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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
BALDWIN TO GIVE
 DECISION SOON Believed He Will Decline to Run for Governor
 Next Election

Hartford, Conn, May 5.--lUP- Former Republican 00Y Raymond E. Baldwin will announce his decl. sion "so0n" as to whether he will be Q candidate for TenOmlnatt0n and reelection, # was announced of- fleiaily.
 However, informed groups in the party said the former governor Rl- ready has made uD his mind not to Tin, and viii support Of the eandl' daey ef Rep. Joseph Y, Talbot, Naligataek, former state treasurer.
 The announcement that Baldwin would make his decision known soon Was glEen to meeting Of the paF' ty's stats central committee here last night by State Chairman J, Kenneth Bradley,
 "a a formal statement later Bradley said;
 ~There as q desire generally throughout the state that Governor Baldwin be the party eAHdldAte, 10 not need to teli you that be haf my glsll ard unqualified support.
 #Ekis administration 0f tlle atAtf was a credit both t0 the party and to himself: but whether or not he gishas to seek the nomination agaigl is . question that he alone can de' eide.
 aIIs and I gree that this decisleIl aiaouid he reached eoeh agd thal thls committee should be the ilrsl to know aboat G
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
MANY CONNECTS
 ARE TRANSFERRED
Boston Moves I5O of Them Secretly to New
 Prison Today

Boston, May S,-(UP)-oDe hun. dred end fifty eonvicts, many of them dangerous criminals, were transferred secretly in 6 strongly guarded convoy Of buses from 8rldgeWateF state farm to Concord FafoFInatoFy today iH the largest movement of prisoners iD MasssS ebusetts history,
 State Correction Commissioner Arthur q. Lyman, who announced the transfer after the ab-mile trip had been completed without a hitch sald the move was made to relieve 0yer.eF0wdad conditions At Bridge water where three guards were hacked to death by inmates last New Years Day.
 ThlFly.6ve heaVily-aFmed state Troopers commanded by Capt, Wli' Ham W. ahlmklls guarded the e0il' Vlets, who were slaekled together, during the journey. The prisoners wsns taken from their cells e mAp'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
AMERICAN PLAYS
 NOT GOOD ENOUGH
So No Pulitzer Award Is Made for First Time
 Since 1919

New York, May 5.-(UP)-The Pulitzer committee didn't think that any American play produced in 194l was worthy of an award, the. arl- nouncement of its annual prizes re- vealed today.
 The committee noted that 1t was seeking Ian original American play performed in New York, which shall represent in marked fashion the educational value and power of the state, preferably dealing with Ameri- can life." Then 1t added, "no award" It was the first time since 1919 that a play had not received an award.
 The other awards follow:
 Public Service. the Los Angeles Times; reporting of national af- fairs, Louis Stark of the New York Times: reporting of international affairs, Laurence Edmund (LRrry) Allen Of the Associated Press; re- porting es lecai affairs, Stanton
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
INV ENGLAND TO
 OPEN OFFENSIVE
Most Feared Fifth COlumn- ist, Forest Fires, Will
 Be Fought Hard
By LOUIS BAILEY (United Press Stan Correspondent

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 Boston, May 6-(UP)-New Eng land mapped plans today for a land and air offensive against its most feared fifth columnist-the forest fire.
 While FBI agents and state DO. lice still sought saboteurs suspected of setting last weeks e2,600. 900 blaze in western Rhode Island woodlands, Massachusetts and New Hampshire took steps to prevent slmilhg lnfoads on their naHlrel timber supplies,
 Fire authorities describe tindeg- dry forests tn the six states as the Achilles heel by which an invader might strike . eFlppling blow ss New England.
 During nlne-day period last year, while the nation was at peace k400 wood and brush fires were Fes p0rte6 and 200O00 acres sustained damage which will take nature neaEly c half-eentuEy to repair.
 Agot only were valued woodlands destroyed but houses apd barns gere consumed by the fires that were fought by 5000, men who spent an estimated I000, GOO msu dayg time before the flames were halted. Loss was e30O0000.
 Auxiliary hTemen Of the NsN Hampshlge State Defense council
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
YOUNG SLAYER MUCH OBJECTED THIS MORNING Head Was Bowed as He Listened to Words of
 Judge Daly IS PROMINENT MEN
 COMPOSE GRAND JURY Judge DaIy Gave Them In- structiOn, Defined De.
 grees of Murder

With head bowed and a serious concerned expression on his face Xavier Yeshins- kas, 19, confessed hatchet- slayer of his mother, Mrs. Peter Yeshinskas, AS, was a picture of deiection as he sat In the courtroom on the third floor of the county courthouse this morning listening to Superior Court Judge Edward J. Daly give instruction to the grand jury summoned to return an indict- menk against him. The accused youth who has admitted the killing of his mother at their home on 0l5 Washington avenue April 12 was brought here to sit in the grand jury room and place any questions he may have before the witnesses called in the case.
 l8 Prominent Men
 111S BEd4S0 JU4y COAAAPSSS4 V4 ~ prominent men of New Haven county adjourned to its rooms for a secret session at 11:10 this morn- ing after being instructed by Judge Daly to first consider first de- gree murder charge against the youth. In the event that the jurors cannot agree to approve true bill of first degree murder against the accused they will be presented 6 bill of second degree murder and will continue deliberation. Judge Daly in his instructions defined first de- gree murder, second degree murder. manslaughter and homicide. It will be the jurys task to consider the various charges and decide which should be placed against the slayer. A verdict is expected this after noon.
 First degree murder, which is punishable by death in this state. was described by Judge Daly as be- ing wilful, deliberate, premediated killing with malice of a person by another who is sound in mind. The
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
Commandos Of Britain Land
 Upon Island Of Madagascar
French Battery Captured, Submarine Sunk; Severe Fighting Took Place;
 United States Backs British Move
By EDWARD w. BEATTTE United Press Staff Correspondent)

London, May 5.-(UP)- )-Picked British empire commandos, supported by air and naval forces smashed through Vichy French resistance and landed on the strategic French island of Madagascar today Operations still "are proceeding" the British an. nounced. A French battery was reported captured and the German radio said French submarine and dispatch boat were sunk in fighting for tho big Diego Suarez naval base
 UNITED STATES BACKS MOVE
 Acting in agreement with the United States, the British forces including South Africans begin OCcu- nation the big Indian Ocean Island after the French Dispaches of the official German News Agency from Vchy said fighting Gin full swing" and that the outcome could vet determined but the British foreign office spokesman described Vchy'S resistance light. The people have been reported 95 per cent prO-Allied.
 FRENCH ORDERED TO RESIST
 The resistance by French forces at Madagascar was on standing orders of the Vichy government of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain and instruction by Admiral Francois Daran commander of armed forces for all French col OneS attack these orders were reafflreu officially at Vchy following the recent government changes
 The spokesman said the occupation of Madagascar was designed to grave threat to the Allied supply line to the Far East in view of the possibility that the vcn French government of Pierre Laval would turn the island over to the Japanese.
 WARNING FROM UNITED NATIONS
 The United States, backing up the British move was reported to have delivered note to Marshal Henri Philippe Petain at Vchy today repeating its warning that any war like by the French against the British would be regarded against all of the United Nations.
 (Axis brOadcaStS since last Saturday have reported United States warshps including the Washington and North Carolina in the Indian Ocean, but there no indication they aided in the Madagascar operations The Freen French forces not mentioned either.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
WILLIAM J. COX
 RESTED DEFENSE
His Final Witness, William E. Putnam Of. Flood
 Control Commission

Hartford Conn, May b-lUp)- Suspended Hlghwey Commissioner William !, Cox presented one final witness today as be rested his dsS Isnse on charges Of Incompetence, neglect Of duty and misconduct.
 The witness was William E, PutS nam, chairman 0s the Hartford flood control commission, whose testimony concerned the collapse 0f the Hartford dlke last year, which the state blamed on the use 0g vet fill,
 Regarding the set fIll, the als t0Tney general charged that one contractor 4. I. eavtn Cons stguetlon Co.-Was tipped oig" A adVanes that it would be permitted
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
Reports On Survey Of Police, Fire Departments May Be Kept Secret
Board of Aldermen in Vote Wanted Survey Given
 to Public

Reports compiled on the basis of surveys made of Waterbury'S police and fire departments may be held in secret from the public indefi- nitely despite 8 vote by the board of aldermen last night that they be made public. Both surveys were be- gun last year after lengthy investi- gation.
 The fire department survey, made by the board of fire underwriters, was submitted months ago to Mayor Vincent A. Scully and the board of fire commissioners but has never been made available to the newspapers. Executive Secretary John P. FitMnaurice last night in- formed the aldermen that the u1- derwriters had asked that the re- port be withheld.
 Police Report Is In
 The police department survey report, The Democrat learned today is now in the hands of the executive board of the Waterbury Taxpayers Association. This survey was made by the association, with the assis- tance of L. s. Zimmerman, 8 Co., lumbta university investigator, and the city had no ofiicial connec- ton with it. No vote of any city board can force the Taxpayers As sociation to make iE public.
 Both surveys, according to report, criticize certain features of the present fire and police department Set-ups.
 Aldermen May Get It
 City Hall sources hinted broadly today that the report of the under writer's survey of the fire depart ment will be furnished the alder men, but only under a pledge Of secrecy.
 This would be done by furnish ing each alderman with 6 copy of the report but by keeping the text out of the aldermauic record. Some aldermen, however, may object to this procedure and demand that the report be released to the news papers.
 The report Of each department survey Is understood to contain ex-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05

without 4eCup since Apr1l H. 1OI~ lowed night bolnbings of the big Skoda arms works at Pilsen, Czech oslovcakia, and German war indus tries of Stuttgart.
 The air ministry announced that coastal command planes, striking at Germany,S sea communications, heavily bombed shipping today from the Nazi-held Norwegian port of Kristiansund down to the Frisian Islands.
 k Kristiansund lies just south of the German naval base at Trondheim, target of heavy RAT bombings and refuge of the damaged German Cruiser Prinz Eugen and possibly the battleship Tripitz.
 Hit Three Large ships
 A squadron of Hudson coastal command hombers with Canadian crews early today attacked three large ships of Q German convoy of the Tristan, damaging them, the air ministry said.
 Other HudSonS piloted by AUstra- Hans attacked, Gristiansund haraoor at low level and dropped bombs on two ships lying at perths only 20 feet apart.
 In both the GristianSund and Fri sian attacks the HudsonS braved heavy anti-aircraft fire and, al- though some of the planes were hit, all returned to their bases, it was stated.
 British big guns on the Channel Coast twice roared into action early today.
 The air ministry said the docks at Nantes, France, also were bombed and British fighting planes attacked
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05

An Axis broadcast, quoting 8 Jap- anese spokesman at Tokyo, said the Japanese regarded the Madagascar operations as "a direct attack on Vichy but that the military value of occupation is dubious because the Japanese fleet commands the h. dian Ocean"
 Official details of the fighting as the British landed on Courier Bay, on the north end of the island, ur- der cover of naval air craft were lacking but the plan was to move 10 miles across the Isthmus to Diego Suarez, one of the most valuable naval bases in the world.
 The German dispatches from Vichy said British airplanes in force flew over the island and the naval base and that warships supported the landing.
 I0,O0O French TrOpS
 It was understod there was less than a division (l0,OO0) of French white tfops on Madagascar but these were aided by a large number OI natiVe tIoOps,
 The British foreign ofiice spokes- man pointed out that the British presumably sent ample forces" against Madagascar in view Of Al- lied experiences in Syria, where the Vichy forces put up furious bat tie. Most of the British sent against Madagascar were believed to be South Africans.
 The Laval government at Vichy had pledged itself to resist any at~ tack on French colonies as the Brlt- ish forces previously had been re- sisted in Syria and driven off from DakaT,
 Madagascar, in addition to belpg a vital naval base, has huge tracts for ajFdTomes, some Of which are deyl0ped, and the South Africans aaa been RgitattRg for weeks ~ seize the island to prevent lt from becoming "an0tlleF IndOTChlna,'
 General Charles De Gaglse, leaAeF 0f the Free Trench, also ha9 Fe'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
J s ACTRESSES
 SMASHED BASES
Two of Biggest Japanese Invasion Zones Are Laid
 in Complete Ruins
By BRYDON c. TAvEs


 United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters, Australia, April 5.-(UP)-Two of Japan's biggest invasion bases have been strewn with blazing wreckage by United States flying fortresses, Catalina . Consolidated medium bombers and fighter planes in one of their most ferociouS attacks, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced to- day.
 Early reports from advanced American bases indicated that up to 90 Japanese planes were destroy ed or damaged. Supply dumps were blown up, big fires were left eating their way through airdrome in- StallationS and runways and troops were bombed and machine gunned.
 Rabaul, in New Britain Island, the most dangerous Japanese base in the Australian zone and Lac in New Guinea were the targets.
 Brig. Gen. Martin F. Scanlon, 52. of Scranton, Pa, veteran of two wars with the United States army air corps, led the raid on Rabaul, flying giant flying fortress.
 Very Bad Weather
 A United Press dispatch from the advanced base from which Scan- Ions flying fortresses and CatalinaS took of said he and his men fought through some of the worst weather ever met since the Allied aerial of- fenSive started.
 New cannon-firing fighter planes made the raid on Lac.
 Tn his communique. No. I5 issued from his southwest Pacific general headquarters, MacArthur announc-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
JAPANESE GROSS
 CHINESE FRONTIER
After Three Months Drive They Force Open Back
 Door to China
BY ROBERT P. AGARTIN

lDblkH1 EFEsS Dtekk AOfeksb0u~eSh
 Chungking, May 6,-(UP)-Pow~ eTful Japapege plechapized units forced open tlle back door to China today, cgimaxing q three-month drive through Burma by crossing the Chinese frontier into Kunnap prov ince,
 A Chinese military spokesman an- nOupced shortly after 3 D, m, that enemy speaFheads had crossed the border near the town Of Wanting on the RuTEle road about go miles above captured Lashi0.
 Although some enemy troops have penetrated Rs fer aS two miles Into Chinese territory, the spokesman said the toWn Of Wanting and Wanting Bridge, separating China and BpFRls, stu were tD Chinese hands
 10 Is Ile miles over the winding Burma road from the Lashio Eail' head to Wanting, Prom the boT- der it Is only 800 aiyllpe miles to the Burma roads n0tFeheFp tef- piDus At Running and about bJe miles to the Free China capital Of iJbungking.
 The spokesman said the chlDeSe were "h0l6lng Np" ir the WRnflpg AFMA and expressed doubt that the gRpRnRse would attempt a deep peaS etFati0R Into Knnnagl province. The next enemy move, he said, ukfly would be q drive on BbaBl0, iiU miles north Of Mandalay, tfl Afl at' tempt lO Isolate tlle Chinese from ihe remaining British forces.
 OHaFEiiIa Warfare
 Iho Ghlness already have begnn a campaign ef guerrilla warfare on
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
UNITED STATES
 BACKS BRITISH
Direct Challenge Issued to Pierre Laval to Beware
 of Hostile Acts
BY IT. o. THOMPSON Limited Press StaR COErespOndeut)

Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, May 5 - (U.P) - The United States foreefully chal- lenged Pierre Laval and other eol- iaborahoDist politicians Of vlehy France today.
 It associated itself and all the United Nations with the British nav val and military force which arrived of Madagascar, strategic French is- land in the southwest Indian Ocean in tOday's dawn for the purpose Of taking over
 The United states note made plain to Vichy that 1t and the other United Nations had no intention of permitting Madagascar to play the same role In Japanese strategy Of conquest thRt another French cole 0Dy formerly under Vichy French control played, Vlcby permitted the Japanese to share" iE the defense of French IDdo-ChiHs, The Jap- anese immediately made it 6 base for military operations which made possible, tT large measure, her cons quest Of British Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, Thailsgld end Burma,
 Laval Is said to feel that he can play one game with the British and another wish the Uplted States, fAat he eRH "eOllab0Tntev with the Agls against Britain and the same tline maintain a Gemblanee Of Feiar it0ns vita America, v thees reports are true, his plan s now wrecked,
 QasioD Henri-haye, the French aulbaasadOF, vas summoned ta tli ittAtR IlepaFtment end handed 2 note which blnntly informed vlehy that the United Nations were ef
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
Japan Leads Clamor On Madagascar Coup
Seli.RighteOus Indignation Is Voiced By Both Jap- anese, Germans Over "UnCalled For Attack
 on French Island
By United Press)

Japan led the self-righteous clanor of Axis nations today against the United Nations move on Madagascar, which 1t said was Aggression" against the Vichy' goy- ernment, and would strengthen Vichy collaboration with the Axis. The United Nation action was 70 prevent Japan from seizing the is- land.
 The Tokyo radio said that in moving against Madagascar the AL lied nations hoped they were Opea- ing a second front, but they would be unable to do so because they lacked men, shipping and ma terlals.
 Tokyo said the British action to- ward Madagascar was different from the landing of American forces in New Caledonia, because New Caledonia was dominated by the Free French while Vtehy had c0n- tEolled Madagascar,
 Further incnrsions Into Frances territory by the United Nations eap be epvisaged," Tokyo said,
 GeFWAaR Reaction
 Berlin, May E-(0eTmap Rread- cast Recorded by UP at Aond0pl- The official news agency in 8 dis patch from Vicby said today that lighting was in progress between French forces and British landtDg parties on Madagascar and that the Trench had lost . submarine end . navy dispatch boat,
 The French governor general es Madagascar rejected 6 British ul- timatum, the dispatch said, The ultimRtulD expired seven hours Rfts CT t was delivered and the Sighting started,
 T5le German dispatch said t was not possible to say whether the British landing was successful,
 The fighting began Monday eveF nlng, the news agency said. @Ila was stu ill progress ct noon on Taes' day,
 I9ba French authorities, ln Fet@sts ing tbe HltimaiilFB, deelsred tbay would tlgbt t0 tbs iSinit 0t ubeif strength,
 I'be British then sent . strong air force over the niain herll0F s1id tie navnl baso oe suaEss pisEe.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-05
Germany's Main Sea Shipping Route Struck
British Bonbers Pound It Along 75O Mile Front Four or Five Ships Were Reported
 Badly Damaged
. BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
 Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

London, May 5. - CUP) - British bombers today attacked GermanyS main supply route along 75Oe front damaging four five Naz ships while other raiders crossed the Channel for daylight sweeps of the French
 he RATS spring offensive that has been waged almost
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-05-07
Boy Def~Dse BOnds-
WAYNE DUGAN NOW
End LIEUTENANT

Wayne Dugan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. D. Dugan, near Wesley
Chapel, who has been at Fort Sill,
Okla, received his commission last
week as second lieutenant in the
field artillery. He came Friday,
part way by plane, to his home,
leaving Sunday for Fort Jackson,
S. c., where he will be located with
the 77th Division. OF the 60 who
were In his class at Fort Sill, 58 re-
ceived promotion, and of that num-
ber, six were from Ohio, the others
scattered from practically every
state in the union.
Lieutenant Dugan is a graduate
from M. & M. and from Ohio Uni
versity. He taught one year in
Meigs high school, and entered the
service in June, 1871. His older
brother, Frank Dugan, is also in
the service. located at Fort Scott,
Ill.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-05-07
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WOMEN NOT TO REGISTER
FOR WAR WORK NOW

President Roosevelt said plans
to register women for war work
have been abandoned for the pres
ent because there are more women
workers now who want jobs than
there are jobs available. He said
any woman wanting to get into
war work may register at a U. S.
Employment Service Office. War
Manpower Chairman McNutt said
the number Of persons employed in
war work by the end of 1912 may
reach 17,5O0,0O0 compared with
100000 at the beginning of 1941.
He said million or more addition
al women will be employed in war
industries this year. Mr.. McNutt
issued directives to the 1900 En-
ployment Service offices in regard
to the placement OF women and of
men over 40.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-05-07
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HEALTH COMMISSIONER
MAKES STATEMENT

During the summer months and
while children are having their va
cation, large number of tonsillec-
tonnes are done. At the annual
meeting of the Ohio State Medical
association last week, meeting
which I attended, DR.. Carl Krill, of
Akron, and DR.. Toomey, of Cleve-
land, presented paper on polio
myelitis (infantile paralysisl and
tonsillectomy (removal of tonsils) :.
They showed that there had been
observed close relation between
the removal of tonsils in the hot
months in the summer and the cases
Of infantile paralysis developing
later. In the epidemic of infantile
paralysis this last fall in the north
ern part of Ohio, 69h percent of
all the cases had had their tonsils
removed 80 days previously. 1t
was their belief, since infantile pa
ralysis is a disease of late summer
and fall, that children should not
have their tonsils removed during
July, August and September.
AS health commissioner I feel
this information should be given
our public.-Dr. C. E. Northrup
Health Commissioner of Morgan
County. ssse.a