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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-21
New England Senators Ask An Investigation
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Ickes said voluntary conservation had failed to halt the drain on sup. plies and that the situation was "perilous."
 The Boston Post said information from within the petroleum industry revealed that forced rationing, on some drastic basis, is unacceptable, probably immediately after Labor day, September l."
 Latest developments in the gaso- line situation included:
 1. A demand by three U. s. sen- ators from New England that a spe- cial committee investigate the east coast gasoline shortage.
 2. The announcement that inc ventorieS of gasoline stocks in the affected area dropped Oo3, 900 bar. rels last week and that stocks now total only 6yA76y 900 barrels or enough for 10 days.
 3. Suspension of S7 motorists licenses for falling to drive slowly and conserve gasoline.
 {. A promise by Massachusetts Gasoline Conservator Director David H. Howie that he wil lllse every ef. fort to avert 'gasless Sundays" in that state.
 5. Expression of accord by hotel and oil men with Governor Sum- ner Sewalls plan for stopping sale of gasoline in Maine the next two Sundays.
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| They said Budenny'S men were far from being encircled as the Ger mans claimed but on the contrary were opposing the most reSolute re- sistance to the desperate German drive to the Dnieper river line, OoSses of three to one would not be excessive for an attacking army against an enemy in good defensive positions. The Moscow dispatch in- dicated that Budenny still had strong forces west of the Dnieper).
 Neutral military quarters here seemed not pessimistic over the situation in the Ukraine. They min imized the loss of Nikolaev, near the mouth of the Bug river and said the Black Sea Russian fleet bases at Sebastopol, on the Crimean Penin- sula, and Novorossisk, on the north- eastern shore of the Black Sea, se- cured the defense of the Crinean and Caucasian coasts and would permit the navy to prevent any att tempt at German naval expedition against Batun, the big oil port.
 Offensive Developing
 The days first communique made it evident that the great German offensive against Leningrad from south and west was still developing.
 The main fighting zones were spe- cified as Kingisepp, 70 miles west of Leningrad; Novgorod, 105 miles to the south on the north shore of Lake linen; Staraya Russia, 145 miles to the south of the south side of the Lake; Gomel, 120 miles north of Kiev, and Odessa. .s
 Won't Give Much Ground
 There was no indication in the communique or in dispatches re- garding the fighting that the Eus- sians had given ground to a ma terial extent at any point along the front from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
 It was indicated strongly that in the SmolenSk sector at the center of the front German pressure had subsided and the Russians were counter attacking consistently after having again stopped the drive to- ward Moscow.
 Gomel, at the northeast side of the Pripet Marshes below Smolensk. seemed the center of the heaviest fighting on the front for the mo- ment but it was believed the fight ing around Odessa was rapidly in. tensifying and the Russians there, strongly fortified, were fully pre- pared to withstand siege.
 The communique said 27 German planes were shot down in air fights Tuesday and admitted the loss of eight planes. Revised reports showed the Germans lost 38 planes instead of 30 in fighting Monday, the com munique said. It was added that Russian fighter planes shot down three German reconnaissance planes which sought to scout the approach es to Moscow yesterday.
 In detailing the exploits of indi- vidual Russian units, the communi- que indicated not only that the Ger mans had been stopped on the Smol- ensk front but continued to build defensive positions in anticipation of Russian attacks.
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(Continued from Page l) Of the Nazi government"
 The president termed Germany specifically "the principal aggressor of the modern world"
 His appeal for complete accept- ance of his eight objectiveS for a new world order was clear:
 The declaration of principles at this time presents a goal which is worth while for our type of civili- zasion to seek. It is SO clear cut that it is difficult to oppose in any major particular withodt automatic ally admitting a willingness to ac- cept compromise with Nazism: oY to agree to . world peace which would give to Nazism domination over large numbers of conquered nations.
 Inevitably such a peace would be Q gift to Nazism to take breath armed breath-for a second war to extend the control over Europe and Asia to the American hem. isphere itself"
 Embodies Principles
 The president embodied in his message the declaration of princi- pleS which he announced Jointly last Thursday with Churchill.
 He said that the conference al which this declaration was drafted followed logically from the policy sanctioned by Congress when 1t ap. proved the lend-lease act.
 "The Congress and the president having heretofore determined through the lend-lease act on the national policy of American aid t the democracies which east anc west are waging war against die. tatorships, the military and maya conversations at these meeting, made clear gains in furthering thu effectiveness of this aid," he said.
 Furthermore, the prime minis. ter and I are arranging for con. ferences with the Soviet Union t< aid in its defense against the at- tack made by the principal aggres- sor of the modern world = Ger many"
 In ef1ect, the special message also added two new points to the eight objectives for Q postwar world or- der-freedom of religion and free dom of information. Neither of these points were mentioned in the orig inal declaration.
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DETROIT MAYOR
 IS THREATENING
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 'The unions," he continued, "say all kinds of things. Their state- ments are confusing.
 If this thing isn't settled arnic- ably and quickly, if we are forced to take some action-Ill be back"
 The mayor did not elaborate on the other action" contemplated by him or officials of the Detroit Street Railway commission to re- turn the city 2,600 buses and trol- leys to operation.
 The CIO State, County and Municipal Workers of America au- nounced yesterday that its mem. bers would operate the city's trans. portation system with police pro- lection" shortly after the AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees called its 4,OOO operating members on strike.
 Jeffries ordered the city's buses and trolleys kept in the barns to avoid bloodShed."
 Jeffries invited members of the common council to sit in on the negotiation conferences.
 one DSR bus driver arrived at the conference room, plunked him. self into 2 chair and announced:
 I'm going to stay here until we win!"
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Mrs. John Palmatier To Receive $6,28O.56
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Maurice Grimm, was found guilty of "gross and criminal negligence" in a recent finding by Coroner William B. HennesSy. Last week he was arraigned in municipal court on a charge of automobile homicide and given a two-week continuance by Judge T. E. Conway. He was released on Q bond or $500.
 Another development has been the institution of 6 $l5.O0O civil action brought to superior court last week by the widow of Palma tier, and returnable' the first Tues day in September. In the complaint Grimm is charged with having con. tinued for 8 distance of 2S0 feet after striking the traffic ofiicer and having swerved from the line of trafac in order to overtake ve- hicles preceding him.
 He Is also. accused of driving at an excessive rate of speed; operat- ing Q car with the knowledge that his eyesignt was deficient and not having adequate lights.
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mercilessly day and night on the west side of the Dnieper and that the successful conclusion" of the great German offensive was il1n- minent.
 Some informants asserted that the fail of Odessa, as we'll as the capture of the last Russian bridge heads on the west bank of the Dnieper, was . matter of days.
 Prepare for Winter
 At the same time there were tn- dicationS here that the German high command was already preparing for the possibility or even the llkeli- hood of 8 winter campaign in Rus sia, after driving 6 far eastward as possible before the great freeze.
 A special high command corn- munique, broadcast on the radio last night with the customary fam fare of trumpets, asserting that 25 Russian divisions had been partly defeated, destroyed or made prison- CT" in the Gomel area l20 miles north of Kiev was taken by Nazis to mean that the Germans had made extensive headway in ironing out the large Russian Pripet marsh salient between Mogilev and Kiev.
 Informants declined to say whether the high command, in mentioning the Gomel area, meant that Gonel itself had been taken. But they said the communique meant that long battle, of which little had been known publicly, was at 8 successful end.
 There was little specific news from the Ukraine. But reports said the German forces were driving re- lentlessly at the Russians who re- mained on the west side of the Dnieper.
 An official news agency dispatch said German planes yesterday sank a 5000 ton Russian freighter at Odessa and damaged 15,0OO ton passenger ship and 8 6,O00-ton freighter.
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CITY REPUBLICANS
 IN SORRY STATE

(Continued from Page I) told the town chairman that from what he knew there would be 6 pri- mary fight in the Republican ranks and though he was not the groups spokesman quoted yesterday in The Democrat he could see no reason for a denial of the story.
 The decision to bring in s'ISen" Bradley as peacemaker indicates that the organization leadership takes the threat of a primary fight as a serious danger. It appears doubtful, in view of the determin- ation of the protest" faction for a complete "housecleaning" of the leadership, that even the state chair. man will be able to make much progress.
 The protest" group is making its plans for a primary in thorough fashion, and its leaders express the belief that even though they might lose they would be doing the party 8 service. It will oppose the or- ganization in the primary with a ticket headed by ex-Mayor Patrick M. Perriello for mayor.
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Russia Has Defeated
 Crack German Force
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lines at the western edge of the Ukraine, raiding bridges, other crossings and German troops.
 Citizens Named
 VoroShilov and Ardrei A. zhda- nov, Communist party chieftain for the Leningrad area, warned the citizens of Leningrad in broadcast speeches that Leningrad now faced an immediate threat.
 They urged all workers to join the volunteer peoples guards and urged armamentS plants to speed up production to the utmost. He called on women to inspire their husbands, sons and brothers to an unSparing defense of the city.
 Warning that the Germans might use gas, they called on the people to be ready for that ordeal and to fight on through it.
 Voroshilov and Zhdanov left no doubt that they intended to defend the city to the bitter end under Russia's unflinching Scorched earth policy.
 'Leningrad, cradle of the revo- lution, an industrial and cultural center never was and never will be in enemy hands" Voroshilov said. we are not living and work ing in this beautiful city, we have not created big plants, great build ings and gardens, to hand 1t over to the Fascist highwaymen.
 ':Rise to the defense of our city, our homes and families, our hon. or and our freedom. Discharge your duty. Relentlessly fight the enemy. Be vigilant and merciless with towards, panic xnongers and deserters. Determine to be firm to the end. We shall not spare our lives and we will fight the enemy and crush him. Victory will be ours"
 News of Victory
 News of Budennys victory came after informants had said that the resistance of the army of the Uk- raine was stiffening after 8 difh- cult withdrawal toward the Dnie. per and that the German advance was being stemmed in ferocious fighting.
 These informants asserted that German casualties had exceeded Russian losses three to one.
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TURKEY LIABLE TO BE INVADED

(Continued from Page D campaign against Russia would go into the winter months without a decision.
 Military experts said that after autumn rains begged the fighting fields in Russia about two months of fighting weather would remain in Bulgaria and Turkey and hence Adolf Hitler might be attempting to try a diversion on a new front.
 A second development was the increasing explosiveness of the sit- uation in Iran and a third was the unexplained intenSification of Ger man-Turkish diplomatic activity.
 Diplomatic quarters heard that Germany was urging Iran to break off diplomatic relations with Great Britain. which with Russia has de. manded the expulsion of up to 1000 Germans from Iran.
 Germany, despite its failure to give the promised. aid to the Rebels in Iraq several months ago, was said to be promising effective aid to Iran if 1t opposed Britain and Russia.
 Gone To Iran
 Russia was reported here to have moved between 90 and 45 divisions, or from 450,O00 to 675, 600 men from the vicinity of the Turkish eastern frontier and that most of them had gone to the Iranian frontier.
 This would be a lot of men to move. Further, if Russia had req son to fear a move by Germany through Turkey, or around the shores of the Black Sea. the move- ment of & big army even the com. paratively short distance toward the Iranian corridor opposite 1raq would seem unlikely.
 British quarters here started to hint that action in the Irania situ- ation was likely before September if Iran refused to oust the Germans.
 Tremendous Damage
 Istambul, Turkey, August 21. = (UP) - Russian air raids on Ru- manian oil fields and pipe lines have caused tremendous damage and loss of petroleum products, arrivals here today from the much bombed Rumanian oil port of Constanta re. ported.
 Travellers said that during a recent Russian bombardment of the Ger. navoda bridge about halfway be. tween Constanta and Bucharest, important pipe lines were hit in two places, causing fires which blazed for hours.
 Bursting bombs twisted steel rails into scrap iron, the arrivals said.
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struck by an automobile and killed. This was an injury arising out Of and in the course of employment which resulted in death"
 Daughter Self-SuppOrting
 Comsr. Talbot notes that Mir. and Mrs. Palmatier were married on August 14, 1907, and that an only child, a daughter, Is more than twenty-one years of age, and is self-supporting. A recent measure adopted by the last session of the Connecticut General Assembly pro vides for payments of $3.5O per week to children of claimants kiil- ed while at work. These, according to the bill, are to commence six years after the death of the claim ant. The procedure would not be applicable in this instance, however. since minor children are nel-neo as those under ie years of age.
 Another factor observed by the finding, is that compensation pay ments will cease in the event that Mrs, Palmatier relmarTies. or in the event Of her death within the Sl2- week period.
 The city, in contrast to most private concerns, which carry com- pensation insurance through insur- ance companies, maintains it's own system for reimbursement for inc jury or death. All expenses sub- feet to the WorkEnafi's Ccmpensa. ton Law of Connecticut are paid for by municipal funds. The amount of weekly payments for the e-yeGr period are arrived ae Dy computing half tho average weekly earnings Of the claimant; il tho case of oface Palmatier. hak ol eao.sB.
 Drive 0ut On Bond
 The driver nf the car which struck the aeceaGeA policeman
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FATAL CRASH AT
 WINDSOR LOCKS
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(UP)-Second It. Eugene M. Brad ley, who died in . plane crash at the new army air base here today, set up housekeeping with his wife only yesterday at Windsor, it was said ct the base.
 Bradley had been ct the field since Monday as a member Of the olth squad of the 67th pursuit group. His wife. Anna, arrived yesterday and they located a home ct windsor, several miles from the base. She was near collapse when informed of his death.
 Bradley was plloting one of the armys' new P-40 type pursuit planes when 1t went Into a spin and crash cd. The plane did not catch fire.
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ton agreeable to all win he cough ct the meeting tonight. he said,
 Objections arc being made 1rofi some quarters to the Sunday closs ing plan, Mr. Qaughan said. Station attendants, he said, feel that t would mean loss Of Jobs for c mum bsr of them. while seSie opeEetcrA feel that motorists would defeat the purpose cg the weekend clos ilag by himpiy stocking up on gas during other days og the week.
 EFizcIk Melson, g,resldent @f tlla aH1ociailon, donnrihed the QiandAl5 Of station operators as tough allo sad that Tthluss ere ecge*lnN unlxee up"
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MOTORCYCLE DESK INVENTED

Grand Rapids, Mich. - (UP) - PatrolEnan Joseph Fischer found it discunccFting to have his various blanks, notes and maps fluttering by his head one by one in the high wind. The result was Q patented desk which fits between the handle bars of his motorcycle.
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AIR SHOW FREE AND IN BLACK

Birmingham, Ala. (UP)-Bir- mingham,s llth annual aNtional Air Carnival, which this year att tracted a record crowd estimated ct 430, 900 persons, finished in the black despite the fact that no ad- mission was charged. Sponsors of 2S acts were credited.
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South Dartmouth, Masss-(up)- Arlington Craig, 1e-year-old tack maker began carving miniature ploces os furniture your years ago. Since inst time he hes produced Co pleces--the smallest & chair not much larger than e pea but com. plete in every Getail
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 ly planned for tomorrow night but 1t was moved ahead to tonight when competitors reported that one large firm had increased prices to- day. Other firms were reported planning to follow suit. Association members said that Sun oil co. sta tions had raised their prices one cent a gallon. going from 1T to is cents, and that other stations were also posting higher prices.
 Two stations in the west end, it was reported, had their gasoline supply almost exhausted and were faced with having to shut down un- til Sept. 1, when the next supply will be available. Stations are aI- lowed to receive delivery, iron. the period from Aug. IS to 3l, of 4e per cent of their July gallonage.
 Despite reports that ':nll'' major wholesales began placing the 10 per cent supply cut into effect yester- day. many dealers have not yet rec ceived any official notification of the new federal regulation. It is understood that the reduction or- der is effective as of last Friday, the 18th.
 Deaiors aUp im Air
 George ?. goaushan. secretary Of the denlors' association and president of the Connecticut 0aso- llno Dealers association, aaid today that dealers here aEe "up in the alg" about ths altueiicn. nonae eclu-
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Battling Kim. c cat who stands on his hind legs and boxes without gloves, has won the admiration and respect of most 0f the cats and dcgB ln his part of palmer's Green. Eng land.
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Fishing guides operating motor vessels for hire are licensed by the Department of Commerce.
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Not until he brought down five planes was a World War flyer known as an "ace."
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stead of being based upon 8 real shortage.
 Glxantacal Puhlic Here

SLead OL peInG paSeU uPN1 Q Sees shortage.
 Skeptical Public Here
 we have a very skeptical public in New England and they question some of the facts that have been put before trem," Aiken said. '"ThiS situation should be cleared up in fairness both to the people and the oil administrator.
 August is our big month for the tourist trade. That is the time when we most need the gasoline. You would have the same situation in Florida if the cut had been based upon January figures"
 Danaher cited reports that Bri- tain had ample tankers to supply her wartime needs even before the American tankers were diverted.
 we should get to the bottom of this proposition. and determine whether the shortage is real or ar- tificial," Danaher said. T have seen several statements lately which would seem to indicate that the latter is the case.
 19,OOO Tank Cars Somewhere
 "For instance, have heard that there are 1900 tanks cars in the United States which could be used to transport petroleum products to the east. whether that is true I cannot determine. Only a congress sional committee could get the facts"
 Maloney said that the "uncer- tainty" of the oil and gasoline situ- ation has caused more economic damage than any actual shortage could. The men in the oil industry. he said, "do not know what is expected of them.'
 Industries that are using oil fear that the shortage may cause them to close down or to revamp their plants to some other form of fuel" he declared. Charges have also been made that we have given away too many tankers and this should be investigated. We ought to clear up the whole situation"
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Drastic Steps Near

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 Boston, Aug. 2l-(UP)-Federal gasoline conservation officials indi- cated today drastic steps would be taken to cut gasoline consumption in IT eastern seaboard states as only 10 days supply demained on hand.
 A spokesman for Petroleum Con- servation Coordinator Harold I.
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u. s. ATLANTIC
 FLEET REPORTS

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GAS STATIONS
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PRESIDENT HITS
 AT OPPOSITION

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FRED MERTZ IS
 STILL LIVING

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The driver of ihe car which struck the dseeased policeman,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-15
GERMANY

Were Britain defeated and were she to lose
mmand 81 the seas, Germany could easily cross
the Atlantic, unless We were ready and able To
do what Britain j. doing now. Were the Atlantic
10 fall into German control the Atlantic would
offer little " no assurance Of security.
Germany. from the time Hitler and his
associates came Ia power In 1888 began feyerishly
Ia construct vast ornaments. while following
program Of repeatedly made and repeatedly
broken promises ss part OF a skilIful diplo-
matte game designed Ia lu the suspicious Of
other countries.
After employing Tor several months at the
disarmament conference In Geneva tactics which
have since become distinct pattern of German
policy-further demands as previous demands are
met-Germany. In October. 1888. rendered i'm
possible any effective international agreement