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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-31
HURLEY ASSAILS
 BALDWIN RECORD

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-31

The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Claps of 180 Oak street was held this morning from the home at o'clock to St. Lucy's church where 8 requiem Mass was elebrated fG g o'clock. Burial was in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-31

The funeral of John o. Bagley will be held Monday morning at s:30 from Bergin funeral home. 2e0 East Main street to Sacred Heart church at Q o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at funeral home today and tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Russia
Continued From First Page1

.hell the enemy lines and to bring
supplies. arms, munitions and food
to the besieged garrison.
Warships and long-range guns
wiped out numerous enemy troops
In positions well behind the front
military advices said. The cruiser
Red Crimea escaped repeated at
tempts of the Luftwaffe to sink
her near the city. There were more
than 200 raids on the ship, the
DISPATCHES said, but she was not hit.
Meanwhile. the Russian high
command masked its intentions west
Of Moscow.
Authorities were silent on German
reports that new Russian of1en-
sive had been opened against Snlo-
lensk, with waves Of infantry at
tackine behind tank and air support.
(An important town in the di-
rection of Smolensk was recap
tured. said a British broadcast OF
Moscow dispatches!
But observers recalled that it was
several days after the beginning OF
the Russians Kharkov offensive
May IL before an announcement
was made. That offensive was
launched to upset German plans for
q German offensive against Rostov,
Evening star., 1942-06-21
designed as . companion to the
Kerch Peninsula drive in the Crimea.

designed as . companion to the
Kerch Peninsula drive in the Crimea.
$500 Germans Slain.
Soviet reports told Of two battles
on the Kalinin front, north of Smo-
lensk. in which 1,5O0 Germans were
killed in a 48-hour fight, and more
than TOO wiped out in another two
day combat.
Since the ending of the Russians
winter offensive they have held two
salients pointed at Smolensk, which
Is 220 miles west of Moscow. One
reaches to Dorogobuzh, so miles
southeast Of Smolensk, and the
other runs through Toropetz, 100
miles north of Smolensk and extends
on into White Russia between Smo-
lensk and Velikie Luki.
Caught in the bulge are Gzhatsk,
sS miles west of Moscow; Vyazma
and Rzhev.
The configuration of the lines sug-
gested to observers that one side or
the other sooner or later must open
a vast, bloody campaign in the
sector.
On the Sevastopol front, the Rus
slams admitted the Germans were
throwing reinforcements into their
attack In a desperate effort to fight
through at all costs, hammering
with artillery and dive bombers, and
screening their foot soldiers with
smoke clouds.
But the Russians contended the
Germans were making no important
gains.
paul Winterton, Moscow cor
respondent of the British Broad
casting Corp, said the Germans
had wedged large forces into
positions on the high road to
Sevastopol and "the danger Is
very great"
(The Germans were said to be
hammering from the south and
east and from across the mile
wide estuary to the north, where
they admitted the Russians were
clinging to strong fortress. The
Germans claimed to have stormed
several heights on the south
side)
Russians Confident
Whereas cocksure Nazis in Berlin
were quoted on Sunday morning,
June ~, 194l, as saying the war in
the East would be all over in four
weeks, or maybe six, the end OF the
first year finds the Red Army
soldiers quietly confident that they
can fulfill Joseph Stalin's assign
ment, given last May Day, to defeat
the Germans this year.
They are confident because of the
increased flow of United States and
British war implements and the an
nouncements that Foreign Commits
sar Molotov's visits to Washington
and London presage the opening Of
western front against Germany.
In the hard year just passed the
Russians surprised the world by
shattering the legend of German
invincibility, but in so doing they
wrote a tragic scroll of losses.
These. for the first four months
alone, were acknowledged to be
almost 100000 dead, wounded and
missing
On the other hand Stain has
estimated that the Germans lost
more than 4,5OO, 900 in dead, wound
ed and missing in the same period
Evening star., 1942-06-21

Another 400 900 were added, accord
ing to Russian estimate, In the
period from November 10 to Janu-
ary 7. covering the Germans sec
ond fall offensive against Moscow.
II the Russians projected these
casualties at the same rate, they
probably would estimate the Ger
man casualties now at well over
5000, 900 men.
Drain on Manpower.
Evidence of the drain on German
manpower Is seen in the appearance
Of youths and older men among the
prisoners, and in new numbers of
their divisions from 300 up to as
high as 403. Many of these newer
divisions apparently had been re-
served for Hitler's big summer blow.
While Moscow still is city
stripped for action, its teeming
streets of a year ago comparatively
deserted, it has emerged from its
winter ordeal structurally intact.
1t lists about 1000 dead as a re-
suit of air raids.
The barricades which were erected
last fall in expectation of a street
to street fight have been torn down.
The long battle line winds from
Taganrog on the Sea of Azov, to
Kharkov. Kursk, Orel, northwest
to Bryansk, the Smolensk sector,
Staraya Russa, Novgorod, past be-
sieged Leningrad, and just inside the
Soviet Karelian border to the Arctic.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
House Group Adopts
Tax Deduction Plan;
Sales Levy Is Out
Committee Is Expected
To Complete Action
On Bill This Week
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that all persons pay part Of their
1912 tax liabilities next year in one
lump sum in March, rather than in
quarterly installments. The lump
sum would correspond to the amount
withheld at source from persons
subject to that withholding. Those
in the latter group would be able
: to use their deductions from pay
! checks as this down payment, while
the others would have to use cash.
Paul Explains Proposal.
: Randolph Paul, tax adviser to
Secretary Morgenthau, explained
the pay roll deduction plan in these
words, in a statement to the COM
nittee:
The taxpayer would be permitted
TO credit against his March IS, l943,
installment on 1912 taxes, half OF
the amounts withheld at source
during January and February, ls43;
against his June Is installment, half
of the amounts withheld during
March, April and May; against his
September Is installment. half OF
the amounts withheld during June,
July and August, and against his
December Is installment, half of the
amounts withheld during Septem-
Der, October and November.
Under this plan, slightly more
than half Of the total amount with
held at source during 1943 would be
available in March, 1914, as credit
against l943 income tax liabilities
In this way, the transition to collec-
ton at source would be spread over
the two years, l943 and 1914"
One Refund Plan Rejected.
The committee reiterated its de-
cision to impose "a per cent ex-
cess profits tax on corporations, but
appeared hopelessly divided on the
question of a postwar refund 10
soften the blow of such high rate.
One specific plan for the refund
the details of which the members
said they could not explain-Was
defeated and members said hatly
that unless some more WORKABLE
program were brought forward, the
tax bill would go to the House
without any such plan.
The committee has decided TO
lower the personal exemption OF a
single person from $3.50 to $500 and
for married persons from $500 TO
$1,000. In addition, it raised the
normal tax rate from 4 to 6 per cent
and the lowest surtax rate from 3
to IL per cent. Experts have esti-
mated that these changes would
produce s2,7oo 100000.
Evening star., 1942-06-21
Commerce Cafeteria
Fire Shifts Traffic

A small fire in locker Of the
Commerce Department cafeteria
last night brought out large sec
ton of the downtown fire companies
and a rescue squad.
Firemen reported damage was
limited to the locker and that origin
Of the fire had not been determined.
For brief period Fourteenth street
traffic was routed out Constitution
avenue and E street to Fifteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1942-05-05
the EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

WJSv, 7:30-Ameriesn Melody Hour: Vivian
della chsA and Conrad Thbault in q group Of
musical comedy hits.
WWDe, 7:3o-lane Presents: WoImsr Bos
from, Minister from Sweden. discusses The
Sweden Of Today"
WR, 7:30-burns and Allen: GNeie lays
plans TO become feminine Raehmaninoff.
VOL, 8:00-Whai's Ny Name: The Frantis-
King quiz comes from a playhouse in New York
City,
WINK, 8:i5-Firt Rehearsal Of Newly Arrived
Participants in the National Folk Festival.
WMAl, 8:3o-Milion Berle Show: Movie Star
Brenda Joyce is guest.
WRc, 9:00-Battle Of Sexes -Four men named
Adams VS.. four ladies named Eve.
WjSV. 9:00-Duffs Tavern: Archie is
reported 10 be fddng while every one in the
Tavern burns.
WEv. 9:30-Repot 10 the Nation: Former
Postmaster General James A. Farley appeals for
aid in the War Fund Campaign
WRt. 9;3o-Fbber and Molly: More trouble
from Lillian, the mare, and her little offspring.
WhAl. t0:00-Dr. Walter Damroseh con.
duds The Ohio State University Orchestra and
also receives an award for his distinguished
career Of public service in music, radio and
edutaiion." Program includes excerpts from
Hanson' Romantic Symphony No. l." Wasnsfs
Evening star., 1942-05-05
TOMORROW.

Overture 10 "hsisterinssr' and Dsmroseh's s
Danny Deere" -
M iGoo9sb Hsps1. Show, with
esudeffs Colbert susstins. -
MWDc, 10:05-Jimmy De chard w. hs
Baksi in bout sf Riverside Stadium.
w, to:30-Rsd NsIton Co.: Newspapers
furnish the subject matter for ionisht's address
M, fi:t5-Stor Dramas Rsbst Louis
Stsvensons The Body Snatthsry.'
Evening star., 1942-05-05
ShMI.MlYE lioeaiBs,

LONDON. 5:3o-county Notes: CSC, e.5s
meg. 3i.3 NJ; 6sD, Ills meg, 75.5 m.
MOSCOW, 6i5-Brosdtsst in English: RKE,
fi.S meg, 75.2 NJ.
LONDON, 6:40-listeninq Post: CSC, s.5s
meg, 3i.3 m.; 6SD, Ills meg, 75.5 N.
LONDON, s:oo-Demousu Marches CSC,
95s meg 3i.3 m.; eSo, Ills msqy 75.5 m.
LONDON. 9:o0-HsadIins News and Views:
CSC. 9.5S meg, 3i.3 m.; GSD, Ills msa.,
255 m.
MOSCOW. 9:t5-Nsws in English RkE, It's
meg, 75.7m
MELBOURNE, 9:75-Ameriean Soldiers Call.
ing Home West Coast Broadcast Pacific War
Tims): W67, 1873 meg, ts7m.
SYDNEY, e:75-Amsriean Soldiers caIHna
Home West Coast Broadcast Pacific War Tims)
Vl02, 1887 meg, 252 m.
GUATEMALA, 9:35-tatin American Music:
16WA. 1858 meg, 81 N.
MOSCOW. ti:i5-tommsnis in enqlish: RKE,
11.S meg 75.2m.
GUATEMALA. 100 a.m.-Nsw,: IGWA s6s
meg, 81 m.
LONDON. 1870 am.-lsis News: GI, 95s
meg 3l.3 m.; 6Sl, 81 meq., 49.t m.
Evening star., 1942-05-05
Not This

You can't pop corn over . match
fame. You can't build house with
discarded barrel slaves. And well
never win this with less than all
we've got and the best we've got.
Buy War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-05-05
EVENING STAR FEATURES.

Star Flashss: Latest news, twite daily; WkAl.
i:55 and ass pm, -.
Boys and Girls in The War Effort: The news
series presented by pupils Of the District
elementary schools; WhAl. this afternoon At
pm.
Evening star., 1942-05-05
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Evening star., 1942-05-05
WINNING CONTRACT
by THE FOUR ACES.
A Common Error

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you will either win the trick or make
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perhaps you ought to consider play
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considered is when you have the
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the ace-ten. Most players would
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East did:
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
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Evening star., 1942-05-05
POINTS FOR PARENTS
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLA(

1t is possible for child to be
honest in one situation and dis
honest in another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
WiIheImina Decorafes
Six American Officers

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-T-he decora-
ton by Queen Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands of 1t. Gen. George H.
Brett, Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton,
Rear Admiral William r. Purnell
and three other American officers
was announced officially today.
Gen. Brett, Gen. Brereton and
Admiral Purnell were awarded the
grand officer of the Order of Orange
Nassau with swords.
Capt. Frank D. Wagner and
Comdr. Paulus Lawson, both of the
United States Navy, were given the
rank of knight commander of the
Order of Orange Nassau with
swords. while 1t. Comdr. Jack G.
Renard was made an officer of the
Order of Orange Nassau with
swords.
The awards were announced in a
list of decorations for American.
British and Australian officers and
men which included Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavell, Admiral Sir
Godfrey Layton and Air Marshal
Sir Richard Peirse.
Gen. Brereton, who was in COM
mand of American Air Forces in the
Philippines at the start of the war
and later directed American Air
Forces in India, was made COM
mander of United States Army Air
Forces in the Middle East last July.
Gen. Brett, who since September 9
has been in charge Of American
defenses in the Panama Canal Zone,
formerly was commander Of Allied
Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Nozi Marshal Reported Shifted
For Failing to Halt RAE in Africa
KesseIrine Blamed
For Rommel Rout,
London Hears
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. "a well-posted
foreign source said today that Nazi
Fieldmarshal Albert Kesselring had
been shunted from his air command
in the Mediterranean to a post on
the Don front in Russia because of
the Axis failure to halt the Raj In
Libya.
This source, who must remain
anonymous, said Kesselrings re-
ported removal followed complaints
by Marshal Erwin Rommel that lack
of proper air support resulted in the
rout of his forces by the British
Eighth Army.
Kesselring was said to have been
succeeded by Fieldmarshal Erwin
Won Witzelben, who previously had
been reported sent to North Africa
to direct Vichy forces there before
the Allied landings.
The report on Kesselring was the
second recent indication that he
had fallen into disfavor. The Mos
COW radio said on November Is that
Hitler had dismissed him for failure
to tip off the Nazi high command
on the Allied offensive in North
Africa. The Germans themselves
have issued no statement Of any
shifts on the Axis African command.
This informant said that the
enemy setup was not clear, but that
Witzelben was believed now to COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Knox Reveals That ButtIeship
Struck Reef Early in the War

Departments in the Office of the
Secretary of War yesterday.
There are a great many matters
that can be better handled by
civil authorities than by the mill
tary, ne said, adding that the War
Department probably would make
definite announcement on the
matter soon. He reminded the con-
ference, however, that the Island
Oahu is primarily total fortress
and that naturally it must remain
in the control of the military serv-
ices.
Since the japanese attack on Ha-
waii December Z, 1941. military law
has been strictly enforced and 1t.
Gen. Delos G. Emmons, commander
of the Hawaiian Department of the
Army, has been military governor of
the islands.
As for following the lead of the
Army in releasing men over SO who
had been indicted through selec-
tive service, Secretary Knox said, of
course, since there were no men in
the Navy who had gotten there
through the selective service, the
Army's policy would not apply to the
Navy at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Michigan Central Railroad
Roundhouse Swept by Fire
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 29.-Locomotive
whistles and the sirens of fire en-
gines shrieked in a mad bedlam in
West Detroit last night as spec
tacular fire swept part of Michl-
gan Central Railroad roundhouse.
At least IL locomotives were DAM
aged. Twenty-four pieces OF fire
equipment, answering four alarms,
fought the flames for an hour.
With the F'BI taking part, an in
vestigation to determine the cause
of the fire was being conducted
officials said they had discovered
no evidence of sabotage.
An employee turned in the first
alarm at GIG pm, when he saw
fire racing up a pole of the big
roundhouse, which is equipped to
care for As locomotives. Shortly
the blaze reached the roof, part of
which collapsed on the engines.
Wood framing in the brick walls
also caught fire.
The Michigan Central said that
if necessary locomotives from
nearby cities would be ordered into
Detroit. No schedules were held up
by the fire, however, trainmen said.
NJ j. Max, chief of police for the
Michigan Central here, said this
! was the firse roundhouse fire of his
experience in 26 years on the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

A United States battleship struck
an uncharted reef in the early stages
of the war, but has been repaired
"a long time ago." Secretary Knox
revealed at a press conference today
Asked to comment on reports that
a major unit of our fleet had en-
countered a reef at time not an
nounced, Secretary Knox replied:
Il don't think there is any harm
now in saying that in the early
stages of the war one of our battle
ships struck reef-but it has been
repaired long time ago"
An aide suggested to the Secre-
tary that it be made plain that
the reef was uncharted on the maps,
and Mr.. Knox quickly inserted "un-
charted" in his one sentence state
ment. This inclusion would have
the effect of generating the cap
tain and the navigation officer of
the vessel from charges of negli-
gence. He gave no details of the
occurrence, nor where it happened.
Secretary Knox also said that a
completely satisfactory formula
for restoring certain civil rights in
the Hawaiian Islands had been ef-
fected at a meeting of representa-
tives OF the Navy, Justice and War
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Ice Jam Blasted 10 Avert
Flood in Pennsylvania
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONESDALE, Pa, Dec. 29.-Dyna-
miters blasted an ice jam in the
Lackawaxen River last night and
prevented another flood in this
Northeastern Pennsylvania town of
5000, which counted Is deaths when
the river spilled over its banks last
May %.
Mountainous piles of ice. jammed
by 24-hour rain, had damned up
for mile behind temporary bridge
in the center of the town. The river
was tapping at the top of its retain
ing walls, feet above normal level,
when hastily mobilized State high
way crews began blasting a channel
to carry of the pent-up water.
The dynamiting continued several
hours and early today police said the
flood threat had been eliminated.
In low-land sections, anxious
householders had moved belongings
from the first floors of their homes.
Crowds gathered in the streets and
the atmosphere was tense until word
spread that the jam had been
broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Cos Book 'Bootleggine'
Feared in Hogerstown

BY the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. 90
Ration Board officials feared today
that an organized gang of gasoline
ration coupon "bootleggers" was
operating in this area following
theft of several thousand "a, 81
and &C" books from board offices
here.
All filling station attendants of
the area were asked to be on the
lookout for the ration books, which
were unsigned.
County Investigator Wayne Sell
man said the books were taken from
a metal cabinet in the boards Of
fees. A safe and quantity of food
ration books, to be issued In Feb
ruary, we're undisturbed, he added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
SomuIi|und in East Africa
Joins Forces With De GuuIIe

This alignment was considered
especially significant now in view
of Gen. De Gaulle's reported prep
arations to see Gen. Henri Giraud
and visit Washington with a plan
to establish a new government in
North Africa to represent all Fight
ing French territories.
The agreement putting this last
French African colony and its port
Of Djibuti in the Allies fold was
signed by Brig. Gen. Dupont, acting
governor Of French Somaliland, M.
Chancel, = Fighting French repre-
sentative. and Maj. Gen. Chris
topher Fowkes, commander Of Bril-
ish forces In Ethiopia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Byrnes Calls Conference Today
To Map Relief in Oil Shortage
Every Means of Speeding Movement
To East Will Be Explored

James F. Byrnes, director of
economic sterilization, today
called a group of railroad presi-
dents and Government officials
concerned with the oil problem
into a special conference in or
der to check into every posi-
bility for action to help relieve
the fuel oil shortage in the East.
The conference vas announced
through White House Secretary
Stephen T. Early, who said that Mr..
Byrnes wanted to talk to the men
who really are moving the OIL and
follow through every lead" that
might be discovered for stepping up
the movement of oil into the East.
Those asked to the conference by
Mr.. Byrnes are Petroleum Admins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Some U. 5. Employees
Due 10 Get Overtime
Payments Soon
Treasury Is Awaiting
New Pay Tables From
Accounting Office

Early payment Of accrued
overtime by some agencies is a
possibility, it was said today at
the Treasury as officials laid
plans for administering the new
war pay legislation in line with
regulations promulgated yester-
day by President Roosevelt. 1t
was added, however, that it
would be some time" before the
revamped pay schedules are 100
per cent effective, because of the
details that must be worked out.
The Treasury is waiting for new
pay tables from the General Ac-
counting Office on which to calcu-
late payments. These are expected
to be forwarded within few days.
The executive agencies generally
have been working on an overtime
schedule since the war started,
with 48 hours constituting a weeks
work in the War and Navy Depart
ments, and A hours elsewhere. In
consequence, the forces in these
units have overtime pay coming
since December l, under President
Roosevelt's regulations.
Payroll Setup.
Treasury officials believe that one
supplemental roll can take care of
overtime due for December, and that
the overlapping overtime for De-
cember-January probably can be
incorporated in a regular January
payroll. Where this latter is not
feasible, second supplementary roll
can be prepared
According to Budget Bureau fig
ures, overtime on a 44-hour basis
will add 1913 per cent to an en-
ployes pay, and on 48 hours, 206.
The overtime rates are payable
throughout the executive agencies,
and in the District government,
(See PAY, Page A-16)