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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-08
CHAPTER EIGHT

FOR A Long moment Blake
stood slaring down at him. his
hands Enottcd into hard fists, his
eyes murderous. When he spoke at
last his voice was low, controlled,
but there was a deadly menace
IN It.
why, you old fool," he ex-
claimed. Il actually believe you
think that by a,a,-s tie island a
terrific amount Of publicity ana
keeping it occupied by sappy cou-
pies honcymoonina there, you'N up
set the plans the boys and l have
made
well, to be quite frank with
you, Blake, I'm afraid l did have
some such idea in mind admitted
Mr., Markham, still in that gentle
almost untroubled voice. "YoH.H
have to admit that it's going To be
rather difficult for you to land ii
number of aliens on the island and
keep their presence there a secret
until your boats San bring them
into this country-While there are
a dozen or 0 young people on
the island"
Blake's powerful looking hands
opened and closed eonvulsively for
a moment before he nodded, and
there was a white, angry line about
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-08
Higi, Schcol Calendar
Lists Many Activities
O n
May IS
Busy Period for Stu
denis: Holiday Taken
Coos Friday and
Easter Monday.

April Il-i!oliday Good Fri
day.
April Ii Holiday easter
Moni3y).
April lS--IIigh school band
gOc> to Greensboro to compete in
finals of state music contests.
Aprii 25-lnnual Junior-Scnior
Banquet.
Nay Piano recital. Doris
Dennis. assisted by Frances Sat
terNhite and Pauline RcaviS.
vOcaliStS.
My 9-lIi-Y Banquet.
Nav li-Baccalaurcatc ser
mo-.
NV lf-ScloOl and Award
Night.
NaE i9-(ommcnccm"nt.
Nav iG-Final grade reports.
at 9 a. M.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-08

If a job requires no more intelli-
.gence than is embodied in a machine,
it is hardly a job suitable for a
human being and is best LEFT to the
machine,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-08

The real friend desires your good
mnfe than your good will.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
The Beloved 18th Century Tradition
Three-piece Bedroom
Sole Price ~
Semi-AnnuoI
Sale Price

All the craftsmanship that has made the 18th century the
beloved Of all furniture periods hos gone into this bed
set! Its stoteness emphasized when done in rich
mahogany combined with sturdy American eumwood Its
cozy nfooy stressed when done in honey blond genuine
Primo Vera Dresser vonity with hanging ottoched
mirror chest of drawers with shirt porttoned drawer all have
dowe guides dusproof partitions and double bed
The Palai Royal, Furniture :. Fourth Floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
MARCY RIVERS
 IS UNDER ARREST
Failed to Appear When Time Came for Him to
 Leave for Hartford

Marcy Bronson Rivers, colored, of 90 Chatfleld avenue, was arrested by Officer James Wagner this morn. ing, after failing to put in an ap- pcarance in time to leave for pre- induction draft examinations in Hartford. He was locked up while Board i6.A attaches called selec- tive service headquarters, and re. leased only when instructions were received to send him with a special December lb call from this city.
 Local draft officials said that he had been notified to appear for today's departure at T:i6.
 When Q check-up revealed that he was missing. Officer Wagner was summoned, and dispatched to appre- hend him. The youth was discov- cred on the back porch of his home, apparently unmindful of the trouble his absence had caused.
 He Went Home
 Questioned by Officer Wagner, Rivers said that he had reported to the City Hall offices at Q o'clock this morning, and finding no one around, had dcided to return home.
 In spite of Rivers delinquency today's quota remained at 55.
 William J. Hughes, formerly re- siding at the local Y. M. c. A.. and until this morning a resident of Park
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
BRIDCEPORT CD. IS UNDER PROBE
Defense Broker Shanach May Have, Contacted
 Remington Arms
Courtesy of IEartiord T'lInes.
By CARL PETERSEN

 (United Press Stan CoTesponAentl Washington, Dec. E-(UP)-The Congressional investigation of pro. its by commission agents on gov. ernment defense contracts turned today to the Remington Arms Co.,, Bridgeport, Conn. I
 What 6 special House Military Af- fairs subcommittee would like to know Is; Did some Remington oth- cial play ball" with Leon K. shan ack, defense broker" accused of farming out Remington defense con. tracts to smaller concerns,
 Special Prosecutor Gordon K. Mil- Ter startled the committee by charg. ing that Shanack cleared $07, ,405,70 for himself by such transactions and stands to clear an additional $9l ,969 in orders now outstanding.
 shanack was subpoenaed to ap- pear before the committee yesterday but failed to appear. He advised Chief Investigator H. Ralph Burton by telephone from New York that he would be willing to appear ct any time.
 Chairman Charles E. Faddis, D., Pa, claimed the subcommittee has the power of arrest If its subpoena Is ignored, but members conceded that no action would be taken against Shanack In view of his ex- pressed willingness to appear. e <
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
GERMAN TROOPS
 AT BIG RESERVOIR
May Have Already Cap- tured It; Is Within SO
 Miles of Moscow
By HENRY sHAPIRO

United Press StafR Correspondentl
 Kuibyshev, Russia, Dec. 5-(UP)- German shock troops have driven to the vicinity of the great Moscow res- ervoir near Dmitrov, 50 miles north of the capital, special dispatches from the front said today.
 The Russians were said to have halted them just east of the reser- voir.
 (This would indicate that the reS- ervoir was in German hands.)
 German gains were reported gen. erally along the Moscow front but in the far south the Russians were still pursuing the great German army fleeing from Rostov, and dis patches said the main German body had now crossed the Mius river at a point about IS miles west of Tagan- rog while determined rear guard mdae a stand in Taganrog.
 Russian troops arrived in force at the river Wednesday night, accord- ing to late dispatches, with the Ger mans still in precipitate flight to- ward Mariupol, 60 miles west of Tag anrog.
 Russian planes were reported mer- eilessly bombing and machine gum ning German tanks. trucks. horse carts and troop columns which packed all roads leading from the wes tbank Of the river to Mariapoi.
 Within the last es hours, dis-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
YOUNG CONVICTS
 BACK IN PRISON
Three ManacIed Youths, Who Slugged Guards to
 Escape, Caught

Warehaln, Mass, Dec. 6.--tUp)- Three youthful conylcts who Elugged their guards while manacled and escaped from . prison auto at sharon c week ago were returned to their cells ct Concord RefoEIna- tory today after two were seized in a shack here mad tho third vas trapped iu . New Bedford cellar.
 Three other men were arrested at gunpoint in the raid of state and local police led by Chief Chester A. Churchill of Warehan yesterday. At least one was to be arraigned on charges of harboging a criminal,
 The convicts, Marcus Brcwnell, l9, and James donsalves, is, both of Boston and Michael Martin, @. of New Bedford had severely bruised and cut wrists. They told police the injuries were sustained when they used sharp stones to smash the manacles with which they were joined when they. fled Nov. 27.
 Acting on Q tlp. Chlef Churchill watched a one-rooIn shack in the Oak<iale section of Wafeham and saw Gonsalveg and Martln. He sum- mOned reinforceEnents, surrounded the building and ordered the pair to surrender.
 When the men made no move to comply, police battered down the unnsy door. The convicts walked out with hands raised as did three comk 1nions including Henry Gar
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
FARMLAND KILLS
 HIMSELF IN CELL

Dedham, Mass, Dec. 5-(UP)- Bernard. Manley, 65, a Randolph farmland, committed suicide In his Dedham all cell today while await ing grand jury action in connection with the fatal shooting of his em- plOyer, Frederick H. Collins, 57, last September. authorities an- nounced.
 A&anley vas found on the floor of his cell with his throat slasked by a razor blade. Medicai-examiner Otho Hchofield returned the find- ing of suicide. High Sheriff Samuel Wragg started an investigation to discover how Manley obtained the razor blade.
 Dast.-At&y. Edmund B. Dewing presented evidence to the grand jury Tuesday seeking 6 murder inc dleksnent against Manley. Tt waG alleged that haAnley assaulted Col- lins. fractured his sknli and at- tempted to dispose of the body by burning tho farmhouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
s.S Small Town Bloc Tn Fifth District Develops
Not Ant-Smltf or Anybody Else; But They Just Feel
 Their 43 Votes Have Been Practically Ignored t.c..

The "amAll town" bloc of Demo. cratic leador6 in tho fifth congress sional district may offer Q cardi1 date of their own At the district convention in Torrington Dec. 20, It was learned today. The group held q meeting last night to dls. cllss the situation and it's members expressed resentment over alleged lack of consideration given them In the selection of candidates.
 Represented at last nights t1ieet- ing were towns which will have Q total of 43 votes at the nominat. Ing convention. Additional support is being gained daily, it was do- clared today by Harry Coughian, Prospect town chairman and . leader of the "smali town" nove- ment. He claims that tho group will have enough strength by conven- ton time to decide who shall be tho nominee.
 Not Antl.Anyhody
 "We're not anti.J, Francis smith" 1" said MI. Coughlan. referring to charges that the bloc was formed to oppose the former state chair
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
HITLER TO GET
 FRENCH BASES
Russian, British Sources Reported Today, Petain
 Yields 10 Nazis
ny UNITED PRESS

Russian and British sources re- ported today that Marshal Henri Philippe petain has agreed to per- init Germany to use one or more of Frances North African bases for operations against Great Britain,
 BfItish foreign office quarters ex- pressed skepticism but admitted that no specific information had been received in London.
 According to the Russian reports, ennanatiflg from Turkey, petain at his conference Monday with Field Marshal Hermann 0oering gave Germany permission to use Tunisia, adjoining Italian Libya, as a base of operations against Britain.
 The official Russian News Agency Tass, in disseminating this report, quotd Turkish advlceS taht all prop- arations had been made for use of Tunis as an Axis base and that Ital. ian reinforcement sfor the Libyan front already wer arriving there.
 Use of TIiais as c base would be invaluable to Germany and Italy.
 They would be able to move men and supplies across the narrow Sicily Strait of the Meditrranean far wst of their present Libyan bases, and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
Axis Making Fiercest
 Attacks Upon British
Ibyan Desert Battle Continues to Rage; Ed Duba, South of TObnik Hit Three Times; Two Repulsed
 By British Third One Gained
BY WALTER COLLINS

NSAAAh@A AVu0 &SN9A& S@AAN1AsVAANAg@AU
 Cairo, Dec. s -- (U.P.) -- Tempo of the Libyan battle increased today with fierce Axis attacks upon the British Salient of Ed Duda south of Tobruk and report by the Middle eastern command that "T'he Omars" --desert outposts straddling the Lib- yan-Egyptian frontier have been "cleared up" by India troops.
 The communique indicated that Sidi Omar and It's Libyan counter part 6 few miles west in the desert now are held by British forces.
 British mobile forces operating north of the line from Bir El- Gobi to Sidl Omar and west of Fort Ca- pnzzo harassed the Axis in . series q powerful raids which were said to have started a withdrawal of German and Italian forces from for- ward battle areas.
 fT'he conmunique reported that three heavy Axis attacks have been launched against the Ed Suda Sa- lient. The first two were beaten of with heavy German-Italian losses, The third gained Q little territory, most of which was recovered in Q British counters r-attack.
 Indian Troops Clean Up
 The Middle East command said that Indian troops cleared up the Onars two days ago." They were reported to have taken S9 and cap- tured number of prisoners.
 Tn the Egyptian-Libyan frontier area New Zealand forces attacked an Axis column west of Menastir (sidi Aziez, about 10 miles northwest of Capuxzo), killing about 100 Ger mans and taking about 100 Italians prisoners.
 Several enemy tanks were put out of action and the column was forced to retire to the west.
 Indian troops were attacking Axis lines around Bir El-Gobi and an fFA,a AlsaSsaA a.a Tao0n 0N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
Were Lying Face Down in Mud Under 90 Tons of
 Broken Steel
GOV. HURLEY ORDERS
 QUICK INVESTIGATION
Bridge Was Begun About I4 Months Ago; Worst
 Catastrophe in Years

Hartford, Conn, December 5. - (UP) = The death toll in the Connecticut River bridge disaster rose to 10 to- day as divers found two more bodies wedged under a heavy girder on the river bottom, but were unable to iTnrne- diately extricate them. The bodies, according to police, were lying face down In the mud under o0-tons of steel, making it impossible for identifi- catlon.
 Divers used aeetylene torches to cut away the glrdor 30 they could be brought to tho gurface.
 Discovery Of tho bodies left four men stlll ulaaccounted for, a hours after a Aa0~fe0t section oS the brsdgU Collapsed Into the river, oaF- Fylng with it si woEkmen. Eight hodlos have been identified. @Avans teen other men remain At ho1pitaiS, two in critical condition.
 While rescuoFs continued prob- ing the river bed, c preliminary of fielal report Co tho governor blamed the bridge collapse on the weakness of falseWork paiing usd Co support the giFders while they were being fitted into place.
 Makers of Report
 Tho report was made by two state labor department inspectors, r. D, Lsary and J. w. Kennedy, who were assigned by Labor Commissioner
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
RUSSIANS CHASE
 FLEEING NAZIS
Cavalry, Tanks Sweeping Ahead With New Threat
 to German Army
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE 1 United Press Staff C0FTeSu0ndent

Bx EDWARD w, BEATTIE United Press Stan Correspondent
 London, Dec. 5-(UP)- Russian cavalry and tanks, sweeping to the Mius river with the Germans flee- ing before them, have captured Matvyeev Xurgan, 25 miles north of Taganrog, in a new threat to the southern army of Gen. Karl Rudolf Gerd Won Rundstedt, Russia assert- ed today.
 The Russians storlned and cap- tured the town yesterday, killing and wounding many Germans and capturing great quantities of war materials, special dispatch to the Moscow newspaper Pravda reported.
 ."Our troops, pursuing the retreat ing enemy on the southern front, captured 90 populated places in one day." said RusSia's noon war com Enunique. "One unit in three days has captured S4 tanks, 50 field guns, 5s machine guns, l54 vehicles and other booty"
 So serious did tl.e German situa- ton in the far south appear to be that military experts here expressed belief that the entire German posi- ton iE the Crimean peninsula was seriously threatened.
 Russians MOpping Up
 Russian troops had reached the Mus river IS miles or more west of Taganrog. Their troops were mop ping up the entire area east of the Mius and the Germans, in full flight apparently toward Mariupol. were under terrific attack by massed Russian planes which, reports indi- cated. left the roads. strewn with wrecked tanks. armored cars, sup- ply trucks and casualties.
 Experts began questioning wheth- CT the Russians could force the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
HAMILTON FISH
 WITH GRAND JURY
Congressman Appeared to Answer About Use of
 ''EIis Frank"

Washington, Dec. 5.-(UP)-Rep. Rep. Hamilton Fish, R., N. Y., to- day appeared before special fed- eral grand jury for questioning about the use of his frank in mailing ma terial Issued by isolationist crganiza- tions.
 Fish previously had been instruct ed by the House to ignore a grand jury subpoena until the chamber could rule whether his appearance would constitute violation of the immunity of congressman to ar- rest or questioning while the House is in session.
 The House subsequently, "auth- ised" him to appear when it is not in session. --
 Through a mixup in the assign ment of court rooms, the grand jury almost failed to meet this morning to hear Fish.
 Fish will be questioned about the disposition of some % sacks of mall removed from the downtown office of the -n2ake Europe Pay Its War Debts" committee to the House of flee building, where it was stored in his name.
 Government prosecutions charged that about half oe the mall was thanked material bearing Flsh'E stamp. Fish refused to comment when he appeared this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
Roosevelt Query Answered
 Regarding Troop Movement
Japan Anxious To Prolong Peace Talks, Is Information From Tokyo
"UtterIy Impossible" Posi- ton Taken By U. s. Due
 to Misunderstanding
BY ROBERT BELLAIRE

United Press Stan COrrespOn
 Tokyo, Dec. 6--(Up)--Japan in- dicated through official sources to- day e desire to prolong peace ne. gotiations with the United States and suggested that the utterly irn- possible" position taken by Wash ington was due to "a big, misunder- standing"
 Many points of difference remain between the United States and Ja- pan, the spokesman said, but pro- gresS has been made at Washington in clarifying various points and 1t Is to be hoped that negotiations can continue toward seeking e common formula for solution of the Pa cific crisis. As
 Japan Is continuing negotiations at Washington fin the hope of finding some formula to make the Pacific mere peaceful" the spokes- man said.
 Denying United States charges that Japan sought to rule East Asia by depotlsr1i, the spokesman said that c reply probably would ha sent to President Fsuoaey anquiriei about the number and purpose q |Iapaiaesa troops An Inae-C China. Huj he insisted that the number ol troops in indo China did not ex. ceed treaty limits.
 Contrast Co Press Charges
 The spokesSnan's. attitude con. tfasted to charges against the United States and Britain in the Tokyo press. The Doemi News agen- cy previously had said that the American terms for continuing ne. gotiations were utterly impossible" but left open the hope for some further negotiations.
 Tomokazu> Hor1, the official spokesman, took Q much more hope full attitude toward continuation of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
Number of Jap Forces in TndO-C China Are Very
 Greatly Exaggerated d STATEMENT BY HULL
 NOT YET RECEIVED Several Days More Before Tokyo Govt. Ends Study
 of Hull Statement
BY H. 0. THOMPSON United Press Staff COFresponAntD

BY II. 0. THOMPSON
 United Press Staff COFrespondntD
 Washington, December 6. - (UP) = Japan told the United States today, in re- sponse to inquiries by Presi- dent Roosevelt, that her troop concentrations in French Indo China are in full accord with an agree ment between Tokyo and Vichy.
 The Japanese reply, given to @se- retary of State Corden Hun during a 2S minute interview with the two Japanese envoys, KichisaburO No- mura and Sabura KuTugus was tlfa@ derstood to assent:
 1. The agreement between Japan and vichy provided for the staei0n~ ing of Japanse garrigons an 1nd0~ China. The number of troops nov there is consistent with the agree mert.
 I. Foreign reports ce the xalna@ Der of Japanese tfcOps in xf15@ China have been exaggerated.
 2. The. disposition Of troop9 in Tndo-C China was calculated to c2-' set what was described aS 6 threat ening concentration Of Chinese troops in neIghboring Yunnan prove a..na a~s.A A2aa1e a~A va1a& 4Va a szssa4tensN menacing to Thailaxld.
 The reply was reported to have avoided any reference to troops CT naval movements by the ABCD powers which, Japan claims i1A Tokyo utteranceg are attempting to encircle Japan in the Far East.
 Discussed With Presldent
 Hull took the Japanese reply Co the White House to disctisg 1t with Mir. Roosevelt ct luncheon cusa- ference and formulate policy on tho next steps by this country.
 Japan began her infiltration into Indo-C China immediately after the fall of France in lDzO. Japan cb- tained permission to station super vISors there to see that no supplies went to China over the French railway which crosses 1ndo- China.
 Later Japan put forward 6 eagiea of demands which resulted in tlaa Vichy government given Japan three air bases and permission to station 5000 troops to garrison them.
 The Japanese reinforced those troops and then withdrew them Go that 1t was difacult to ascertain ct any one time how many troops were there. Early this year, after tha dispute between Tndo-C China and Thailand had been settled by Jap. anese mediation, the Japanese put forward demands which resulted in Cichy,s consent to the staticuing Of 25,000 Japanese troops in zndo- China.
 The Japanese also were given per- mission to occupy the bay at Ram Ranh, potentially one of the worlds finest naval bases, and also the port of Saigon.
 Tn recent weeks information reaching high quarters in Washing ton indicated that Japan had ex- ceeded the 25.OOO. Estimates as t0
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
War Secret Exposure Investigated By Govt.
Leak About S,OOOOOO Men for Offensive Against Ger many Has Stirred All Govt Officials into
 Finding Out "WhO Did It.
BY SANDOR s. KLEIN United Press Staff Correspondent


 Washington, Dec. 5-(UP)-Gov- ernment investigators sought today to learn how an ultra-secret war plans study, made at the request of President Roosevelt, leaked out.
 The study formed the basis of the $I50,000, 100000 'Victory pro- gram" now being perfected for the Presidents approval. The "leak" caused some concern among admin istration officials lest it hamper effort sto sell" that program to the public. The incident may make it necessary to announce details of the victory program earlier than had been planned.
 At his press conference today, Mir. Roosevelt said he had no news on the revelation of the war plans. He added that Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimson might have some thing to say about the matter at meeting with reporters (11:45 &. m.)
 Accuracy Confirmed
 Leaders in congress confirmed the accuracy of documents revealed by the Chicago Tribune. including the letter in which MT. Roosevelt asked the army and navy to determine what it takes in the way of mater ials to beat the Axis. They said the study was concerned with prOduc- ton requirements rather than mili- kafv manpower. The Tribune's copyrighted dis- patch said the arniy-navy report to the President called for an Amer ican expeditionary force Of 5000 GOO for 6 land offensive against Ger many in the summer 0g i043 and that it contemplated total armed forces of i0,0A5 .aS8 men.
 Publication Of details of the army navy study created a great stir in congress and ln high admlnlsirA-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
PITCHER APPEALS
 TO ROOSEVELT

Milford. Mass. Dec. 5-(uP)-An appeal to. President Roosevelt by Arthur J. Kennev. 2S. southpaw base- ball pitcher owned by the Boston Braves, for reelassificatlon of his f-A draft standing has been denied, local selectiVe service olnciais an- nounced today.
 KenHley, who ig married and claims dependents, has been ordered t1 re- port for induction at Boston, pecem- hef %. Flo pi1Nhed foz a LAttleton, V. M. team las1 suminneFs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-05
HAT WORKERS OF
 NORWALK STRIKE

Norwalk, Conn, Dec. 5-WP)- Approximately 800 workers at the Hat Corporation of America re- rewed demands today for a IS per cent wage increase after A. F. of L., representatives had agreed to submit the dispute to arbitration.
 Workers took the controversy out of the hands of the union agents aftre reecting the mediation agree ment, although they took no strike action as had been threatened yes- terday.
 Union agents. in view of the changed situation, said they would renew conferences with the man. agement and report to the workers at a mass meeting Monday night.