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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-08

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 ly $l4,4ooo0O worth of armaments for which orders have been given, and that in 1943 and 1944 1t would deliver Q maximum of 100000 tons of chrome & year in exchange for arms of nature to be especifled by Turkey.
 Thus the fate of the trade nego- tiations, and possibly of Turkish German relations, was put up to the German government. Well informed political quarters expressed belief that Germany would agree.
 The British view was understood to be that Germany was attempting to frighten Turkey into accepting It's demands by synchronizing its pressure with big offensive against Rostov, gateway to the Russian Caucasus, that Germany wanted to obtain at least some concession rather than see the trade negotia- tions collapse, and that Turkey had remained entirely loyal to It's com- mitments to Britain.
 Politically importance of the Fur. kiSh- German agreements was ern- phasized by reports here that there have been secret negotiations in both Washington and London, through the Turkish ambassador on the chrome matter, and by the fact that British and American goods, including Americans made air. planes and guns, and British rail- road rolling stock have been fiow- ing into Turkey In increasing quan- titles.
 Because the deliveries of chrome, under the Turkish offer, would not start for IS months, diplomatic ob- servers pointed out that the effect of the concession" was that of a recent concession to Italy. Italy suddenly changed the status of a naval tanker to merchantman and asked passage for 1t through the DardanelleS to the Black sea. Tur- key agreed But blandly said that no pilots would be available to take It through the mine fields, and Italy declined the offer with thanks.
 Chrome, especially needed for are tillery and airplanes, Is @ vital war material. Turkish chrome Is of high grade. The chrome available to the United States in Africa is inade- quate. That available to Germany from Greece and Jugoslavia Is of inferior quality.
 Britain Is getting Turkeys chrome under an agreement signed in 1889 under which Turkey agreed to sell all its chrome to the ten allies until January 8, 1922. It was provided that this agreement could be re- newed automatically if Britain and France applied by October IS, le4l, Then France collapsed, Britain took over Frances share and duly ap- piled for renewal last July. At that time Turkey said 1t could not fore- see its course after January 8, l943, when the renewed agreement would expire.
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(Continued from Page D 2 which specifies proclamation of combat zones from which American flag shipping is excluded.
 He replied that arTning of ships Knight be the most urgent"
 "The President could hardly ask for anything less9" @ reported sug- gested.
 Barkley nodded affirmation.
 Asked why the congressional ad- niniStration leaders had decided to initiate action in the House, Bark ley explained that the House ex- pected to dispose of its pending business, the new lease-lend appro- priation, ct the end of this week and accordingly would be in posi- ton to 90 to work immediately on the neutrality issue.
 DO you see any possibility of a Senate filibuSter?" Barkley was asked.
 T don't like to discuss the possi- bility of Q fllibuster even before the bill is introduced" Barkley said aft
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BREAK THROUGH
 REDS IS CLAIMED
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 At the same time, Hitler's all out offensive along almost the entire front was reported making progress, especially in the Ukraine where the Germans plowed deeper into the Rcd army lines north of the Sea of Azov.
 In the far north. the Finnish forces that captured Petrozavodsk were reported to have the important railroad and port town of Kanda- laksha, on the White Sea, as their next objective. Dispatches from Helsinki admitted strong Russian counter attacks frequently had changed the Sail front, in mid-Fin- land, but said that German and Finnish troops had re-captured most of the territory they lost and were pushing eastward again.
 The high commands communique put special emphasis on the Vyaz11aa fighting, but did not make claims as elaborate as those published in the press. asserting only that sev- eral Russian armies had been en- circled and faced destruction.
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 6 boathouse here in Laconia. The canoe was to be kept for 8 week. On the 18th Horne was talking to the boys and they seemed normal and unworried."
 "The next morning their canoe was found overturned near Mere dith Point, across the lake from here and we supposed that a sud- den squall had come Up and they were drowned. Searching parties could find no trace of the bodies. We found that their tent was still standing and that their car and clothes were still there, also about s7 in cash"
 T knew nothing else about 1t un- til Chief Roach (Police 4upt. Will liam J. Roach of this city). tele- phoned me Monday night. He said he had reason to believe the boys were in Denver and asked if they were wanted here or in any nearby towns on any charge. told him no, and he said he would contact the Denver police to have the boys looked up.
 No Reason Known
 Nobody here knows of any rea- son why the brothers wanted to run away, apparently trying to leave the impression that they were drowned. Why they left Is some thing we don't know"
 Supt. Roach said in Waterbury today that he knew of no new de- velopments in the case.
 Chief Inspector Joseph P. Stew ems said that there were no charges against the Vosylius brothers but that their parents, MT. and Mrs. Matthew Vosylius of 28 Bradley avenue, wanted them to come home.
 Letter to Fire Capt.
 First actual news that the boys were alive and well come in a letter received Monday by Capt. Hugh Cunningham of the ire depart ment, formerly attached to the Town Plot firehouse, near the boys home. The letter asked him to tell their parents that they were safe, and gave a Denver address where they could receive mail. The letter was signed Thomas Jergens," Jer- gems being a name that the broth CTS used on occasion.
 The letter had at the bottom a drawing of burning match. the intention obviously being for Cap- tain Cunningham to burn it. In~ stead of burning it, Captain Cum ningham went Monday night to the Vosylius home and informed the parents. Then he and the boys father went to police headquarters where they conferred with Supt. Roach, Chief Inspector Stevens and other policemen.
 The handwriting In the letter was compared to other samples of the brothers handwriting and was found to be identical.
 Police made no disclosure of their information that the boys were alive, Supt. Roach explaining today that he wished to get a reply from Denver first.
 It is believed that at least one
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offered for the city clerk nomina- ton by Attorney Crocicchia. Other nominating speeches were made as follows: for MT. Newton for control Ter, by Attorney Frederick c. Bauby; for MT. McGrath for tax collector, by Attorney Albert Hummel; for MT. Haywood for city treasurer, by Harold B. Post; for MT. Barry for city sheriff, by Alderman George Kingston.
 Party leaders claimed after the conventions that the slate adopted would have wide appeal to voters. The several racial groups represent ed were cited, along with the great individual popularity of several of the nominees.
 Hints were dropped to imply that Aldermen DuBois and Reiner and Mrs. Lowell had not wished to run for reelection but they were dis counted by observers.
 MT. Perriello and the other car- didates, when they entered the hall following the city convention, were given ovations.
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 Hundreds Executed Hundreds of Greeks have been executed, according to these sources, for guerilla resistance; nevertheless the resistance continues and, 1t is asserted, service on the main line Athens Salonika railroad has been cut by saboteurs.
 The refugees are trickling stead ily into Egypt and Palestine despite the watchfulness of the Germans and Italians. It is impossible to de- scribe their escapes, because there will. be more, but I have heard stories which sound like fiction thrillers, from escaped Greeks who Arrived starved and exhausted but asked at once where they could volunteer for the international army being formed here.
 Long Food Lines
 have been told that in Athens, where nothing was lacking when l kas there a few months ago with the British and Greek armies, there are endless lines waiting to obtain hneager food rations, that there are countless beggars who five months ago were wounded Greek soldiers and had been thrown out of hos pitfalls to make room for German And Italian officers and soldiers.
 Refugees said the Germans had transformed every hotel and sum Sner resort in Greece into a hos pital to handle casualties from the Russian front and from the noun tains where guerrillas are active. An informant who recently left Athens said
 "Every morning German officers 40 to the ln@S@et place to tell deal- CTS what they may sell to civilians. They later return with trucks which take away for the German army the best food available, Generally only one-fourth the Greeks waiting in line get food.
 Abandon Babies
 aParents are abandoning babies because they cannot feed them, and hope that someone else will. Girls are selling themselves to get food for their brothers and younger sis- ters. Meat, oil, butter, milk and cheese no longer exist for the ordi- nary person. Milk may be bought on physicians prescription.
 "Since the Germans entered Athens meat has been distributed only two or three times. Some meat Is obtainable in the underground fnarket at from 400 to 500 drachmas G$4 to $5 nominally) for one oke G2.82 pounds). Black bread of the worst quality Is ratloned at 60 srammes (2.5 otinces) a day per person. Fish is available in the un- derground market only at 500 to i,OOO drachmas an oke. A work man gets about 60 drachmas day.
 "Shoes, which were from 400 to bOO drachmas a pair, now sell for $500 to 5000 drachmas.
 "An Italian destroyer in Piraeus harbor needed 50 okes of meat. It obtained l60 okes at the official price of 70 drachmas an oke and sold 100 oke in the underground market at 400 drachmaS an oke." 's Transferred Operations
 Refugees asserted that the Bull
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garians were transferring entire populations of towns and that Drama, a city of 90000, was now a ghost city" after a popular up- rising in which there was bloody fighting, and as the result of which the BulgarianS transferred the peo- pie.
 An informant said that 40 Athens students were shot few weeks ago as saboteurS.
 He said that on one occasion when British prisoners were sweep ing the streets under the rifles of German Gestapo guards women and girls took the brooms from them and completed their work. He said that a poor biscuit seller tossed his filled basket into 8 truck filled with British prisoners and refused the offer of a wealthy Greek who saw him, to pay for the biscuits.
 Informants said that there were frequent clashes between Germans and Italians. They said that on one recent occasion a German ofncer fired at an Italian officer and that the Italian, wounded, dropped to the street, drew his pistol and re- turned the fire, wounding the Ger man. Soon a German ambulance changed up to take away the Ger man and an Italian ambulance ar- rived to take away the Italian.
 The Cairo newspaper Phos asserts that 1t has authoritative informa- tion that German and Italian troops clashed in Crete recently, with 1u- merous casualties, because the Ital- fans refused to go to the Russian front. It reported wholesale execu- tions of Cretans for bearing arms and said the Cretan chief of police of Rethimno was shot for refusing to betray guerrillas.
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CT several moments deliberation.
 Barkley was asked for his personal viewpoint on arming of ships and elimination of combat zones.
 T heretofore expressed myself in favor of repeating 1t (the law) inso- far as 1t deals with both of those subjects" Barkley replied.
 Administration leaders said the odds favored development of legisla- ton to arm merchant ships and re- move or modify the restrictions that keep them out of combat zones.
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CONCENTRATION OF
 TROOPS IS DENIED

Berlin, Oct. e-(UP)--The Ger. man and Turkish governments to. day issued a joint declaration denying foreign reports of German troop concentrations on the Turkish Bulgarian frontier and of German demands for the right to march through Turkey.
 The foreign reports were de- Scribed as devoid of any basis" and it was addedw that nothing had occurred to disturb friendly Ger man. Turkish relations.
 Sale of coal for household use has
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Greece Under Heel
 Of Nazi ConquerOr
BY HENRY T. GoRRELL Limited Press Staff Correspondent

London, DelayedGreek Onicial esu and the Mediterranean in row sa boats under the German AAalIam occupation.
 pvaon people going about baFe AnnA n naimas for lack clothes patriotic spirit of re resistance guerrilla fighting of forced mgratOns or irrn sections population relations between the
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$285 .000, 900; administrative ex- penses. $l0.000,000.
 To Re Obligated
 It is estimated that substantially all of the money will be obligated by March l. l942 and that delivery of the material completed on or prior to June 90. i94S.
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(Continued from Page D artillery and the Soviet air force, aided by grenade throwing infan- trymen, have broken up these at- tempts repeatedly.
 The air force was described as playing the chief role in relentless ly and continuously pounding the enemy columns.
 In one instance, 300 German tanks had broken through to the Soviet rear lines but were de- stroyed "one by one" by a single Soviet division, Red Star reported. Elaborate mine fields laid by the Russians aided in trapping and de- stroying the tank columns, it added. more letter from the brothers has been received by friends in Water bury, but authorities had no com- ment on this today.
 Despite the veil of police secrecy, The Democrat learned yesterday of the brothers whereabouts. To al- low the police an opportunity to proceed with their Investigation, the fact that they were known to be in Denver was withheld. Despite this. the police today were trying to trace the origin of yesterdays exclusive atNEg.
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Sale of coal for household use has been stopped in Malta.
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BROOKLYN BOYS
 FLIGHT MYSTERY

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MODIFICATION OF
 LAW IS IMMINENT

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REDS FIGHT OFF
 ' PANZER THRUSTS

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TURKEY CAUGHT IN
 DIPLOMATIC RING

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Evening star., 1941-01-31
Leaders Meet Tonight
To Form D. {. Assembly

Representatives of Washington s
minded organizations will meet
at the Y. w. c. A. at 8 o'clock to-
night to organize a municipal as
sembly, a move designed to bring
the united strength of the groups
behind a comprehensive legislative
program for the District of Co
lumbia.
Principal speakers will include
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, staunch
supporter of the plan, who will dis
cuss Citizen Participation in Gov
ernment," and Senator Burton of
Ohio, former mayor of Cleveland,
whose topic will be "The Value of
Voluntary Service to Municipal
Self Government"
Both addresses will be broadcast
over Station VOL from $50 to
pm. Seton Darr, attorney and
chairman of a committee of A rep
resentative citizens who arranged
the meeting, will preside.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Citizens Form Council
To Consider Alcoholic
Beverage Issues
Monthly Meetings Planned
To Protect Public's
Interest on Questions

The Citizens Beverage Advisory
Council will provide a forum in
which citizens and representatives
of the alcoholic beverage industry
can discuss informally matters of
mutual concern, Franklin c.. Sart-
we'll, secretary of the new body,
explained yesterday in announcing
completion of organization formah-
ties.
The councils constitution states
its function as that of an agency
dedicated to protection of the
public interest in the sale, diStribu-
ton and consumption of alcoholic
beverages" Mr.. Sartwel said He
pointed out that plans call for
monthly meetings at which ques-
tions relative to control of the al
coholic beverage business in Wash
ington will be considered.
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard, chair
man OF the Legislative Committee of
the District of Columbia Federation
of Women'S Clubs, was elected
chairman of the council at an Or
ganization meeting Wednesday. Mrs
Howard is a committee chairman
in the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association.
Harry j. Miller, president of the
Hampshire Heights Citizens Asso-
citation, was elected vice chairman,
and Vincent P. Boudren, president
of the Metropolis View Citizens As
sociation, was chosen treasurer.
Mr. Sartwell, who also is secre-
tary of the Beverage Industry Com
mittee, said the membership of The
council would be composed of rep
resentatives of local civic organiza-
tions, other prominent citizens who
might be invited to become members
because of their interest in. liquor
matters, representatives of various
licensees groups and such individ-
ual licensees as might be invited
to become members.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Officers Are Elected
By Anucostiu Club

Herbert Weber has been elected
president of the Anacostia Metho-
dist Church Mems Club, it was an
noQnced today.
Other officers are: William Ben
hoff, jr., vice president; Ralph Will
hams, secretary; N. Wayne Koontz,
assistant secretary, and Walter
Sonntag, jr., treasurer. The Ad-
visory Committee will consist of
the Rev. Frank Y. Jaggers, William
Benhoff, ST.; Samuel Hubacker and
Robert Francis. Mr.. Benhoff, Ben
H. Carmichael and Geodge w.
Mason will head the Program, Mem
bership and Hospitality Committees,
respectively.
The next meeting will be held on
Washington's Birthday and will in
clude a panel discussion. Plans will
be made for a game night to aid in
the campaign to raise money for a
new Sunday school.
Evening star., 1941-01-31

This is anniversary week for
Headkeeper William H. Blackburne
of the Zoo, and for the Zoo as well.
Wednesday night Mr.. Blackburne
celebrated his golden wedding ami
versary; tomorrow he can, if he
chooses, celebrate the completion of
so years at the Zoo.
The National Geological Park came
into being at about the time of the
arrival of its first and only head
keeper. Mr.. Blackburne arrived
February l, 1891, two days after he
had claimed his bride at Bridge
port, Conn.
At that time Mr.. Blackburne was
lion tanner and menagerie boss for
the great Barnum & Bailey Circus,
with years of trouping to his credit.
Carried Water for Elephants.
Shortly after the tanbark star met
his future bride he concluded, and
possibly not without some help from
the girl, to settle down to a career
the Washington Zoo, then col
lection of a few birds and monkeys,
some acreage in Rock Greek Park,
and an act of Congress not backed
by much of an appropriation, even
for those days
He began with energy, enthusiasm,
certain native ability for horse
trading, and great optimism to build
a ZOO which would shame criticism
and indifference, Capitol Hill and
elsewhere. He borrowed a wagon
and transported to his beloved park
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Night Schools to Offer
Latin American Courses

Portuguese and Latin American
Affairs will be offered for the first
time in the curriculum Of white
night high schools beginning Feb
ruary 3, Director E. J. Lockwood
announced today.
Both courses will be given as a
factor in the good-neighbor policy
toward Latin American countries.
In addition, Mr.. Lockwood said,
Spanish classes would be offered.
William A. Reid, former economic
adviser to the American Union,
will have the class in Latin Ameri-
can Affairs at Central Charles D.
Freligh, Translator at the Brazilian
Embassy and secretary to the Am
basSador, will teach Portuguese at
Central, and DR.. Manuel Cardozo,
lecturer on Brazilian history and in
structor of Portuguese at Catholic
University, will have both Latin
American Affairs and Portuguese
classes at Roosevelt. Truman Keesey
will have classes in Spanish and
Latin American Affairs at Western.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Edward 6. Emack Dies;
Worked for D. T.. 81 Years

Edward G. Emack, 83, connected
with the engineers Office of the
District Government for 81 years.
died today at his home, Locust
Grove, Beltsville, Md.
Mr. Emack, civil engineer, re-
tired from District service in 1882,
after he had obtained two extern
sions over the usual retiring age.
Born in Locust Grove of parents
who had moved from Washington in
1840, Mr.. Emack attended the old
Maryland Agricultural College. now
the University of Maryland. and
took his B. S. degree in 1877.
For a time after graduation he
was engaged in engineering work
in mining and railroading in
Western Maryland but later opened
up his own Office in Washington,
maintaining it for four years until
1895 when he entered the service
of the local government.
His widow, the former Edith
French of Cleveland, Ohio, survives.
Funeral services will be at 2 pm.
Sunday at St. Johns Episcopal
Church, Beltsville. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-01-31

such specimens as Smithsonian In
Stitution taxidermists considered un-
worthy Of stufhng for the Museum.
Through his circus friends he
wangled and cajoled moth-eaten
big cat or two, and then huge con-
tribution-two elephants.
The acquisition delighted Mr..
Blackburne, although he had to
carry water from the creek for them
personally.
DIR. Mann Early Assistant.
One of Mr. Blackburne's assistants
in later years was a young student
from Staunton Military Academy.
The academy, 1t seemed, had
burned down, and the young man
wanted to start from the ground up
in the animal game. Mr. Black
burne hired him at princely salary,
but refused to promote him to clean
ing animal cages until he had re-
ceived thorough grounding" in the
preliminaries.
The assistant keeper, now Director
William M. Mann of the Zoo, was
one Of the guests at Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackburne'S celebration Wednesday
night in their home, 1410 Harvard
street NV The rs guests included
other Smithsonian Institution Off
cials who had known Mr.. Blackburne
since he had shown them about the
Zoo as children.
The headkeeper still makes his
daily rounds, and still manages to
be holy terror to the attendant
found careless or lazy.
Evening star., 1941-01-31
Policeman, Two Others
Hurt in Traffic Mishaps

While escorting Band Leader
Benny Goodman TO an engagement
at the Mayflower Hotel last night
Policeman Glenville F. Brown, 81,
was pitched from his motor cycle
in a collision with an automobile
at Fifteenth and I streets NV. The
officer escaped with minor cuts and
bruises.
The escort was provided, 1t was
said. because Mr.. Goodman was late
for an engagement in connection
with the Presidents Birthday Balls.
Myrtle Kinard. colored, %, of 906
Eleventh street NV. was Knocked
down by a hit-and-run driver last
night ct Fifth and L streets NV.
She was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for cuts and bruises and dis
charged.
Edward Brent, s, of ll2 Baltimore
street, Capitol Heights, Md, was in
an undetermined condition at Chill
dren's Hospital today with scalp
lacerations and possible head and
internal injuries received yesterday
when hit by a car near his home.