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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
454,l55 TONS OF
 RUBBER RSALVACED
Will Keep Reclaim Plants Operating at Capacity
 Over One Year

Washington, July 22.-(UP)-- The nationwide scrap rubber sal wage collection, which netted 454,- 155 tons, will keep reclaim plants operating at capacity for more than a year, war production board of- ficials predicted today.
 Arthur B. Newhall, rubber CO., ordinator, estimated that approxi. mately 70 per cent of the scrap could be converted into reclaimed rubber for military or essential civilian use Reclaim plants annually handle some 350,0O0 tons.
 President Roosevelt, announcing the results of the rubber drive, said that a statement would be issued within the next two weeks on the rubber situation. He declined to amplify the nature of the state ment, which apparently will be issued by the White House.
 WIPE officials were re-examininG rubber commitments to see if they could provide 3,332 tons of crude and 97,420 tons of reclaimed rub Der for a plan which tire manufac- turers say will keep all essential motor cars running for the next two years.
 Tire manufacturers, opening an exhibit here, said that in addition to the crude and reclaimed rubber requirements, they would need 3,1Si tons of thiokol and 32,475 tons oi butyl-both rubber substitutes which they declared could be obtained without interfering with the govern ment's 8OO.OOO ton synthetic pro- gram.
 The manufacturers joined gov ernment officials, however, in em- phasizing that no sensible program could envision tires for pleasure driving. In fact, they insist ed that a forty per cent cut in normal driving, speed limit maxi mum of 40 miles an hour and week. ly checks of tires were necessary to meet a goal of 48,174,000 tires new and rccapped-during the next two years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
GIANT BOMBS HIT
 NAZI INDUSTRY
City of Duisburg Battered Last Night by British
 Raiding Squad
BY DISNEY J. WILLIAMS United Press Staff COrrespOnient


 London, July 9. - (UP) - More than 50 giant bombs of 4,000 pounds each were among the explosives dumped on enemy targets in last nights raids on the German manu- featuring city of Duisburg, the air ministry said today.
 Heavy and medium bombers were used on the raid that struck again into the heart of the Ruhr district with a force of 300 planes. "Gcrnany's important inland port was blasted into a huge blaze by crews who easily found their tar- gets," the communique said. "The weather was favorable for accurate bombing"
 Bomber crews reported really good fires were started in Duisburg itself and in the dock area" the ministry said.
 Thirteen bombers were missing, the air ministry said, indicating that the raiding force probably numbered about 300 planes.
 The bomber operation was pro- tected by RAF bomber-fighters which maintained constant patrols over the enemy airdromes of France and the low countries to prevent Nad interceptor planes from interfering with the Ruhr mission.
 Duisburg is one of Germany's
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
SENATOR MEAD IN
 NEW YORK FIGHT

Washington, July 22-(UP-sen. James M. Mead. D, N. Y. today announced his candidacy for the Democratic gubenatorisi aom'na a- ton in New York state.
 Mead announced his candidacy In 8 letter to Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D., N. Y. He entered the field in opposition to Attorney General John J. Bennett, Jr., of New York who is backed by former Postmaster General James A. Farley.
 In his letter Mead said he had received many requests urging his candidacy.
 up until now. I have resisted every appeal to become a candi- date: had hoped might not be called to run," he said. You, Sen- ator, and other high-mirded citi- zens have made me come to realize that I must not permit my personal wishes and my personal prefer cnces to stand in the way of render Ing a public service to the people of my state and Of my country"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
PERMANENT GAS
 RATlONINC IS ON
Became Effective Today as Motorists Stock Up With
 Extra Supplies
(NEA Telephoto)

Permanent gasoline rationing ing went into effect today but, with most motorists having, stocked extra supplies into their tanks before the deadline, 1t may be a week or more before its effect on local traffic vol ume can be noted. Passenger cal owners can use their A coupons, be- ginning today, while truck owners can use the s books allotted them
 Gasoline station operators regis tered for their bulk supplies of gas oline today, being required to ap- pear at rationing board headquart- CTS, 1l9 west Main street, with fig ures on their tank capacity and the amount of gas they have available Many stations about the city were closed as the owners filed their ap- plications.
 Truck Owners Lose
 More than 500 truck owners, who failed to register before the 9 p. m deadline last night, face an tndef1- nite delay before they will be issued ration books. James E. Mcknight, deputy chairman of the rationing board, said that no action on de- linquent truck applications will be taken until after the task of issuing B and c supplementary cards to owners of private cars is completed
 No matter what the excuse is for not appearing on time," truck owners who failed to apply will have to wait, MT. Mcknight declared
 Each coupon in the A books is- sued to passenger car owners IS good for purchase of four gallons Of gasoline. The coupons numbered 1 are good for the first two months
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
Demurrer Is Filed On Gas Storage Ordinance
Four Page Document Submitted by Attorney Blans- field-O Ordinance Is Ikened to Antique,
 Long Outdated

A four-page demurrer filed in municipal court today by State Senator Michael V. Blansfield re- fers to Waterbury's anti-gasoline storage ordinance as "A product of the gay sos, the linen duster, and the tied down hat with veil. v Attorney Blansfield is counsel for John W. Potter, 65, of 113 Wood- side street, who was arrested June B on charge of illegally storing 16 gallons of gasoline in his garage. Potter, who is paymaster at the American Brass Company, was granted a further continuance until tomorrow by Judge John L. Calf ney when the case was called In municipal court today.
 The demurrer, which will be argued tomorrow, sets out a claim that the ordinance in question, passed by the Board of Aldermen January 31, 1898, and approved Feb ruary g. 1898, twas not intended to serve other than as a check and restriction upon the sale or stor- age for same of inflammable liquids and compositions within the con- fines of the city of Waterbury"
 The ordinance is entitled, "An Ordinance Concerning Trade"
 Potter has never been put to plea on the charge. Today's continuance was the fourth granted for prepara- ton of his defense.
 Four Paid Fines
 Four other persons have paid fines ranging from $25 to $100 and costs on similar charges. All prose- cutions have resulted from com- plaints of Fire Marshal Dennis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
ADMIRAL LEAHY
 JOINS CABINET
Added Member to Act as War Chief-WiII Displace
 No "Higher=ups"
BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff COrrcSDOndentl

kOHAtcu 1TcSS OIdII COTEcSpOHuCuCl
 Washington, July 22.-(UP)-Ad- miral William D. Leahy today be- came in effect an added member of the cabinet as an unofficial seeFe- tary of national defense.
 He undertakes the new duties with the complete endorsement and approval of both war and navy de- partments and in no sense displaces nor minimizes the responsibilities of Secretary of War Henry L. Stim- son, Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Admiral Ernest J. King, or General George c. Marshall.
 The facts appear to be that Pres ident Roosevelt needed expert and 24-hours-a-day assistance in his dual jobs as president and com mander- in-chief of the armed forces. So Leahy was named chief of staff to the commander-in- chief.
 The scope of Leahy's activities and the extent to which his decisions will affect military operations will depend on MT. Roosevelt and the admiral since the latter's authority
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
BY JOHN A. PARRlS

United Press Staff COrreSpohdent)
 London, July 22.-(UP)-Private advices said today that one of Gen. Draja Mikhailovitch's three Jugoslav guerrilla armies had killed 900 Axis troops, taken 400 prisoners and oc- cupied several localities on the rail- way between Mostar and Sarajevo, in southwest Jugoslavia.
 Gen. Mikhailovitch's forces were reported to have killed at least T. 500 Axis troops and captured several thousand more in May. Reliable sources said they had fought a major battle with Axis troops and that Hungarian battleships on the Danube had participated. The guer- illas succeeded in disrupting the vital oil traffic on the Danube.
 His forces, now engaged in ac- tionS out of the guerilla stage, also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
Germans Break Through at Don Riyer-AdvanCe
 Toward ROstOv
NEW HUGE RUSSIAN
 ARMY AWAITS NAZIS
Trained at UraIs in Winter MOnths-Ready to Meet
 Caucasus Threat
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign EditOr)

NOAAASNA A OSS ~ VASA6h 4@SAVVAV
 Russian endorsements, backed by an army reported moved westward from the Urals, massed for the battle of the Caucasus today as the Germans claimed a break through in the lower Don river and an advance in a semi-circle around the key city of Rostov.
 Soviet dispatches acknowledged enemy advances of some distance on the lower Don front, but said that Russian counter attacks and aerial blows continued to make the Axis gains costly, including 5000 killed and 19 tanks knocked out in one engagement. Soviet gains also were extended on the enemy north flank at Voronezh, where more towns were captured and four enemy bridges knocked out in fighting that cost the Germans 10000 dead on one sector in the last two weeks.
 But front line dispatches to Mos COW again told of German gains 1n the south and emphasized the Rus sian hope that Allied plans = still clouded by secrecy in London and apparently not yet at a decisive stage = for second front would be speeded.
 "The resistance of the enemy on a planned basis in the area of Ros- toy has collapsed" the German communique claimed.
 German and Allied troops stand before the fortified bridgehead ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22

underSeaS raiders the most effective weapon so far against Japanese oc- cupation of the islands. Previously, submarines had sunk three other destroyers and damaged two.
 Air and surface operations around the Aleutians, hampered by the fogs and mists of the region, have suc- ceeded in sinking only a transport and cruiser. The latest scoresheet of losses, compiled from Navy com- muniques and an unofficial Army announcement, lists these victims:
 Sunk = Six destroyers, one trans port, one cruiser.
 Probably sunk = One destroyer.
 Damaged = Four cruisers, two destroyers, one gunboat, one trans port and one aircraft carrier.
 Meanwhile, Anthony J. Dimond, congressional delegate from Alaska reported that from 10000 to 25,00C Japanese troops have been landed on Attu, Kiska and Agattu islands He said that if those reports were '. true 1t must be assumed thai Japanese activities in the area are of major proportions and not car ried out merely to divert American strength.
 He warned that failure to drive the Japanese out immediately would be a mistake. Should they en- trench themselves further, he said they would be squarely astride the northern communication lines to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
Don't Delay,
 Buy It Today

Dryden, it was who said that all delays are dangerous in war.
 Certainly that truth Is brought home to us in many ways as the conflict OIsr many fronts rOars to 8 tremendous crash of men and mighty arma- ments.
 American n-made equipment Is being used by all cOHmbatants and in all theaters of the war.
 It costs money to produce these weapons of war; 1t costs money to ship them all over the world.
 Our part here at home Is not merely to make supplies, but to provide the money with which they can be bought.
 Your War Savings Stamps and Bonds are an investment in American liberty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
U. 5. CASUALTIES
 ARE 44,l43 MEN
Killed, Wounded, Missing in Seven Months of War
 With Germany
By JOHN M. MECKLIN United Press Staff COrreSDOndent)

Washington. July 22- (UP) = Seven months of war with Ger many, Japan and Italy has cost the United States 44,14S men killed wounded or missing-about 12 per cent of the casualties this country suffered in the IT months it fought in the World War.
 Relatively, however, the percen- tage is greater. The United States had a total mobilized force of A. 355, 900 men in the World War. The present mobilization probably is much less.
 Statistics showed 195 casualties for every day of war, one for every eight minutes of war. Of the total, 4,8O1 were killed, 3,218 wounded, and 36, 6,124 are listed as missing" prob ably prisoners of war.
 The casualty announcement-frst official count of casualties sustained
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
DIVES INTO POOL, DIES

PittSaeld, Mass, July 22,--dUP)- John Ardorretto, 26, of Buffalo, N. Y., vacationing here before joining the army, died yesterday when he dived into the Pittsfied YMCA swimming pool and broke his neck A medical examiner said death was accidental.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22
Limited Offensive Would Suffer Disaster At Hands Of Axis Powers
Battle F or Aleutian
 Islands Very Serious
American Submarines Have Sunk Three More Jap DestrOyers-Keith Wheeler, U. p. Writer Con-
 tinues His Story of War in Aleutians
BY WALTER LOGAN
 United Press Staff COrrespondent)

Washington, July 9. - American submarines, crlis- ing in the fog around Kska harbor the Aeutan Islands,
 have added three Japanese desroyers to their list of victims and brought their toll of enemy warshps in the strategic Alaskan to six sunk and two damaged The NaYY'S announcement of the latest snkings made the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-22

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-26
MUSICAL MUNITIONS

Judging, from limited observation it must be
admitted the prospective contribution of Tin Pan
Alley to the winning of the war; we cannot be very
sanguine Perhaps when they reach their stride,
song writers will do materially better. But
what is lacking is not skill in composition nor skill
in manipulating words The conspicuous lack is in
a clear appreciation of the nature of the war we
have to fight.
One abruptly popular tune is addressed to the
enemy. YOU'RE Sap, Mr.. Jap" it nveighs in
ceverly contemptuous language. Mr.. Jap is told
that Uncle Sammy is getting cranky and soon will
spanky. There is more, of course, but this is a
fair sample of the idocy currently advanced to
engender a grim spirit
But our trouble, STILL is under estimation of the
enemy's power. There persists an unconscously
fippant attitude which is abetted by such songs
this.
Another in similar vein tells us how Uncle Sam
will slap the dirty little Jap how the enemy has
bitten off more than he chew. The words are
in the third person. significantly 1t is not that
we going to slap the dirty little Jap. No, in
deed. Uncle Sam" will do it, while look on
with malicious enthusiasm. To conjure up the pic
ture of nation of kibitzers watching their Uncle
Samuel at work turning the Jap over democracys
lap" is hardly to produce in the listener sense of
his own share in the mighty task.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-26
FIRES DESTRUCTION

Here is set of figures which is disgrace to
the United States. During the month of December,
the national fire loss totaed S31 36l 000S77 439 900
more than the November figure. During all of 1941
the total fire loss was 1922 357 000 compared with
less than $30650O,00O in the preceding twevemonth.
And these figures cover only direct loss They do
not indirect lossloss of business, loss of en-
poyment loss of taxes. etc-which runs into count
less millions more 1t would be grave mistake to
think of fire only in terms of the money values de-
stroyed. That is serious, certainly, in normal times,
when there is an abundance of labor and supplies
and time In these times. the money destruction
of fire is dwarfed to nsgnificance by other aspects
Fire makes ash and rubble of essential materials
materials which in many dangerously
scarce. Fire takes the labor of men and women
labor which should be used for productive military
purposes. Fire drains the nation, consumes human
energies, and wastes irreplaceable time Every per-
in this country can do something to help pre-
vent fire And everyone must if it is to be licked.
Every setback for fire is battle in the great
production which underes the military service
to the nation. War will leave little enough for civil
ian consumption it is. We simply cant afford
destructive fire.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-26
SINKING U. S. .TANKERs

The Navy is being more hush.
hush than usual regarding thu
sinkings of oil tankers off the At.
lantic coast. However, here are 8
few important facts about the sit.
uation which are not military Sc
crets.
First fact is encouraging. The
tankers sunk were old, small ano
slow. All of them were twenty
years old or over, and the largest
Standard Oils India Arrow, was
1927 tons.
On the surface, this would in
dicate that oil and gasoline losses
en- the east coast would not be
heavy. However. this is not the
case. For all of the big, new
American tankers have been tax
en- over by the Navy. This was
under an arrangement whereby the
Maritime Commission had lent the
Gil companies around 100000 per
vessel to build fast modern tank
ers making 10 knots This is so
fast that they can avoid submar-
ines and also keep up with the
fleet.
However, these new tankers, built
in cooperation with the Navy, are
now with the fleet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-26
LET POLITICS WAIT

What this country needs now isn't good five
cent cigar. 1t needs fighting Congress for a
fighting America.
The bombs that fell Pearl Harbor have not
blasted away all traces of excessive craftsmanship
This is all too obvious from recent and continued
utterances of some OF the poticos on the coming
national elections.
Every American war President has faced the
serious problem of preventing domestic politics
from interfering with the effort 1t is the glory
of democracies that their democratic processes
tinue to function under pressure. But
that doesn't make any the less difficult the job
which Madison, Polk, Lincoln. Wilson and now
Roosevelt, have faced in turn.
1t is the task of maintaining national unity be-
hind our men at the front, plus loyal support in
Congress-n election year
The test of candidates in the 1912 elections must
be national loyalty, not party loyalty. While there
should be no thought of adjournment of the two
party system of American Government for the dura-
ton of the war it nevertheless is desirable that
active partisan campaigning should be limited to
its proper season-and its proper relation to the
effort.
There have been recent outbursts of partisan
1912 political campaign full nine months before
election day
Neither party gain much advantage by
opening battle at this point-because if one starts
the other will take it up This will all be to the
general harm OF the public.
Inevitably the nations government suffers dur
ing season of political struggle Political consider
ations intrude into almost every decision. Crmina-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-26
MCCORMICK HITS
AT pRE-DRAFTED
men VOLUNTEERS
Says Not Patriotic. But
Gesture at Reeog-
milton

Registrars who enlist after be-
ing called for induction physi-
cal examination can hardly be cred
tied with outstanding patriotic
motives for SO doing. John L. Nc
Cormick, Territorial Director OF
Selective Service, stated today.
Such men," he said, seem to
crave public recognition as volun-
teers when it is perfectly apparent
that the compelling motive is the
knowledge they will be ordered in
to the Army within a few days. Ev-
cry registrant has weeks and, some
time. months to determine whether
he meets with the physical STAN
dards of the Army and also to vol
unteer for the branch of the armed
forces he prefers"
Director Mccormick said that
while the recruiting services con-
tinue to operate men of draft age
may volunteer up to the time of
being called for induction and Sc
lective Service officials greatly pre-
fer that the enlistment proceed the
call for physical examination.
He continued: Before regis
trant is permitted to enlist after
call for induction physical ex-
aminations, his board must certify
to the recruiting office that the
applicant is not a necessary man to
industry. If successful, the regis
trant enters the Army within two
or three weeks from the time he
would be indicted anyway.
1T is. of course, different with
the registrant who prefers to serve
with the Navy, the Marine Corps
Or the Coast Guard, but in such
cases, we cannot help but feel that
the man who is sincere in his pref
erence will not wait to volunteer
until he is about to be drafted
Then too, the Local Board has the
privilege of declining to give a
waiver after it has called regis
trant for physical examination and
the plans of the man who waits
until the last moment may be de-
feated"