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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
From Dawn To Mid-Day Yankee Air SquadrOns Were In Thick Of It ARMORED FORCES OF
 BOTH SIDES BATTLED Small Force Of US. Tanks In One Sector Of Rag.
 ing Battle
BY LEON KAY United Press Staff Correspondentl

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Cairo, September 2. (UP) = British and German tanks fought on a 20-mile desert front today with American bombers joining the Royal Air Force in carry- ing out repeated daylight at tacks on enemy concentra- tionS. In the hours from dawn up to midday the American air squadrons had joined the British and. South Africans n seven successful bombardment n1iss sions.
 The United States planes fought their way through Axis fighter op- position with the aid of Allied fighter protection and carried out attacks upon all their assigned tar gets.
 The desert battle was centered in the rolling, rocky 20-mile area be- tween Himeiat Peak at the south end of the Alamein line and the Ruweisat Ridge toward the center.
 The slightest movement of ve- hicles raised clouds of dust.
 The major effort of the Nazis was still at the southern hinge of the British line where troops from the United Kingdom were taking the brunt of the attack.
 Armored Forces Fight
 Both sides were employing their armored forces. An American ar mored detachment stood on the hat- tie line ready to meet any German challenge.
 Axis air activity was on the iia- crease, indicating that Marshal Err win Rommel has been husbandinG his air strength for the push.
 American, British and South Afr1~ can planes went into action at dawn and scored a number of direct hits and started some fires in German concentration areas.
 Several Royal Air Force fighter squadrons routed at least 20 Ger man Stukas over the battle area in the afternoons biggest aerial enc gagement. The Stukas apparently intended to make dive-bombing att taocks on the Allied lines. At least four were shot down in fiame5.
 At least 15 JU-S8 bombers. whick came across the battle line with an escort of ME-l09 fighters in the evening, were engaged by RAT fighters. Two enemy bombers and a fighter were shot down and others damaged. The bombers were forced to jettison their explosives outside the target area.
 A preliminary count showed s3a4 Allied fighters had shot down XS enemy aircraft yesterday, and prob- ably destroyed twice that number in air eombats.
 British Imperial forces took the initiative at the northern end Of tie line, near the Mediterranean and flashing out in offensive raids which resulted in the capture of numerous German prisoners. the communique said.
 U. s. Tanks Tn IL
 Tn one sector of the front small force of United States Army taukG were in the battle line, eager tN clash with the Germans.
 United States Army airplanel were fully engaged and the com. munique said that Monday cvenin9 (Contlnued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
NEW TAX MEASURE
 NOT YET DECIDED
Senator Danaher Reveals Stamp Assessment Plan
 Is Proposed
BY JOHN R. ZEAL

fUnileA Press 6aasf CeFFespauGensl
 Washington, Sept. 2,-(UPl-fhe treasury postponed today for the second successive day presentation Of It's pF0posed new spending tax 10 the Senate finance committee ip the face of indications that t would provoke a quick showdown on Q federal sales levy,
 Chairman Walter ?, George, p, Ga, after q conference with TTeas- ury General Counsel Randolph Paul, said consideration Of the new tax would be postponed until to- morrow because "Rome more work has to be done on its including some mw0Fk on schedules"
 George told reporters that a conl- mass0Fy savings plan for individuals, #nilar o the post wRF credits al- iaady voted by the Senate commit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
French People Aiding Jews To Escape Nazis
Vichy Police, Under Orders Of Germany, Hunting Jews Down, So They Can Be DepOrted To
 Eastern Europe For Forced Labor

Somewhere on the French From tier, Sept. 2-CUP)-The French people are aiding desperate foreign Jews to resist Viehy police who are hunting them down at the demand of the Germans so they can be de- ported to eastern Europe for forced labor. 1t was leraned today.
 Tn some instances farmers have used their scythes to defend Jews who had taken refuge with them And are holding of the gendarmes
 So serious has opposition become in the Toulouse area that the pre- feet asked the Vichy government to authorize him to call out troops to aid the gendarmes. Up to today Vichy had refused.
 4 man hunt unprecedented in modern France had encountered the flercest resistance of Jews and the general opposition of French men generally.
 Catholics are bitterly opposed to the arrests and the police action has provoked widespread pity Tor tne Jewish refugees.
 i3,000 Demanded
 Germany ordered Vichy to hand over the i3.000 foreign Jews who had arrived in France since 1885 fleeing the Nazl terror.
 Arrests started last "Wednesday Up to today police have been able to arrest only about half of them and the German headline for the handing over expired Saturday mid- night.
 Jews are hAFricadlng themselves in their homes or hiding out ir the mountains and forests.
 AanA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
American Bombers Joined
 British In Desert Battle
Russians Are Fighting Bitterly Against Fierce Smash Of Germans
Moscow Report Will Not Admit Nazis Are Making
 Great Headway
BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff COrrespondent)

(Unated Press Staft COrreSp0ndent)
 The Nazi drive to sever Russia s Volga river war artery and capture the southern bastion of Stalingrad appeared today to be gaining dan- gerous momentum.
 A Nazi war communique claimed that German advance guards have cut their way through to the banks of the Volga north of Stalingrad and Moscow dispatches reported that the peril to the city is growing on both the northwest and southwest fronts.
 The Germans had been slowed or halted when they reached the deep and bristling lines of Qualifications erected by the Red army on the ap- breaches to Stalingrad. It appeared, however, that they were beginning to blast paths through the defense system and hack their way closer to the big industrial and war cen- ter itself.
 The Nazi claim that their forces have reached the Volga was news of equal gravity. With the sever ance of rail routes leading north from Stalingrad the Russians have been employing the Volga as their chief transport route for moving supplies north and south.
 If German troops have reached the volga and can bring river trans port to halt, the deefnse of Stal- ingrad will be greatly handicapped and the Russian task of moving vital oil, gasoline and food supplies north from the Caspian will be- come much more difficult.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
John w. Potter Fined $1OO, Costs In Court
Paymaster Of American Brass Co. Found Guilty Of Illegal Storage Of Gasoline By Judge John
 L. Gaffney In Court Today

John W. Potter, 65, paymaster of the American Brass Company was fined Sl00 and costs by Judge John L. Gaffney in municipal court to- day on charge of illegal storage of gasoline.
 Testimony of Fire Iarshal Dennis Lahey and Lieut.. Eugene Legge that a drum containing 26 gallons of gas- oline was found in Potter's garage at III Woodside avenue June p led to the conviction. Potter, who re- sides at lI5 Woodside avenue was arrested June g on warrant is sued by Pros. Frederick W. Palomba charging him with violation of a city ordinance prohibiting the stor- age of gasoline without license.
 The lengthy hearing was high lighted by loud and dramatic eX- changes between Pros. Palomba and Defense Attorney Michael V. Blans- field in arguments over the eligib- ility of Marshal Lahey and Lieut.. Legge to testify as experts" in the Identification of gasoline.
 1AAbb AAA&ASt@y kAaAbNA bttS 1A SA~ ments by recalling testimony O! Lieut.. Legge that Potter had ad- mitted to him that he was storing gasoline in his garage because The had read about a gasoline shortage and wanted to have a supply for making trips to his farm in Willl- mantle"
 No Testimony, No Defense
 The accused man neither took the stand nor offered any defense. But after Judge Gaffney denied At torney Blansfield's motion for dis charge on grounds that the city oF- dinanee prohibiting storage did not apply, and pFoee sded to impose the
 ((sanfinsaad an panA Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
ALLIED PLANES
 AGAIN HIT LAPS
Two Heavy Attacks Strike Combat Forces Fighting
 Australians
BY DO CAsWELL United Press stan Correspondent

General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Australia, Sept. 2-(uP)-- Allied infantry cooperation planes have made two heavy attacks on Japanese combat forces who are thrussing with steadily increasing power against Australian troops in the Kokoda area 55 miles across New Guinea from Port Moresby, General Douglas MacArthur an- nounced today.
 Racing fighter planes, in close support of veteran Australian iun- gle fighters. swept down over the owen Stanley mountains to the Ko- koda operations area on the north ern slopes and raked enemy troops and communications with machine gun and cannon fire ct tree-top level in two separate raids.
 Interest increased in Japanese
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Moscow, Sept. 2.-(UP)-Russian dispatches reported today that So- viet forces defending the south- west approaches to Stalingrad have been forced to retreat to new line-the fourth withdrawal in 48 hours-and that the peril to the vital Volga city was mounting by the hour.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-02

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Evening star., 1942-12-09
Fathers FIoshIight
Aid in ChiId's Birth
nv the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
) TWIN FALLS, Idaho. "A pro-
spective father finally has been able
to help.
Tom Bell, department store assist
ant manager, was pacing the hospi-
tai corridor when a traffic accident
disrupted lighting facilities and
plunged the delivery room into
darkness.
: Mr.. Bell responded to the emer-
gencv by producing flashlight
from his pocket.
3 Mother, daughter and f1ashlight
came through nicely.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
Remember Pearl HorboI
Joins Cattle Brands
SRr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Il LINCOLN. Nebr-A Nebraska
fattleman was denied permission by
Secretary of State Frank Marsh to
.use the cattle brand "Swastika Bar
&c" Mr.. Marsh who issues all Ne
braska cattle brands, designated
"R-P-H" for Remember Pearl Har-
,bor" instead
s That's a more proper and befit-
ting brand to issue" Mr. Marsh COM
mented.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
Prince Georges Boards
Order SeIectees to Report

& Prince Georges County tMdo
Draft Board No. l at Hyattsville
announced today that AZ white and
80 colored selective service regis
trants have been ordered to report
at 7 am. tomorrow at the boards
office in the County Service Build
ing before leaving for the Army
induction center in Baltimore.
At the same time, Prince Georges
County Draft Board No. 3, at Upper
Marlboro, announced that 90 regis
trants have been ordered to report
at 7:45 am. December % at the
boards Office in the Marlboro Court
house before going to Baltimore.
The AZ white men ordered to re-
Evening star., 1942-12-09

y Unsle Sam needs your waste bacon
grease, drippings, vegetable shorten
ing. Take them to your meat dealer.
Evening star., 1942-12-09

Hite. william H.
High, Harrison H.
Taylor. Alfred E.
Galeano, c., jr.
Voliva, Hines B.
Lagana.S Salvatore
Randall, James w.
Perryeo. James NJ.
Newton. Harold l..
Raum. Edward l..
Marvaso, Frank
Calmus F. R.
Ball, Carroll D.
Cottrell, Harold +.
Merriam, Hubert P.
Underwood, r. NJ.
Sweeney, James 2.
Grieser. Robert H.
Walton, Harold 0.
Foote, James A.
Coleman. James 3.
Arnold. Harry l..
Gibson. Richard v.
Thompson. John W.
Hoffman, John J.
Laaana, Charles
Tlnsman. Arthur E.
Belding, David l..
Linkins, Joseph s.
Stamp. James S.
Pickett, Marshall A.
Thorne. James II
Eaton. Cla renee z.
Pace. James L.
Bell, Stokes p.
BuzZese. Louis D.
Dawes, Marvin r.
Moore. Raymond o.
Pumphrey, c. S.
Payne, r. T. jr.
Crisman. G. w.
Taylor, Robert J.
G-eenway, Elmer L.
Edwards. Wilbur K.
Hunt. Eugene G.
Talarico, G. r., Jr.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
The 80 colored
report tomorrow

Brashears. G. T, jr.
Talbot. Horace j.
Spinks, Powell T.
Sparks. Neal w.
Leaman, Edmund B.
Primer, John
Oertly, William J
Kinda de, Douslas T.
Pippert, Carl F.
{FalZ. Bernard
Spur. Frank S.
Forest. John R.
Sharper. Herbert q.
Maske, Elmer
echroth, William c.
Madden, w. T., jr.
Barker, James D.
Buckler, Vincent M.
Eashvinter. W, z.
Rawlings, James w.
Durity. Oliver w.
Rowles. John 7
Willett, James e.
Cue, John J.
McFaul, Fred A.
lowe, George F
curtin, Joseph H.
Davis. James D.
Carrick, Joseph M.
Forte. John r.
Mills, Edwin w.
Sowell. Clyde c.
Korn, Philip D.
Hollers. Hubert y.
Wood, Bennett w.
Connor.John L.
Baker. Richard w.
Richards. Morris r.
.rouires. Norman c.
Bamford, Thomas A.
Early, L. H, jr.
Missinec. Paul
willett. Ernest ".
.Navarria, Frank
promtt, Glenn A.
Wood, Arthur r.
Evening star., 1942-12-09

German, Thurman
Lytle, Paul
Mebane, Roy NJ.
Parks. Leonard E.
Sa avoy, William
Boiling. Eddie W.
Deans. John D.
Glasco, Junior A.
jackson. Jessie
Keller, Johnnie
Butler, Thomas M:
Anderson, Jno. H, 3r,
Brown, Joseph B.
Woodland, Roy D.
NcCamey, Robert
Sanders, PLAINLY
Fuller, James c.
Nash, Daniel A.
Holland, Marshall H.
Goodwin, Learley
Newton, william o.
Melton. Wanamaker
west, Edward w.
Chambliss, James B.
Spencer, E, L.. jr.
Glascoe, Milton
Thompson, c. M.
Rowe, James l..
Steele, Ernest w.
Shingler. Edward
Abney, Cape j.
Evening star., 1942-12-09

Houston. Edward P.
Smellie, Paul
Watkins, Samuel l..
Prophet, Clifton
Scott, Andrew j.
Valentine, Odell O.
WASHINGTON, Jos. M.
Perry, Richard
James, George
Clark, Ernest
Burgess. Clarence Z
Dennis, John l..
Frazier, Richard
Chapman, Joseph w
Wellman, F. C.
Sledse. George H.
Bridges. Llewyn B.
Hsskins, Joseph A.
Christian, M. r.
Robinson, c. W, 1r.
Neal. Howard D.
Proctor. James e.
Cooper, Wilmer c.
Simons, James M.
Morton, Henry F.
Smith, Henry c.
Crump. p, ir.
johnson, Harold E.
Kill. Elmer j.
Digs, Leon A.
Brooks, Island E.
Evening star., 1942-12-09
81 Colored Se|ectees
10 Report for Army
Duty Tomorrow
Men lnducted Dec. 3
= Will Be Assigned
e To Troinine Comps

sssArmy life will begin at 10 am. to-
morrow for 81 colored selectees who
will report at local selective service
headquarters for assignment to
training camps.
The men were indicted December
5 and given one weeks reserve
eto
Evening star., 1942-11-29
By Paul J. Miller.

Samuel Reshevsky and Isaac
Kashdan engage in their fifth play
of match today at the Queens
Chess Club, Woodside, N. Y. A week
hence the co-champions of the
United States will battle on the
premises of Manhattan Chess Club
at New York City. In the playoff
for the American chess champion
ship each player has won two games
and lost two. In today's encounter
Reshevsky has the advantage Of Sc
lecting the opening.
Federal Chess Club will meet
Tuesday, 8 pm, at Clifton Terrace,
243l Fourteenth street NV. for its
first rapid transit tourney in IT'S new
quarters. Defense stamps will be
given to the winners. Admission is
a Defense stamp. and the public is
welcome DR.. Carl Farman, club
president, says that arrangements
have been made to play chess at
Clifton Terrace every Tuesday eve
ming during the winter months. The
game room is much larger and more
comfortable than the old Ninth
street location. More players can be
accommodated and Clifton Terrace
Evening star., 1942-11-29
News From Dogdom
Notes on a Variety of Subjects of Interest
In WASHINGTON and Vicinity

to other use, and unless a new
place or new ruling is forthcom-
ing shortly there may be no Balti-
more show in 1943
But both the Old Dominion and
the Baltimore County Clubs are
going ahead with their customary
plans for April shows. Dates have
been granted and the groundwork
laid for both shows.
Lonarch TUCSON, r. w. Lyons
bulldog, is the 26th dog to become
eligible in two years for the gold
medal presented by the Old Do
minion Kennel Club. These medals
are offered to any dog owned by
a member which finished a cham
pionship or companion dog ex-
cellent degree.
Billy is not only owned by a
member, he was bred by another
member, John Turnbull, and was
sired by the stud dog of another
member, Arthur Forbush. He is
the first Washington-owned or bred
bulldog in 10 years to make his
championShin.
Evening star., 1942-11-29

In the plaque series the winnings
have been as follows:
Mr.. Westman, 2; Mr. Donnelly,
Mr.. Lane. Mr.. Linders, Mr.. Shepard,
C. w. Stark, Mr.. Stone and DR..
Waits, each /. Women. Mrs. Belt
Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Wright. each 3;
Miss McNutt, Mrs. Waits, Mrs. Zim-
mer. Mrs Grimes. each 2, and Mrs
Chase, Mrs. Donnelly, Mrs. Fenton,
Mrs. Gorton, Mrs. Hodgkins, Miss
Keaner, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Plum, Mrs
Sheldon and Mrs. Tidball, each /.
Few bridge players realize the fire.
quency with which the simple pro-
prieties of the game are unwittingly
violated. Generally the offenses are
inadvertently, committed, but they
should be eliminated as much as
possible. Capt. Russell j. Baldwin
formerly tournament director of the
American Contract Bridge League
and recently attached to the Ord
nance Department of the Army has
done more than any other person to
minimize these breaches of etiquette
and to make the game source OF
recreation and enjoyment for polite
people.
Capt. Baldwin has prepared a card
for the tournament director to hand
quietly to offenders for the purpose
Of calling their attention to infrac-
tions 1t reads:
Violation. You are guilty of an
offense (as indicated on the reverse
Evening star., 1942-11-29
News of Clubs
BY Frank B. Lard.

If new champions are developed
at the annual tournament of the
American Contract Bridge League
which began its sessions at Syracuse
yesterday and will continue them
throughout the week, none of them
will come from Washington. For
the first time since the league start
ed its semi-yearly Journeys, the
National Capital will not be repre-
sented. Heretofore, there has always
been formidable contingent from
the National Capital in attendance
and not infrequently some of them
have captured major prizes.
The absence of local players at
the meet will not be due to any lack
of enthusiasm on their part for the
game or the event but because of
wartime conditions of travel and the
fact that many of them are engaged
with official duties which they are
unable to leave. They will be obliged
to await the results OF the tourna-
ment when it is over.
When Syracuse was selected last
year as the tournament city it was
anticipated that Washington would
send large delegation as there is a
sizable number of players here
whose former homes were in central
New York and they had expected to
be able to go back and match their
skill against their old friends Then
came the war, declared on the very
day that the league concluded it's
tournament last year in Richmond
Reports from Syracuse indicate
from the registrations, however,
that there will be little falling off in
attendance, but the players for the
most part will be drawn from near
by units. of which there are many
in the vicinity, and from which it
will not be necessary to travel long
distances to the tournament. A
specially attractive program has
been arranged which Washington
players will regret to miss.
The Capital City Chess Club, with
headquarters in the Hotel Gordon, is
holding a series of duplicate pair
games under the direction of DR.. j.
V. Waits which is largely attended
and meeting with high degree Of
success.
The scores and percentages Of
those who have played IL or more
games is as follows:
Evening star., 1942-11-29
By Edmond Henderer.

Down through the years many
people have collected the Identify
ing tags and marks used by manu-
| facturers on or with their products.
The tin tags on plugs OF chewing
tobacco and the printed cards in
closed with packages of cigarettes
were the favored collections of the
boys and girls not so many years
ago. Today tn -e items, once so
plentiful, are scarce collectors It'd
bits.
It's always easiest to build up a
collection of current objects, and
today's direct descendants of the
tin tags and cigarette cards include
the little printed tags on the ends
of the strings attached to tea bags.
Miss Judith Emerson is local COL
lector in this field, which appears to
be a comparatively new one.
Miss Emerson has only been COL
lecting tea tags since last July.
She first began to notice them when
friend in Boston, with whom she
corresponded, asked her to save
them for her. After doing this for
a while Miss Emerson became so
interested that she decided to start
a collection for herself.
She has done very we'll in the sue
ceeding four months. Her collection
now numbers about 125 separate
tags. Her arguments in favor of this
hobby are: Tea tags are interest
ing and colorful; they cost nothing;
they are small and take up practi-
cally no room. They are easy to OBJ
tain, and all my friends can, with
out any trouble to speak Of, help
my collection grow"
That her friends have really
helped her collection grow is DEM
onstrated by the fact that some
three-fourths Of it has been given
her by others.
When Miss Emerson first started
to collect tea tags she and her
friend in Boston thought they were
the only ones with such hobby.
Imagine their astonishment when
they learned there was a national
club for such collectors 1t is called
the Tea Tag Takers of America and
has about "a members scattered
over the country Miss Emerson and
her friend promptly joined. BY
writing to other members and send
ing them her duplicate tags Miss
Emerson has tripled her collection
in the last few weeks. as all the
other members Immediately sent
her tags from their localities.
Boston and Chicago seem to be
the main centers of interest in this
subject. with four or five members
Of the Tea Tag Takers in each city.
Miss Emerson would like to know
Evening star., 1942-11-29
With the Chess Players
Local Events and A cfivities Unusual
Problems
Problems

is in the heart Of Northwest Wash.
ington where many players live,
Recent club matches yielded. Kar.
son, Paul, Skraly and Burdge def
mite ranking as class A players.
qualifying them for the final cham
pionship tournament Skraly de-
feated Korsstrom, while Paul drew
with Burdge.
In the Al section Pvt. Sussman
defeated Shelton. Everhardt trim
med Epstein, with Mrs. Landau
drawing against Perkins. DR.. Weiss
scored against Hurvitz in the Az
group. Mrs. Shelton won from Wa
ters in the B-2 section. In C-1
Dixon defeated Mrs. Brisebois, while
Caplan won his game with Mrs.
HurvitZ.
At the Horowitz stimuli" held at
Wood College by the Federal Chess
Club, the New York master drew his
game with H. Green and scored VIC
tories over H. Steinbach, r. Powell
son, Bruce Lundy, M. Oertel. F.
Wood, Dr.. Farman, partners F.
Stilwell and H. Altman, DR.. F. Weiss.
A. Beitel, H Shelton. V. Mirabile.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Brisebois, Col E.
de Lavel, E. Sieweke, Dell Floyd
and an unidentified New York
visitor. Horowitz' final score was
17la-l2.
Evening star., 1942-11-29

the appalling titles which have been
given to coin and stamp collecting
have one thing in common in that
neither has a very definite vocabu-
larry"
John Bull, incredible as 1t may
seem, once was inspector Of mail
coaches in England.
No official permit Is required for
the shipment of stamps into Canada.
Linn's Weekly Stamp News for
November II repeats the old yet still
improved charge that before the
beginning Of the war: Every year
American stamp collectors spent
hundreds Of thousands of dollars
buying issues OF the dictator coun-
tries"
Ten years have passed since the
stamp department of The Star was
established on December 4, 1882.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, residence of
Chester Bletch, 1000 Nineteenth
place NE. Program and exhibition.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors' g.
Club of washington. Thomson
School. Twelfth and L streets NV.
Program and bourse.