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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
COP ARE BACK IN
 POWER IN CONN.
Greatest Victory Since ROraback Days; Hurley
 StOical in Defeat
BY WILLIAM D. CLARK United Press Staff Correspondent

Hartford, Conn.,, November 4. - UP) Republicans zoomed back into unchallenged power in Connec- ticut today deposing the Democratic administration of Governor Robert A. Hurley and capturing all of the six congressional seats.
 It was one of the greatest Re- publican sweeps since the hey-day of the late party czar, J. Henry Roraback.
 The predicted election of Mrs. Clare Boot: Luce, world traveller, author and styled the "best dressed woman in politics" came true when completed returns showed she boiled 64,713 votes against 56.64l for Dem- ocratic Congressman Leroy D. Downs, South Norwalk newspaper publisher who conceded defeat. Socialist candidate, David Mansell received l5,429 votes many of them from Democratic supporters and Lester P. Barlow, Stamford in- ventor, running as an Independent Republican, got scattered dozen or SO 4IOill llLo 1lOlilC dACds
 In the race for congressman -at- large, where returns Jagged sadly, former Republican Representative Boleslaus J. Monkiewicz, defeated Democratic Representative Lucien J. Maciora 279,454 to 258.l04.
 Only about 60 percent of the reg istered 850,000 voters went to the polls, and results bore out Demo- cratic predictions of defeat unless 70 per cent of the vote could be tabulated. Even a special session of the Legislature to extend the voting hours from 6 D. m., until g D. m. failed to rally the electorate.
 Carried along with the Republican victory were gains in the General Assembly, both in the Senate and House, enough, apparently, to gain control of the Senate and the House has been Republican for generations.
 Governor Hurley took his defeat stoieally:
 What is there to say" he re- marked as he conceded defeat.
 Baldwin, receiving the news at his home in Stratford, Issued a statement in which he said, "I am happy, but more than that, am deeply conscious of the great re- sponsibility that rests upon me ~ yes. and upon all of us. We have a war to win VI tough foreign war. We will win the victory and to that end We pledge our untiring efforts and willing sacrifices"
 Baldwin pleaded Let us all unite. We will work together. Connecticut will do her part. This is a splendid example of democracy at work. We will overcome our enemies by work ing together"
 Returns tabulated by the United Press showed these results of the i5-hour balloting in yesterdays elections.
 Baldwin defeated Hurley by a plurality of 25. 236 votes. Tabulations gave Baldwin 280 coz; Hurley 254. .T68. and Socialist Mayor JaSpeh McLevy Of Bridgeport. making tenth straight attempt to reach Capitol Hill. 32,eS2 votes.
 Thus Baldwin goes back to the Governors chair from which he was
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Representative
Small Democratic Majority In
 City Called Republican Victory
Democrats Suffer in First Three Wards to Lose
 Senatorial District
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Political RepOrter)

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Political RepOrter)
 The vote in Waterbury yesterday, in which the Dem ocratS carried the city for Governor Robert A. Hurley by a plurality of 2,48l, was conceded today to- be, in effect, a Republican victory. The COP. was able to wreSt the 18th senatorial district from the Democrats after a lapse of 12 years, and the Demo- cratic margin was not enough to give any material aid to the con- gressional candidacy of Mayor Will liam A. Patten of Torrington. Even more surprising than the narrow ness of the Democratic plurality was the victory of Attorney Frank Summa over Senator Michael V. Blansfield. Democratic incumbent, in the 18th district.
 Inability of the Democratic or ganization to get out the vote was the key to yesterdays local result. Though there are almost 10000 reg istered party members, only 14,357 Democratic votes were cast. Indif- ference on the part of the voters was evidenced by the fact that the city-wi6e vote was only fraction better than 60 per cent of the total registration. There were 28,888 votes cast, out of a registration of 46, ,729.
 The Democrats suffered most heavily in the first, second and third wards, where the party vote ran far behind normal. These wards make up the 18th senatorial district. and there was some criticism today of failure to campaign more aggres- sively there, since the fourth and fifth wards, which make up the 18th senatorial district, can always be counted on to give safe Democratic pluralities. Senator Blansfield was the victim of many "cuts" in his district.
 Ofiicial figures compiled by Regis trars of Voters John T. Derwin and Albert O. Taller today showed that MT. Summa had been elected by IS votes. Newspaper articles this
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 Today's official communique re- ported a general advance by Imper- ial forces all along the Alamein line except on the coastal road where Rommels troops were falling back q CT constant harassment by American and British planes.
 Official reports said the full fury of allied striking power is being hurled against the withdrawing Axis troops in an attempt to disorganize Rommels efforts to carry out an orderly retreat
 The communique gave no specific report on the great armored clash which has been raging about IT miles west of Alamein station and about five miles south of Sidi Abd Fl Rahman.
 However, indications were that Rommel's 21st and 18th armorad divisions had suffered heavily under the crushing blows of British tanks which blasted through a three-mile gep in the Nazi defense lines and burst into the open desert to come to grips with the Axis force.
 (Berlin described the tank en- counter as the greatest ever fought in North Africa and Stockholm re- ports said Nazi officials were Hess optimistic" today concerning the outcome of the combat.)
 During hard fighting Monday. night and yesterday, the communi- que said, British infantry and tanks drove field Marshal Erwin Rommels $ Afrika Korps West of Sidi Abd Fl Rahman on the northern sector.
 In the southern sector. the Axis forces were compelled to fall back from their positions at Deir Fl An- garmunassib and the Heimamat Ridge, which were occupied by Bri- tlsh troops.
 The full force Of Allied air power which included hard hitting Ameri- ican planes and pilots. was concen- trated on ehemy units withdrawing along the coastal road.
 It was in the northern central sector that some Of the bitterest tank fighting of the campaign had been fought since Monday.
 Front dispatches said the British had driven a wedge 1T miles deep and almost three miles wide into the Axis lines at Tel Fl Aqqaqlr eThe Hill Of the Wicked Aqqaqir Is l7 miles due west of the Alamein sta- tion of the Malruh-Alexandria rail- road and about five miles south of Sidi Abd Fl Rahman, from where Rommei had been sending much of his supplies to his southern troops near the Quattara depression.
 German tanks nter-attackec furiously in a vain sffort to stem the British advance. front dis patches said. but were repulsed with heavy losses in men and machines.
 (The German, radio called the engagement the greatest tank bat tie ever fought" and conservative ly estimated" that one-third Of the British armored machines had beer lost.)
 GA dispatch to the London Daily Mail said the tank clash lasted sil
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RUSSIANS CHECK
 GERMAN ADVANCE
No Further Gains Towards Oil Fields of
 GrOzny
By HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent

Moscow, Nov. 4-UP)-The Red army. after almost a week of steady retreating, held today a powerful German drive toward the oil fields of GroZny and the roads that lead to the wealth of the southren Cau- caSus.
 The Russians had admitted no German gain for the last 24 hours southheast of Nalchik, in the east ren Caucasus. From there, with divisions of infantry. marines and hundreds of planes and tanks, the Germans are trying to hammer their way to Grozny, 90 miles away, and to Ordzhonikidze, 50 miles away, where the Georgian and Os- setic military highways across the Caucasus mountains begin.
 Southeast of Nalchik. Soviet troops fought heavy defensive bat ties against tanks and infantry . the Russian noon communique said. Soviet artillery blaZed away at a concentration of the enemy. killed over 200 infantrymen and destroyed three tanks"
 On one sector southeast of Nai- chik, the Russians destroyed l4 German tanks and r planes yes terday.
 Front line dispatches reported that large scale fighting had broken out again In an industrial district Of northern Stalingrad. although the noon commnnique did not tn- dieate heavy assaults.
 Tn the Stalingrad area. a So- YIet unit repelled two attacks and wiped out over 200 of the enemy. and destroyed three guns and five heavy machine guns" the com munique said. "A Soviet company repelled infantry attacks for six hours and destroyed three tanks The enemy withdrew after heavy losses.
 Northwest of stalingrad. Soviet troops fortified their positions. On one sector. Soviet units dispersed and partly wiped out about two companies (4O0 men)."
 Thirty thousand Germans, 40 tanks and gwarfns of planes at- tackled the industrial area yeSter- day, trying to recover ground lost to Soviet counter attacks. The Russians beat off every attack. (C0nAinued on Page 3l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Democrats Will Still Hold
 Their Control Over Congress
AMERICANS TO
 HIT AT LAPS
Offensive to Check New Jap Threat on GuadaI=
 canal Planned
BY SANDOR s. KLEIN United Press Staff Correspondent


 Washington, Nov. 4 -CUPl.- American forces on Guadalcanal were expected today to strike quick ly to eliminate the new threat of Japanese troops east of the air field.
 The main Japanese force on the island is west of the field and &C., cording to latest reports it was re- treating slowly before vigorous land, air and sea attacks. But it hadn't been routed and it was believed that the new landing to the east may be designed to relieve the pressure.
 The Japanese may be planning a counter attack from two sides, or even three sides. since Japanese troops still are in the mountains to the south of the airfield.
 The new landing to the east was accomplished Monday night (Solo- mons time). It was announced by the navy yesterday a few hours after Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox had warned that the Japanese would return despite American suc- cess in repulsing them in the first round of the battle of the Solomons 1 American airmen, who have been blasting enemy forces on the west end of the island almost continu- ously for several days, were expect ed to play a major role in hunting out the new troops and in trying to make their position untenable. It was also possible that American surface vessels, which have shelled Japanese troops in the western sec- tor twice within four days. would turn their guns to the east, too.
 The navy gave no details of the new landing. but it was presumed to involve only 8 relatively few troops. There was no mention of any resistance to the landing and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
G. o. p. Gains in Senate May Reach 10; At Least
 39 House Seats Won VETERAN SEN. NORRIS
 AMONG THOSE BEATEN Spectacular State Gains Made, Notably Dewey's
 Victory in New York
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff CorrespondentN

AeA - NNAA@1ONN United Press Staff CorrespondentH
 New York, November 1. - (UP) - Republicans today were clinching senatorial, congressional and guberna- torial gains won in Tuesdays election, but incomplete mid- day returns indicated contirl- ued Democratic control of the House of Representa- tiveS. The Democrats also will retain control of the U. s. Senate.
 The election box score on the basis of incomplete reports at 1l:S0 a. ms EwT, was:
 Republicans had won four new Senate seats and might stretch this triumph to 10 seats.
 A net gain of 39 House seats by Republicans was indicated.
 Republicans have won four gov. ernorships, are leading in the race for 8 fifth and lost one to Pre- gressive in Wisconsin.
 Fourteen Democratic and eight Republican senate incunlbents ap- pear to have been reelected.
 192 Democrats Named
 For the house, Democrats elected l92 members, Republicans. 167. Pro- gressives, 2, the American Labor Party l, Seventy-three contests re- mained undecided.
 One of the lates Democratic cas- ualties was young Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma, who sponsored an amendment to the bill authorizing the draft of IS and 19-year-olds which would have barred sale of liquor in the vicinity of army postso
 He conceded to E. H. Moore, Tul- sa oil operator and leader of the Willkie Democrats in Oklahoma two years ago. Moore ran on the Re- publican ticket this year. Oklano. mans elected new dealer as Gov- ernor Robert s. Kerr. He is the first native-born Oklahoman ever to hold that position. K
 Defeat of the veteran Independ- ent Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska was symptomatic of a strong if scattered anti-adminiStra- tion trend. Norris, who was support ed by President Roosevelt, lost to Kenneth s. Wherry, Republican. Foster May, Democrat, was third man in the race.
 COP Spectacular Gain
 Republicans made some spectacu. lar gubernatorial gains. notably in New York where former District Attorney Thomes E. Dewey became the first Republican elected gover- nor since Nathan L. Miller defeated Alfred E. Smith in 1920.
 The New York Herald -Tribune called the election a strong swing toward the Republican party" The New York Times main election dis- patch described it as decisive Re- publican victory" There was an un- mistakable anti administration trend but it must be measured against the fact that majority partv losses are normal in of year eiec- tions.
 The Dewey-for-president-in-l94A clanor began to sound from his supporters shortly after the returns were in last night and hencefOrth the eyes of the politicians will be upon him. Dewey is the first Repub- hcan elected governor of New York since 1920 when Nathan L.. Miller hooked ride on Warren c. Hard- ing's coat tails and. thereby. was enabled 10 outdlstance the Demo- cratic party's Alfred E. Smith.
 This time the flying coat tails ad. orned Dewey's neatly tailored figure.
 He appeared to have carried some
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ROrnrnel's Forces Are Tn Retreat
BY LEON KAY

 
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SENATORS ELECTED
By United Press

The following were elected to the United States Senate Tuesday: Aiabama-JOhn w. Bankhead, ID.
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
in the weeks news

seen in vastly stepped-up military
exercises. Many observers felt that
If the U. S. and Britain invade Nor
way this spring, Sweden will have
to come in.
New York: James r. McNish Of
Freeport, L. l.. won $4,000 in an
Irish Sweepstakes in 1892 The gov
eminent has been hunting him since,
but can't find him. They want Sc, 806
in income taxes.
Washington: Leon Henderson had
clamped ceilings on rs forms Of
canned fruits and vegetables. He
said a buying panic was imminent
in these commodities
Tokyo: The newspaper Nichi
Nichi warned that the U. S. is about
to attack Japan from the Aleutian
islands. The Japs claimed q SINH
lar attempt from the south had been
beaten Off.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
BAD NEWS:
From, Pacific

The warnings given the American
and British public by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill that more reverses could
be expected in the South Pacific
were borne out when the japanese,
In the face Of determined naval op-
position, made three simultaneous
landings on Java.
There were signs, Immediately,
that the fall Of this island Of 40,000,-
600 people was expected, though the
shore garrisons were apparently
ready to put up determined fight.
Admiral Helfrich's combined
Dutch, American, British and Aus
traGan- squadrons had sailed out to
meet the invaders, and first reports
were that, though terrifcally out
numbered, the defending vessels had
forced the invaders to scatter.
Later news however, showed that
the Japs had managed to evade the
ring Of steel about the island, and
had landed on the east, in the west
and on the north central front Of
the island.
The attack was costly to the jap
anese, as they lost a large cruiser
and three destroyers. But they got
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
COURT-MARTIAL:
For Kin1nleI. Short

The Roberts report on the disaster
at Pearl Harbor was finally to
emerge as court-martial for Ad-
miral Kimmel and General Short,
the two officers on whose shoulders
the Roberts committee squarely
placed the blame.
Both officers asked retirement.
This was granted, but in the grant
ing they were informed that this re-
tirement was subject to no "wiping
out" Of any sins they had committed
while on active duty. ~
That the officers would be tried by
military and naval authorities was
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
By Edward G.. Wayne.

One Of the latest German moves
to attempt to break through was
heralded, the Russians said, by the
sending into the territory Of huge
supply and troop transport planes.
Thirty-eight such craft were de-
stroyed in one day, the Reds assert
ed, is in air combats with Stormovik
fighters, and 20 on the ground.
The Russians also said that after
the transports landed and were de-
stroyed, some Of the occupants were
taken prisoner. They said they were
new troops which had been in train
ing for the spring offensive.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
HIC HIGH T S

London: Lady Astor fell fat on
her back during a public meeting
she was addressing, but was unin-
jured. She stepped inadvertently
off the platform.
Washington: Science has devel-
oped a marvellous process by which
pure tin can be recovered from dis
carded tin cans. Fhe by-product,
also highly valuable, would be
scrap metal.
Long Beach, Calf: Wrong
Way" Corrigan is flying airplanes
the right way now. He had joined
the ferry command.
Miami: The duke Of Windsor had
returned to the Bahamas after what
he said was a satisfactory con-
ference regarding American aid for
the defense Of the islands.
Stockholm: Probability that Swe-
den might soon enter the war was
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ashore, and in force. the landing on
the central portion being described in
Batavia dispatches as extensive"
The disturbing news was accom-
panied by word that the American
consulate in Batavia was destroying
its files preparatory to leaving,
and that newspaper correspondents
and other American civilians had
been told to leave.
It was understood that the British
were giving similar advice to their
nationals. How these non-com-
batants were to get away was the
question. They had had a hard
enough time getting away from
Singapore.
That the Japanese would not con-
Quer Java easily was q foregone
conclusion, but the very populous
character Of the island was going
to make it hard for the defenders.
Once more they were largely num-
bered, as in Malaga, among the
non-combatants.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
II. S. JAPS:
Who Wants Them?

AS the spy-chasers redoubled their
efforts to round up fifth colunnists
and active espionage agents, and
were arresting hundreds weekly, the
problem of what to do with Cali
fornia's $4,000 Japs, $4,000 Of them
aliens, was vexing.
Midwestern states didn't want
them. Some western states also OBJ
jected.
Utah invited the federal govern
ment to send 5000 of them there.
Colorado said it would take as
many Of them as possible, but called
it the states patriotic duty"
AS to the Japs themselves, the
American citizens among them vol
unteered to move inland to any point
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
PINCERS:
British VARIETY

Something brand new in warfare
had been developed by the British
who went across the channel,
knocked out an important German
radio location post IL miles from
LeHavre, France, got back to Brit
ain again with only two men slight
ly wounded, inflicted "heavy casu-
alties" on the enemy and accom-
plished fully their objective.
1t was pincers movement, Brit
ish style. 1t was combination of
parachute troops and commands.
The commands rode across the
channel on naval vessels, BACKED
their faces, loaded their arms into
small shallow-draft boats. and
rushed ashore.
At the same time the paratroops,
their faces also BACKED, were shoot
ing across the channel in big bomb
ers. In squads of seven they shot
earthward, their supplies, ammuni-
ton and weapons parachuting at the
same instant from the bomb-racks.
Rapidly their formations were
made, and they rushed the radio
station from one side while their
fellows from the beaches were COM
ing in from the other. They met
little opposition, SO complete was
the surprise.
The stations equipment was
smashed, prisoners were taken, and
the two groups now one, dashed
again to the beaches. There they
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
u. S. SUBS:
Close to Japan

Submarines which had been just
outside Japanese harbors, busily
sinking the largest vessels they
could find, returned to Hawaii bases
with thrilling stories of their adven-
lures.
One told Of sending two large
ships to the bottom, and of damag-
ing at least one Jap destroyer.
One of the ships sunk was II, 600
ton liner, the other a 7.200-ton
freighter.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
RUSSIANS:
Close Trap

The indomitable Red army, pur-
suing it's constant offensive against
the retiring Germans, was closing
it's trap in which it claimed Ger
man army of SO, 1000 men were hope
lessly surrounded.
The spot was the Staraya Russo
sector, which had been converted
into an important base by the Ger
mans.
Repeated Russian demands for
surrender had been ignored by the
Nazis, who were being methodically
wiped out, In a series Of smaller
actions within the circle.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-03-12
HOLDING:
MacArthur's Men

What appeared at the time to be a
series Of surprise counter attacks
along the whole Bataan front merely
to harass the enemy and keep him
guessing, had turned out, for those
surprising men Of Macarthur, to be
a fve-mile gain, on the average,
along the entire line.
The Japanese advance posts which
were taken were later held against
counter-attacks, and the enemy was
forced to reorganize his front at the
new position.
1t had been another successful use
by General Macarthur of the swift
ness and courage Of his troops to
land left jab" on the eneny's
"jaw' and hurl him at least tenn
porarily on his heels.
There were many evidences that
the Japanese on Luzon were not
having bed of roses, that expected
supplies and reinforcements had not
come, and that they were finding
macarthur not just hard nut to
crack, but tough one to keep from
cracking them.
OF considerable importance was
the recapture of Pillar, coastal town,
in the current Macarthur drive.
From Bagac to Pillar was Q good
highway, and as the new lines In
Bataan were considerably past this
road, the defenders presumably now
had regained its use.
The fighting had remained desul-
tory, the Japs apparently at a stand
still, but the Americana Filipino
army giving them no quiet in the
front lines. Repeated forays by pa
trolls were keeping the enemy on
constant tenterhooks.