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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

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 fMriai Russian dispatches told of
 Russian attacks and heavy German z4sualties on the northwest front, tfoand BFyansk and Rzhey, in the IzTIon Of Lake seliger about 2i5 niles northwest of Moscow and on An@ Voronezh flank of the Ger 2auS Caucasus offensive.
 The capture of numerous villages end fortified points was described In accounts of the Russian attacks 1n which tanks and infantry stormed eeFoas German mine fields.
 A German drive down the Rostov- Eaku railway to within l4O miles of Gr0zny's rich oil wells was revealed An last midnight's communique, but the noon communique did not in- dicate that 1t had made further pro- efeEs.
 Tn the are of Krasnodar, Soviet troops engaged in tense, defensive &ghting," the noon communique 6nid. "On one sector Soviet troops under pressure of numeri- caily superior forces, fell back to new positions"
 One of the most ferocious battles around Krasnodar, 65 miles from the Soviet Black Sea fleets first base at Novorossisks, had been fought over a river crossing (pre- sllrnably at the Kukan river) This might indicate that the river had been forced.
 Tn the Kletskaya area, where the gallant Russians had held the Ger mans for several weeks, a large mass oZ enemy tanks, artillery and in- 4antry broke through to the Don, and tried to spread along the bank, Q dispatch to the Soviet army organ Red Star said.
 Immediately after the break through, the Soviet command or dered retreat to new positions, so . frontal attack could be held.
 Entire Army Turned
 Then, Soviet commanders turned about their entire army, which was thrown into counter-attackS. The Germans were driven from the river bank, but big attachments remain cd inside the wedge and great masses of infantry struggling in the Immediate vicinity of the river.
 The Germans had broken through to the Don once before in the Klet- slkaya area, but the salient had been wiped out.
 Stubborn battles continued", was all the noon communique said of fighting around Kotelnikovski, 90 miles southwest of Stalingrad.
 The Germans have been trying to advance toward Stalingrad from Kotelrik ikovski and Kletskaya.
 Red Star reported that the enemy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

Lying athwart the Axis supply route to North Africa, is is the one thing that has prevented Marshal Erwin Rommel from sweeping through to Suez and into the Middle East.
 Land-based planes from MalA have played havoc with Axis ship ping and made 1t possible for Rom mel to get the necessary equipment for successful drive to Alexandria. Malta's importance is attested by the mighty efforts which the Ger man air fore has made to annihi- late 1t from nearby Sicily. The United States, too risked its car rier Wasp repeatedly to get needed planes to the island.
 Malta Still Stands
 Malta still stands, and while it does Rommels chances of getting the necessary endorsements are not too good. The British believe that if the Germans ever get clear of Russia, they will be forced to attempt frontal attack on Egypt by way of Greece and Crete, which would enable them to sidestep the venemous bomberS and SpitfireS based on Malta.
 In both the Mediterranean and Pacific engagements, the United Nations have suffered losses. The losses were anticipated and written off in advance as the price that had to be paid to gain essential ends. The British have admitted only the loss of the aircraft carrier Eagle, and the cruiser Manchester. The Axis claims of having virtually annhilated the British convoy fleet obviously are exaggerated.
 AS to Japanese claims in the Pa cific, no American can regard them as anything but fantastic. The sus- picion is that the Japanese are trying to soften the blow for their people when they have to admit American occupation of the Solo, mons and some of the naval losses which they will be unable to con- ceal.
 The fact remains that American marines are on at least three of the islands and apparently are in the process of mopping up. Wash ington's reluctance to give details may be attributed to desire to await completion of the task.
 U. s. Planes Again
 Headquarters, United States Army Air Force, New Delhi, India. Aug. IA (UP) United States Army Air Corps heavy bombing planes have interrupted service on 125-mile stretch of the cital Man dalay railroad and heavily bombed Japan's three greatest bases in northern Burma in two week of- fensive, a communique said today.
 The big Japanese air base at Myitkyna, the treminus of the rail- road extending from Mandalay into far northern Burma, was heavily attacked.
 A railroad bridge on the maine line was destroyed in an attack south of Wuntho, 125 miles south of Myitkyina. Medium weight bombs struck square on the bridge and both spans fell into the river.
 Medium bembers likewise des- troyed a bridge on the railroad be- tween Tausi and Pinbaw, near Mo- gaung, 20 miles south of Myitkyina.
 Warehouses and docks at Katha, 100 miles south of Myitkyina, on the Irrawaddy River and the rail- road, were attacked also, and a di- rect attack was made on the enemy Mogaung base.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14
American Devil Dogs
 Win First Offensive
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here that the initial phases of the battle have gone in favor of the Americans.
 GA navel correspondent of the Yorkshire Post reported that "ac- cording to the latest intelligence" supporting naval forces have ar- rived and joined in sea operations in the Solomon area, American troops, he reported, have driven back the Japanese farther with the aid of endorsements newly landed and air attacks on Gaudal- canal Island are in progress).
 It was understood here that the landing of the American ground forces was carried out strictly &C., cording to the advance blueprint of the operation.
 Strond Footliolds
 The U. s. Marines obtained strong footholds in tE.: most stra- tegic points in the southern part of the Archipeligo. It was not doubted here that the operation cost the American force heavily in casualties. However, 1t was not be- lieved that losses were greater than had been anticipated since the Marines not only went ashore but have been able to develop and hold their positions.
 At sea, however. it was under stood there have been a series of isolated engagements rother than a grand naval battle in the old fashioned sense.
 It is not believed here that thu I Japanese naval forces in the Solo, mons were equal in size to those oi the Allies. The main job of the American warships was understood to have been to lay down a eOver' ing barrage on Japanese positions as the Americans went ashore.
 However, the Japanese were be- lieved to be moving naval reinforce ments into the region to challenge the American warships.
 Whether the American battle plan contemplated the possibility that the Japanese would gamble on de- pleting their naval strength in the Bismarck Archipeligo to reinforce the Solomons was not known. Nor was there any indication whether the American naval forces were strong enough to cope with large Japanese endorsements.
 GhOrmIey COaxed Them
 It was thought possible by soma quarters that Vice-Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley, commander-in-chiei of American forces in New Zealand may have been deliberately trailing his coat" in order to entice large Japanese battle formations into combat.
 Only Ghormley or his chief, Ad. miral Chester Nimitz would be abla to disclose the truth or falsity ot that speculation.
 However, 1t was believed that Ghormley is too old hand at naval warfare not to anticipate every possible contingency.
 The Solomons battle is regarded here as a battle of firsts."
 It is the first time since the wal started that the United States has used battleships in an offensive ac. ton. It is the first frontal engage ment of Japanese and American task forces. It is the first Ameri. can offensive. It is the first Amer. lcan offensive use of AmphibiouA marines. It is probably the first American employment of parachute troops in history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

police and troops had fired on rioters to add to a death toll now estimated at 75 in Hindu National is independence riots which started Sunday.
 Disorders were reported in Hy- derabad state at the top of the In- dian peninsula, Indian Staet ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad but ap- parently they were not serious.
 Dispatches said that student dem- onstrated and tried to get other stu- dents to strike, but firm police &C., tion ended the attempt.
 Police continued roundup of minor Hindu Natoinalist leaders in numerous Indian cities but generally the riots seemed to have subsided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

(Continued from Page D didacy was given when a political leader very close to Lawlor said: "Joe's letting them have Tobin; then let them see what they can do with him."
 Senator Lawlor declined comment on reports that he was withdraw ing from the race in deference to ex-Town Chairman Joseph F. Mul- vile, who is reputed to be a lead ing Tobin packer.
 T want only to express my sincere thanks to my many friends who have urged me to run and who promised me their support if I did run" said Senator Lawlor. 'Their confidence in me makes me feel ex- tremely proud. and I want to thank them all"
 A veteran of seven terms in the legislature, Senator Lawlor gave special attention to trunk line high way facilities for Waterbury. He was the original sponsor of com- pulsory automobile insurance, and the author of an act requiring the state highway department to main tain through highways in cities and towns. He also strongly advocated pedestrian walks along state high ways
 Senator Lawlor is now an employe of the state liquor commission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

at least and damaging three of a force of 13 of Japan's best planes.
 It was believed that both flying fortresses and mediums were out again today off the Australian coast, trying to give the death blow to the enemy fleet in support of the United States and Allied forces in the Solo, mon Islands under Vice Adm. Rob- ert Lee Ghormley, commanding in the South Pacific.
 Silence at Navy Dept.
 Silence at the navy department at Washington, at the Pacific fleet headquarters of Adm. Chester w. Nimitz at Vice Adm. Ghormley's headquarters in New Zealand and at Gen. MacArthur's headquarters here left the details of the Solomon Is- lands battle unknown.
 But it was notable that each day the atmosphere became more opti- mistic.
 Indications were that the marines might not only be on Tulagi, Florida and Guadalcanal Islands but that they might be on Malakaita across the indispensable Strait from Flor ida.
 It was believed likely furthermore that they had driven the Japanese from the valuable atolls of Makambo and Gavutu, which are called sub urbs of Florida as is Tulagi. There are small docks on both AtollS and there are important machine shops at Gavutu, just down the Florida coast from Tulagi.
 Though the situation on Guadal- canal Island likewise remained to be clarified, there seemed good reason to believe that the marines there might have taken the Kukum area.
 Kukum, on the north side of Guadalcanal, at the corner of big, valuable Lunga Bay, was selected by the Japanese as the most valuable naval and airdrome station in the southern Solomons. Gen. MacAr- thurs planes bombed it heavily July 30 soon after the enemy had consolidated positions.
 It seemed almost certain that the marines had taken all of little Tul- agi, hardly more than three miles in circumference, that they had cleared much of Florida and that they had won their way more than five miles into Guadalcanal, across the grassy plain that skirts the coast and rises toward the mountains ot the interior.
 New Zealand reported that about 100 whites, including the Right Rev Walter Hubert Baddeley, Bishop o1 the area, and his staff, awaited res- cue in the Florida Tulagi- -Makambo- Gavutu area by the marines who had come more than 5000 miles from their homeland to attack the Japanese.
 BY FRANCIS MCCARTHY Limited Press Staq Correspondent l Auckland, N. z., Aug. 14-(UP) LA weeks fierce fighting in the Solomon Islands has brought Am erican successes and the U. s. en- tries are on the credit side of the battle ledger, 1t was reported here today.
 GA dispatch from Sydney to the l London Evening Star said that the first stage of the Solomons battle lhas ended in an American victory0
 Strict official secrecy continued ] to obscure the details of the Solo. mons fighting but 1t was mowr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14
oviets Trap German Motorized Infantry
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had flanlSed the defenders of Min- eFalynye Vody. i4O miles from Groz- ny and 200 miles from the Caspian Sea, compelling retreats and were breaking through in the central defence area, where a critical bat tie was raging.
 Pressure was still strong around CherkeSsk and Maikop, in the north Caucasus, where the Germans were trying to drive to the Black Sea, but Red Star reported that the Rus rians had held their own yesterday.
 Red Star said the Russians had repulsed two heavy tank attacks around Cherkessk and Maikop and had wiped out an enemy detach- ment that pierced their positions on one sector. Opposition had stiffen- ed 50 much at Maikop and Cher kegsk that the Germans had been compelled to regroup and shift the weight of the battl' east toward Mineralnye Vody, Red Star said.
 A dispatch from the Bryansk front, southwest of Moscow, said the Russians had attacked heavily on some sectors, pierced German de- lenses occupied several villages and inflicted heavy casualties.
 Russians Hit Hard
 On one sector of the Bryansk front, after artillery and air pre- paration, Soviet forces broke across river and occupied several inhab- tied localities, the night commun- ique said. Continuing their ad- vance, the Russians captured six tanks and destroyed 56 pillboxes.
 The Bryansk front is some 225 m s northwest of Voronezh, north ern anchor of the Germans, Don River lines.
 (Berlin dispatches to Stockholm newspapers said the Russians had opened a "second front" at Rzhev, 125 miles northwest of Moscow, and at Voronezh on the upper reaches of the River Don.
 (Berlin circles wer1 quoted that the Russian5 had forced numerical ly inferior German forces to bat ties comparable with the bitter est and most gallant defensive fighting during the winter war"
 CIncreasing counter attacks by the Russians, which have been de- livered at Voronezh and are very heavy at Rzhev, will have no in- fluence on" German efforts to break through to Stalingrad and block the Volga River the German trans-ocean agency said.
 (Radio Moscow was heard in Lon- don broadcasting that Soviet troops on the northern front had captured a locality of great strategic import ance on Lake S--perhaps Lake Sel- iger which the Germans had held for more than year).
 German spearheads were aimed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14
INDIA IS QUIETER
 BUT MOBS ACTIVE
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(Continued from Page D for two days in hope that mob vio- lence would SubSide.
 No one was allowed to enter or leave the area without special per- mission, it was said, an it was i'm possible to communicate even by telephone with persons in the zone. All schools including European ones were closed for the frits time yesterday because of student strikes, 1t was added.
 There was no indication whether
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14
COBURN'S COLLECTION GROWS

Charles Coburn, who collects monocles and cigaret holders. has pursuaded the Warner Bros. prop department to sell him the long carved ivory holder he uses for his role in Princess O,Rourke."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

from Krasnodar toward the naval base of Novorossisk on the Black Sea; from Maikop toward the Tuapse naval base, and from Cher kessk toward Sukhum, over the fam ouS, 200-mile Sukhum military road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

Pulling out of line is involved in l6 per cent of motor fatalities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14
TWO IMPORTANT
 SEA, AIR FIGHTS

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04
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the National Association OF Manu-
faCturers.
The convention will come to a
close with an annual dinner TO-
night. at which the speakers will b.
Donald NJ. Nelson. chairman OF The
War Prediction Board, and Henry
J. Kaiser the famous West Goa i
shipbuilder
Earlier. Price Administrator
Leon Henderson told the conven-
tion that rationing Of number Of
items Of clothing might be expect.
ed during the coming year, and
with it, he warned will come further
government regulation.
There are going to be more
czars, am afraid he said "and |
think there will be more red tape
rather than less"
Mail Christmas Parcels Early
Buy Bonds
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04

Vegetables
Detroit. Mich, Dec. -
BEETS-Fancy. ti.25 bu.: No. 1,
50.75c don. punches.
CABBAGE-No. I. 40-60e bu.
RED CABBAGE No. /. 60-s0c bu.
CARROTS-No. /, 1850 dor. behs.
tAULlFLOWER- No. /. sl.75-2.0O
bu.. No. .. $3.50.
CELERY fancy, S5CSf.00 doZ.
hchs Ne. !. 50-60c. Michigan
squares, fancy. Sl.75
ONIONS dry. fancy. $3.50 50-lb.
sack 80. ], Slo0-1l5, No, ?.
Zoe.
PARsNlPS-No. /. sl.25.175 bu.;
No. ., 15c.
POTATOES-No. I. S2I5.250 100.
10. sack: No .. tl.3ol.50.
RED RADISHES, dollhouse, No. /.
15-Sac d0Z bChs.
RUTABAGAS-No I. 75cfi 90 bu.
SQUASH Delicious, No. /, Sl25-
i75 hu
TURNIPs-No. !. 5O.7Sc don bchs.
Nail Christmas Parcels Early
Buy BondE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04
Municipal Court

Gasoline rationing showed an et.
feet in municipal court Thursday
when for the first time since park
ing meters were installed last
summer, no fines for overtime
parking were paid. Several tick
cts were given that day but none
of the offenders we're in court to
pay them
No collections have been made
from parking meters since ia.
tioning began but a sharn drop in
collections il expected by Patrol
man Perry Burrell who makes col
lections and services the meters.
Collections are made twice week
at present since daily trips did
not allow enough time to service
the meters.
A $40 fine for disorderly con
duct was paid in Justice A. NJ.
Vandarsalrs court today by Donald
O'Sullivan. q. Ypsilanti. Other
fines amounted to Sl50b.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04
Santa Claus Will
Have Wage Boost

Washington, Dec. 4--INS-Amer-
ica's children today received
solemn assurance from their gov
eminent that Santa Claus will be
around at Christmas time.
Neither total war nor the threat
OF initiation will stop Santa from
visiting every child, no matter
what his age, the government
promised.
What's It all about? Here's the
answer:
Apparently fearing that even
Santa would desert his charges for
the Grass consideration OF steady
war plant job. the War Labor
Board, in formal convocation az
sembled," has decided that the
roly-poly gent in the red suit can
receive a larger wage this year
than he did a year ago.
Tms. the War Labor Board,
delegated by the president to con
troll the compensations OF all wage
earners. sought to insure the pres.
epce OF St Nicholas at his accus
toned station the night before
Christmas.
The full membership OF the
board. appointed to deal with ma.
tion.shaking labor disputes, said
"the role OF Santa Claus In a
war torn world is unique.
II will be all right for santa to
receive a wage boost, provided,
that the term bona fide Santa
Claus shall be construed to In.
clude only such persons as wear
n red robe white Yhiskers and
other well-recognized accouter'
ments BETTING their station in
life %
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04
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al least holding its own while max
ing the necessary preparations for
an allout assault
II was pointed out that allied
supply lines are long, and that re
Inducements in men and supplies
must be shipped to Africa and as
semhled in eastern Algiers before
any crushing drive can be launch.
ed against the Axis.
Fear Optimism
Meantime allied spokesman eau
toned against optimism and warn
ed that long, hard fight lay
ahead before the enemy can be
driven from Africa.
On the European front the Rus
sian offensiyes moved slowly
ahead as the Soviet high com
mand settled down. to a program OF
grinding down enemy fortifica'
tions and strong points. Further
progress was reported on the Mos
cow and Stallngrad fronts despite
stiffeued resistance as the Ger
mans put an aerial shuttle service
in operations to ferry men and sup
plies to its trapped forces.
Played Out
The Japanese in New Guinea ap
reared to have nearly played out
their string as they were forced
back virtually to the beaches in
the Bunagona district. They held
tenaciously to 200 yard strip
and we're under a steady pounding
by allied planes and artillery bar
RACES
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04
Deaths
a. IAMEs 3 WALLAcE

DR.. JAMES B, WALLACE
Saline. Dec. i--Dr. James B.
Wallace. IS. died early this morn
ing at his home, 107 y. Ann Arbor
St. after two days illness. He
had been in poor health for two
years. He was born Oct. s, 1864
az Library, Penn, and married
Miss Margaret McGary, Saginaw.
December %. 1894
He is survived by Mrs WALLACE
three brothers. William W. Pa;
Carson. Greenburg. Pa; Wilbur.
Berlin, Pa.
He was graduated in 1857 from
Western Theological School il
Allegheny, Pa, and came TO Saline
in 1899 as pastor OF the Presbyter-
ian Church for two years. Before
that time he had been minister at
Freeport. Pa. a minister at Sagi.
nav. and a minister in the Memoir
ial Presbyterian Church in Detroit
DR.. Wallace was graduated from
the Detroit COLLEGE OF Medicine
in 1901 and had practlred medi.
cine in Saline for Al years. He
was health officer for 40 years.
Dr. Wallace was a charter mem
4 Der of Rotary Club at Saline and
4 its first president. a life memhei
of Masonic lodge, and a char,al
member and first patron OF tho
I O.ES.
The funeral services will be Mon
day at 2:30 at the lockwood funer
al home. Rev. William Bach viii
officiate and burial will be in Oak
wood Mausoleum, Saline Friend,
may call at the funeral home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04
JOHN r. ZIMMERMAN

~ nm ~ ~ NJ ~ z n NAV
John X. Zimmerman, 7O7 Pearl
St, passed away at $3.50 this morn
ing following a sudden heart attack
Mr.. Zimmerman had resided in
Ypsilanu Il years His wife was
the former Miss Mary Johnson and
they were married November II,
1918.
He was born March 4, 1873, In
West Union, o. Mr. Zimmerman
had sold plumbing supplies in near
by towns
Surviving besides his wife are
his brother Edward, Seaman. o.:
three sisters, Mrs. o. l.. Snyder,
(Rose). Newark, n. Y. Mrs George
Watson edith, West Union. and
Mrs. Gilbert Hyde louise, Colum,
bus. O.
He belonged to the Blue Lodge
Of Masonry in Warsaw. Ind, and
also to the Chapter Of the lodge in
Npsilanti, a member OF Council
Lodge.
The time and day Of the funeral
will be decided when the brother
Edward, arrives from Seamen, o.
this evening
Friends may call at the Geer Flu
neral Home.