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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
NAZI OFFICERS ARE IN BULGARIA
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Wives of some members of the British legation staff have left TOT Istanbul and there are only about 65 Britons, almost all here i'll some official capacity, in the country.
 Most of the legations conflden- tial files have been burned ana other, along with personal belong ings of staff members, left for 1s- tanbul yesterday.
 British Minister G. W. Rendel asked when diplomatic relations with Bulgaria would be broken, said when it was decided that the intil- tration of Germans had become an actual occupation.
 On the diplomatic side. well in- formed sources understood that Russia had now made it evident to all Balkan governments that It would not intervene in Balkans events in any way which might cause armed conflict with Germany
 It was said that no formal dip- lomatic exchanges had taken place to this effect but that Russia's at- titude had been made plain verb- ally in normal diplomatic talks.
 Telephones Silent
 Berlin, Feb. 25 -(UP)- Tele- phonic communications between Berlin and Sofia were reported "dis- turbed" today and long distance op- erators said they could not tell when nromal service would be re- stored.
 :. Zurich, Switzerland, reported an Inability to telephone Sofia)
 i. A spokesman for the Bulgarian ' legation said that he believed the "dist,lrbance" was due to the weather. He said the legation talked with Sofia yesterday and that all {. was quiet. He added that he be- lieveG no political significance should be attached to the interrup- tion of telephone service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
Senator Blansfield Has Answered McLevy
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proper, was not good municipal enance, and should not be tolerat- ed"
 Add Heavy Interest
 Senator Blansfield also claimed that the McLevy plan would add heavy interest charges to Bridge ports debt.
 "It was a political expedient of a political machine in an endeavor to keep itself in power" charged the Waterburian. If the So- cialist administration had applied back taxes to the city debt in the past seven years its debt reduction would have been $2,75O,000 and there would have been interest sav- ing of $500,Oo0."
 In conclusion Senator Blansfield remarked that he didn't believe Mayor McLevy because of his po- litical bally-hoo should be exempt from ordinary investigation"
 He also claimed that the Bridge port mayor admitted in his com mittee testimony that " he was doing some financial juggling"
 "The Bridgeport mayors whole plan is simply to Hull the taxpay- CTS of Bridgeprt into a sense of se- curity which essentially is not true,' finished Senator Blansfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
British Bombers Hit
 Hard Blows At Brest
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tabulation, that Nazi plares sank a 4,OOO-ton ship and badly damaged 15,OO0 ton ship in the Mediter- ranean Sunday and damaged 2,000 ton ship off the British coast yes- i terday.
 Apparently reporting on the same Mediterranean attack the Rome communique said a 15,000-ton ship loaded with troops was hit by Nazi planes and a 1000 ton ship sunk.
 Ready for Spring Attack The British said that they have been long in preparation for the German spring sea offensive and they expect to meet the threat as 1t develops. They called Hitler's speech "beer cellar buster. They said, however, that they were most desirous of obtaining additional surface craft from the United States particularly to cope with the ex- pected menace of fleets of small submarines which the Germans are believed to be building.
 The British reported new and striking success in the African att tack under which Premier Benito Mussolini's empire is crlmbling. South African troops, smashing ahead no miles in two days, cap- tured Brava only 100 miles from Mogadiscio, capital of Italian Sonl- aliland. The advance seemed to indicate that the whole of this Fas- cist colony may be under British control shortly. At the same time troops from Kenya captured Moy- ale a fort on the Kenya-Ethiouian border.
 Rome admitted that battles of increasing intensity were being fought in Somaliland and said the British had crossed the Juba river. Bulgaria Move Awaited
 Today was the day set by some Balkan forecasters for the Germans to move into Bulgaria.
 There was no indication that they had done SO but a series of pos sibly related incidents indicated the entry may not be long delayed l Telephone service between Berlin and Zurich and Sofia was inter rupted" without explanation. Sofia said no reason was evident for the interruption but did not say that communications were functioning normally.
 Sofia also reported that German staff officers were said to have taken over the resort town of Tcham Koria, 431a miles from Sofia. The British legation was said to have been burning confidential papers and Germans also were reported to have taken over most of the space in Sofas leading hotel.
 A report circulated in Bulgaria that Russia had made clear she would not intervene in the Balkans. | A similar report came from IStan- bul little more than a week ago.
 Italy Checks U. s. Embassy.
 A much-delayed dispatch from Rome reported that Italian plain clothesmen now are checking all callers at the United States embas- sy. They recorded the names and addresses of all persons coming or 1 going from the embassy. There was no explanation of this procedure which seemed certain to discourage any Italians from contact with the American diplomats.
 Italy also banned classified ads from newspapers. These ads are a favorite method for contact by in- ternational spies.
 London heard German broad cast calling on all Nazi troops on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
TWELVE MEN ARE RESCUED AT SEA
Little Norwegian Freighter ... Picks Them Up in Most
 Thrilling Event
BY HAROLD w. DINGMAN Limited Press Staff Correspondent

London, Feb. 25.-(UP)-Mornine mists, icy cold, made visibility poor
 The little Norwegian freightei was putting through the mid-At- lantic on the way to England. The lookout scanned the surface of the heaving sea, straining tc pierce the pre-dawn twilight and the mist.
 Nothing ahead. Nothing on eith- CT side. Nothing astern, where the ships crew was kicking up a lum- inously white trail. Nothing but a blob of darkness bobbing ln the wake.
 The lookout shouted. A moment later the freighter was circling coming alongside the object.
 Someone threw down a rope lad der. Nine men managed to climb it. Three others in the lifeboat were too weak from 30 hours of exposure to the cold to make the attempt.
 Gambled His Life.
 The chief officer, gambling his life, jumped from the rail to the UOSSlIlB DOdI, TIC t1icbNlO " AdoV NAVAi three ropes and the exhausted men were hauled aboard.
 Stripped of their drenched clothes, rubbed down, wrapped in blankets, dosed with whiskey and cigarettes, the men soon were able to tell their story.
 They were l2 of 36 men who had been aboard a freighter in a convoy. A boiler room fire caused their boat to lag behind. At midnight in a heavy sea. with flames belching from the funnel, the ship stopped for repairs.
 Thus stationary and Illuminated, 1t made q perfect target. The tor. pedo blasted q hole so large that the ship sank in four minutes.
 The crew managed to swing out three boats. A fourth waS smashed against the side. Not a single ofil- cer escaped. The fate Of the other two ilfcboats Is not yet known.
 Impressed by Rescue.
 Those oG AB who were going across for tho first time in the war were greatly impressed by tho rescue. For four straight nights we slept in our clothes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25

always on the alert to try something new, to learn the ins and outs of everything-that is Dr. Burtt. It was these qualities which pror-1ote1 his Investigations of the casual impressions of childhood, to see how thoroughly such impressions last through life and how they might in- fiuence human learning.
 When his son, Ben, was 8 little over a year old, Dr. Burtt would sit beside him and read aloud pas sages from Sophocles, in the orig inal Greek. Following a carefully planned scientific routine, Dr. Burtt kept this up daily for year and a half.
 Five years later Dr. Burtt made his first check to see if the boy had profited by hearing the Greek before he could understand any language. Ben began to study some Greek at the age of 8 1-2 years, and his dad found that those verses which he had heard in in- fancy were learned with saving of 30 per cent as compared with verses he had never heard before.
 The meaningless Greek which Ben had heard in infancy had reg istered in the childs mind. Would it last permanently. Dr. Burt wondered.
 To find out, he tested Ben agair at IA. He used other verses reae more than 10 years previously. l This time the infancy" Greel verses were learned with a sav- ing of only 8 per cent. By tht time the boy was IS years old, tht saving had practically disap' peared.
 Dr. Burtt's work has shown con clusively that things children ap- parently do not understand, ol even seem not to hear, neverthe' less do make an impression whicl may be detected later. Most of Dr. Burtts' experiment. have been in the field of applied psychology. He was one of thu first to develop tests to be usee in factories to find the type oi work for which each man was best adapted. He has also done pio. neering work in applying pSychol.
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 Since running away last Friday. police said, the boys had stolen four automobiles among other things and were embarked, apparently, on a career of crime.
 Ran Away Friday.
 Hunter is the son of Paterson tavern owner. Jones' father Is a wood turner. Last Friday they ran away with another boy, whom they identified only as Carl" refusing, in the best traditions of gangdonl, to give his last name.
 They stole a milk truck and drove to F'air Lawn where. later, they tried to steal an automobile from a garage. Police interfered and Carl was caught, the boys said.
 Hunter and Jones then. in rapid succession. stole three automobiles, one belonging to Fair Lawn Patrol. man Perry dilien, keeping each only Q short time.
 On Sunday they decided to raid Echo Lake. Capt. John Moeller Of West Milford and four special ofii- cers went to Echo Lake last night to investigate reports that thieves were operating In the community.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
Marriage Intentions

The following marriage inten- tiOns were filed this morning in the office of Town Clerk Mrs. Mary Kilmartin:
 Vince M. DaleSiO, 128 Hill street, and Adeline Louise, COrete, 13 Fleet street.
 Joseph MatchesOn, R. F. D. l, Watertown, and Helen Elizabeth Chase, 601 Main street, Water town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
NEW CITY WATER
 SUPPLY BLOCKED
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Bridgeport bonding issue. Senator Blansfleld is chairman Of the sen- ate finance committee which con- ducted the hearing on the Bridge port bill last Tuesday and at which opposition to Mayor Jasper Nc. Leyy's methods Of city financing were subjected to criticism. which was later continued on the floor Of the senate when the measure came 20 for passage.
 Waterbury legislators also were oi the opinion this morning that Il the plan suggested by Senator pstduliss sssass edas,feA ss.H 'ssa @ity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25

ed on this prob- lem with some astonishing re- suits.
 Dr. Burtt, a tawny muscled m a Il in early middle life, is chairman of the psychology de- partm mt at Ohio State Uni- versity. He also coaches 8 fresh man polo team.
 Always brim- ming with en- nrnrr and ideas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
ASHES" SERMON TOO TRUE

Southport, N. C.-OP)-Rev. J R. Potts, pastor of the Presbyterian church here, took Ashes" as tht text for his farewell sermon. Thirty minutes later firemen were extin' gushing the blazing roof of tht church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25

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 les A. Klein of 63 Lexington Avenue and Kuzuo Morita, a Japanese lad who works at the K. and J. des- taurant on East Main street and who resides at 5l Center street.
 Hickey Is Accepted
 William P. Hickey of 7S Walcott street this morning received not- fication from Ernest L. Averill, state director of selective service, of his acceptance as a member Of Board l6-B, of which Anthony Schiavone is chairman. MT. Hickey will take over the duties of Joseph J. Bowen who turned in his resig- nation several weeks ago.
 Colonel William Laresh of Hart ford paid Q surprise visit to the four local boards this morning and notified the four chairmen that an increase ln the number Of inductees for the next call will be necessary. Instead of furnishing 0i local young men the four boards now have been ordered to furnish eO.
 Board i6-A will supply % men for the next call, Board i0.A i9. Board i5.B g and Board i6.B IT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25

mad to raise funds for bond retire. ment and payment Of interest, present water rents would increase Ave. or alx.fold. It wa also fii. timated that the fixed charges for water levied against various city departments would also increase Tremendously. "s ffff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
leave in Norway to report to mill tary authorities.
British Story of Brest

6rAtkSn StOTy OI DEeSt
 London, Feb. 25 = (U.P0 - Bri- tain, replying to Adolf Hitler's threat of merciless submarine war fare, blasted the German U-boat and naval base at Brest during the night, hitting docks at which a cruiser of the 10000 ton Admiral Ripper class was known to be berth ed. .
 Racing across or diving upon their target in the face of furious anti-aircraft gun fire. the British planes straddled their target in all directions with many sticks of their heaviest bombs.
 According to the air ministry all planes returned safe.
 Its communique indicated strong belief that the Admiral Ripper, sis- ter ship of the Bluecher which Nor wegian shore batteries sank at the outset of the German invasion of Norway, must have been hit by the bombs.
 The attack on Brest started at 8 o'clock last night and continued for two hours, the air ministry said. Heavy Load of Bombs
 "A very heavy load of the most powerful bombs used for targets of this kind was dropped on docks where a Ripper class cruiser was berthed," 1t added.
 The communique pointed out that Brest, the most westerly French port, was the outpost for German attacks on Atlantic trade routes.
 Last night aircraft of the bomber command attacked docks used by German naval units at Brest," the communique said. Tt was very dark night but there was no cloud over the port.
 "A very heavy load of explosives fell in the area of the docks, where cruiser of the Ripper class was berthed. Some of these were among the most powerful bombs used for target of this kind.
 'sThe raid lasted nearly two hours, beginning at 8 in the evening.
 This most westerly of French ports, an outpost of German attacks on our Atlantic trade routes, was vigorously defended and our air craft had to penetrate fierce bar rage of anti-aircraft fire. Search lights on this occasion were partic- ularly intense"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
BUILDERS OF BRAIN POWER Childhood Impressions Retained,
 But Grow Weaker As Time Passes

Eighth of series of articles on scientists who study minds and the improvement of mental action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
BY DONALD A. LAIRD PHI. D.. SCI. D.

Author of "How to Improve Your
 Brain Power" How much do people remember of their early childhood impress sions?
 pr. Harold E. Burtt experiment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25

Australia is trying le regulate lls gold prospoetorh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
Orders or, Food.

OEUCkO VkA EVV0"
 London, Feb. 25.--(UP)-The min istry of food ruled today that, ef- fective March 10, any person eating two eggs or fish and meat at the same meal would be liable to a max imum of two years Imprisonment and a fine of $2,000.
 The ministry said that hotels. res taurants or boarding houses which gave such servings would be subject to the same penalty.
 War Bulletins.
 London, Feb. 25.-(UP)-Air Min ister Sir Archibald Sinclair claimed today that 1000 Italian planes-half the first line air strength with which Italy entered the war-have been destroyed in the Mediterranean war theater.
 London, Feb. 25.-(UP)-Squad- rons of royal air force bombers and fighters roared over the British southeast coast this afternoon head ed for the French invasion" coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
SIX MORE CITY !
 YOUTHS ON WAY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
GOV. HURLEY PUT
 UNDER CHARGES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
TWO BOYS FIGHT
 TEN POLICEMEN

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Evening star., 1941-10-07

posts opened fire and half an hour
later all the batteries of artillery
entered into action. The Italians
replied with the full intensity of
their superior cannonading power.
The battalion under Maj. Du-
peroux went forward with orders to
take the two dumping hills fianking
each side of the road. The Italians
had gained the hills in the second
battle of the Bortai in April. Du-
peroux's men crept through the
brush and high grass, for the
dumplings which were heavily in
tested with machine guns, while the
battalion in reserve, commanded by
Maj Boniface Robyn, crawled for
ward behind Duperoux's left. ST.
multaneous1y, Gen. Gilliaert sent
the third battalion, under 1t. Col.
Edmond Vandermeersch upon the
assignment which was the key to
the entire opera ton: A long, swing
ing goat path that had been care
fully plotted out by a fortnight of
scouting parties.
Entire Operation Successful.
The entire surprise operation was
successful. The Italians, after falling
back from the two dumplings. found
themselves flanked upon their left by
Col. Vandermeerchs forces and
unable to hold the ravine of the
Bortai between the dumplings and
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Ban on Bright Work
For New Autos SOUGHT

Aroused by the abundance of gilt
tering metals used on 1912 model
automobiles now appearing on the
market, priorities and civilian supply
officials today planned to request
the o. P. M. Council to prohibit
p bright work" from all new cars
after December /.
- # the o. p. NJ. Council acts ia
vorably on the request, the effect
will be to eliminate glistening bump
ers, radiator grills. hub caps, door
handles and instrument panel deco
rations.
Chromium, nickel, copper and
other scarce metals used for such
equipment are needed for defense
production, it was said. Defense
officials are disturbed not only by
their continued use. but by the fact
that in some instances manufac-
turers have bought reserve supplies
for year ahead.
o. P. M. spokesmen said they had
received reports that in few cases
manufacturers have fabricated the
scarce materials into finished parts
to care for their needs some time
ahead. This apparently was done,
the defense officials contend, to pre-
vent possible requisition of the
stocks.
The officials added that four or
FIVE months ago the automobile in
dustry was asked to reduce on a
voluntary basis the amount of bright
work on new cars.
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Senate Hears CHARGE
Nazis 'PIunder Church
Ev the Associated Press.

Senator Mead, Democrat, Of New
York submitted to the Senate yes
terday correspondence which he said
showed that the Nazi secret police
we're "plundering and destroying"
the Catholic Church in Germany.
The correspondence was written
BY the Bishop of Munster to a
German official and protested the
seizure of Catholic monasteries and
houses of religious orders for the
benefit of the district government
of Munster
Senator Mead told the Senate that
the bishop repeatedly was under
"ho1se arrest" He added that he
could not reveal the sources of the
correspondence he had obtained be-
cause it would "endanger the lives
of other brave men" but that he
would assure the chamber on his
responsibility as a Senator" that 1t
was genuine.
The bishop protested in a letter
that the occupants of the Catholic
properties had been dispossessed on
a few hours notice by the secret
police. procedure which he referred
to as robbery"
The correspondence showed, Sem
stor Mead declared, that Hitler
intends to wipe out all religion" and
that no man here who believes in
God will be safe under Hitlerism
and his anti-God crusade"
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Lindbergh Speeches
Follow Nazi Orders
To Agents, Ber|e Says
Natter Of Coincidence
Pointed Out to Harvard
Group by Official
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. T. Adolf A.
Berle, jr, Assistant Secretary of
State, last night accused Charles A.
Lindbergh of following the exact
line which has been laid down in
Berlin for the use of Nazi propa-
gandists in the United States"
In an address before the Harvard
Graduate School of Business at the
Harvard Club here, Mr.. Berle said
the State Department not long ago
learned of some of the instructions
sent out from Berlin to Nazi agents
| abroad.
These included, he said, instruc-
tions that "a howl was to be raised
that President Roosevelt was at
tempting to become a dictator. that
he would impose on America the
kind of dictatorship that Hitler had
imposed on Germany"
Matter of Coincidence.
There was the usual suggestion, -
Mr.. Berle added, that this dicta tor
ship would be dictatorship of
Jews"
He continued:
1T IS matter of coincidence
that somewhat later we were favored
by two speeches from Mr.. Lindbergh.
One of them asserted that Mr.
Roosevelt, assisted by q Jewish
clique, was plunging us into war
although any sane person could see
that the war was, in fact, plunging
toward us, The second speech in
simulated that the President would
call off the congressional elections of
1912 and thereby make himself die
tator. Naturally, no evidence was
offered of this amazing yarn
Urges Aid to Russia.
Mr.. Berle said the American pub
lie did not begin to awaken to the
menace of Nazi intrigue until after
Dunkerque.
Turning to the present war sit
ustion, he said, I'VE now face a
crucial phase"
The British resistance of 1870
gave us full year to prepare" he
said. THE conflict between Ger
many and Russia in 1941 has given
us a second year. Just as we moved
swiftly to replenish the resources of
Britain, we must move with equal
sWiftness to replenish the resources
of Russia. We need not be confused
by the issue of Communism in the
United States. We are quite capable
of taking care of that ourselves
Today, whoever resists the move
ment toward world conquest on
land or sea or in the air is assisting
American defense"