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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09

There was no doubt that the oc- cupation increased the tension ir German American relations, al- ready strained. Commentators in calling the occupation an "unlleaTd of interference emphasized that il could not be tolerated" but they did not say what the Germans would do about 1t.
 Tt is strange" one said, "hoW fast MT. Roosevelt'S back and front yards grow in his eagerness to be everywhere at one time. He llas en- tered the war zone of his own ac- cord and the responsibility for what may happen lies entirely upon his shoulders"
 Reprisal Says Gayda
 Rome, July 9.-(UP) - Virginio Gaydaa authoritative Fascist editor warned President Roosevelt today that United Sates' occupation oi Iceland exposes America to reprisa, action by the Axis.
 Writing in the Giornale DItana Gayda asserted that the presidents action was an attempt to "collab- crate with Moscow and Bolsehv. ism"
 The consequences of Roosevelt! provocative move will be seen ir due time" he wrote. Roosevelt ac. tually enters the European hemi. sphere with armed forces and oc. cupies a European island with can non and airplanes aimed at Europe
 Tt Is another step in the United States war mongering plans for ar offensive encirclement of Europe By landing marines on Iceland ant sending American supplies to Bri tain, Roosevelt is deliberately ex posing the Untied States to Ger man reprisal so he can declare tha Americans are victims of aggres sion."
 Morning newspapers published front page articles denouncing MT Roosevelt's move. They said it wa an "imperialistic move" and accused the president of having "warlik designs"
 Iceland Is Happy
 Reykjavik, Iceland, July 9.-(UP -Icelandic business men looked forward today to increased trade a the result of American occupation of Iceland, and welcomed the pros pect of important economic rela tions with the United States. It was pointed out that Iceland ships plying between Iceland am the United States in a trade vita to the island would now come un der American protection.
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Leningrad had made virtually no progress although heavy fighting was continuing in the Arctic area of MurmarSk.
 4-The Royal Air Force continued It's batterilig attacks on the German war machine, striking heavily at Hamn, Muenster, the Lerne gaso- line works and occupied zone tar- gets, apparently forcing the Luft- waffe to shift some of its air squad rons back from the east to the vest ern front.
 5- The British reported that Vichy leaders in Syria were indt- eating willingness to negotiate an armiStice (although this was denied at Vichy) and that the Syrian n1ili- tary campaign might soon be clear ed up, thus temporarily ending one potential German threat in the Near Eastern flank.
 Only German Claims
 The only German claims of ad- vances on the eastern front were Issued by the Nazi official news
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Russia Claims Nazis
 Hurled Into Retreat
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The communique noted fighting on four principal fronts-the Os- troy area opposite the Latvta-Es- thonia frontier, where the Germans sought to press toward Leningrad; 1; the Polotsk sector on the Dvina river northeast of MinSk in White Russia; the Novograd Volynsk area on the Luck-Kiev route and the Balti area east of the Rruth river above the Falciu area where, 1t was asserted, the Germans and Ru- manians had been routed.
 It was admitted that small Ger man and Finnish groups had wedged into Russian territory on the Russo Finnish front. Here the fighting was in wooded lake country where distance counts for little and the supply line is everything.
 The communique said that the Russian northern fleet, protected by the air force, had successfully landed a party to support Red Army units on the Finnish front.
 CThis was taken to mean that a Russian transport convoy had reached MurmanSk, the Russian Arctic base which the Germans and Films had been attacking)
 Two German Finnish companies were annihilated in attacking the Russian naval base of Hango, on the Finnish Gulf, the comnunique said. The attacking forces ran into a deadly fire from Russian trench morbars and artillery.
 The general situation on the front, as indicated by the com munique, was that where the Rus sian troops were not fighting purely defensive actions and holding the Germans steutly, they were slash ing into the German lines with counter attacks on frontal, flank and rear positions, while the Rus sian field artillery, behind tank and infantry divisions, bombarded the Germans effectively and the air force bombed and machine gunned them.
 Helsinki Hit Again
 Helsinki, July 9. - (UP) - Soviet bombers subjected Helsinki to its second raid of the war during the night and semi-official reports said IA persons were killed and 60 hl- jured.
 Many buildings in the Finnish capital were reported to have been damaged.
 The raid was carried out by six planes which appeared over the capital at 1 a. m.
 The raid was carried out by six planes which appeared over the capital at 4 a. m.
 A British Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Gothenburg reported that Gothenburg was subjected to & violent raid this morning during which several persons were killed and wounded and a number of wooden houses were set afire.
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front were proceeding according to plan" but gave no details.
 Military dispatches said there was intense fighting on almost the entire front.
 (The German high command said on July that the power of resis- tance of the Russian armies now seems broken.C
 The Germans, it was said, contin- ued day and night to bomb the so- called Stalin line in an attempt to make a decisive" breach" which would permit the German forces to break up the Russian armies and then destroy isolated forces by con- centrated artillery and airplane bombardment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09
CIVILIAN FLYERS
 ON FERRY ROUTES
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(COOLl1ueO 1TOlEl rage 4l men and women flyers. Jacqueline Cochran, who recently helped fly, an American-buil bomber across the Atlantic to Britain, is active in the survey, especially among members of the 9o club-an organization of wo- men flyers in which she Is 9 pio- neer.
 Long Range Program
 An official said the survey is part of a long-rasage program, and such details as actual assignments and pay have not been decided.
 He said that the major objec- tive is to have civilian pilots deliver bombers and other war planes from factories in the United States to destinations where the British would take over the controls for the trans Atlantic flight.
 Each civilian flyer we can enroll means that one more army pilot will be released from the delievery duty, thus aiding our program" the official said.
 Meanwhile, the army, with only approximately $500 available pilots, called flyers in the Air Corps Re- serve for active duty August 1. Men holding key jobs, such as conl1ner- cial airline pilots, instructors in flying schools, and workers in the aeronautics industry, will be de- ferred.
 Officials expected more than l0,- 900 reserve flyers to answer the call. They will serve an unlimited time.
 The reserves were called in con. nection with efforts to step up the pilot training program from 1000 monthly to 30,000 annually. Train ing of 10000 mechanics instead of the previously planned 4Sy000 also is projected.
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Continued from Page D minent. But he apparently intends to make future decisions regard ing movements of American forc- es in the Atlantic dependent on defensive strategy rather than upon hemispherical associations. Time Limit Studied
 Gen. George c. Marshall, chief of staff, recommended removal of the one-year and hemispherical limits on service of the restricted army classes. Congressional leaders have intimated opposition, but the Presi- dent appeared confident that the time limit would be dealt with satisfactorily. Any radical dispute regarding troop movements out. side hemispherical limits probably would bring congressional effort to define the boundaries of our half of the world.
 The administration and congress sional leaders were understood by some authoritative sources to have under consideration a plan which would permit selectees to volun- teer for an additional years ser. vice. Such move would com- promise the dispute over the time limit.
 The Presidents press conference, in effect, clarified and emphasized a statement made on May 27, as follows:
 Control or occupation by Nazi forces of any of the islands of the Atlantic would jeopardize the im- mediate safety of portions of North and South America and of Lhe island possessions of the United States and, therefore, of the ulti- mate safety of the continental United States itself. We in- sist upon the vital importance of keeping Hitlerism away from any point in the world which could be used and would be used as 8 base of attack against the Americas"
 Neutral Atlantic Islands.
 The principal neutral Atlantic islands are Fire (Ireland) where all but the six northern counties of Ulster are at peace. Madeira, the Azores and Cape Verde islands, all Portuguese, and the Canary islands which belong to Spain and lie off the West African gold coast In the South Atlantic there is a scattering of isolated dots belong ing largely to Great Britain or tc Brazil.
 Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D., of Montana, who was rebuked by the White House for his prediction last week that the United States would occupy Iceland, replied that he was informed the occupation already had taken place when he spoke He contended, therefore, that hsl words had not Jeopardized troop in transit.
 T think the only reason the ad. ministratlon Is taking over Tee. land" he said. "is because they want to get us into q shooting war but they will have to have e hell Of e series Of incidents to get thii congress to vote . declaration oi var"
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SCOneanuS0 from PagS ID have been thrown by the victories of Htler's armies"
 Through .. S.
 It was made known that the re- quest for & discussion of arlnistice terms was conveyed to the British government through the United States.
 It was said in a reliable quarter that the intermediary between Dentz and the British government was Cornelius Van Fl. Engert, American Consul General ct Beirut.
 Pending conclusion Of an armis- tice the British offensive in Syria will continue unabated, 1t was made known.
 Denty's request for an armistlce discussion was made in reply to c British offer transmitted more than week ago, it was said authorlta- lively. This offer outlined condi- tions under which Britain might grant a truce.
 It was believed that one Of Brit. aln's terms was that Allied forcei should occupy Damaseus, Beirut AIeppo. and Palmyra, possibly sub. feet to ultimate establishment oi Syrian Independence. Authoritative infoEmanis empha. slseA that Britain 6id net Intend te Impose harBh terms on the Viehy f0geea.
 n vlew og tle Gistanees involved between the DFiiiah forces in Rales. llne, xFnq, Cyprus end 9yrla, hew' eNaE, G Was understood that thl
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Iceland Occupation Attack From Ambush
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engaged in war against Bolshevisan Roosevelt decides to strike at Flu rope from behind and SO he violated the sovereignty of the Icelandic people, who are desirous of remain ing independent.
 Roosevelt has elected to enter the war zone where no quarter ia given. Europe considers his action an unheard of interference and will not tolerate it."
 The commentator said Germany had never threatened Iceland and added that in no way could the president consider Iceland Q part of the western hemisphere.
 Tn @ broadcast which informed the German people of the occupa- ton, the official radio said:
 The action by the American president definitely constitutes ar aggressive step. Not only has ht decided to tear up the Monroe Doctrine but he has also chosen tt forget his election promises made to the American people and he hal placed American troops directly 1T the European theater of war;"
 Came from Ambush
 In its editorial, the Boersen zei' tung said:
 At the moment when the hear of every civilized being is side b! side with the German fighters comes Herr Roosevelt from anabust and occupies Iceland after alread! violating Greenland.
 "As Germans are not on the wa. to America, and as the western hemisphere has not been touched by this war, Herr Roosevelt bring troops into the eastern hemisphere
 He wants to be an aggressor. He wants to create incidents a whatever cost in order to come int contact with he European war. He wishes to demonstrate sentimen tai and battle comradeship witt the bolShevists in a manner as cras as possible, and he does not hesi tate in pursuit of this objective t brutally violate 8 small European people"
 There was no indication wha step Germany might take in op position to the Unted States action Neutral observers expressed belle that the high command would tr, to increase the submarine and air plane forces which are attacking shipping in the far northern At lantic.
 Subject to Attack
 It was pointed out that Americal ships which took supplies to troop in Iceland would necessarily g through the German-defined wa zone and would be subject to at tack by German airplanes or sub marines in addition to encounterin the hazard of German mine area:
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But from Pskov, north of Ostrov, the railroad branches and runs east ward toward Moscow.
 The news agency reported that S29 Soviet airplanes. including an en- tire squadron of 2T that attacked a German airfield, were destroyed on Monday and Tuesday.
 The Russians were said to have suffered heavy losses in men and material in Bessarabia.
 The Russian employed strong tank forces in an attempt to hold up the German offensive, the agen- cy said. The Russians were repulsed after hard fighting. 1t was added. and the German and Rumantan troops pursued" the Russians.
 Numerous machine guns were among the large quantity Of war materials captured, lt was said.
 According 10 Plan
 Nazi lnformanta said that gener- ally operations on the Russian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09
By GRATTAN P. McGROARTY United Press Staff Correspondent

| OAAAsO8 LIVES 6tAAA OVAAC0RtAANASAAN
 Between the British and Vichy French Lines, in Syria, Delayed, July 6 -( (UP) - American-made fighter planes today led allied forces against Vichy French posi- tions on the road to Beirut in the most telling offensive of the war in Syria.
 The American planes, racing through the hot skies, escorted British hombers that dumped tons of high explosives on Vichy posi- tions still blocking the Beirut road.
 Imperial artillery joined in the assault, hammering the area at the mouth of the DaJnour river with unusually effective lombard ment.
 For seven hours watched bat tie assume extraordinary intensity as the British attempted to clean up the Syrian conflict with the greatest possible speed. (McGroarty has been assigned regularly to the British Mediter- raneap fleet. His dispatch from UEtWGE11 ttt1 Al4A<o AA 0JAt9 A<A~ dicated that a landing had been made on the Syrian coast.)
 The constant thunder of artil. lery mingled with the low rum. bling thud of air bombs as almost the entire force of British air and land bombardment was coflcen. tTated on French positions in an orange grove on the north banks of the pamour.
 There the Vichy forces had dug in for a last desperate stand ir defense of Beirut.
 British engineers already had constructed Q bridge across the Da- mour and the xmperiai forces were slowly closing in on the Viehy p0eitl0n. Tine loss would probably mean the end Of the campaign lis Syria. Failure of Viehy planes te engage the R. A. ?. sn today's aos ton was regarded hero ae e probs ably declsiye factor ln tho syFlan wags
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER RILE-
Without CaIomeI-And You'll Jump Out of
 Bed in the Morning Karin so Go

The liver should pour pints of bile juice into your bowels every day. If this bile is not flowing freely, your food may not di- gess. It may just decay in the bowels. Then Rns hIoats up your stomach. You get con- tatipated. You feel sour, sunk and the world looks punk.
 It takes those good. old Carter's Little Liver Pills to get these pints of bile flow ing freely to make you feel ''up and up" Get . package today. Take as directed. Effective in making bile flow freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills. l0t and 25f-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09
MEETING ARRANGED
 BY FOOTLIGHTERS

The executive committee Of the Footlighters Dramatic Club meets at the YMcA tonight to plan for the coming season in dralnatlea. The number of productions. and the dates for presenting them will be fully dlscusesed. President Joseph BlanAheld will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09

far as convenient in that part of the waters" he said.
 Emphasizing that United States occupation of Iceland was one Of the most important events of the war, Churchill said 1t was carried out "in pursuance of the purely American policy of protecting the western hemisphere from the Naxi menace"
 "seizure of Iceland by Hitler would have been of the greatest advantage to him in bringing pres" sure to bear on the United States and Britain" he added.
 In reply to . question whether the Prime Minister had any 1n. formation regarding the situation at Iceland, Churchill replied:
 "The military occupation of Ice land by forces of the United States is an event of firSt-rate political and strategic importance. In fact, 1t Is one of the most important things that has happened since the war began.
 Am American Policy
 "It has been undertaken by the United States in pursuance of purely American policy for the pro- tection of the Western Hemisphere from the Maxi menace.
 "I understand 1t Is the view of American technical authorities that modern conditions of war, especially air warfare, require foreStallirag ac. ton, which in this case, was cspe- cially in order to prevent acquisition by Hitler of jumping off ground from which 1t would be possible, bound by bound, to come to close quarters with the American conti- nent."
 Churchill emphasized that these views were fairly obvious to anyone taking an intelligent interest iu what is occurring.
 "Seizure of Iceland by Hitler would be of the greatest advantage to him in bringing pressure to bear on Great Britain and the United States. We have for some time past. with the assent of the Icelandic people and legislature, maintained a strong garrison on Iceland and arrival of powerful United States forces will greatly reduce the dam ger to Iceland"
 The declared policy of the United States Is in complete harmony with British interests, he said, announc- ing:
 I've still propose to retain OUT army in Iceland and es British and United States forces will both have the same object in view, namely defense Of Iceland, ik seems lilkeli- est they will cooperate closely and effectively in the resistance oi any attempt by Hitler to gain q foothold."
 Only One Rian
 Churchill said ik obviously would be foolish for the United States C have one plan for defending Iceland and for the British Scrces tO h@ws another"
 'sOolIaboratlon for the common purpcse," he continued, however raises no iague Of principle and A any lssue e principle arises it mas safely be left to HfitAsh and Amer. iean naval, military and cir feree authorities, who will, [ have Ee doubt. study each others eonven' lence Co the tlanas1."
 Ho amphaeized thGrs Wne no MF1t.
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British would require security for their formations in Syria against g possible German attack there.

British would require security for their formations in Syria against 9 possible German attack there.
 Bombers Are Busy
 London, July 9-(UP)- British long-range bombers smashed at Ger Inany's vital industries during the night, blasting railway yards at Hamm and Munster and factories al Bielefeld where great fires were started and much damage was done" :" the air ministry said today.
 An important synthetic oil plant al Leuna, few miles west of Leipzig was reported riddled with heavy bombs" and other planes were said to have struck at Haugesund, ship ping off the north and west coasts of occupied France and an important airdrome in north France.
 "The town and railway yards al Hamm were heavily attacked" the air ministry said. "A great weight oi high explosives and incendiaries again were dropped on Munster and another force successfully attacked communications in the industrial town of Bielefield."
 "Great fires were started and much damage was done to all these places" 1t was added.
 Another force," the air ministry reported, struck deep into Germany and attacked an important synthe- tic oil plant at Leuna few miles west of Leipzig and many direct hits were obtained with heavy bombs"
 The Air Ministry said that sev- en British bombers were missing from these operations and report ed that five German bombers were destroyed during raids on Britain last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-09

At the beginning of this year i00.. 600 Dutch were woFking in Germany, Argentina ia increasing ils wcods pulp purchases in the United States
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FRENCH FORCES
 ASK ARMISTICE

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GERMANS MAKE
 FIGHT REPORT

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PRESIDENT TO EXTEND POSTS

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GREVE, BISSET 6 HOLLAND, Incl
ssWATERBURY'S DEPENDABLE STORE

Here are more big Clear. ance SpeciaIs added to those already adver- tised.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-21
Warren Backs Up
Measure DEFINING
Illegal Gambling

Hope for speedy solution OF I'M
perial countys illegal a m b lin g
problems revived Friday with an
nouncement that Attorney General
Earl Warren urged passage OF a
bill defining illegal gambling games
and providing for destruction OF
confiscated gambling equipment,
The bill was introduced by As
semblyman Harvey E. Hastain and
was prepared by the California Dis
trict Attorneys Association in col
laboration with the state depart
ment. The Peace Officers associa-
ton of California and the Califor-
MIA Sheriff's association.
Warren said the bill, ABB 701, was
the most helpful legislation the
legislature can take at this session
in cracking down on commercialized
gambling which he termed the most
corrupting Influence in local govern
ment.
The bill" Warren said. "bears
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-21
Britain Will Get
so Cargo Ships
Within Few Days
Maritime Commission
Reveals 1st Parcel of
Vessels Transferred

WASHINGTON, Mar. q.
(UP)-A high maritime COM
mission official said today
that approximately so mer-
chant ships will he transfer
red to Great Britain under the war-
aid act within a few days"
This was the number asked by
the British as their initial need.
About rs per cent of the vessels
which will be turned over to them
will be reconditioned over-age ships
which saw service in The last war.
Intercoastal and coastal ships
may be shifted to tranS-ocean routes
now being served by ships which
will be turned over TO the British.
A large part of the traffic normal
ly handled by the intercoastal and
coastal vessels shifted will probably
be handled by railroads, the official
said.
Commission officials are awaiting
the arrival of Sir Arthur Salter.
British shipping man, before con-
summating the arrangements.
The vessels which will be trans
ferred will be most suitable Tor
operating in conveys, the official
said.