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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
UNDERWORLD IS
 VERY PATRIOTIC
COunterfeiters of Savings Stamps for War Are
 Given to Police

New York, May l3-(UP)-Fsye men accused of counteFfelting war savings stamps blamed their tEou. bIes today on the patriotism Of the underworld,
 They had tried to let fellow thieves in on their scheme, Not only were the eounterfeiteFs spurned and denounced for trying to take advantage of the government ha war time, but also the treasury de- paFtment was tipped of, When they got around to printing the stamps. the government was watch' ing all Of them. -
 Six were arrested yesterday with 2l0.0O0 2h-eent stamps in their pos. session. The government released Louis Ramonski, alleged financial haekeT of the scheme, on hls own Fecagnlganee because Of hls eo' operation,
 Federal agents said they had sent a representative to Detroit t0 cen. tact the Purple Gang end try 70 sell a block Of stamps at halt price, The gang was to collect full price Tor the stamps from pest eislees, and agents said the fake stamps were good enough t0 fool Q postmaster
 The other men arrested were. Abraham PeTkes. 70, and his brother J0seph, each held in Dab 900 bail; Harry HoFeWltE, be. held in GEO. 0l00Q ball. M0FFis Rubln, held ln eI.b0o hall, and Abraham dllckAIeln. held h eT.S00 ball.
 TFoagury agents said several picked up when needed, but tho ether minor characters" would be nasteFmlnds were ln jall.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
ROUTED JAPSARE
 REORCANlZINC
Chinese Drove Them Al- most to FrOntier-JOin
 Endorsements
By ROBERT P. MARTIN United Press Stan Correspondent

Chungking, May i3.-(UP)-The routed Japanese invaders of south- west China joined several thousand achievements north of Lashio to- day and prepared another frontal assault against Chinese strongholds along the banks of the Salween river near the Chinese frontier.
 A major and perhaps decisive en- gagement in this area in southern Yunnan province appeared immin- ent while Chinese and Japanese columns were maneuvering for po- sitions in northeastern Burma to the south, and the Japanese in west Burma, carried an invasion threat Withia 50 miles of the Indian from tier,
 Chinese quarters estimated that 5000 Japanese endorsements from Lashio had moved north to retrieve situation in southern Yunnan province which became desperate
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Battle Rages Over Narrow Front At Caucasus Gateway
Complete Military Plane Every 812 Minutes To Reach Goal Of 60, ,OOO
Apathy Is Being Killed Off Says UnderseCretary
 of War Patterson
BY l.. w. SHOLLENBERGER United Press Staff Correspondent

BY L. w. SHOLAAENbEhGEh Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Washington, May 13 -(UP)- If the aircraft industry is to meet President Roosevelt's goal of 60,000 war planes this year, it must turn out complete military plane every 8 1-2 minutes of each day.
 This years goal, the War Produc- ton board said today, is more than half the number of planes of all types built in this country between the first flight at Kittyhawk, N. C., in 1904 and this country's entrance into this war. During that period only 100000 planes = from puddle jumpers held together with bailing wire to 82-ton army bombers-were built.
 Quantity isn't everything. The quality of planes coming of pro- duction lines today is far superior to any in the world. During the last war, for example, engines had to be overhauled every. 50 hours Today they can go 500 hours.
 How far the aircraft industry has progressed is best explained by a few statistics on the situation dur ing World War I, WIPE said. When the United States entered that war it had 55 military planes. But 51 were obsolete" and four were "ob- solescent," leaving a front line air force of zero.
 Production during World War l reached 3,227 military units and B. 600 training units.
 Back to Peacetime
 After that brief furry, production went back to peacetime basis and by 1889 the United States was pro- ducing only 100 military planes a month. Foreign orders doubled that during 1889 and, after Con-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
Ry FRED II, ScHERFF (United Press stan Correspondent


 Washington, May iS.--IuPp-... American military authorities Sala tnday that there Is a remaFkable similarity between the "nefye gas, Of the German army and the gas Of doehbels' propaganda machine
 "As for as I'm concerned" sala one military authority, expressing tho War DepaTlmeet's attitude "the enly nerve gas that I'm sure about is the nerve the NaSls have ln spreading such stories"
 Renewed speculation about nerve gas arose from a Swedish report that the deFTiians were using " aaRlnst the Russians ln tho fieht. lag on the KeTeh Peninsula m the CFlmea,
 Tho Berlin correspondent ot the Stockholm Allonhladet hAld the new gae naFalyKed the nerve eenlefh Fohbine to Vctimg of the power 70
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Evening star., 1942-01-21
D. {. Transport Hearing
Resumes in House FRIDAY

Chairman Randolph today called
the House District Committee into
special session at 10 am. Friday to
resume consideration of Washing
tons wartime public transportation
problem.
Witnesses will include E. D. Mer-
rill, president of the Capital Tran
sit Co.; Capt. H. C. Whitehurst. di-
rector of highways, and Traffic Di-
rector William A. Van Duzer.
A bill Representative Randolph is
sponsoring to exempt District taxi
cabs from. the Governments tire
rationing order is serving as the in
strument for the committees mass
transportation study. Price Admin
istrator Leon Henderson vigorously
opposed the measure at the COM
mittee's initial hearing last week.
Mr.. Randolph wants cabs to be
allowed tires in view of the part
they play in the Districts mass
transportation service.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Arlington Board Approves
Two Zone Applications

Two zoning applications were ap-
proved at meeting of the Arlington
County Board of Zoning appeals
yesterday.
They were two applications filed
by r. E. Cline and Wyatt A. and
Marie W. Cline to change a group
Of lots in the 200 block Of First
street, South, from residential A to
local business.
The board opposed the application
Of William B. McMullen to rezone
from residential A to residential B3
a tract in the HOO and 1900 blocks
Of South Glebe road.
An application Of Monroe Warren
to rezone property in the 1900 block
of First street, North, from local
business c to CT, was withdrawn by
the petitioner. The recommenda- =
tions Of the Zoning Board will be
submitted by the County Board at
its next meeting.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Soldier in Malaga Risks Life
So Jap Snipers Can Be Found
Exposes Himself os forget and Is FeIIed
By Enemy, but Suffers Only Slight Wound

from one of the last enemy shots,
but the injury proved not serious
and he has remained with his unit.
In general, wherever the Japa-
nese have tried strong frontal at
tacks against the Australians, they
have been hit hard When this
happens, the enemy puts out feel
ers in an attempt to find another
route. A Japanese move down the
coast is a direct result of a heavy
blow dealt them a week ago near
Gemas.
In that area there has been little
activity beyond patrol encounters
with our troops covering the main
road south of that area. but other
troops in the Muar section have
been hard at it the past three days
There is little detail available on
the latest fighting in this area
Small enemy parties succeeded In
infiltrating some distance behind the
main front, and their habit of fell
ing trees across roads to block COM
munications and supplies has been
we'll in evidence.
Also, constant bombing and ma
chine cunning Of roads Is setting
Allied signalers a hard task, but
line repair parties are working un-
ceasingly. One such party yester-
day narrowly escaped ambush by
Japanese who had cut a communi-
man Immediately tapped another
wire some distance back and sent
through a message describing the
location and size of the enemy
group.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Mrs. Alice de Trafford
Is Adjudged Suicide

BY the Associated Press.
NAIROBI, Kenya Colony, Jan.
2l.-A verdict Of suicide by shooting,
with no evidence Of insanity, was
returned today in the inquest on
Mrs. Alice Silverthorne de Trafford,
formerly OF Buffalo, NJ Y. who was
found shot dead on her Kenya farm
last September 30.
The finding was delayed through
difficulty in obtaining evidence.
Mrs. de Trafford, niece Of Mrs.
Ogden Armour of Chicago, figured
in an international triangle cli-
NAKED by a shooting in a French
railway compartment in 1927. Three
months after the shooting she was
divorced from her first husband,
Count Frederic de jane, a wealthy
French sportsman. and in February,
1892, she was married to Raymond
Vincent de Trafford-the man she
had shot and wounded five years
before. In October, 1887, she was
granted a divorce from Mr.. de
Trafford on grounds of adultery.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
BY IAN FITCHETT,
Offcial Australian War Correspondent

Omcial Australian War Correspondent.
WITH THE STRALIAN
FORCES IN MALAYA. Jan. 20 de-
layed (Australian Associated Press
to (P.-The present struggle be-
tween Australian and Japanese
forces in Western Malaga might
well be described as the battle for
the roads" and has brought to light
an example Of ultra -heroism among
the defending forces.
A Japanese fianking movement in
the Muar-Batu Pahat area is an at
tempt to gain access to the roads,
and if the enemy achieves that OBJ
jective, it will control the road lead
ing across the mainland to Kluang
on to Mersing. in the vicinity of
Singapore. The Japanese are ex-
erting strong pressure and are being
f1ercely resisted at all points.
Much of the fighting is remote
and "a hours a day Australian pa
trols sweep through the rubber
jungle, cleaning up japanese infll-
trations. The example of ultra
heroism came Monday when a group
of Australians was being worried by
snipers.
A private volunteered to expose
himself as target by walking along
a road while his comrades crept
along through rubber trees on each
side of the road armed with small
machine guns. They blasted each
tree that sniping fire came from and
mopped up the nuisance area.
The heroic private fell wounded
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Compromise Is Offered
On Price-ControI Bill
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senators reported today that a
compromise on the wartime price
control bill awaited agreement
among the five House conferees ap-
pointed to iron out Senate House
differences on the far-reaching leg
islation
Senators listed these five points
at issue:
!. The level at which price con-
trolls would apply to farm products.
2. Licensing of business affected
by price orders.
3. Price fixing by a single ad-
ministrator with appeals to courts.
4. Buying and selling provision.
S. Veto power for the Secretary
of Agriculture over farm prices.
Because the five House conferees
vote as a unit, Senators said the
administration leaders were ap-
pealing to the three House Demo-
cratic conferees, Representatives
Steagan of Alabama, Williams of
Missouri and Spence Of Kentucky,
to accept the Senate conferees' pro-
posals.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Army Hikes Shoe Orders
To Twice Present FIGURE

The War Department disclosed to-
day that it is negotiating with the
Nations shoe manufacturers for
2,5OO,000 pairs Of service shoes .
month to provide for an Army ex-
pected to expand to $500 900 officers
and men this year.
This is more than twice the num-
ber of shoes now being ordered
monthly by the Quartermaster
Corps.
At the same time, the War De-
partment announced that it has
placed orders for 1900, 900 one-piece
working suits for the Army among
81 contractors In % States in pursu-
ance of the new policy of spreading
Army contracts among as many con-
Germs as possible and on a geo.
graphical basis The new work
suits will be made of herringbone
twill and at least one concern in
Virginia, undesignated, has received
orders.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Baltimore Kidnaper
Approved for Parole
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 2l.-Hy-
man Goldfinger, sentenced to prison
for Is years in connection with the
Hendler kidnapping case in Balti-
more in 1882, was recommended
late today for parole by Parole
Director Herman M. Moser.
Albert Hendler, son of q Balti-
more ice cream manufacturer, was
kidnapped November 18, 1882, and
taken to a vacant house at Green
Haven, Anne Arundel County. He
was released later.
Harry Surasky and Samuel NJ
Lipsitz also were convicted in the
case. Surasky already has COM
pleted 10-year sentence and Lip
sitz recently was recommended for
parole but the recommendation was
withdrawn because of Lipsitzs con-
duct in prison, Moser said.
The trio was charged with con-
spiracy to extort and assault. They
were sentenced by former Judge
Robert F. Stanton, with Lipstiz re-
ceiving q 13-year term.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Sherrod Robertson Goes
To Orioles From Mats
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan 2l-Charles H
Knapp, jr., general manager Of the
Baltimore Orioles of the Interna-
tional League. announced today the
outright release of one player, sale
of two others and acquisition of an
other.
Mr.. Knapp said Roy johnson,
veteran outfielder, had been given
his unconditional release. Pitcher Ed
Vogel and Inf1elder Henry Schluter
were sold to Elmira of the Eastern
League.
Acquired on option from the
Washington Nationals was Outfielder
Sherrod Robertson, brother of Mrs.
Joe Cronin. adopted daughter Of
Clark Griffith Manager Tommy
Thomas said Robertson hit around
.260 for Greenville. s. c., in 1910 and
.248 for Springfield last year.
johnson and Red Howell, hard
hitting outfielder who had a trial
with Cleveland last spring, were
stricken from the Oriole roster after
a fight in Toronto last summer. The
Orioles plan to sell or trade Howell,
along with Utility Outfielder Art
Graham.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Bill for Marine Reserve
Guard Corps Is Siqned

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt signed today
legislation creating limited service
Marine Corps Reserve to provide
guards for naval shore activities.
The measure was enacted to re-
lease for combat service Marines
now doing guard work.
At the same time the White House
announced that the President has
signed a bill to give the rank of
lieutenant general to the comman-
dant of the Marine Corps, at present
carrying the rank of major general.
The higher rank would automati-
cally be granted on a temporary
basis to whoever becomes COM
mandant.
The President also signed legisla-
tion modifying naval promotion reg
ulations to provide promotion op-
portunities to certain officers not
now eligible because of failure to be
chosen by selection boards, although
they have been kept on active duty
as a result of the war.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Store Windows 10 Show
Services Of Red Cross

Some of the services that the Red
Cross furnishes men in the armed
forces will be displayed in down.
town department store windows be-
ginning tomorrow, as the District
chapters collections in the War
Fund continue upward to the $3.50,
900 goal.
Otto Lund, District chapter man.
ager, pointed out that expansion OF
the Army and Navy this year will
call for equal expansion in Red
Cross facilities, to be financed by the
fund now being raised. Last year, he
said, one of every eight men in the
armed services called on the Red
Cross for some type of aid.
The employees of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. have do
mated $10.494 to the fund, including
81 1852 sent in yesterday. The firm
has $500 employees. Their donations
put the company far in the lead
among business houses in the utility
group.
Also reported yesterday were gifts
of $1,000 from the S. H. Hines Co.
and s125 from the Washington Loan
g. Trust Co. The Daughters Of Isa-
bella sent in $25.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
.ConnaIIy Is Hopeful
Castillo viii Alter
Stand on Axis Break
Trusts Acting Argentine
Head Will Side With Rio
Conferees or Lose Job
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)

Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
BY the Associated Press.
Senator Connally, Democrat,
Of Texas said today that Ameri-
can officials hoped that Acting
President Ramon s. Castillo
would change his stand against
Argentina's joining other Latin
American republics in a diplo-
matte break with Axis powers or
that "the Argentine people will
change their President"
The chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee told
press conference that United
States representatives were hopeful
that Argentina could see its way
clear to joining with the other ma
tions, despite Mr. Castillo's asser-
ton that his country's position
against such action was final.
I'VE are trusting" Senator Con-
nally said, that Castillo will change
his mind or that the Argentine
people will change their President -
He added that it was his belief
that there was a very critical" po-
litical situation in Argentina at this
time, with national elections sched-
uled soon.
TT the people could have q free
election, they would vote for us" the
Texas Senator declared. The gov
ernment machinery is so oiled. how
ever, that the government ticket
may be elected"
Senator Connally said that if
Argentina failed to join In the pro-
posed break with the Axis powers,
there might follow an economic and
business break between that country
and other Latin American nations
This might result in the cutting
OF OF all business and commercial
relations with the recalcitrant men,
ber," he continued. When the
others cut of diplomatic relations
with the Axis, they probably wouldn't t
want to open their borders to in
flltrations from Argentina"
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Hull Recalls Warnings
On Pacific Situation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Of State Hull said to-
day that the record would show he
had repeatedly during the critical
weeks of November directed atten-
ton to the very precarious nature
of the situation in the Pacific and
had conferred during that time with
Army and Navy officials.
Reporters asked the Secretary at
a press conference about reports
he had warned his cabinet COL
leagues of the danger of a surprise
attack by Japan somewhere in the
Pacific. He said he was not in
position to discuss such reports as
the Pearl Harbor attack was under
official investigation.
Mr.. Hull said he persistently at
his press conferences had tried to
impress upon the country the seri-
BUSINESS of the Japanese situation
and the necessity of being prepared
for anything.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Thai-Japanese Push
Drives 70 Miles Into
Burma, British Admit
Our Forces Resisting
Strongly English Soy;
Allied Bombers Active
Earlier Story on Page A-40


BY the Associated Press.
RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 21.-A
British headquarters communi-
que tonight reported heavy fight
ing in the Kawkareik area As
miles east of Moulmein, between
Moulmein and the border Of jap
anese-occupied Thailand.
Our forces, fighting throughout
the day in the Kawkareik area, have
been resisting strongly" the COM
munique said. Heavy fighting is
still in progress"
An earlier communique said the
invaders had been checked near the
frontier town of Myawaddi.
A force of Allied bombers with
fighter escort successfully attacked
Rohaing Airdrome, and other air
craft operated with the ground
forces in the Kawhareik battle, the
second communique said.
Kawkareik is about 20 miles in
side Burma along a road leading
across the mountains from Mya-
waddi, where a Thailand Japanese
force crossed the border yesterday.
The Moulmein area is about $50
airline miles north of Tavoy in the
Burma Panhandle, which the jap
anese occupied Monday.
Chinese, British Confer on Strategy.
Meanwhile, it was announced. the
leader of veteran Chinese forces
which have marched about 1000
miles from Kwangsi Province to
take up positions in Burma and the
British high command have just
completed conference on strategy
somewhere in Northeast Burma
Gen. Liu Kwan-lung conferred
with 1t. Gen. T. J. Hutton, the Brit
ish commander in chief. Gen. Hut
ton said he was satisfied with the
outcome Of the conference, that Chi
nese forces in Burma already were
considerable and probably many
more would come to join in the
United Nations campaign.
Gen. Liu's troops were assigned
to the defense of sector on Bur-
mas upper eastern frontier, where
deep gorges divide mountains up to
1000 feet high.
American Flyer Downed.
The A. v. G. Warbirds-American
volunteers with the Chinese air
force-lost Georgia-born flyer, r.
c. Moss. over the bomb-blasted jap
anese airdrome of Meshod. but his
mates said they were confident he
had managed a forced landing and
was hiking back
The A. v. G. got two enemy planes
and probably destroyed another,
bringing their total score for the
war to "a confirmed victories and at
least IS probable ones. %.
Big Moose" Moss, an Army
trained flyer, with five other fighters
escorted six Blenheim bombers on
the mission into Northwestern Thai
| land this morning.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Puerto Rico Official Here
Demands Tuqwe|I Custer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Removal Of Rexford Guy Tugwell
as Governor of Puerto Rico was
demanded today by the island s
resident commissioner, Bolivar Pa
gan, who called Mr.. Tugwell IAN
American Quisling."
In a statement, Mr.. Pagan said
the American people should know
that Mr.. Tugweu was "disregarding
and kicking in Puerto Rico all the
principles that the United States
forces and democratic peoples are
fighting for throughout the world
He declared the Governor had
threatened to declare martial law
in Puerto Rico ito quench the pro-
test of the people against him for
his outrages and abuses"
He added that Mr.. Tugwell was
a ''puppet" in the hands of a min
ority party in Puerto Rico and tried
to create governmental system
by which rule would be by one
political boss.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Col. (. 6. StockdoIe
Heads Officers Club

Col. E. C. Stockdale has beer
chosen to succeed Rear Admiral ]
A. Schof1eld, u S. N. R., retired, al
president of the Officers Club OF
Washington, it was announced yes
terday.
The new president was one of the
founders of the club which was
formed during the first World Wal
as the United Service Club OF
America, then the first service club
in the country.
Admiral Schofield has served as
Its president for Is years.
Other officers elected at the clubs
annual meeting, at its headquarters
at 1400 New Hampshire avenue
NV, are 1t. Eugene M. Rice, first
vice president; Maj. Joseph E. Nc
Mullen. second vice president; Maj
L. B. Schultz, treasurer, and Ensign
G. K. Ahlers, secretary.
Evening star., 1942-01-21
Utility Official Admits
Handling SIush Fund
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.-Hermann
Spoehrer. former secretary of the
Union Electric Co. of Missouri, testi-
ned today in Federal Court that he
had handled $4,000 in insurance re-
bates as part of an alleged political
slush fund of the utility.
The company and its former
president, Louis H. Egan, are on
trial charged with conspiracy and
violation of the corrupt practices
section OF the Holding Company
Act of 1885.
Mr.. Spoehrer declared that Mr..
Egan had known what was being
done with the insurance rebates.