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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
SHIP SEIZURE IS
 WILD WEST ACT
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Prompt action by ground de- lenses made most Of the attacks in effective, the ministry said, and two of the German planes were shot down.
 Five German planes in ell were destroyed yesterday. Two were shot down off the Welsh coast by fighter planes which were protecting ship ping.
 A few German planes dropped bombs on southwest England during the night. It was London's 18th straight raidless night.
 German planes were reported in the vicinity of towns on the south, east and northeast coast towns to- day.
 British fighter blanks shot down 6 German bomber ct sea off the south- west coast this morning. The crew disappeared beneath the water.
 II British Ships Gone
 Berlin, April 2. - (UP) = Dc. struction Of il British ships total ling 77,300 tons was claimed by the German high command today. A cominunlque said c submarine oper. ating In the North Atlantic had re- ported sinking five merchant ships totaling $500 tons. Most, 1t was said, were sunk from conveys. The same submarine had torpedoed ar- other large freighter, according to the communique, land its destruc- ton could be reckoned." A bombing wing under command of Major Ulbricht, in operations yesterday, sunk six tankers totalins 42,Oo0 tons ct the entrance to St. Georges Channel.
 A flight from the same formation attacked an airfield on the British, south coast, "most successfully scor- ing hits on hangars and barracks destroying with certainty 24 planes on the ground"
 It was alleged that other bomberi heavily damaged five large nler' chantment
 "other attacks were directed against an airfield, new quay afit the midlands," the high command said.
 British planes did not fly into Ger many either yesterday or last night
 New British Bomb
 London, April 3. - (UP) - A nev type of British bomb, used for thu first time in an airplane raid oi Emden, Germany, yesterday, has fiv, times the blasting effect of an. bomb previously dropped by tn Royal Air Force, the ministry fo aircraft production said today.
 "The bombs are filled with som extremely effective explosive cap able of destroying buildings over wide area" the ministry said.
 "The concussion would be fel many miles away.
 "The ministry for aircraft pro duction has for some time been con ducting research work which led { the production of these bombs.
 "Its constant endeavor will be 1 make them still larger, better an more catastrophe in their effect
 Tn view of the devastating natur of the bombs, which are of yer large uine, G is elfglculf tr find sufficiently large uniuhabited are in this country for testing thel blasting power"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Othar Assembly Measures

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 Hartford, Conn.,, April 2-(Up)- The House, still begged down by lack of committee reports, held only o i5-minute session today and was adjourned before noon.
 Approved was bill appropriating 1000 to the state health depart inent for the study of cancer and maintenance of cancer clinics in hospitals throughout the state, and another appropriating S26,000 for hurricane rehabilitation at Masha- moquet Brook state park.
 An appropriation of S2,0o0 was made to finance the trip of the American Legion's championship drum corps to the national conven- ton at Milwaukee.
 Hartford, Conn, April 2-(UP)- Senator John A. Holbrooi, R., Vest brook, said today @ public hearing would be held Monday by the special legislative committee Investigating the merit system in the state gov- ernment.
 This will be the only public hear ing, he said, and will be open to persons desiring to submit facts" under oath.
 Hartford, Conn.,, April 2-tUP)- State Police Commissioner Edward J. Hickey said todd y that seven awards for neritorious service would be made to members of the state police force Saturday ct Il c. m.
 This will be the first time such citations have been made by the state police. Recipients of the awards will not be disclosed until Saturday, Hickey said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Full Weather Report

Boston. April 2-tUP)-wenth. CT forecasts
 CONNECTICUT - Clearing and slightly colder tonight. Thursday fair.
 MASSACHUSETTS, and RHoD I CT tonight. Thursday fair.
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 (. Asslstant Attorney Genera Thurman H. Arnold, directing tha justice departments antitrust di. vision, asked funds to establish grand juries, at New York, Detroit Los Angeles, and Chicago to inves' tigate attempts by Naxi companiei to obtain control over the supply oi war materials in the United States. He charged Q conspiracy by Ger mans and "this bunch of eelf-seeks ing men" within American industry to take advantage of the situation to raise prices and effect produc. ton curbs.
 Hunt Spy Leaders
 New York, April 2.-(UP)-Fed. eral Bureau of Investigation agents were hunting the leads of an es- pionage ring today which has sup- piled Germany information on British ships touching this port.
 Paul Fehse, 3i, ships cook, Appar' ently c minor member of the ring, pleaded guilty in federal court yee- terday and was sentenced to . years | Imprisonment. Federal agents di" vulged little information about him but 1t was learned that in the past three years he had worked on the German Hamburg American finer New York and on the United States liner Manhattan, and that he had been naturalized in New Jersey in 1888. He spoke with Q German ac- cent, although the country of his origin was not stated.
 He was charged with having cos- spired with an otherwise unidenti- fled John Doe and "other foreign principals" to violate the federal act requiring agents of foreign gov- ernments to register with the state department. Fehse admitted that he had been an agent for John Doe" Judge Edward A. Conger asked him whether 1t was true he had gath- cred reports for "a foreign govern. ment and sent them abroad" and he said he had.
 Tehse refused the services of c lawyer and insisted on being ser- tenced at once. He said his family lived abroad.
 It was believed that the informa- ton he gathered related to arrivals and departures of British ships, and other facts useful to German sub- marines and raiders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02

day that c settlement might be near.
 The stoppage was effective Mon. day midnight despite President Roosevelt's appeal that the mines be kept running in the interests of national defense. Yesterday was Q mine holiday, however, and full ef. feet of the shutdown was not felt until today.
 steelman, chief of the United States conciliation service and the presidents personal representative, reported he was keeping the ne. gotiators together for mot over 48 hours for continued and diligent negotiations"
 Progress has been made" he said, adding that if no agreement b reached during the 48.hour nego. tiat!ng period he believed tempo rary work resumption might be ar. ranged pending continued discus. sions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
MATsUoKE MEETS POPE

Vatican City, April 2.-(UP)- Pope Plus XII and Japanese Fora eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka to. day discussed possibility of putting out peace feelers in the Pontiffs Easter day speech, Vatican quarters reported.
 At the same time, however, vir. ginio Gayda wrote in the authorita. tive Giornale DItalia that as result of Matsuoka's visits to Berlin and Rome new accords had been reached among Germany, Italy and Spain as to what steps would be taken in event of United States entry into the war.
 Authoritative Vatican quarters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
May End Mine Trouble

New York, April 2-(UP)-DF. John R.Steelman, federal coFcilia- tor working with representatives of management and labor to end Q work stoppage which has made soft coal mines and more than 0y000 miners idle in 12 states, believed to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
BRITISH FORCES DRIVING HARD
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tcontlnued from Page D Dawa the Italians had their best air base in all central Ethiopia, and 1t was indicated that the hangars which they built were prob- ably filled with planes awaiting re- pair as well as spare parts for planes and motors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
RRrTIsH AT MANILA

| MHIllIH, ApTh A'-NOEt -neA S"Ss Marshal Sir Robert Brooke -Pophain, British commander in chief in the Far East, arrived today with Q staff of British military chieftains and was expected to engage in confer. ences covering the whole range Of Far Eastern defense with Adm. Thomas 0. Hart, commander in chief of the U. s. Asiatic fleet.
 It was said authoritatively that ofS his way to Manila Brooke.Pop. ham and hia associates visited the Netherlands East Indies for con. ference with defense leaders there. Conferences here were expected to take in the entire problem of de- fense from the Netherlands East In. dies, through Manila, to waters far- ther north.
 Brooke -Popham and the other of. fcers, including Maj. Gen. Richard IT. Dewing, his chief of staff, landed at Cavite, the U. s. naval base near here on Manila Bay, In c four. motored British seaplane from Sing. apore.
 They are to continue on to Hong Kong tomorrow or Friday to survey the situation there.
 The Hong Kong visit will conclude e series of inspection trips by Brooke-Popham to British Empire defenseS throughout the Far East. Admiral Hart's flag lieutenant met the British plane.
 Soon afterward, 1t was learned, Brooke -Popham visited Hart for the first talk.
 British officials said this was just the normal courtesy call by one commander in chief on another.
 But 1t was understood that dur ing the visit, conferences would be held on all aspects of defense prob- lemS of mutual interest. Special arrangements had been made in advance for the British plane to aligtt ct Cavite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Egau in ConferezAce

Senator Edward P. Egan of Water. bury planned to confer with Gov. Robert A. Hurley this afternoon ol which time the Waterbury legisla- tor will take Up with His Excellency the question of appropriations for Waterbury's State Armory and the State Guard. There Is confusion over the exact status since depar- ture of the National Guard for Florida. At his press conference to- day Governor Hurley announced though, that uniforms had been bought and equipment would be pro- vided by the state. Whatever bal- ance exists In the National Guard appropriation will be used for State Guard expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02

German minority, the burning of German villages and pursuit of Germans as they attempted to flee over the frontier, authorized quar- ters said.
 More than 100 Germans crossed the frontier yesterday" it was claimed.
 Flying tO Moscow
 Istanbul, April 2E(UP)-A spe. cial Jugoslav plane was reported today to be flying to Moscow with an important message from the Belgrade government to the Soviet regime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
.$l,OOO,OOO FUND
 BILL IS PASSED
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The bill provides for financial assistance for every child under l6 years of age, who has been depriv- ed of parental support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Axis Claim Victory

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 Rome, April D. (UP)-Qerman and Italian mechanized units have occupied Marsa Fl Brega, 30 miles each of Fl Agheila on the Libyan coastal road linking Benghazi and Tripoli, "after overcoming British resistance" the Italian high com mand said today.
 British communiques yesterday said Libyan fighting had been re- sumed in the Marsa Fl Brega area on Monday.
 The Italian communique said Italian troops continued on the de- fensive against overwhelming Brit ish forces on the northern front in East Africa. tn this area, the British announced yesterday, As- mara, capital of Eritrea, Italy's oldest East African colony, had capitulated).
 Rome said Italian troops also were fighting on the Auascac river, be- tween Dire Dawa and Addise Ababa in Ethiopia.
 Italian planes yesterday bombed ships in Benghazi harbor and one was sunk. On the Greek front, acc cording to the communique, there was nothing worthy of mention.
 The navy ministry said that in naval battle in the 1onian sea in which Italy lost three cruisers and two destroyers, one Italian battle- ship, eight Italian cruisers and an u1ldisclosed number of destroyers participated. It said that Italian naval and air forces scored a num- Der of hits on the British ships.
 (British communiques said no British ships were hit and no cas- ualties occurred among the British naval forces; they said three Italian battleships, il cruisers, and destroy CTS took part).
 Sinks Italian Destroyer
 London, April 2-UP)-The ad. miralty said today that naval planes had sunk an Italian destroyer and Q British destroyer had intercepted q German merchantmen while the Axis ships were trying to flee from Massawa, the Eritrean port upon which British empire forces are ad. vanctng from Asmara.
 British Report
 Cairo, April 2-(UP)-British ad. vanced clements which have been on patrol near the Cyrenaica -,Trip- olitanla border in Libya are with. drawing from the Marsa Fl Brega area, 90 miles east of Fl Agheila, Q British headquarters communique said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
Convention Funds Ass,,red

The House today received faye orable report from the Appropria- tons Committee on the bill provia- Ing $6,000 for the use of the Aineri- can Legion in the next biennium. Half of this fund will defray ex- penses of the annual state conven- ton of the Legion, scheduled to be held this July in Waterbury. Rep. Daniel J. Mahaney of Waterbury introduced the measure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
MANY PERSONS IN
 HARTFORD TODAY
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A. Faber of Waterbury and c hears ing has been set down for April 6. This is the second time that the Waterbury medical practitioner has made such application. Some years ago he lost citizenship rights and had them restored to him, but c year or two ago he again lost them and now seeks restoration once more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02

Axis propagandistS when the MatSu. oka trip was originally scheduled.
 The advance propaganda from Rome and Berlin laid down Q clear line that this trip was to be the Axis answer to increasing United States aid to Britain and constantly dangl- ed the boogey of Japanese. "sur. prises" unless Washington desisted from It's policy of giving more and more help to London.
 Axis Misfortunes
 That line was almost submerged in the wave of Axis misfortuneS which broke simultaneously with Matsuoka's arrival In Berlin-the coup in Jugoslavia, the destruction of Italian Warships by the British and the Western Hemisphere move to siege Axis shipping in North and South American ports.
 virginto Gayda, often Q spokes:. man for Benito Mussolini, reverted to the original Axis propaganda briefly today. He asserted that new accords" had been reached in Mat. slokas discussions with Hitler and Mussolini which made certain that a united front of Germany, Italy and Japan would oppose any new participants in the war.
 dayda did not mention the United States by name but 1t was plain that ie was to America that the warning was directed. :.
 Other Italian sources said that Matsuoka and Mussolini had dis. ctissed Axis cooperation on economic as well as military and naval lines in event the United States and Jugo- slavia enter the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-02
TO PROSECUTE
 FOREIGN GROUPS

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Why, Daddy? Papa Rau
Poses Quiz for Stars
BY NEIL RAU
Special 90 THE DETROIT TIMES

HOLLYWOOD June Ii.
REING something Of authority faherhood-the
- are numerically strong the CoSbys Aneches
Fathers Day assignment for falls the category
duck SOUP"
have always wanted to ask the above mentioned gents
from father anoher-ho their
so ereney with such disarmng honesty around the house
When those robust Aneche ask their daddy
always singing TO strange pictures. about
Don? What do you tell them? how Bing maintain
his patena dignity when his alert youngsters him dancing
in the costume of a South islander?
What of George Burns? Id like know he frames
explanation for Ronne and Sandra when
their staging of wacy arguments the screen
Director Lloyd Bacons small Happy only 3D. il
he bored with Of the drama his father deve
bet your Sunday fedora Will get frank criticism.
But have courage, Mr.. Bacon Look the sympathetic
understanding that exists between such
Bennett and her father Richard Bennett after all their
atrica years together.
Other Hollywood actors who manage give the right
and be good fathers spite the odd
spectaces they TO their progeny include fnnymen
like Jack Benny Wallace Beery Stuart Erwin and AL JoSon
More dramatic actors like Pat OBren Robert Young Spencer
Tracy Robert Montgomery and Henry Fonda probably inspire
their little
But few, like Enrol Flynn. Ronald Reagan and Johnny
WeSSmuler still too parenthood be bothered
about tremendous trihes on this Fathers Day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Movie Fare

MICHIGAN-"One Night in
Lisbon" starring Fred
MacMurray and Madeleine
Carroll; The Wagons Roll
at Night" starring Hum
phrcy Bogart. Joan Leslie
and Eddie Albert.
FOX-"The Flame Of New
Orleans" starring Marlene
Dietrich, Bruce Cabot and
Roland Young; "She Knew
All the Answers" starring
Joan Bennett and Franchot
Tone.
PALMS STATE-"I Wanted
Wings starring Ray Mil
land, Veronica Lake, Con-
stance Moore and Brian
Donlevy; Honeymoon for
Three" starring George
Brent and Ann Sheridan.
ADAMS-'Blood and Sand"
starring Tyrone Power,
Linda Darnell and Rita
Hayworth; The Cowboy
and the Blonde" starring
Mary Beth Hughes, George
Montgomery and Alan
Mowbray.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

evening, tins time at Mack and
Conner.
Kelly is one OF an army Of so
veteran circus clowns who make
a science OF being funny and
know what tickles the rib and
Just how far 10 90 with their
didoes. The 1911 Cole Brothers
aSsemblage of clowns is the
greatest ever gathered together
by one show and is in keeping
with the tremendous vastness
Of this years edition Of "Ameri-
cas- Favorite Show"
The glorious opening spectacle.
Pan Americana" features
gorgeously costuned ballet Of
beautiful girls and the silvery
voice Of Florence Tennyson,
famous grand opera soprano.
Performances will be given
at , and 8 p. m. Main gates will
be opened TO the brand new dark
blue and gold Big Top" an hour
early so circus visitors may ex-
plore the menagerie and the
elaborate horse show.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Does Not Pout

She came back willing 10 do
II Wyler's way, because he
thought il right. There was no
quarreling. no pouting. no argu-
ment. with Hollywood's biggest
star.
1--WE are each working to
ward n whole" she said, land
I may have had moro fun on
other sets. but l am sure Of one
thing-with n Wyler picture
we'll have something when it's
finished"
And that should allay all
Guarreling and walk-out rumors
right there.
81 feel utterly selfish at times
To he concerned over my prob
lens when the world Is 80 full Of
chaos" she said. 1T hardly
seems worthwhile TO he doing
anything. But, Of course, that's
n wrong attitude. and I try TO
overcome IL. More than ever it's
important for each OF us to 20
ahead as n whole, and never 10
let down."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Carol Bruce, Big TOwner,
Afraid OfLittle Hollywood
BY DOROTHY MANNERS
Special 10 THE DETROIT TIMES

HOLLYWOOD, June II.
('AROL BRUCE. the big time
~ honey OF louisiana Pur-
chase" and a big town girl If
l ever saw one, is afraid of small
town Hollywood where all the
doormats arc supposed 10 be
taken in at 10 o'clock.
Carol told me this on a set
where the blue-eyed brunei is
emoting with Franchot Tone
and Walter Brennan. Emoting
is the word. because while Carol
made her Broadway reputation
rs a musical comedy singer.
she's taking her dramatics
straight in Frank Lloyd
picture.
On Broadway the tall. slen-
der Bruce gal is a devotee Of
the Stork Club, u and points
east and west. But in Holly
wood she's seen the inside OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Modest Bette

To my question Of how it felt
10 he the top star in pictures.
Bette answered she never felt
(she was a top star. that it had
never once penetrated her con-
seriousness.
81 feel I've accomplished 80
IittIe." she said. "T haven't yet
done any Of the things I want to
do"
And speaking OF rumors we
informed Bette OF her approach
ing motherhood Her big eyes
opened in mock surprise.
Really. how nice" she said,
and picked up her knitting.
No, il wasn't little things.
Miss Davis is merely knitting
her husband some socks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
CoIbert's Views

The United Service Organiza-
ton, for whom Paul V. McNutt
and Thomas Dewey spoke so
eloquently, has been organized
with Y. Frank Freeman as
chairman. Edward Arnold as
vice chairman, and Charles
Feldman as talent chairman,
William Koenig as head of facili-
ties-his job is TO build stages
and Mark Sandrich, who di-
reefs the first two shows, and
there are very few of the stars
who aren't contributing.
Claudette Colbert talked with
me at some length on what she
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
Awed by Enormify

Another Hollywood habit that
awcs the Broadway gal is the
grand scale on which every
thing is done. At that, she has
a pretty breathless tale 10 tell
about her advent into the film
capital. She had a contract for
Louisiana Purchase" running
until the end Of June and she'd
looked forward to a leisurely
trip TO the coast and a period of
preparing for her new Universal
deal. But that isn't the way it
worked out.
On a Saturday in May Carol
got telephone call from Lloyd
asking her TO fly 10 Hollywood
10 make a test for the only
feminine role in his picture,
This Girl Is Mine"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15
GAaa MzA>
! L0UELLA O.
PARSONS
Motion Picture Editor. International News Service
Million Dollars Worth
Of Movie Talent
For Boys in Camps

considers should be done for our
boys.
$50 many OF them go TO
camps near towns OF 1900 and
sometimes less. There aren't
even good movie shows for them
TO visit when they have time off.
Are we going TO let them
take a whole year out Of their
lives without Offering to do our
part?
There certainly Il not one OF
us who isn't willing To help.
Jack Benny" she said, has
been wonderful I'm organizing
shows. This Sunday Joan BlOn-
dell, Dick Powell, Oracle Allen,
George Burns, Tony Martin, Ray
BOlger, Carole Lands and will
go to Camp Ord and put on a
show.
Its the least we can do.
That's only one program, how
ever. There will be similar pro-
grams presented TO the boys at
other camps"
Not only will the Benny troupe
go to Camp Ord Sunday but
they will stop at Camp Liggett
Hunter and give the same show
Saturday night.
Bob Hope, who is always the
soul of generosity, delighted the
navy boys at San Diego and the
lads at San Luis Obispo when he
put on his radio program and