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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28

only charged I cents a mile in
stead of the ) cents allowed.
when ] was appointed man
ager Of the fair. l was granted a
$1,000 annual salary and an eN-
pense account up TO $500
year. For two years. when l
could have received $1,000 in
expenses, I asked only total of
S1.515. This II all pretty cheap
of MIR. Nowicli. I'd like TO look
over some of his state expense
accounts"
OTHER BILLS PAID OFF
Nowicl<i also criticized DocinI
Snow for not submitting his eN
pense accounts monthly
Iii n not good business prac-
tice to submit vouchers annu-
ally" he said
q had good reason for wait
ing for my money said Doctor
Snow. I'VE had vouchers out
standing for S49.000 when took
office and I waited until. we had
paid off everybody before ! APP
piled for my money. | will be
the last to be paid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
INSIST ON CONDITIONS

The Germans propose to trans
fer the refugees from concentra-
ton camps to the port of Lisbon
in trains with doors sealed and all
windows blackened for delivery to
American ships at their docks.
The Germans made this condi-
tion-that the state department
agree to take every one of these
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
international News service Wire

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 2S.-Silencc
today shrouded the fate of YES
sci which. reporting itself TO be
the Canadian liner Empress Of
Australia. in use as troopShip,
radioed last night that it had been
torpedoed and shelled off the West
African coaSt---
The messages due to poor re-
ception. were incomplete and occa-
sionally garbled. but there was
strong indication the huge vessel
might have been sunk.
lin. London, the authoritative
British Press Association today
reported the Empress of Aus
tralia was safely in port.')
SIS FLASHED
First of the messages was heard
at 1896 p. m, when a station
signing itself GFSB (the Empress
Of Australia's call letters flashed
IS : : $ $ )" (being attacked
by submarinc).
II was picked up by Ernest T.
Luscombe. marine operator for
Tropical Radio, a subsidiary OF
the United Fruit Company.
After a pause. the next message
from the ship said:
"NOw down at the bow. All
lifeboats over to port"
This was interpreted 10 mean
all the liners lifeboats had been
lowered)
There was another pause. and
then:
Twelve valves now off, the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
GERMANY OFFERS TO SHIF
100000 REFUGEES TO US
40 Million
I'm Housing
Sought

Common Council today att
thorized Housing Commission Sec
rotary George Edwards to ask the
United States Housing Authority
10 ear-mark 100000 DIN federal
funds for new housing projects in
Detroit.
This sum would be spent over
and above the Sal 100000 worth
of housing projects-Herman Gar
dens. Charles srteet, Jeffries
BFieRtmeeF Lethers-RewA s,H-
der construction or planned here.
Present housing projects now
under way will house 1920 fami-
lies. If the additional $40. 00O.0O
is allocated to Detroit, il would
virtually double the city's housing
project facilities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
SEEK BIG CHUNK

The request for more funds Is
based on an additional $50 900, 900
in federal funds which was re-
Gently made available for housing
by reduction in the interest rate
on projects. Whether Detroit could
get so large share of the amount
available for the entire country,
was regarded as problematical.
II was pointed out. however,
that the requested ALLEGATION plus
tn. present projects, w6hfd enable
the city TO house about one-third
of the $4,000 Detroit families
whose incomes make them eligible
for such homes.
Locations or plans have not been
discussed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
STATES ROLE VITAL

Describing the vital role as
signed Michigan. as the locale for
nearly billion dollars worth of
defense contracts. the governor
said the first step should be sur
vey TO count every lathe and forge
in the state and put them to work
He suggested 10. the big corpora.
lions that they sublet work to
these smaller plants.
The governor last week APP.
pointed DR.. Harold A. Furlong oil
Detroit as chairman of the De-
Tense Council. succeeding former
Gov. WILDER NJ. Brucker. He SAID
today he will surround Doctor
Furlong with 10 men representing
interests such as manufacturing
labor agriculture. housing. health
social service. education, finance
and consumers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28

cations pleading for its approval.
The refugees are now in Germany
and its conquered territories,
principally in concen tration
camps. They include Germans,
Austrians, Czechs, Poles, Dutch,
Beigians and French. Most of
them are Jews.
The German governments de-
.cision to release the refugees
came as a great surprise to the
state department.
GERMAN SCHEME
A high state department Off
cial explained that the United
States government did not initiate
the plan. From other sources, it
was learned that private Ameri-
can organizations had a hand In
sounding out the German govern
ment on the question of releasing
refugees. Officials, however, ad-
mitted that the German offer had
been transmitted to the state de-
partment through regular diplo.
matte channels.
The Germans agreed to release
the refugees 500 at a time. The
Germans would release only those
refugees who obtained American
visas, guaranteeing their admis-
sion TO the United States. This
would enable the American gov
-ernmeRt control the identity OF
the refugees. to some degree.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
in THE
NEWS

A FTER your columnist had gone
\ "A skiing down the mountainside
, part of the way on the nape
OF his neck
And after he had presented an
acrobatic exhibition of ground and
lofty tumbIing. seldom equaIled
and never surpassed on this or any
other stage, he had a crick In his
back.
An eminent physician obligingly
taped the recalcitrant back and
prescribed varied assortment OF
pills.
The back obstinateiy refused ia
respond TO treatment.
MIR. r.. w. Rover, tall and
strong and young, who skis skill
fully and without cartwheeis and
contortions, sized up the situation
He said:
young feHoh"-on inti-
mute and friendiy but
whoHy inaccurate desiana-
ton - "you hare a ms
placed rcrtobrG.
Pills III MT t-eeeft7 II anti
tope oRIy retains It IN the
itrohG ptttee.
What yoH Hccd Il mn
nktenpnth some ONE 1rho
klloWs hOw 10 sR0p the "a
araat bone back into place.
We haze lots Of these
boae requirements up here
"a the moods.
= "7hc lVmbcrmcH labor IN
pc,iious paths.
"They Hft hedrB roights.
then dodge the branches Of
falling trees, MeB balance
on great logs floating IN the
urers.
"Tkcg hare an III or on
ache m an ipjury occd-
Si0adHY.
II 4 is q bonc diaplace-
uLellt thin SCI IN n&tenpnA
and he puts them 10 rights
90 WE adjourned TO see a
Meli-knoMn local osteopath, q
pleasant gentleman with clear
blue eye and strong arm-ir
fact two OF cach--and he probabl,
needs both when Strengthening out
some Of the husky mountaineer,
of these regions.
"Simpic dispiaccateat.'
saAs the doctor rCasSpr-
tagiH
Locb Hour hands behind
four hcod. .
snap.
Five dollars.
II j. all over.
And although YOU came In bent
and in pain. there you stand now
straight A. one Of the pine trees
of the forest aud feeling a. strong
aud independent a. they.
ON the way home. Mr.. kower
who j. the son of a professor al
the University OF California. and
il brimlul OF information. explain.
scientifically.
n tn WUStfFS, SdHS Nc.
= "orc supposed IN hoid the
b0Aes ia place.
"Tby me supposed 10
oBd theg do rs n rule; but
SomCttmcse the muscles arc
tokep Of Their guard. are
cought mapping as n icere.
THIN q sudden hpch to
iorbood slips q rertebro,
let as SAY. ont Of Hne be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
STATEWIDE SURVEY

lie Instituted statewide sur
vey 10 seek small factories which
can become subcontractors for the
larger industries
And the governor told the manu-
facturers and union leaders that
he believes there VIII be no labor
disputes during the unprecedented
production program now getting
under way
The time has come when
patriotism must take first pri-
ority," Governor Van Wagner
cautioned. Patriotism must be-
come n common bond"
He did not mention the debate
over whether workers in defense
industries are required TO give 30
day notice prior TO a strike. he
said. however. that future con-
ference will be called TO discuss
labor and employer relationship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28
LABOR LEADERS ATTEND

Seated with officials OF the Ford
Motor Company. General Motors
and other large industries were
union leaders like r. j. Thomas
president UAW-CIO. and lrvan
Cary. international president oil
UAW-AFL.
Opening the discussion. Van
Wagner said he learned Of the
gravity Of the situation during 4
meeting in Washington last week
with the secretaries of navy and
war. and William s. knudsen and
Sidney Hillman, co-director Of the
office for production management
Hitler threatens to show the
world before Spring that he has
just been playing around at war
for the last two years" Cover
nor Van Wagner declared
= He j. expected to unleash the
most terrible assault in history.
ut Is now our Job To redouble
our defense production. five
are TO he prepared in time for
any eventuality that may arise.
II tell you in solemn sincerity
that your nation and your state.
your source of livelihood. your
freedom. are at stake"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
2O8th Coast Artillery At Municipal Stadium
City Officials Made Arrangements To Quarter Artillery There When Troops Arrive Here To Join
 in Legion Convention

City officials today completed ar- engagements for quartering the 20Sth Coast Artillery ate the Municipal Stadium on Watertown avenue when the troops arrive here to par- ticipate in the state American Legion convention next week. The regiment, which has many Water bury and Connecticut men in Its personnel, will come here from Camp Edwards, Mass, stopping over in Hartford and staying here Saturday and Sunday, leaving for New Ha- ven on Monday. The 1,600 men In the regiment will march in the Legion parade the afternoon of Sat- urday, the 26th.
 Plans for quartering the troops were announced by Mayor Vincent A. Scully and Police Superintendent William J. Roach. The police chief yesterday afternoon inspected the stadium facilities with Capt. A. c. Mercier and Capt. J. A. Ives, de- tailed here by Col. Francis J. Shearer. The army officers express ed themselves as highly pleased with the layout, which will allow the Sol- dierS to take advantage of shower and lavatory facilities at the sta- dium. Tents will be pitched inside the stadium grounds, while the 2O0- odd vehicles with which the Uss.jt Is
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
s50,O0O SUIT
 FILED BY GIRL
Roberta DeFiIiO, 6 Years Of Age, Badly Injured By
 Auto, August l6,. l94O

Action to recover $60,000 damages was instituted in superior court to- day by Roberta DeFilio, 6-year-old minor, through her mother, Rachel Alberto DeFilio of this city. Julius Galin, 121 East 3I Street, Brook lyn, N. Y. is named defendant. Basis for the suit is the allega- tion that on August 16, 194o, at abo,E 3:3Q p. T1., the child was struck by an automobile owned and operated by 0alin, at the intersec- ton of Bond i. and South Main streets. At tne sissle Of the aecis dent the child was crossing the lr- tersection after having walked from her home at 90 Bond street, the complaint states.
 As Q consequence of being struck, 1t is charged, the girl was rendered for 6 period of 72 hours, sustained head injuries nee cessitating surgical operations, spinal and leg injuries, and perma- nent mental and nervous impair- ment. The defendant is charged with driving ct an unreasonable, improper and excessive rate of speed; not having his car under reasonable control; failure to re- duce speed on approaching the in- tersection; emitting to signal his and failing to make any attempt to avoid striking the child.
 Attorney George J. Crocicchia the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16

Wichita, Kans., July l6-(UP)- An is-year-old bride patted her bare feet in a police station to- day and angrily accused her col- lege student husband of kidnap- Ing her in an attempt to force a honeymoon.
 She was Mrs. Lenore Long Bales Bowman, le, pretty daughter of walter ]. Bales, Jr. polo-playing soclalite insurance executive of Kansas City.
 She said her husband, Lynn V. Bowman, io. University of Kan- sas City pre-lnedlcal student. abe ducted her yesterday morning from her fathers Kansas City mansion, 'boFrOWed" his father-ln-lAw's sta. ton wagon, and forced her Co ac- company him here.
 They had been the object Of q search by her furious father and the police Of two states siIlce their dlsappNaTanee. Wichita police found them sitting in the station wagon parked on . downtown street.
 Tha couple elnpsd to olaths.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Second Phase Of Russiafl1 German Struggle May
 Turn Into Real Climax NOW GERMANY FINDS
 HERSELF IN TROUBLE Britain Is Enjoying Situaa ton - Doubt Germans
 Will Subdue Russia
CBy United Press)

The present, or second phase of the Russian-G Ger man struggle is bringing the world war very close to a climax. Too close attention to the day by day progress of the German armies and of conflicting claims of ad- vances and Russian counter attacks tends to obscure the broader picture. The signifi- canoe of present develop ments is that Germany now seems definitely engaged in Q major war on two fronts.
 When Hitler and the high corn- mand disregarded BiS1narck's tenets and embarked on the Russian ad- venture while Britain remained as powerful foe in the west, it ig safe to assume that they did not actually count on having two- front war.
 The high command probably reas soned that Russia would be push~ over for German blitzkrieg at~t tack, just as the rest of Europe wass They counted on putting Russia definitely out of action within about six weeks, after which, with the added resources gained, they would be able to devote undivided attention to Britain, without fear of ct attack from the east.
 Exact Situation Hidden
 It is impossible to appraise the exact military situation from the information, or lack of it, made available in the obscure and con- flicting communiques. However. at does seem that the German general ! staff miscalculated Russia's power and will to resist.
 Germany, 1t appears, may have taken on @ long and costly war which is likely to leave her vulner- < able and exposed in the west. It is now the middle of the fourth week of the campaign and the German forces have made no more than al dent in Russia proper. Unless they begin to make more rapid progress the expenditure in men, airplanes.a tanks, and equipment is bound tos tell and perhaps weaken the entire German war machine on both fronts. 1
 As it is, Germany has weakened i her offensive power both in west-s ern Europe and the Mediterranean to throw everything she could spare against Russia. The western forces were not reduced to the danger point but held strong enough to re- Sist counter-attack during a brief lull while Russia was being over- come.
 There now is a chance that the Hull may be over-long. It is London'S conviction that Germany now has to win the Russian campaign or bo in danger of losing the entire war.
 It would not be correct to assume that the events of the next few days or the next week or two viii prove decisive unless there is total- ly unexpected collapse of Russian
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16

Kans., outside Kansas City, July 1 but no sooner had the vows been made than Mrs. Bowman insisted on returning home. The next day her father instituted annulment proceedings.
 Bowman's father said his sons efforts to visit or even telephone his bride were fruitless and the plning youth believed she was being kept . prisoner in her own home,
 Yesterday he entered the Bales kitchen door, warned the cook to be silent. and searched the man. sion for his bride.
 @Tae found me up in my bed- room and l wasn't even dressed" she said. "He made me slip on a housedress and wouldn't even wait until l put on my shoes. Then he grabbed me by the wrists and dragged me out to fatheF's sta- ton Wgaon. I yelled Co the cook to call father at his office but hy that time he had pushed me Into the ear and we wers on our WaE."
 @hn nald he held her in the eag
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Eighteen Year Old Bride Says Husband Kidnapped Her To Force Their Honeymoon

by saying that if she screamed or attempted to jump out he would wreck the machine.
 Then just a little way outside Pleasant Grove, Kans., after I'd been complaining that I was hun- gry. he stopped at little grocery and filling station and bought a half pint of milk" she said. l
 T yelled to the operator of the station that I was being kidnaped and for him to call police. But Lynn just told them that I was a mental patient he was taking to q hospltal-and they believed him. ?
 Asked if her husband had coerced her Into marrying him. she said:
 T cant answer that, but you can bet your life the anamlment pro- ceedlng was entirely my own Idea 7
 Bowman was held in jail for Kansas City authorities who sald no decision had been made rcgaFd- iHg chargcs. Police said he wna mot available for comment.
 The barefoot bride vas wniiing at the police station fer her falas ek. wia0 was en Eoufa from kanHaa City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
COERlNC STORY
 WAS CONFIRMED
Anti.Nazi German Lan- guage Newspaper In Britt
 ain Says He Is Through

London, July l6.-(UP)-Reports spread today that Field Marshal Hermann Goering, Nazi No. 2, was in disgrace in Germany after quar- reling with Adolf Hitler over the German war on Russia.
 Die Zeitung, anti-Nazi German language newspaper published in Britain, asserted that the reports were correct.
 Goering was said to have urged Hitler to build up air strategy on the western front.
 Paul Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister: Joachim von Ribbentrop, foreign minister, and Heinrich Him. mler, chief of the Gegtapo or secret police, were said to have opposed Goering, and Hitler was reported to have sided with them.
 GOering resigned his command of the air force, according to Die Zei- tllng, and Hitler assumed control of 1t. naming Field Marshal Erhard Milch his commander in chief.
 It was added that Goering had retired to his countEy home, Karin Hall. and that the estate was cor- doned by 0estapo men.
 A gossip columnist wrote in the Evening Standard that 1t was most likely. that reports Of . rift had foundation in fact.
 "DisasTeements have been free quent between Ooering and Hitler, 1" he wrote. "Chlefiy due to Otto Diet rich Naa press chief, the outdde world learns Of the diGaefeaments. Whenever Hitler and 0eeFlng fail out, Dietrich tries 10 please Hitler end punish 0oeFing by emitting doering's name from all eoMmun- lcalions eInanatlng from Hltleg's headquaFters."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
CONNECTS TRY TO
 STOP EXECUTION
San Quentin Inmates Will. ing to Draw Straws To
 Save Mrs. Spinelli

San quentin Prison, Calif., July l6-(UP)-Convicts at San Quen- tin prison are willing to draw straws to pick one to take the place of Mrs. Juanita (the Duchess) SpIn- eli in the gas chamber Friday if her plea for clemency falls, War den Duffy revealed today.
 Prison inmates, aroused over the possibility that the state may le. gally execute Q woman, have pekl- toned Gov. Culbert L. olson to spare the life Of the Duchess and let them by lottery choose . subs stltute.
 Duffy said, however, that the law would not permit substitution for prisoner under death sen. tenee. He made plain. however, nc did not regard the effer as grand.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16


 Lisbon caused by Captain Fritz Wiedemann's five tons of baggage, was being held up by the late arrival of three persons whose names were not disclosed.
 It was learned that several pas sengers who arrived during the night were taken by cutter to the former luxury liner America, now renamed.
 Captain Wiedermann, an intimate of Adolf Hitler, was consul-general at San Francisco, and his extensive baggage, comprising mainly the con- fidentaal files of his consulate, was carefully checked" by officials while the West Point waited.
 The nature of the "check" was not revealed but 1t took hours in the privacy of 6 Hudson River pier while c Coast Guard cutter waited to carry the baggage out to the West Point, lying in the harbor. Wiedamann, as Q diplomatic offi- clal, could claim immunity from ir1- spection.
 AEF1Vem ku RtAHG8
 WiOdemann, Johannes Borchers, who was the German Consul Gen. eral here, and a party of i4 arrived in three airplanes from San Francisco last night, several hours after the west Point had dropped down the river from her pier and anchored. One plane would have carried the i6 men and women and their ordin. ary baggage but the confidential files were sufficiently important to the German government to trafls- port them across the continent by express airplane, at cost Of ap- proximately $i0,O00.
 The Wiedemann-B Borchers party motored from the airport to the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
Nazis Never Expected To Meet Soviet Fighting Army
Contract For Second Pipe Line Is Awarded New Jersey Firm Today
Mayor ScuIly, Other City Officials Decided Not To
 Delay Further

The contract for construction of a second pipe line to supplement the present obsolete line from Nor ris was awarded to the Lock Joint Pipe Company of ATnpere, N. J., at a special meeting of the Board of Public Works early this afternoon. The award was voted on recom- nenaticn of Mayor Vincent A. Scully, who advised against further delay in starting the project. The New Jersey concerns bid was $S94,- S2l.50, while the only other bidder, Antonio Larnho of Hartford, sub mitted 0 figure of $939, ,l39l0. Work will start within 10 days.
 Mayor Scully declared that though the city could probably get federal aid in meeting the cost 1t would require Q further delay of several months or more, during which time costs will continue to rise, materials will grow more scarce and the city will still be dependent on the single 46-year old line which now brings water from Morris. The board upheld him in his belief that the city would fare better by starting the pipe line now and ask federal cid instead in construction of the other half of the water sup. ply expansion project, involving building of'a new dam, reservoir and cholorination plant ct Morris. He said the city will ask a federal grant of from $500 900 to $T0O;O00 toward the total cost of from $s00,000 to $1,000,o00.
 Situation Outlined
 The steps taken by the city in an effort to decide whether federal aid should be awaited were outlined by the mayor. He said he had re- ceived definite assurance at Boston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-16
GOV. HURLEY IN
 REVIEW AT CAMP
l7,OOO Troops, 1000 Mil- itary Vehicles In Parade
 At Camp Banding
BY WILLIAM D. CLARK

(Untteu Press Stan COFreSpOnQent)
 Camp Banding, Fla, July 16. - (UP)-Gov. Robert A. Hurley of Con- necticut and members of his military staff stood in Q sweltering sun today for more than two hours as 17,000 troops and 2,000 military vehicles of the 43rd Division (New England) passed in review at this vast army base.
 The review was part of the long list of ceremonies planned for Gov. Hurley and his party, who are here inspecting Connecticut troops.
 Scores of civilian guests and high ranking army officers watched the impressive military review on the sand-swept parade grounds. Hun dreds of trucks and field pieces-but no tanks - passed the reviewing stand.
 Heading the parade was Mai. Gen. Morris B. Payne, New London, com
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