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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-05
Pierre Laval Turns
 France Into Turmoil
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The Paris press, following a line approved by Germany, launched g fierce attack on Vichy today, de- manding that the entire cabinet save Petain, quit. It was said Pe- tain might make radio address tc the nation.
 The alternative to acceptance ot Iaval's terms was thought to be immediate establishment of rival Laval government, with Nazi bless ing, in Paris.
 Petain's trump card in the situa- tion is the French fleet and the strategic French colonies in North Africa. It appeared that the Ger mans have at least hinted they would like the fleet and bases on the Mediterranean and that Petain has been employing the threat ot fleeing with the fleet to North Africa as bargaining point m his dealings with Germany.
 From Seat of Trouble
 Vichy, France, Feb. 5-(UP) - Pierre Laval has demanded that he be named premier of cabinet of his own choosing and be made respon- sible solely to a national assembly whose members he would name, it was reported today.
 Marshal Philippe Petain sum- moned the cabinet to meet this af- ternoon Editors: 10:30 a. m. EST) to discuss the terms, which are the price offered by Laval, presumably with the approval of Otto Abetz German diplomatic envoy at Paris for resumption of collaboration with Germany.
 Petain also ordered the six un- der secretaries in his cabinet to attend the meeting. This was talk en as an indication that, if he de- cided to reorganize the cabinet at once, the entire cabinet might re- sign.
 Petain may explain the political situation to the nation in a radio speech.
 It was not known whether Ad- Hniral Francois Darlan, Petain's right hand man who brought LavalS terms from Paris yesterday, haC any alternative proposals from Laval in event that the full demand was rejected.
 Seeks Full Control
 It was understood that Lava sought especially full control o1 foreign affairs, propaganda and in- terior affairs, and that Petain, ad- vised of this, had said the demand was impossible.
 A break in negotiations apparent 1y was threatened last night but 8 government spokesman insisted to- day that progress was being made and solution should be found within a few days.
 The spokesman insisted that there was no German pressure on the government and that all diffi- cultieS concerned Petain and Laval However, Paris newspapers contin- ued fierce campaign against the Vichy regime and demanded the immediate resignation of the en- tire government except Petain.
 It appeared certain now that ill any 0hake-up Pierre Flandin, for eign minister, and Marcel Peyrou- ton, interior, would be busted.
 The name of Paul Baudouin, for
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PRESIDENT OF
 CUBA IS VICTOR
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"Henceforth shall never allow selfishneSs, greed or personal am- bition to come before the national welfare" he said. T assure the Cuban people that peace will pre- vail, with order and work for all"
 The crowd laughed and then cheered uproariously as someone called to Batista: Colonel, the Cuban people are with you"
 Ring Leaders In Miami
 Miami, Fla, Feb. 5.-(UP)-The busted heads of Cuba's army and police force were quartered in se- clusion somewhere here today with their aides and families.
 There were 12 in the party, ln- cluding women and children. which arrived yesterday evening aboard a Pan-American Airways Clipper plane. Cuba's president, Full genico Batista, had permitted them to leave the country although he had blamed the four men of the party for a seditious plot against the government. They were Col. Jose E. Pedraza, former army chief; Col. Bernardo Garcia, busted na- tional police chief, and Capt Owen Parr and Major Juan Serra, aides.
 Lieut.. Col. Angel A. Gonzalez, who was busted as navy chief in the same shakeup after a reported at tempt to assassinate BatiSta and seize the government, and was not with the party arriving here and Garvia, who acted as spokesman, shed little light on the situation.
 Everyone knows why we left Cuba" he said. "It's very obcious We will probably stay in Miami for long time. We had no trouble leaving"
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THREE YOUTHS IN
 CHASE BY POLICE

Greenwich, Conn, Feb. 5.-(UP) Three Massachusetts boys, one a minor, were arrested today after a 60-mileS-an-hour automobile chase along the Boston Post road which ended at Rye, N. Y.
 Police said the youths would be turned over to Boston authorities In connection with the theft of an automobile owned by Prank Mur- phy, Winchester. Mass.
 The boys gave their names as Walter Macdonald, i7 CHoward ave- nue), Boston. and Arthur O'Brien, l6. e Hano street.. Allston.
 The name Of the minor was not disclosed. Greenwich police said they understood the boys were on probation for a similar offense.
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It is understood that MT. Ma nancy has good Republican support throughout the county. The ap- pointee will be Democrat as there are two Republicans on the Con- mission whose terms do not expire this year. MT. Mahaney is now the county auditor and is also in the office of the Registrar of Voters in Waterbury. He is member of the Appropriations Committee and is chairman of the Veterans Legis- lative Committee.
 Maine Day
 In his first proclamation issued today, Gov. Robert A. Hurley pro- claimed Saturday, February 15, Maine Day in remembrance of the sinking of the U. s. battleShip Maine. The proclamation directs that appropriate exercises be held in the schools of the state on Fri day, the 14th.
 The House today sent to the mo- tor vehicles committee bill intro duced by Rep. Walter Howe of Litchfield forbidding all operators of school busses to smoke while on duty in transportation of children
 Senator Michael V. Blansfield oi
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Margate. It's crew was killed.
 British attacks last night were most intense. An indication of this was given in an air ministry com- munique which said that four Brit ish planes had been lost.
 Long distance planes made the raid on Dusseldorf and planes of the coastal command of the Royal Air Force attacked Chebourg.
 Fires were seen to break out at Dusseldorf" the communiQue said. "A train in the neighborhood was hit and it burst into flames. High explosives fell on two nearby rail- way functions"
 Of the raid on docks at Brest, the ministry said that "a very large red fire and some heavy explosions were observed"
 Cherbourg was said to have been raided twice.
 Targets ill the docks at Cher bourg, including repair yards, were sctraddled by high explosives" the communique said.
 The Dusseldorf raid marked the first on Germany proper since the last big attack on the Wilhelm shaven naval base on the night of January 29-30. It was believed that improved weather made the raids possible.
 Flames 25O Feet High
 The ministry said that during a persistent attack last night on the naval base at Brest flames leaped 250 feet into the air when an area 150 yards long on the docks was
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BISHOP MANNING ;, SUPPORTS BILL

New York, Feb. 5.-(UP)-Bishop William T. Manning today support ed congressional action to give our utmost and unlimited aid to the people of Great Britain in their heroic struggle for all that we hold sacred in human life, before it is too late"
 Bishop Manning, head of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York, told the church club last night that i've cannot be neutral in this conflict without the loss of our own moral ideals and our own soul.
 We are facing at this time the greatest moral and spiritual crisis the world has ever known" I ask hov can anyone dare to stand up in this land and say that it makes little difference whether Hitlerism prevails or whether democracy pre- vails in this world conflict"
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mer foreign minister, was again mentioned as a member of Q sug- gested triumvirate including Laval, Darlan and Gen. Charles HuntZing- CT, war minister.
 If such a triumvirate were formed as a compromise 1t would be neces- sary to define the relative powers of Laval and Darlan, who has the complete confidence of Petain and is his right hand man.
 The possibility was discussed that Laval might take the foreign min- istry and Darlan the interior min- istry, or vice versa, with Darlan re- taining command of the fleet as navy minister.
 A special train waited with steam up to take Dorian to Paris as soon as Petain had decided his course.
 In event of 8 breakdown in all negotiations, Germany would be expected to close the frontier to oc- cupied territory tightly and author ize Laval to set up a second French government at Paris. Petain desires urgently to prevent this as his first aim is to unify the country.
 Gen. Huntzinger received at the war office today Gen. Studt, Ger man chairman of the armistice com mission, in connection with arm iStice control questions.
 Gap Not Bridged
 Soon after Darlan's arrival here from Paris last night 1t was made plain that his first negotiations with Laval had not served to bridge the gap between Laval and Petain who dismissed Laval from the cab inet December 13.
 Petain, it vas learned, was un- willing to give Laval as much pow CT as the pro-German former vice premier demanded in his own and Hitler's names.
 After talking to Darlan last night Petain called in Pierre Flandin, for eign minister, and Gen. Charles Huntzinger, war minister, for a general conference. Later he con- ferred alone with Darlan.
 It was not yet certain whether Laval in the end would come to Vichy as a member of an inner cab inet or would remain in Paris as Petain's delegate there. It did seem certian that Foreign Minister F1an- din would lose his post if Laval came here.
 Foreign observers said that it had now become clear that Hitler was determined that he and not Petain should direct French policy
 Big Trump Card
 So far Petain has had one big trump cards in the French fleet, which could sail for Africa at any time. For that reason, it was mat ter of interest here that the Laval group, in setting up an Independent group before Darlan went to Paris, decided to recommend development of French African resources with German and European" collabor- ation. For some reason-in the be- lief of some diplomats because of a colossal overSight-Ge1many made no demands on Frances great en- pire in the armiStice agreement. There was some belief that now Germany might seek to include the empire in a collaboration" pro gram.
 The German radio has been men, tioning the early arrival of various French colonial personalities in Berlin. Vichy has sent no such per- sons.
 So far there has been nothing to indicate that Petain has altered his determination to resist any effort to touch the French fleet or the French empire.
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PATRICK MCGOWAN
 OF HARTFORD DIES
9l Years Of Age He Had AmaSSed Fortune In se Insurance

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 5.-CUP)- Patrick McGovern, 91, who came to this country as an Irish migrant 77 years ago and amased a huge for tune through shrewd investments in insurance stocks, died today from pneumonia.
 He was the largest individual stockholder of the Aetna Life Insur- ance Co.,, and the Travellers Insur- ance Co., and reputedly was worth several millions of dollars.
 McGovern was for many years, until he retired in 1918, in charge of the Band and Mortgage Depart ment of the Aetna Company. He was former alderman and Repub- ncan town chairman He leaves his widow. Funeral services will be held Friday.
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(Continued from Page D might be considerable water dam- age.
 Eleven workers-those who helped Donner battle the flames until they were forced to leave the building escaped injury.
 Asitant Fire Chief Frank Spain was severely injured by flying glass.
 Names of Known Victims
 Three of the dead were unidenti' fled. The others were said to be: Pasquale Sieventino, 38; Domen- ick Calzano, 20; Firo Miniello, Elza Miller, William Dellseva, Phillip Backer, 40; David Chernitz, Sal Rosenbaum, The injured: Eugene Chiarella, Walter Makowski, An- thony Celtic.
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HI-JACKERS OF
 FOOD HUNTED
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secret depot, or sometimes directly to the food fences"
 Detectives said the hi-jackers took cut of 50 per cent of the value of the "hot" foods. Hi-jacked beans biscuits and bacon, they said ,usu- ally were distributed by fences among hole = in the corner shops and small cafes, whose owners were willing to run the risk of dealing in illicit goods.
 One suspected restaurant, detec- tives said, offered a menu of steaks chops, lamb, bacon, ox-tail and eggs while neighboring cafes could find no legal supplies or such delicacies
 Snatched from Garage
 One truck carrying $720 worth oi groceries was "snatched" from g locked garage. A van loaded with 1,40O pounds of vegetables wal whisked away while the driver was making a call. Three such robberies were reported within a week.
 Even the army has been victim ized. Lance Corporal Harold O'Sul- livan was imprisoned recently for stealing l07 pounds of sugar from the army supply depot at Aldershot.
 It was estimated that $200, ,00o worth of cigarets and tobacco had been stolen in recent months. At one place in the London area, thieves. Inasquerading as A. R. ?. workers. used axes and crowbars to enter premises.
 Athens, Feb. B.--(UPI Import ant Italian positions, many prison. CTS and an abundance of war ma. terial have been captured hy Greek troops in Albania, the war ministry said in 6 colnmunlque voday. The ministry Of ptfblic security said all was quiet in the inteiaor Of Greece, indicating there were no Italian air raids
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of the crime SaitkowSki still did not know just how to accomplish the submission of the Bealls.
 States Attorney Argues
 Gager spoke for approximately one hour. States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald then proceeded with arguments for the state. '"The state claims it has proved beyond a req sonable doubt that the accused has committed murder in the first de- gree, deliberately, maliciously, and with malice aforethought. No mercy was shown, he took the life of Beall as you would take that of a dog"
 "There are more important is sues to be considered in this case, continued Fitzgerald. His child hood, which is no excuse, justiflca-
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BATTERY co. IS
 SWEPT BY FIRE
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Fire Marshal Lahey said that both Mrs. McCabe and Parola, re- ported that when the fire was dis covered 1t was bursting through the southwest corner of the roof of the garage.
 Bremen of 10 companies, five of which were summoned on 8 second alarm, battled the stubborn blaze for more than four hours before they were able to bring it under control.
 Firemen were hampered in bat tling the blaze, which destroyed g. large delivery truck owned by the concern, as well as stock valued at several thousand dollars.
 The fire, officials believe, origin ally over a lavatory in the garage where the trucks of the company are kept and empty barrels are stored. It then swept to the south end of the second floor of the build ing on which there are an assembly department, packing and shipping rooms and a small storeroom.
 Lower Floor Gutted
 The lower floor of the building was badly damaged by water and smoke, on which were stored raw materials to be used in the manu- featuring of electrical batteries for railroad signal, fire and burglar alarms. and telegraph and police signals.
 Earlier during the blaze. flames sheeted out toward the two apart- ment houses in the rear of which the factory plant Is located and threatened the structures before the arrival of fire apparatus. Two hose lines were quickly attached and the danger eliminated by the firemen. More than 100 specta. tors gathered to the scene at. tracted by the lighted sky.
 When the second alarm was turned in, four hose liies were pna into play to stop the fire as it broke through e small section Of the roof near the section where it was be.
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Germany Admits Raid.

Germany Admits Raid.
 Berlin, Feb. 5.-(UP)-The Ger man high command admitted today that a British air attack upon Dusseldorf caused fires among houses in the center of the city and a number of civilian casualties.
 The high command said that the British air attack upon Western Germany was made by weak forces" which dropped incendiary bombs for the most part.
 'aThe resulting damage was small and no militarily important objec- tives were hit" said the commun- iQue. Only in the center of the city of Dusseldorf were residences destroyed by bombs and fires. Cas- ualties among the civilian popula- tion totalled five dead and 24 wounded"
 The high command reported that a German "warShip" had reported sinking 10000 tons of enemy .,ip- ping overseas, bringing its total ton- mage destruction to 10000 tons. A long range German bomber was S6stO LO 4lhtC SuAAA 6A41 h4 AAC0 AAlNA chantman of 4,5O0 tons 200 miles west of Ireland and another ship of unspecified tonnage was reported sunk of the Scottish east coast.
 German bomberS attacked two British airports on the Island of Malta yesterday, the high command said, and reported that hangars and barracks were destroyed and mu- nitionS dump exploded.
 German planes during the night attacked armament factories in the midlands region and military objec- tives in the east and southeast of Britain, the high command said It reported British plane losses yes- terday as three planes and said three German planes are missing.
 Scored Direct Hits.
 The official German News Agency DINE said that German bombers scored direct hits on a merchant ship of 4,5OO tons northwest of Ire land, forcing the crew to take to lifehoats. The vessel was said to have sunk within four minutes.
 The agency said also that Ger man bombers successfully attacked vessel of 600 tons near the Scot tish east coast. The ship was so heavily damaged that its loss could be assumed, DNB said.
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Report from Rome

Rome, Feb. -(UP)- Italian forces in southern Ethiopia have withdrawn to east of Lake Stefanie after bitter fighting. the Italian high command admitted in a com- munique today.
 General headquarters of Italian armed forces said there also was bitter fighting yesterday in North Africa. 1t said that in Eritrea, the Italians counter-attacked British forces which were approaching the new Italian line" The British, it was claimed, suffered heavy losses. This fighting was believed to have occurred east of the Agordat-B Bar entu line.
 On the Albanian front, Italians were said to have repelled Greek attack. Heavy losses were said to have been inflicted on the Greeks and prisoners and arms were cap- tured by the Italians.
 Units of the German air force aiding Italy in the Mediterranean, attacked the Micabba and Halsfar airports on the island of Malta. Di- rect hits were scored on hangarS and the landing fields, causing fires and explosions.
 Aviation units of both Italy and Britain were said to have been ac- tive in orth Africa. The communi- que admitted that British planes had bombed Bengazi, Lbya.
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LIQUOR PERMIT E S0TICE OF APPLICATION

This is to give notice that I. Freida Dahdale, of 26 North Elm St, Waterbury, Conn.,, have filed an application dated Feb. 4th, 1941, with the Liquor Control Commission Tor a Package Store Beer Permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises, 26 NoI4h Elm St, Water bury, Conn. The business is owned by Frieda Dahdale. of 26 North Elm St, Waterbury, Conn, and will be conducted by Frieda Dahdale, of 26 North Elm St., Waterbury, Conn, as permittee. Her
 FRIEDA (X) DAHDALE.
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 (Witnessed by Josephine Rotellal Dated Feb. 4th, 1941. 2-5-12
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PICKLES THE DISABILITIES

Crammed with laughs and hilaTi. ouS situations "A oirl. c Guy and Q dob." brings George Murphy. Lu. ellie Ball and Edmund O'Brien to the screen in c riotouS story Of roe nance and trouble. Harold Lloyd produced the finn for TlKO Radio.
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Bulgaria Must Join

London, Feb. 5-CUP)-R Reports reached London today that Col. Parvan Dragonoff, Bulgarian min iSter to Germany, had arrived at Sofia with renewed German de- mands that Bulgaria join the Ger man-Italian axis.
 Diplomatic quarters expressed be- lief that this time the Bulgarian government, or a successor to the present government, might yield to the German demand and thus pre- pare the way for a German march across Bulgaria to attack Greece.
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Prosecutor Alcorn
 May Ask More Money
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Waterbury was not present at to- days session and it was reported that the Waterbury legislator was in Florida on brief vacation.
 A bill, introduced by Rep. Daniel Mahaney, restoring forfeited rights to Giovanni B. Rosa was sent to the committee on forfeited rights by the House today.
 Changes in the elementary grades of all public schools is asked by the State Board of Education in its biennial report>to the governor and it is expected that bills will be raised M committee calling for some of the proposed recommendations, such as Establishment of a lower division of the elementary school and an upper elementary school or an elementary school and an in termediate school in which each pupil would progress at his own rate.
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British Bombers Give Germany Stiff Blows
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fired. A pilot, who participated in the Brest attack, which occurred be- tween 8 and 10 p. m., said that smoke, apparently from burning oil, rose above his plane which WAS hy- ing at 5000 feet.
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Marie Antoinette, by wearing po- tato flowers in her hair, made po- tato blossoms the symbol of CO., quetry.
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Laurel Club.

Frank Quinlan of the Bridgeport Times-Star was elected president of the Laurel Club at a meeting of legislative reporters, representing the press of Connecticut, in Hart ford last night. It marked MT. Quinlans third successive election. Other officers include: Carl Clyma, New Haven Register, vice-president; William A. Sheehan, New York Times, secretary; John T. Merrill, Hartford Courant, assistant secre- tary; Serene B, Gammell, Hartford Times, treasurer; Jack Zaiman, United Press, assistant treasurer.
 Robert D. ByrneS, Hartford Cour- ant, was elected chairman of the executive committee, whose other members are Moses Berkman, Hart ford Times; Carl J. Lalumia, Asso- ciated Press; Robert c: Vance, New Britain Herald; James A. Harring- ton, Hartford Times; Walter R. Brooks, Waterbury Republican American; Stanley Allen, New Ha- ven Register; William J. Walsh, Bridgeport Post-Telegram; Ray Fitzpatrick, Waterbury Democrat; Jeremiah Hallas, International News Service; and Howard I. Comstock, Bridgeport Housing Authority.
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} FIRE VICTIMS
 ARE UNIDENTIFIED

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