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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
WATER RATES CHANGE URGED BY COMMITTEE Sliding Scale Will Be Adopted; Will Benefit
 Large Consumers HOUSEHOL DERS PAY
 SAME MINIMUM RATE Lowering of Rates to Large Consumers Would
 Do Greater Harm

A new water rate schedule, setting up Q sliding scale ben efltting large consumers, was to be approved this afternoon by Special Water Committee appointed some months ago by Mayor Vincent A. Scully. The schedule has been de- signed to make the Water Department self-supporting within a few years and ease the burden now borne by general taxpayers through aEhi- trary assessments against city de- partments,
 Average householders, under the new plan, will continue to pay the present minimum rate Of el2 0 year. Instead of ell consumers pay. ing the same rate of l6 Ia cents per 100 cubic feet for al water used, rates will be reduced for large con- Sumers SO that users of from 250,000 to 1000 900 cubic feet . quarter will pay l2 cents per 100 cubic feet, and users of over 100000 cubic feet . quarter will pay only six cents per 100 cubic feet,
 Service Charge
 Service charges will also he levied against all water users, depending on the size of the meter. The charge quarterly will vary from 30 cents for Q 5-e inch meter to $40 for an eight-ineh meter. The serv-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
46 DELEGATES
 IN WATERBURY
That Is Number City Is En. titled to at Congress.
 siONal Convention

Waterbury will be entitled to 4e delegates at the Democratic eonven. ton to nominate candidate for Congress, the permanent convention committee announced today, This will give this city by far the larg- est representation on the floor of the convention, which will he held at Torrington December %. The 10. cal Democratic organization will have close to one-fourth of the ap- proximately 2OO delegates.
 The convention will choose e ptmocratic candidate Co run in the special election January 90, at which the voters of the district will choose Q successor to former Con. gressmaIi J, Joseph Smith, now e ', s. district court judge.
 Waterbury's 46 delegates mark an increase of five over the number allowed the city In the convention
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
GHOST TROOPS RAID NORMANDY
British Commander, Sur priseS Germany By
 Crossing Channel
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS United Press Staff Correanondent

London. Nov, 25- (UP) = Brit ains Commanders, tough, black uni- formed phantom troops, made e daring hit and run raid on the Normandy coast Sunday night and early Monday morning, 1t was dis- closed officially today.
 The Commandos, organized to rec onnoiter German defenSeS and cause as much havoc and destruction as possible, got ashore, completed thelr mission and returned. the only ,,as. ualty being man who was shot In the arm by Q machine gun bullet.
 As the Ministry of Information was announcing the raid, Admiral Sir Roger ], B. Reyes said in the house of commons that the Com mandoS were eager and ready to act a year ago when, he said. they might have altered the course of the war.
 The prime minister was as keen as I was to act vigorously in the face of hazards and achieve great results which, if the Commandos had been allowed to carry them out, might have electrified the world and altered the whole course of the war;" Reyes said.
 Organized In l94O
 Reyes organized the Commandos, beginning with July IT, ls40, but had to retire under the age limit five weeks ago.
 The latest raid by the shock troops was believed to have been the first under a new commander. He has been appointed since Ad- miral Reyes retired but has not been identified.
 Reyes started training the men IS months ago after the fall of France. The training was closely guarded secret and even war cor- respondents were not allowed to visit them. Later it was learned,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
TIMES-STAR' OF
 BRIDGEPORT ENDS
Newspaper Established Back in l70O Decides to
 Suspend Today

Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 25-(UP) The Bridgeport Times-Star, which began publication in l790 as an af- ternoon newspaper, announced It was suspendIng with today's issue.
 One of the oldest afternoon dailies In New England. the newspaper an- nounced its reluctant" suspension In view of a difficult and uncer- tain future"
 Only one edition was issued to- day, instead of the usual three, and the papers l50 employees were notified this morning of the inten- lion to quit the newspaper field.
 The paper first appeared l5l years ago as the Bridgeport Farmer dur Ing the administration of President george Washington. Tn 1918 1t changed It's name to the Bridgeport Times and ten years later acquired she Bridgeport Star. It was known from then on as the Bridgeport rimes-Star.
 Early in the summer an attempt was made to reorganize the paper and place 1t on a firmer financial footing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
British Spearhead Is 200 Miles Over Libya
Infantry, Artillery Are Rushed to Bolster Up Badly Shattered Tank Columns; Germans Draw
 Aid From European Front
BY WALTER COLLINS United Press Staff Corresponds

Cairo, Nov. 25.-(UP)-A British meehanized spearhead slashed more than 200 miles across the Libyan desert and captured Anglia, 1t was disclosed officially today, as infantry and artillery endorsements aF- rived at the Sidi Rezegh battle- front to bolster battered and almost exhausted tank columns near To- hruk.
 The tank battle near sidi Rezegh Is '1essening in intensity" Q mili- tary spokesman said, as Q result of big losses on both sides but the British ements--mechani nized infantry and artillery-are smashing forward to hold the ground already taken and attempt to seal the doom of the German Panzer forces.
 Some main Axis supply bases for armored columns already have been seized and 1t was believed that the advance of the British reinforce mentS might decide the battle as the enemy tanks become iInlnobilized due to lack Of fuel and repair facilities.
 Maxi Shifts Troops
 Meanwhile, the spokesman said, the Germans have shifted air rein- forcementS from the European front and possibly the eastern front to meet the Royal Air Force offensive in Libya. German infantry rein forcements also have been rushed in by air transport.
 Both sides are using field ar- tillery in the Sidi Rezegh battle" he added, reporting that the British had taken 5000 prisoners and "oth- CTS are coming in"
 The RAF continued to strike at the enemy positions and at tank units, reporting that l2 were knocked cut in one attack without loss to the British.
 This action was taking place far
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25

The International Brotherhood of Machinists (AFL) ordered the gen. eral strike yesterday after c long lurisdictionAl dispute with the AFL Holsters Union. The union an- nounced that tho walkout of CurttSS Wright production workers made the strike completely effective. The strike involved B,e00 men employed by 400 plants in the St. Louis area,
 Most seriously affected, in addi- ton to the aircraft plants, was the Busch-sulzer Corporation, which was forced to close yesterday. The company employs 700 men and has contracts for slS.0o0,000 worth Of naval ordnance,
 Some Plants Operate
 Defense plants still operating des- pite the strike included the Lewis Invisible Stitch Company, manu. coin Engineering Company, cannon factuEers of cartridge dies; the Lin. shells; Knapp Monarch Tool and Die Company: Fulton Iron Works; General Steel and Granite City Steel Companies, both of Granite City, nl., and the Western Cartridge Company, Alton, III.
 Many small machine shops and tool making establishments were in- volved In the walkout.
 The Curtiss Wright Tool and Die making departments were closed yesterday but production workers re- mained at their jobs because ot confusion over the general strike order.
 More than 5000 of the plants es- timated 5000 production workers attended Q meeting last night and were told the strike order also af- fected them. They voted to join the strike.
 Production employees as we'll as the tool and die makers are mem- bers of the International Brother hood of Machinists (AFL.(
 A company spokesman said only
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
Officials Still Probing Cause of s. Main Fire
FOur.Sided Investigation as to Just What Caused Spectacular Blaze on South Main Street
 Sunday Night

A four-sided investigation into the cause of the Sunday night blaze which destroyed tive three-story buildings on South Main street was underway today. with the fire de- pertinent, police, state police and the insurance underwriters taking part. A hearing was held at the office of Fire Marshal Dennis J, Lahey. with Max J. Bram, owner of the Rose Shop, as the only wit- ness. MT. Bram was questioned for more than three hours until the probe was adjourned at i:3O. to be resumed later this afternoon.
 Reports that the first firemen reaching the scene had claimed there was Q strong smell of oil as they forced their way into the Rose Shop were confirmed this afternoon by Marshal Lahey. He said that he had received such reports and that they were being considered in the general investigation. It was said that one fireman slipped on oil as he entered the building.
 Taking Part in Probe
 Taking part in the questioning were Marshal Lahey and his stan, Chief Inspector Joseph Stevens and Detective-Sergean Henry Johnson of the local police. Sergt. Gene L,enzi of the state police, deputy state fire marshal, and Frank J. Allen, inves- tigator for the board of fire under writers.
 Marshal Lahey said after the hearing that the cause was still un- determined. but he emphasized that much work of an investigatory na- ture has yet to be done. The Rose Shop building. where the fire orig mated, was so badly wrecked that the task of finding where and how
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
Infantry Dashing To Front Lines
 In Trucks To Assist Tank Columns
RUSSIAN ARMY
 FIGHTS FIERCELY
Holding at Moscow Where British Tanks Are Now
 Helping Out
BY HENRY SHAPIRO Jnlted Press Stan Correspondent

Kulhyshev, U, s, s, R., Nsv, 25,- tUP)--Russian front dispatches as- sort today that victorious Red armies, pressing smashing eoun- offensive In the south, were in swift pursuit of fleeing German and Italian divisions, while another Russian offensive was making head way in the north,
 The Red army was holding on the Moscow front with the aid of newly arrived British tanks, the Soviet in- formation bureau said.
 "rhe Germans have been dealt Q severe blow" S, A, Losovsky, Soviet military spokesman and vice com TniSSar for foreign affairs, said on the Russian counter offensive in the south, "It will not Dc their first nor their last"
 LoSoVsky said that Don Cossaeks, the best eavalrymen In the Red army, had participated in "a great Russian advance west of Rostov,"
 '"rhe war Is so immense that against the general background 1t is ditlcult to call it Q decisive blow, but 1t Is Q serious one," Lozovsky said of the southern triumph,
 A front dispatch said that the Red army northwest of Rostov, foi- lowing up earlier successes, was pur- suing the routed German and Ital- ian forces,
 Enemy Badly Battered
 Enesly armies, consisting of the llSth, iAth and 18th tank divisions and the Hitler motorized division, supported by units of the Italian ex- peditionary force, were reported badly battered by the Russians. The Axis troops had been operating north of Rostov to protect a drive In the south by the pan2er armies of Gen. Ewald Won Kleist,
 Russians, commanded by Generals KhAritonov and Lopatin were re- ported to have smashed up the Axis army north of Rostov and were re- ported driving toward Taganrog, threatening to cut off Won KleiSt's army from the protection for his flank.
 German troops were reported suf- fering terrific losses In the Tula sec- tor south of Moscow and west of the city, In the Mozhaisk sector. British tanks were credited with checking a German onslaught and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
On Eastern Front Sovieti Say British Tanks Slow Down Nazis at Moscow GERMANS ARE FREED
 BACK AT UKRAINE But Battle on Libyan Front Seems to Be Real Thrill.
 CT of War
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS (Unlted Press Foreign EdltoF)

Great Britain's invading army - with infantry dash ing to the front in trucks - battled furiously for dornina ton of Libya today while tn Red army reported that had stemmed the Axis driv on Moscow and launched tw counter-attacks "in hot puj suit" of the enemy in tf north and south.
 On Q third front the tough, hlas uniformed British commands me Q raid on the French coast Of No mandy and briefly engaged the oei manS.
 On the eastern front, the Russians reported that British tanks in ac. ton west of Moscow had been an- strumental in slowing down anf halting At least temporarily the AK offensive that provided the grave threat Of the war to the Soy capital.
 Germans Driven Back
 But on the Ukrane front. l. Soviet spokesman said, q Germans have been forced back In big-scaleS Russian counter-driI which radio Moscow said had gaine sS miles at some points. On u northern (Leningrad) front tf Germans were reported snasht back in the Tikhvin area, whei the Russians regained control the highway to Leningrad.
 The Germans have been dealt severe blow" the spokesman ct Ku byshev said. Tt will not be Il last"
 The fighting on the LIhyan fros appeared to be almost as intens as the action on the eastern iron
 British advance tank uni streaked 200 miles across the desc to capture Augila in Q great er circling movement, but the batt that will decide the fate of Il invasion was apparently beir fought In the Sidi Rezegh sect south of Tobruk.
 Tank Battle Dies Down
 Tn that region, the giant ta battle had died down, according the British spokesman, due to c: haustion on both sides and heaN on both sides. The Ge. mans, however, had apparently bee cut off fr. some of their maj fuel bases and their repair facil tiles and British infantry and ai tillery rushed into the battle froE in an attempt to seize the uppc hand.
 British artillery and infantry, ar irving in trucks, were engaged oi the Sidi Re5egh sector against Ger. man infantry achievements tha by motor. The Germans held the upper hand until British armored forces got into the battle driving them back.
 But the fight continued furious ly, with British Imperials from b. sieged Tobru.s still advancing ft an effort to make a junction with the main invading force. The To- bruk garrison was said to have
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. 25-(UPl--Cov. ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov 22nd, compared with year ago; This Year Expenses Last Year $s, 6,Ss6.s .soG.7i ss,s97,3i7,94S.e
 Defense Spending $6, ,l40.67 sl,1g1 .90s, ,iTs.4s
 Receipts
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
Curtiss Wright Corporation At St. Louis Closed
Trainer Fighter Planes for Defense Are StOpped Dis. pute Is Between Two A. F. L. Bodies, as to Con.
 trOl of Help in Industry
st. Louis November 25. - (UP)

st. Louis November 25. - CUP) - Aircraft produc- ton workers reinforced the general strike of AFT achn its in the St. Louis metropolitan today by leaving their jobs at the CurtisS Wright Corporation which has con- tracts for $l00000000 worth of trainer and fighter planes Although some reported for the early shift at the CurtSs Wright plant the company was threatened with complete shutdown. The Mcdonnell Aircraft Corporation manufac turer of arplane parts closed by the strike last night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
BOSTON PRELATE
 ISSUES WARNING
Cardinal O'COnnelI Asserts Subversive Propaganda
 Will Do Much Harm

Boston, Nov. 25-(UP)-William Cardinal OConnell. dean of the Catholic hierarchy in America, warned today that slryersive propa- ganda threatens to 'strangle all that is best in our national life"
 In an interview marking his 30th anniversary as a prince of the church, which he celebrates Thurs day, and his S2d birthday, which he celebrates December 8, the cardinal said:
 There is no question that tre- mendous propaganda Is going on which is subversiye in character. Call 1t Naziism or Communism or Atheism, which 1t had better be called. There is no question that the root of 1t all is hatred and ir- religion-class hatred and Atheism are at least ideas with contempt for religion
 America had better beware in time. because these things are like crepeing paralysis which, in the be- ginning, seems curable. but as time goes on strangles all that is best in human and national life"
 Brutal Selflshness
 Cardinal O'Connell said that "the basis of all this is brutal selfishness."
 Receiving IS newsmen and photog- raphers in the reception room of the diocesan house. his eminence chatted in friendly fashion for three quarters of an hour and excluded from the discussion only two topics: war and labor.
 T am thinking many thoughts of these things" he added, however.
 Recalling that he had served under five popes, the Cardinal said:
 ''No one can realize Che agony of Pope Plus XII. sitting in the mids. of all this madness and calling, like a voice In the wilderness, Tn Gods name, may we coans back to our
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
TOUCH INDIAN
 TROOPS BATTLE
Chanting Battle Songs Like Football Cheering
 Section as They Fight
By VIRGIL M. PINKLEY Limited Press Staff COrrespondentl

With British Forces, in the Vest ern Desert, Nov. 2S-(UP)-Tough Punjahi and Sikh infantrymen chanting battle songs like an Ameri- can football cheering section charged Axis defense positions in the Libyan desert, 1t was disclosed today, in close cooperation with tank attacks and Q great Royal Air Force oa- slaught.
 The oficial reports on the advance of. infantry into the main battle zone emphasized that the conflict might be shifting rapidly to a strug- gle of bayonets and rifles as a re- suit of heavy destruction of tanks on both sides. But these reports gave only glimpse of the fury with which the British imperials, and es- pecially Indian troops in the Italian held Omar sector, went into action.
 The Italians held a strongly for tified position flanked by mine fields and rows of barhed wire. The ter rain, eye-witnesses reported, was as flat as dining room table and the defenders were dug in securely.
 The British began moving forward early in the morning with tanks In the lead and the Royal Air Force, including many American-built planes, bombing enemy positions. But the Italians trained heavy guns on the narrow alley through which the British Eechanized units had to advance.
 Tanks Knocked Out
 Some of the powerful tanks were knocked out in the first burst of fire. One tank exploded as a result of Q direct hit, bursting Into flames. and all of the crew perlshed.
 When the remaining tanks had reached their outlying obiectives, the motorized infantry moved forward until their loEries reached a series
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officers or any one in the living quarters forward had been saved"
 He ordered the survivors to aban- don ship. and the three remaining life rafts cast of. Three had been blown away, as well as the two life- boats.
 Westbury, having put his shoe back on, and the others leaped overheard and swam to the rafts. The oil on the water blinded them and they were buffeted by floating wreckage. but all wer wearing ufe- jackets by order of the captain, Lieut.. Commander H. c. Edwards. Bergstresser credited his foresight for more men not having been lost.
 Twenty minutes after the men got on the rafts. the Reuben James went down, the Stars and Stripes still flying from her poop deck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
Brutal Selflshness

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The Weather

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
British Believe
Japs Sailing

SINGAPORE, July 24.-GNS
Authoritative British quarters
in Singapore said today they did
not expect hostilities 10 develop in
the Far East over French Indo-
China.
1t was predicted the Indo-China
government would "stall" and en-
deavor 10 obtain modification OF
the latest Japanese demands and
that Japan would continue to
threaten an invasion until the
Indi-Chinese sign"
CAT Sydney, Australian fed
eral labor leader John Curtin
requested Prime Minister r. G..
Menzies TO summon Parliament
Immediately in view of the Far
Eastern situation)
Press reports reached Singa-
pore stating tina: for five days
French merchant shipping had
been forbidden to leave Indo-China
ports.
"a Reuters dispatch from
Shanghai said the Japanese re-
portedly had Cancelled all local
and foreign steamship bookings
to Japan for an indefinite period,
regardless Of the nationality Of
would-be travellers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
News Agency Named
For Defense Council
rimes stan Corre.pondent

LANSING, July 24.-Appoint-
ment of a committee Of public
information to serve as an advisory
agency for the Michigan Council
of Defense was announced today
by Defense Administrators Harold
a. Furlong They include:
w. s. Gilmore Of Detroit and
Schuyler r. Marshall of ST. Johns,
newspaper representatives; +. G.
Beatty president Of Butterfield
theaterS. for motion pictures;
George w. Trendle. Detroit of the
Michigan Radio Network; c. D.
Blessed. president. Walker e. Come
pany. outdoor advertising; G. c.
Means. Detroit, president of the
Franklin Association, representing
graphic arts: c. w. Lucas. Cover
nor Van Wagoner's press secre-
tary. representing governmental
agencies and Donald MCGOWAN,
Jackson. advertising m anag er,
Consumers Power Company. BUSH
ness and industrial relations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-24
Thursday, July "a, 1871

to Congress against extension Of
their years training.
General Marshalbmade his sabo-
tage charges before the House
military affairs committee yester-
day, revealing he had received a
from 1t. Gen. Hugh A..
Drum Of New York, commander of
the first army, declaring soldiers
were being urged TO protest extern
sion OF their years service.
In noting that members Of Con-
gress had received such protests,
General Marshall pointed ott- that
army regulations forbid soldiers
from attempting 10 influence legiS-
lation, and then asserted:
I'VE have got to deal with IL;
we have got To treat them as
soldiers. 1 regard these moves as
sabotage. We cannot have a poll
teal club and call 10 nm army. I
won't have these boys victimized.
We cannot have that kind OF an
army"