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Evening star., 1942-02-13
A. P. Photographer Gives Eyewitness Account
OfU. S. Attack Calling 1t Stunning Show
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Feb. Is.
The story of the United States
Nays roaring might, which broke
the peace of a tropic dawn with .
sudden assault on the Marshall and
Gilbert Islands was unfolded today
by Jack Rice, Associated Press pho
tographer who was aboard = cruiser
participating in the attack.
Here's his story:
The scene-a United States
cruiser at sea; the time-just before
noon, February /.
saw great guns from our ship
rake the strongly held Japanese
island of Taroa from one end to
the other today. They fought OH
repeated attacks from the air, ham
mered belching shore batteries into
silence-and right now We are
steaming away with not much more
damage than could be fixed by
village blacksmith.
It was q stunning show of strategy,
skill and cool courage.
And as we stand around now,
wolfing ham sandwiches and cof1ee
in the officers mess, I have . brand
new respect for this bunch OF vet
Grams and for the determined young
sters who took the hail Of steel and
shells as if they we're in a SNOWFALL
fight back at school.
Our operation was but one of sew
eral in this general area today and,
from fragmentary reports now avail
able to us, we are certain the jap
anese must have taken a terrific
beating.
ct developed later that the island
base this force attacked was de-
stroyed)
It seems that our particular force
plowed into the enemy's major hot
bed of strength in these atolls and
that our baptism of fire was prob
ably the heaviest of the day.
In many instances our other forces
apparently met little opposition.
But our ships, too, gave far more
than they took insofar as ships and
shore action was concerned. Even
two score enemy bomber and fighter
planes could not keep this force
from carrying out its mission Of
destructive assault.
Saw Guns Tossed in Air.
Through field glasses, Keith
Wheeler of the Chicago Times and
I saw coast defense guns tossed high
into the air by direct hits from our
batteries, q tall radio tower crashed
to the ground, and palm trees, with
their roots and dirt, flew up like
weeds. What must have been the
damage back from the coast those
of us who were not in the air only
imagine-but we could see at least
five separate fires.
Men died in this hell OF noise
today and other men were wounded.
But proportionately the loss was
unbelievably low.
BY one of those freaks of war,
the only pilot lost from this cruiser
was the only one who remained on
the ship. A bomb fragment got
him-just a few hours before. he
had beaten me at cribbage. The
pilots in the air returned to the
cruiser safely.
1t was one of those muggy tropical
mornings when we were called be-
fore daylight to prepare for action.
All night long we had known about
what the force planned to do and
while we had not lost sleep, it was
q welcome If apprehensive moment
when We knew the time was at hand.
Planes Launched Before Dawn.
Advancing steadily toward the
previously assigned objective, this
cruiser launched observation planes
just before dawn-which in the
tropics comes up almost as quickly
as turning up lamps wick.
Evening star., 1942-02-13

bombs; okeh. No. 5 clear, attack
over, take It easy.
"The attack ends. Pilots congre-
gate to the wardroom with coffee
to have fun swapping notes. One
says he got . big one. Another re-
ports he dropped 8 heavy one on .
tanker. Some one says he left 4
ship blazing stem to stern. An
other chimes in about terrific ex-
plosions In q land hangar. They
are q happy lot. One says Japa-
nese fighting planes are no match
for ours.
"Give those boys plenty OF planes
and they win finish the Job. We
have men in our Navy"
Evening star., 1942-02-13

rage that might have been Dur
derous. Our firing went on.
8:53-Another black fire started
about a mile north of the earlier
pillar of smoke. Almost Immediate
ly two more sizable blazes arose to
the north Of that. Inflammable
stun rose that looked like beautiful
little white birds or butterflies in
the sun. We had come we'll out of
range of the remaining cannoneers
on shore.
8:54-A third fire Of first magni-
tude erupted at the north end OF
the island. The smoke column was
now hundreds of feet high and
spreading out in a dense mass over
the atoll and along the horizon
to the south. We dumped a couple
of salvos on top of the flashing
battery south of the fire. Then
there was no more sign of life on the
island.
8:55-One of our airplanes deliv-
cred message. This base, an i'm
portant part of Japan's easternmost
menace to the United States is now
in irreparable bits-and so are the
sea forts to southwark where other
ships and planes of the fleet have
spent busy and profitable couple
of hours Cease firing"
A scouting plane comes over from
smoking atoll to report. A "tin
can," well in toward a barrier of
reef-so close that the recoiling
breakers seem to be spraying her
bows-is blasting some small sur
face craft that tried to get out.
So far as you can see with high
powered glasses, there is not thing
moving on this waste-not ship.
not an animal, not human being.
This job, daringly conceived and
audaciously undertaken and quickly
carried out, is finished. And you
do not need a crystal ball to see
what this Is going to mean to
Japan.
Can Repeat Performance.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
proved merely that some officers,
who believed that the rules of gen.
tlemanly conduct still existed be-
tween the nations, were caught of
watch. Not even a blind shogun
thinks such an attack could ever
get started again in Hawaii. The
blasting of the Marshalls, however.
demonstrates that the Marshalls
can just as easily be blasted again
tomorrow, or can be occupied to-
morrow, or can be used tomorrow as
stepping stone in a general smash
at japan.
Bases that were scattered to make
their destruction impossible now
turn out to be too well scattered
to be defended. A fleet that was
supposed to be on the bottom proves
to be afDat and adequate. What
the United States wants to do in
this part of the Pacific. 1t Is now
fairly evident the United States
can do. ,,-
An aviator reports our Job done.
Our destroyer swings away from the
beach and comes to join the other
ships of the force like a TERROR that
has been playing go-fetch-it. What
may happen tomorrow or the next
day, we don't know, of course, any
more than Japan does. But. like
Japan, we are permitted to guess.
In the meantime, you wonder why
this coral strand, this dot of green
desolation in sea of amethyst and
cobalt. should bring back memories
of the mudfiat in the old Toul
sector-the mud fiat and the tangle
of wire with the large sign stick
ing out of it, the sign that read:
NO mans land belongs to Ala
bama."
tCopyright, 1912, Chicago Daily News, Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Aid to Russio Is Short
One Snowbound Tonk,
Beoverbrook Soys
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. u
LONDON, Feb. 13. Lord
Beaverbrook yesterday told
about q tank that missed the
boat because it got snowbound.
That one tank represented
the margin by which the Brit
ish have failed to make good
their promises of material aid
to Russia. -
The tank will reach Russia
in due course" he told the
House of Lords, and England
then can mark the supply bill
fulfilled to date.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Philippines
Continued From First Page.l

of any other activities in Luzon or
other areas in the Philippines.
The War Department disclosed in
o communique last night that the
japanese invaders have imposed new
repressive measures on the con-
quered Filipinos in occupied terri
tory. Publications of any sort were
forbidden without Japanese permis-
sion, and all printed matter was
made subject 10 censorship.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
mbers nti-aircraft gets the

bombers anti-aircraft gets the
other.
"The smoke control lookout stin
Is busy been that way all day.
He is the guy who tells the engine
room when the stacks are smoking
-. also tells them other things. I
heard him on the phone line. He
said, No. stack smoking black,
enemy planes diving, bombs hit
water; No. 2 stack clear, small fire
port side. now it's out: No. 5 stack
smoking black; hang on, here's more
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Jopon's Naval Base on Wotje Island Left Attire
BY Hail of Bombs and Shells, Newsnon Reports

Robert J. Casey icds the only
seasoned tpar correspondent TO
tcitness the United States naUdl
action against the Jdpdntse-
dominated MarshalI and Gilbert
Islands.
Evening star., 1942-02-13

Squirms Through Barrage.
8:52-Numerous geysers rose about
another of our warships. Apparent
ly the second battery was working
and he had no intention of quitting.
The ship squirmed through q bar
Evening star., 1942-02-13

7:26-There was an open spot be-
tween two Of the islands in the
chain where you could see across
the reef into the lagoon. AS we
looked the ship turned up in this
frame. She looked to be q freighter
Of about 5000 tons and apparently
had been blasted out Of the shelter
Of the north island by unexpected
long shots. We shifted fire-two
shots over. two shots short. What
looked to be . tidal wave came up
the lagoon. The ship heeled over
on the beam ends. That, you fig-
ured, was the end Of that. But no.
BY the time the curtain of water
had come down she was on an even
keel and on her way. She slipped
behind the southerly island.
About this time the destroyer fin-
Evening star., 1942-02-13

CQlnRS -
We got to our position in front Of
the aton which was our objective
about dawn after steaming fast all
night. We idle for awhile, listening
and scanning q sea that was bril-
liant under full, yellow moon.
There were no traces of submarines,
no lights or other signs Of unusual
activity on the western horizon
where our quarry lay, no sounds Of
airplanes questing overhead. And
the navigating officers probably
heaved an appropriate sigh, for this
had been . dangerous bit of going
not only for us but for other units
Of the battle force that had swung
of fanwise toward the southerly
islands-Jaluit, Melin, Kwajalein.
Advance Notice Of Subs.
There are subs in rereAplenty Of
them-we had advance notice Of
that even II we had not needed it
so close to an important base
We were we'll inside the aerial
patrol zone. But anyway here We
were apparently undetected-appar-
entity.
Nobody mentioned it but every
body knew that almost anything
might be waiting for us over there
in the dark-torpedo-planes, dive
bombers, land-batteries, bit units OF
the Jap navy. But we would not find
out-that was obvious-until We
should close In to attack at dawn.
Even when In the sickly gray OF the
false dawn we were able to make
out the black line of the island on
the horizon, we could tell nothing
about our future. We should have to
wait here theoretically chewing our
fingernails until our bomber and
fighter planes should have come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
Christ. Science
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
 SCIENTIST


 Sunday services, Oct. 4-10:45 a. m. and p. m.
 Sunday school, 10:45 a. m.
 "Unreality' will be the subject of the Lesson-Sermon for Sunday, Oct. {.
 The Golden Text is from Gala tians 6:8. ''He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corrup- ton, but he thta soweth to the Spirit shall of Spirit reap life everlasting"
 Selections from the Bible include the following: When thou passeth through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee" (Isaiah 43:2)
 Correlative passages from the Christian Science textbook, "science and Health with Key to the Scrip tlres.' by Mary Baker Eddy. include the following (pp. POT. 203): We must learn that evil is the awful de- ceptlon and unreality of existence. Evil is not supreme: good 6 not helpless; nor are the so-called laws of matter primary, and the law of Spirit secondary Christian Gci- ence brings to light Truth and its supremacy, universal harmony, the enllreneks Of God, good, and the n0thinRnesa Of evil"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
St Paul's Church
 Campaign [ Underway
s5,OO0 Sought to Repair East Farm Street Building;
 History of 54-Year-OId Parish Reviewed

the public. For fifty-six years St. Palilis Church has been bringing tie Christian message and fellow shiu. to the north end section ot Waterbury. This means that day in and day out week in ana weeh out all these years, this nttle church has been holding services ot worship. Sunday School youth meetinos. and women,s and mems meetings. For flfty-six years wed- ditlgs, baptisHns, and funerals marK@ ing the milestone in hundreds 0I lives, have been conducted Wltnin the walls of St. Pauls. But above all, the most significant work has been the steadfast witness in a changing community and world to the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to transform the lives oi people.
 Today, St. Paul's Church faces g second half century. The people are looking forward to the years ahead. The campaign which they are now conducting to raise fveN thousand dollars for building improvements adn repairs Is the first step in mak- ing ready for the future. Part or the foundation needs rebuilding. the social hall needs a damp proof floor, new heating equipment is seriously needed and the exterior needs painting.
 Contributions may be sent to the St. Paul,s Church Fund in care of l wales Meisinger, Waterbury Na- tional Bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
IOPA TO CHECK
 AUTO STICKERS
Many AutOists Fail to Place Gas RatiOning Des.
 ignatiOns on Cars

OPA investigators have been as- signed to Connecticut to report cars which do not bear gas ration ing stickers or which have improper stickers, 1t was reported today. Vi- olatorS face action against them by the OPA as we'll as possible criin- inal prosecution in the federal courts,
 There have been complaints that many car owners are still without rationing Stickers of any kind. There are other complaints that car owners who have been granted supplemental allotments are ris- playing only their A stickers, though they also have B or o stickers.
 A recent enforcement campaign by the OPA in New York has re- suited in many complaints and ar- rests. Early offenders were treated leniently, but the OPA is now starting to "crack down" on those who fail to obey the regulations.
 Under the rules, motoriSe must display his gas rationing sticker. If he has both an A and B sticker, he must display 8 least the B one; if he has an A and Csticker, he must at least displey the c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
FEAST OF SUCCOTH
 CLOSES TOMORROW
Special Services for Par. ents, Children in Local
 SynagOgues

Concluding the feast of Succoth, memorial services will be held to- morrow morning at the Beth Israel, Sharis Israel and Beth Fl syna- gogues. A special service will be held at 6:45 p. m. tomorrow evening at the Waterbury Hebrew Institute to which children and parents have been invited.
 New pupils were consecrated at the Temple Israel last night with Stephen Liebeskind and Joan Bern stein assisting. James Atlas, John Liebeskind, Michael Matzkin, Ann Cohen, Barbara Polancer and Elsie Gaber gave short recitations. A Succoth festival given at the Work mems Circle hall last night was sponsored by the Joel Enteen branch of the Jewish National Workersalli- ance. Entertainment was by I. Rothblun, a member of the Morris Schwartz Art Theater of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
CATHOLIC ACTION
 MEDAL TO SPERTl
Scientist to Be HOnOred at St. BOnayenture's Cole
 lege Tomorrow

St. Bonaventure, N. T., Oct. B. Dr. George Speri Sperti, Nationally recognized Scientist and Author, will receive the Catholic Action Medal for outstanding service at the annual St. Francis Day celebra- tion at St. Bonaventure College, October 4 and 5.
 For many years St. Francis Day has been set aside for the annual get-together of Alumni of St. Bona- venture College. Since St. Francis day falls on Sunday this year, and the Bonnses football team will be in Buffalo, engaging tEe Golden Grif- fins of Canisius College on that day, 1t has been decided by the college authorities to hold the cele- bration on both Sunday and Mon- day, with the presentation of the Catholic Action Medal to be made by an outstanding member of the hierachy at the banquet on Mon- day noon. Previous celebrations will be held in Buffalo Saturday, Oct. 5, and on the feast of the founder of the Franciscan Order on Sum- day
 On Saturday evening, pre-game get together of Alumni will be held in St. Patrick's Hall, Buffalo, N. Y. Sunday afternoon the Alumni will meet and attend the game of standing rivalry between the Blue and Gold Jesuit representa- tives and the Brown and White of Bonayenture. The game will be held in Civic Stadium, Buffalo, home. of the Griffins.
 The ceremonies on Monday morning will be inaugurRted by Solemn High Mass, in honor of St. Francis, to be held in the Col lege gymnasium at 10:0O a. m. This will be followed by 8 meeting of the Alumni, and a flag-raising ceremony, and the dedication of the Bonaventure Service Flag, in honor of the Alumni, Faculty Men- bers, and Students now serving in the U. s. Armed Forces. The AL umni will gather for reports from chapters and election of officers at 1i:3O a. m. The fiag-raising will take place at HAS.
 At noon, the group will meet in | k11Ckcy NcAuOK1dA 0nuAle 44du, OAA the College Campus, for the aln- unal banquet and presentation of the award to Dr. Sperti.
 | Dr. Sperti has gained national prominanos by his many contri- buttons to Science. He has made outstanding progress in the perfec- ton of synthetic rubber and silk drugs. The recipient of the latest Catholic Action Medal is. also Di. rector of the "Institutum Divi Thomae."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03

Sherman London quite excited when he noted
 headline in state newspaper the other day like tnS sMonkey Bites Child in Orange He had us really thlnK ng some sort of botanico anthropologico phenome- hon had occurred Glen Gray brings his famous casa Veekend accompanied by Kenny Sargent, Pee Wee Hunt lad the LeBrun Sisters Waterbury housewife writes n to urge that sort of containers be provided m he city for the waste fat the saving Most ot sf hem quickly run out of the covered tin containers which re demanded by Uncle Sam in giving the grease to groc Ts And when the fat starts to crowd food out o 1ce ,oxes we'll something has to be done Another con- nunication asks for gardening aid which are unable give Information is requested on lily of the valley lats an improved American type, what with importa-
 Ion of the German variety ended Any reader response 6n both of the above queries?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
All Souls
 Church.
ALL SOULS

World Wide Communion Sunday,
 Holy Communion a. m.
 Church school 9:45 a. m.
 Holy communion and sermon at II a. m.
 All communicants of the church throughout the world are asked to share in communion service Sun- day. The idea is to express the onens$ and cooperative effort of the church. Let us do our part.
 Monday, Oct. 5. First meeting of the Women's Auxiliary at 2:30 p. m.
 Tuesday, Oct. 6. Vestry meeting 7:30 p. m. Note the change in date. It is done in order that all may be present. If it is impossible for any to be present on the first Tuesday in the month please notify the rec tor.
 The Red Cross is pleading for people to help with nursing. Any who can help will please phone the Red Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03

Drew Pearson, Washington-Merry Go-Rounder LOT TOT on the Democratic presidential candidate for 1944 dur ing his Sunday night broadcast Bue 6So P m2 ,;.c Alan Hale and Marty Glickman will be at the WIN ke @ afternoon for broadcast of the professional too ba game between the N Y Giants and Pittsburgh steel CTS Lieut. Mickey Cochrane exmanager of tn the 1 pe tro Tigers is Bill sterns Sports Newsree oI IS Srcadcasng rights for the Fordham football games this season including oda feature with so at oO nav mennisl Harris PhiD and Rochester" in person not N return to the air tomorrow night at their GUS tonary hour of If you get nostalgia when you near Tomorrow and hear Gladys Swarthout and company = Harry Hershfeld Senator" Ed Ford and Joe Laurie Jr are due back at 930 BC) with their poor mans HInformation Please" better known as Can You Top ThS'.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
WEST SIDE HTLL METHODIST
ST. PAUL'S METHODIST East Farm Street


 Sunday, October 4. 1942.
 Rev. Louis Eugene Higgins, min- iSter.
 Wales F. Meisinger. organist. 0:30 a. rn.-Sunday school. All departments. Walter J. Oldroyd, superintendent.
 l0:45 e. ra.--Morning worship and Holy Communion.
 Today our church will join with Christian churches around the world in a service Of worldwide Communion. This Is the church's answer to Q divided world. If the church Is to lead the way to world peace, the church's people must first find the way at the altar of God.
 sermon topic: '4The Croas Still Holds the World Together" MT, Higgins will preach and conduct the service of Communion.
 T:30 D. ul.-Meeting of the build- Ing campaign workers. All workers are asked to Dc present at the church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
MOuNT OLIVE ZION

A Communion service will be held at f0:30 a. n. and T:S0 ?. m. to- morrow at the Mount Olive A. M. V, Zion church with the senior choir iuFnishlng music at both worship rroeFalns. The pastor. Rev. Halls- man w. Weller, wlll speak in the morning on @What GhRil We p07" and ln the evening on '"fhe Seek Inc Saviour
 churoh school Will ba conducted at oss0 a. m. Hrs Anna punhaul and Mf& Elsie Munn are sspeFla. ieNHeNfg.
 Ths Junior and nenlrF GhFislian lnaeeR0F soelellaD VIII oanFnna al |ts9 1n1 esza q Pa, rrsas, ,'zsIN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03

spotlightng the town We predict great 1uTu1e ae r the cute but shy little aeneveve
 quite dress designer in her own Igns; Iess T,cb as she possesses Sudden thought What swell
 kick Paroman Harold Green of the main stem vouer wo@ nake That lad has mind that works ke seggsl nent inform this newsboy that the very lovely Mary Ann of the Kings Kitchen staff was approachea ra y Hartford talent scout from an item prnteo neas m s chic new fall ensemble was Kay Snow the former Miss Waterbury who made many hearts go thumpa-aa- tSna thumpa as she emerged from one o the 4ocal 'e'ehS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
ADVENT CHRISTIAN

A worldwide communion service will be held at 1O:30 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Advent Christian church on Cherry street. The pastor. Rev. Joseph P. 0. Johnson, will speak on 'The Fellowship of Christ's Suffering.
 Church school will be held ct il a. m. Mrs. Leon Corliss is directress.
 The church school rally day will be held at ii:45 and the Loyal Work CTS will convene at 6:i6 ?. m. At the evening worship at 2 ?. m. the pastor will use for his subject, "The IncompaFahle Christ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
PAINTERS TORCH
 CAUSE OF BLAZE

A painters torch was blamed for 8 fire which yesterday afternoon badly damaged a three-story brick frame building at 225 Baldwin street. Bremen were at the scene, for more than an hour.
 The fire. worked its way into par titions between the walls of the building, which is owned 'oy Mich ael D'Angelo.
 A false alarm at a. m. today brought firemen to MacDermid, Inc, factory on Huntingdon ave- nue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-03
CITY oVVIcIALs ENLIST

RennalaeE, N. Y. GuPl -~The mayor himseif started it and Rpns- ssiaeF voters are wondering whore it's going to end, Two days after Mayer charles c. MaIoy announced ha had volunteered fof Army ifs duetl0n with an 0clQbat eenzin9ani
 sha city treasurer, Albert 5u #sH4lglyl tod hla fKaft beard chairman iNa' he. Zoo, Haf q volunteer les an1N1'