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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
STALINCRAD
 THREATENED
 BY GERMANS
Russians Fighting Desper- dtely to Stem Ndzi
 Advance
lBy Associated Pressl

Russia's armies battled desper- ately today to stem the grave new threats to Stalingrad and the vital port of Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea while in the Caucasus, Nazi columns are reported to have cap- tured the rail city of Georgievsk, 120 miles northwest of the rich Grozny oil fields, after a 20-mile advance.
 Soviet dispatches said that the German troops are flaming out from the Kotelnikovski sector, 95 miles south of Stalingrad. in a menacing drive toward Astrakhan.
 The Germans said earlier this week that they had captured Elista. 100 miles below Kotelnikovski and only 1c9 miles from Astrakhan.
 Stockholm dispatches, however, were on the brighter side. The reports from the Swedish capital said that Hitler has been obliged to rush endorsements to meet Russian attacks in three key secs tors on the, long looping front lao- fore Moscow and before Voronezh, northern anchor of the Don on the Caucasus front.
 The Russians are said to be striking furiously at Rzhev, 130 miles northwest of Moscow, at Vyasma, 125 miles west of the Soviet capital, at Vryansk. 2lO miles southwest of Moscow. and at voronezh, 300 miles southeast of Moscow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
NINE DEAD
 IN FLAMING
 PLANE CRASH
Army Bomber Goes Down in Corn Field in Me-
 brdskd Last Night

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Aug. i5.- Nine officers and crew members were killed in the flaming crash last night of a multi-motored Army Air Force bomber.
 The bomber crashed in a corn field south of here.
 An investigation has been ordered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
 PREPARE
 FOR FIGHT
Moscow Radio Appeals 10 People for Open h.
 surreefion Soon

LONDON, Aug. 15-The French people have been advised via the Moscow radio ito prepare for armed struggle because the real fight is at hand"
 Moscow dispatches quoted Roger Garreau, Fighting French repres- entative now in Moscow. in making plea for preparation for open insurrection." Fighti<y Frenc h headquarters in London declined to comment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
u. 5. PILOTS .HAvED0WNED
 19O NIpp0N5
Report of Aerial Combat for Five Seven
 Months

WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.-Lieut Gen. Henry H. Arnold reported today that l.0l0 American planes have engaged l,459 Japanese planes in the last seven months Of war fare and have definitely shot down l90 Nippon planes.
 This. number does not include enemy planes damaged. probably destroyed, or lost on the ground. he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
SENATE GOES
 TO WORK ON
 REVENUE BILL
Closes Public Hearings Shut Doors 10 Revise
 House Measure

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS = The Senate Finance Committee wound up it's public hearings on the new revenue bill and prepared to take ten-day respite before starting work behind closed doors on ex- tensive revisions of the House-ap- proved measure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
RHODES ISLAND
 BOMBED
British She'll Area Close to Turkey for Twelve
 Minutes

LONDON, Aug. 15.-A British Ma. val squadron bombarded the Ital- ian Island of Rhodes for 12 min- utes last Thursday morning, setting many buildings afire and doing other damage.
 This is according to a Reuters dispatch received today.
 Rhodes Island lies in the ex- treme eastern Mediterranean close to Turkey
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
AMERICAN CRAFT WAS
 NOT BOMBED
Nazi High Command Issues Special Communique
 Denying Report

BULLETIN - BERLIN, Aug. Is. - The German High Com mand, in a special cOmmunique today, corrected it's report of last Thursday, August 13, stating that the American aircraft car rier Wasp was hit by six bombs, was set afire in the Mediterran- can and was speeding for Malta.
 Instead, a British warship and British aircraft carrier were damaged by bombs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
STARR H. CALVERT
 LEAVES FOR SOUTH

Starr H. Calvert, President of the San Juan Fishing and Packing company. arrived with Alaska Coastal Airlines from visiting the company plant at Todd and left this morning for his headquarters in Seattle.
 Mir Calvert has completed trip of several weeks to all canneries in the Territory operated by his company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
Ch arIie Mt(arthy
 IsCon1ing

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 15-Charlie Mccarthy and Mortimer Snerd, &C., companied of course, by Edgar Ber- gen. are to leave by plane Monday for Seattle and then will swing through the stations of the Armed
 forces in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands on an entertainment tour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
SHIP TOTAL
 NOW 425,
 EAST COAST
Three More Vessels Sunk Survivors Landed in
 Brazil Port
LEY ASSOCIATED PREssl

Reports received from survivors of two British and one Norwegian ship have been landed in Brazil. which brings to 425 the Associated Press tabulation of announced sinkings of United Nations and neutral ships in the western At 'lantic since Pearl Harbor. Eighty even survivors were landed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15

Rep. Magnuson holds a lieut. enant commanders rank in the Naval Reserve, and although being called to active duty some time ago, was relieved to continue his congressional service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
BASEBALL DIPLOMAT

Professor" Moe Berg, one-time Big League baseball catcher. is go- ing to Latin-America as an extra ordinary goodwill ambassador. His diplomatic mission is almost with out parallel in the annals of dip lomacy.
 The big ball player is being sent by the Rockefeller Office to improve relations between Ameri- can troops and Latin-American citizenry wherever U. s. soldiers are stationed below the Rio Grande. He will also try to boost morale among U. s. troops.s
 Moe Berg is a Princeton gradu- ate. was captain and shortstop on
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
GOES TO sITKA

Mrs. E. B. Clayton left for Sitka today by plane to join her husband who is now located there. He was formerly operator at the goth Cen tury Theatre.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-15
PRINCE RUPERT HALIBUT pRICE5

PRINCE RUPERT, B. O., Aug Is -One hundred and sixteen thous- and pounds of halibut were sold here Friday at 16 and IA cents a pound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
JOHN AVERY SAID
 TO BE IN BERLIN

London, November IS. - (UP) - John Amery, Secretary of State for India and Burma, was reported in German dispatches today to have arrived in Berlin from France and would broadcast to England over the German radio tomorrow night.
 His father said he could not con- firm the reports.
 "The last heard of him through the Red Cross was that he was an invalid in unoccupied France" the British cabinet member said. Tt is just conceivable that John asked to go for treatment for lung trouble. l"
 The son, who is 90. was living on the Riviera when he was detained by vichy authorities in November. i94l, with B other Britons as a reprisal for the alleged arrest of seven Frenchmen in Syria after the British occupation. Because of his poor health, he was released last January.
 A Berlin dispatch to the Stock holm newspaper, Dagens Nyheter. said Ainery was staying at the Ad- lon hotel in Berlin. having gone there of his own free will.
 Amery's friends here believed the Germans took him to Berlin without considering his wishes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
A HOSPITALIZED
 IN TRAIN CRASHES

Chicago, Nov. is.-(UPl-Forty- four persons were hospltalized today, some with serious injuries. as the result of two collisions involving trains on the Chicago elevated lines at the peak of the morning rush hour.
 Thirty-two were injured or shak- en up when an ali.steel. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee subur- ban train crashed itno the rear of wooden Chicago elevated train on the North Side branch, Police cars and amhulances took the injured to hospitals and last rites of the Cath ollie church were administered to & conductor. who was injured seri- ously.
 Many of those hoSpltalized were sailors. Police said fire broke out after the collision, but vas ex- tinguished quickly. The suburban train they said, was proceeding slowly.
 Authorities said that in both eol- lislons approximately eight or 10 passengers suffered serious injuries.
 On the South Side branch, i2 persons were taken to hospitals af- ter A steel elevated train struck the rear of a wooden one. Betty Bond. 2i. suffered a broken leg. and Dor- othy Kirkava, 2i. received broken knee cap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
SENATE TRYING
 TO CALL UP BILL
Fifth Attempt Being Made to Act on Poll Tax
 AbOlishment

Washington, November iS. -'(UP) - With a few changes in the script but with the original cast intact, the Senate today underwent its fifth attempt to call up for debate house approved bill to abolish state poll taxes as a prerequisite for vot- ing in federal elections.
 Senate Democratic Leader Alber w. Barkley of Kentucky made the same motion to call up the bill which he made last Friday and which the Senate has been debating, off and on, ever since.
 Senator Wall DoXey, Democrat Miss, immediately began a speech telling how last Friday he had raised a point of order against the bill. on the ground there was no quorum in the Senate Judiciary Committee when it was reported.
 This time, however, Doxey did not actually make the point of order immediately. although he seemed to be approaching it after talking half an hour. A spectator in the gallery remarked: Tt seems to me I saw the start of this show before.
 The session opened with quorum call and a roll call vote tabling, S9 to 2l, a motion by Senator Rich ard B. Russell. Democrat. Georgia, to correct Mondays journal of pro ceedings.
 Then the Journal was approved something the southern democratic filibusterers had blocked all day yesterday. It was after this that Barkley renewed his motion for con- sideration of the anti-poll tax bill
 Opening of debate lacked the fire of yesterdays when Sen. Kenneth McKellar. D., Tenn. shouted that Barkley had "besmirched" his record by ordering his arrest last Saturday together with seven other absent senators-in an attempt to compel attendance of c quorum of the sen- ate.
 Meanwhile, former Rep. Oscar De Priest. R.. H.. and Edgar G. Brown. director of the national Negro coun- ell. issued a statement against the southern filibusterers.
 They are making a rather sorry spectacle of democracy in action and now stand out in bold relief AS pitiable misrepressentatives of all true Americans concept of fair play and justice" they said.
 Sen. 4. B. Chandler. D.. Ky, an- nounced earlier that he was trying to arrange q Senate democratic cau- GUS to work out a solution to the deadlock created by the southern filibuster against the anu-poll tax legislation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
SEN. A. J. ELLENDER
 SEEKING PROBE

Washington, Nov. l8-(UP)-Sen. Allen J. Ellender. D.. La, said to- day that he will ask appointment Of Senate Naval Affairs Sub- committee to investigate the eleva- ton of Capt. Edward L. Cochrane to head the Nays Bureau Of Ships.
 Cochrane's nomination resulted from shake-up in the bureau after the Senate committee Investigating the war program. headed by Sen. Harry s. Truman, D., Mo, sub- mitted a confidential report to Secretary of the Navy Prank Knox,
 The report was withheld from publication at Knox's request. But subsequent correspondent between Knox and Truman revealed that 1t included strong criticism Of the Bureau Of Ships in connection with alleged mishandling of a contract with Andrew Jackson Higgins, New Orleans shipbuilder, for tank light CTS.
 Ellender's move came as Chair man David I. walsh, D.. Mass. called a meeting of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee to consider Co., chranes nomination which would give him the post now held by Rear Admiral Alexander H. Van Keuren, and also would raise him to the rank of rear admiral.
 Knox conferred yesterday with Walsh. who said later he favored cochrane's confirmation because the Truman committee criticism of the bureau did not reflect on Cochrane personally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18

I The new strike" is yielding hundreds of tons of high-grade scrap vital to the nations war ef- fort-thousands of pounds of steel iron, copper and brass. The gold in them thar hills".and, incidentally that famous expression was born in Dahlonega, Ga, in 49-is of less value to the nation today than is the old machinery in shutdown mines and stamp mills.
 RICH SCRAP VEIN
 From the high, forested hills of Lumpkin county, in the famed old Dahlonega gold belt, are being taken huge iron and steel stamps once used to crush quartz, copper amalgam plates once used to catch the particles of gold after the crushing operation, pipes through which once flowed water for hy- draulic operators, and narrow gauge railroad rails.
 Much of this is scrap, but some is being Salvaged and converted for use in mining iron ore and man. ganese.
 Mines which haven't been worked in more than 40 years are being stripped of machinery. Some 100 tons of metal were taken from the stamp mill of the famous old Con- solidated Mining Company at Dah- lonega. Completed about 1900, this mill was operated at a profit for only few months and in 1904 it was shut down completely. Con- solidated was the states biggest gold mriing venture.
 The 'pIospectors' in the Dahlonega gold belt these days seek scrap and more scrap, not gold. The Dah-
 lonega Lions Club has salvaged the metal farom about 30 old dig gings; the WIPE special projects salvage section at Atlanta has as- sisted in getting title to metal equipment from eight mines where ownership was complicated; the U. S. Bureau of Mines, the WIPE surplus equipment division and Capt. Garland Peyton, Georgia state geologist. have worked together in scouting the hill country for machinery not too rusty or ob- solete for conversion to ther min- ing prjects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
|U. s. FORCES
 | AWAIT LAPS
Complete Returns on Re. cent ROut in SOlOnOns
 Not as Yet In
By SANDoR s. KLEIN nlted Press stan Correspondent


 Washington, Nov i7. 7.-- CuP) - American sailors, soldiers and ma rines in the solomons girded for the third round of the fight with the Japanese today, confident 1t would end as the others had = in Q Jap- anese defeat.
 Complete returns of the great American naval victory in the sec- ond round last week end have not been received here yet. There was Q possibility that they would disclose still more enemy losses.
 There were two separate engage ments between surface forces dur ing the series of battles on Nov. lS, IA and IS. Returns from the second one still are lacking and 1t was con- sidered reasonable that American aircraft had been harassing the fleeing ships as they steamed back to Buni, New Britain and Truk.
 The aftermath of the announce ment of the battle was Q series of statements by high ofilcials and con- Rratulatory messages to the men who participated in the victory,
 President Roosevelt said 1t was "one of the great battles of our history" in 8 radio address last night. But he added that there were no citations, no medals which carry with them such high honor as that accorded to fighting men by the respect of their comrades-in- arms"
 The commanding general of the Marines in Guadalcanal, General GA. Al Vandergrift, Mir. Roosevelt said, sent a message to the com- mander of the fleet, Admiral (Wl- liam F) Halsey, saying, we left our battered helmets in admiration for those who fought magniticently against overwhelming odds and drove the enemy back to crushing defeat"
 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox saio the United States had won the second round of the battle of the Soiomons. but that there would be a third round. He said he didn't know how many rounds there would be, but that he was certain the Americans would be on top alter the last one.
 Naval quarters here assumed that the Japanese would resume aerial raids On Guadalcanal shortly. Some of the defenders of Henderson air. filed have been at their post for l05 days and Knox saio yesterday that they would be relieved as soon as possible although 1t is not possible now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
lASKYS SUED
 FOR $1O,75O
Chase Parkway Auto Acci. dent Basis of Claim of
 New Haven Men

Gertrude and George Lasky of Mlddlehury have been named de- Gendants in two civil actions for a lotal of $l0,75O damages as the result of a collision which occurred Nov. l7, i94i on Chase Parkway. The plaintiffs are the Cooley Chevrolet Co,, Inc. of New Haven which seeks $750 as the result of damages to a car and Abraham A. Alderman of New Haven, driver of the car, who seeks $l0,0oo for per- sonal injuries
 Previously, on August 1, the de- lendants in the case had filed a damage suit against the automo- bile concern mad its driver asking for $S,000. All of the cases have been entered on the docket of the com man pleas court.
 The New Haven concern claims a truck owned by Gertrude Lasky and operated by George Lasky drove to the left Of the highway and crashed headlong into its car. The driver of the car is said to have sustained injuries to his chest, head, knee and thigh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
Stocks Remain Steady With Volume Light
Many Leading Issues Register Gains; Dozen Move
 Beyond Fractional Area

small net gains or held ct previous closing levels, while a dozen Issues moved outside Q fractional area.
 Bethlehem steel was ct 60 i-4 up i-A around noon; U. 6. Steel 40 l-s up S-s: Chrysler GA 7-S up 3-S; General Motors 4l IA unchanged; American Telephone i2o up S-4; sante Fe a4 up i-2; Atlantic Coast Line 30 IA unchanged; Consoll. dated Edison IS S-e unchanged; Texas company 30 i-4 up 3-4; Standard oil (N. J.. 4S i-8 up l-S, and International Harvester 54 up Ia.
 wider movers included American Hawaiian Steamship 32 Ia oil i-2; American Shipbullding 2o l-2 up l; Dow Chemical ile.l-4 of 2; Fair. banks Morse 32 l-4 of l; Freeport Sulphur S5 of 1; 1nterchemical 2i i-2 of 1 i.2; Johns-Manville GA Ia off 1 3-4; Procter & Gamble Preferred lie IA up 1 l-2; U. s Gypsum Preferred l72 of 2; West Penn Electric A 60 up Ia; and West Penn 2 Per Cent Preferred 74 up l Ia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
LATE REALTY NEWS
MortgaRe Deeds

Mortgage Deeds
 Angellne Somma te First Fed eral Savings and Loan AssOcia- ton. property on Albion street. sl,s00.
 Jeanne J. BaureF. Joseph E. LemIeux, and Mary N. Lemieux tO the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. property 0n Academy avenue, s2.500.
 Theresa Reher te Josephine TOrtortelli. property on Yale street.
 Quit Claim Deeds
 William F. Cleary to Mary E. Cleary. property on Weodbine street.
 Jeanne ,. Baurer and Joseph E. Lemieux t0 Mary M. Lemieux, property on Academy avenue.
 Warranty Deeds
 William A. E4auper, administra- tor ef the estate of Sophie M. LaupeF, t0 Angeline 6emma, prop eTty on Aibien street.
 Demenlc Ceneieola te Theresa Reher, property on Yale street.
 Release ef Mortgage Waterbury Savings Bank to the estate es Sophie M. LaupeF.
 WtiheImlna McDenaid te Jeanne !. and Joseph E. Lemieux.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
By c. R. CUNNINGHAM

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Allied Headquarters in French North Africa Nov. 17-UP)-(De- layed)-Maj. Gen. George s. Patton said today that the landing of American forces in Morocco was such surprise that they caught five of the six members of the Ger man armistice commission at break fast.
 Patton, who commanded the troops that occupied Morocco, had come from his headquarters in Casablanca to this general head quarters. A tall, outspoken offlcer with a Saint Anthony bald spot, he discussed the occupation in- formally with correspondents.
 I'm going to tell you pretty much what happened, and after that you can ask me any damned thing you please" he began.
 We were fortunate because the whole show came as a complete surprise. As proof of that, we got five of the six members of the Ger man armistice commission while they were having breakfast.
 There French merchantmen headed by a corvette spotted us in the early morning. They headed for Dakar lighted up. Their lights went out at 3 a. m.
 The weather was good. In every case, the French opened fire first. We red back in three to five min- utes.
 Upon landing at Safi (l20 miles southwest of Casablanca), we put out two destroyers toward the dock, which was necessary, because there were no beaches. but we got infan- try ashore and took the harbor and town in one hour. However. snipers continued to work for two days.
 Early Sunday morning, large French motorized column came in and our Navy and its dive bombers stopped them. Just then, we had an unfortunate thing happen. One of our ships, tank. got caught ard dangled in the tackle. We got nothing of the ships for a long time.
 About that time, one of our col- umns from Markech (220 miles south of Casablanca) attacked and destroyed considerable part of an enemy column. Casualties were pretty heavy.
 Sunday night a column moved against Casablanca, marched 90 miles across hostile country with many roads blocked and arrived at river outside Casablanca at dawn. Then a general used a dirty towel. went up on the bridge and told the French that the war was over.
 The center column landing at Fedala u0 miles northeast of Casa blanca) was discovered by a Cor vette which put light on the land- ing boats at the same time the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-18
LOCAL 25l BACKS
 JOHN J. DRISCOLL
Immediate Reinstatement 10 Be Demanded at Meet=
 ing Tonight

A special meeting tonight of the executive board of Local 25l, Water bury's largest and oldest local. is ex- pected to result in a demand for the immediate reinstatement of John j. Driscoll as international, represen- tative. Driscoll was busted Sunday on the order of President Reid Rob- inson, of the c. I. O. Mine, Mil 6, Shelter Workers union.
 The order, expressed euphemis- tically, stated that the Waterbury mans leave of absence, which he had requested when assisting Gov. Robert A. Hurley in his campaign for reelection, was to be continued indefinitely. Thus Driscoll is no longer on the union payroll, and Local 251 is without representa- tive.
 It was revealed by Ovide Garceau. treasurer of the local union. that when Driscoll asked for an ex- planation of the move, he was in- formed that Robinson disapproved of his recent campaign for the pres idency. More than a week ago, Rob- inson was indignant over the way Driscoll's forces were allegedly car rying on in the Butte, Mont, re- zion. Driscoll himself said that he had no forces in that section of the country, and was most vehement in his denial of that and other charges leveled against him by the union president.
 Garceau said today that the meet ing was called to decide what course of action should be adopted under the circumstances. Driscoll is a fa- yorite with most union men in these parts, and it is expected that drastic steps will be taken to have the Robinson order revoked.