.
in Washington Friday.
Direct negotiations between the
southern operators and the union
were broken off in New York this
morning amid an outburSt Of name
calling by both sides.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-05-21

legendary birthplace of zcus, was
growing f~ierCCr.
A new host of 5000 German sky
troops We're reported to have de
Scended on the island during the
night, after the entire first Gays
contingent of 1,500 was declared %
have been captured or killed.
London dispatches said the Ger
mans were still pouring in.
A British radio broadcast said conc
or two" German naval transports
may also have got through, but the
announcer asserted that there is no
lack of control of very large areas
Of the island, although parachute
troops may be fighting in groups at
various points"
The announcer said there was rea-
son to believe that large numbers
of Germans We're captured alive.
THE situation is we'll in hand"
the British said terScly.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
SAID the Germans in a single opera
1Ion dropped 5000 parachute and
glider troops IN the Suda Bay area
site OF a main British naval base.
The nazi attack there struck at
40 p. mn. yesterday. he said and
within two hours the greater part
Of these had been accounted for"
Churchill warned, however. that
tn" fighting must be expected TO CON
tInuc with increasing severity"
In Berlin, a nazI spokesman sand
German all-bornc troops which land
cd yesterday had occupied several
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