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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Frontal Attack Made By Japanese Northwest of Manila Badly Smashed SERIOUS REVERSE TO
 JAPANESE PROGRAM Jap Bombers Again Swept Over Corregidor, But
 Did No Damage
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent)

D1 LILLE Cs WALSON
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, Jan. 51UP) United States and Filipino forces entrenched in a corner of Luzon northwest of Manila have defeated a frontal at tack by the Japanese in one of the outstanding American operations of the war thus far, the war department an- nounced today. The invaders lost at last TOO Killed against "rela- lively small" American losses.
 'This was one of the most serious reverses suffered by the Japanese invaders since the war began" q war department communique said.
 The good news raised hope hero that the forces of Gen. Douglas MacArthur-now consolidated in ad- vantageous territory and their lines short-may be able to hold out for long time in the Batan Peninsula across the bay from Japanese held Manila and adjacent areas.
 It was recognized that they will face continued pressure. But now 1t appears they may be able to fight more than delaying action.
 The communique covering advices received up to 9:30 a. m. EST today, also reported another air raid on Corregidor, the Island Bastion as- tride the entrance to Manila Bay which forms the anchor of the de- lending lines.
 52 Bombers Attack
 It said 52 enemy bonbers swept over the island for three hours Sum- day but inflicted only slight" ma terial damage and casualties. Anti- aircraft fire shot down at least four enemy bombers and hit four others.
 It was the fourth successive day that Japanese bombers had attacked the island. In those four attacks, the Japanese definitely lost IS planes.
 Revealing the unsuccessful frontal attack on General MacArthurs de- lending forces, the communique said tactics of the Japanese in invading Luzon contemplated crushing Mac Arthur's troops in pincer move- ment in which one Japanese column advanced from the north, another from the south.
 "The Japanese trap closed, but American and Philippine troops were not in the jaws" 1t said. ITO this extent, the Japanese strategy failed. necessitating yesterdays frontal at tack, which likewise failed"
 Discrimination
 Disclosure of the unsuccessful frontal attack followed yesterdays communique telling of Japanese dis against all white persons in Manila and of especially haI1 treatment accorded American cfvfi- fans. The reports aroused anxiety for the considerable group of U. s.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05

Chungking. For four days Chinese and Japanese troops fought hand to hand in fields and streets.
 Late yesterday the Japanese army collapsed. It had lost about one third of its men. Parts of four Jap anese divisions were driven back in disorder from Changsha itself and two more divisions were hopelessly trapped by Chinese artillery and in- fantry to the north.
 Now, it appeared, the best the Japanese could hope for was to break through ip full retreat with less than 100000 of the 150,000 men who started their great Changsha offensive early last week.
 It was the first Chinese contri- button to the new gigantic inter- Allied defensive offensive set up in the Far East, and 1t came while 1000 miles to the west, a picked Chinese army was marching to the aid of the Allies in the Burma Malay front.
 University Fired
 III LIlclr 1uIy O1 AAuoeA ooAOA1, GAc defeated Japanese set fire to the American China University and hospital at Changsha. The hos- pital was one of the finest in China.
 Nothing was known of the fate of Dr. James w. Pettigrew, in charge of the hospital and University, or his young wife, nor had any word been received of the fate of between 30 and 40 other Americans and Bri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
CLoTHIERs ELECT

Boston, Jan. 5-(UP)-Harold L.. Thompson of Boston was elected president of the New England Clothiers and Furnishers Associa- .tion at its annual meeting here to- day. Other officers included vice. president, J. E. Edelstein of Provi- dence, R. l.. and secretary-treasurer Ralph B. Bristol. Newton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
ate Of Second Lieut.. Malonev Is Still Uncertain
Saturday Night From R. W. Davis, Managing Editor of San Bernardino Sun-Telegram

Heavy in the San Bernardino Mountains con- nued to impede the progress of searchers seeking trace of the Army bomber bearing Second Lieutenant Benedict Maloney of Dr. and Mrs D. J. Maloney of 1l7 Cooke Street this city, and eight other flyers which disappeared ing routine flight from Muroc to March Field From San Bernardno late Saturday night the first detailed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
Entrenched Forces Of Gen. MacArthur Give Japs First Real Blow
5O,OOO Japanese Were Annihilated In Battle
Remnants of Jap Army Now Trying to Get Out of
 Chinese Trap; Battle Started on New Years Day, When Japs Began It
BY GEORGE WANG United Press Staff Correspondent)

Chungking China Jan. 5-(UP-Remnants of a crack army sought desperately today to fight out Chinese trap after crushing and humiatng defeat in which they lost upwards of 5oooo men On New Years morning the Japanese drove to the suburbs of Changh
 kew citY the HankoWanton railroad 400 miles east of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05

Secretaries, Bookkeepers, etc., in de- mand. Enroll now. Post Junior College of Commerce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
WHAT TYPE OF CAR DO YOU PREFER!

You can take your choice from the following makes when you shop in the Classified Used Car ads:
 -BUICKS
 CADILLAC -CHEVROLETS
 -CHRYSLERS
 DE SOTOS
 LODGES 5a -FORDS
 -HUDSONS
 -LINCOI,NS
 -MERCURYS
 WASHES
 -OLDSMOBILES
 --PACKARDS
 -PLYMOUTHS .-PONTIACS
 -STUDEBAKERS -WIILYS For description, turn to TO- DAYS CLASSIFIED ADS.
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. 5-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Jan. End, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year s11,679,318.752.72 $5.223.140,3s0.s0
 War Spending $ s,s1s.s7s.65s.s6 s1.7ss.sSs.s .sss.<s
 Receipts s 4,1so.121.se1. s2.sss.7ss.s3A
 Net Deficit $ 7.41s.15s,s51.27 s2.252.5ss.sss.o2
 Cash Balance s s,5l1,7s4,s11.5s S1,9ss. .9sf. .4oe. .7s
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Are Not Failures

Ruth Lowe wrote I'll Never
Smile Again" which became the
nations No. l song-and has
not been able 10 put out another
tune TO match. She is young,
however. talcntcd-and il would
nc much too premature and un-
doubtcdly incorrect TO state that
she may not burst forth with
another winner.
Let no one gather from this
that the Johnny-One-Notcrs are
failures. On the contrary, their
one supreme effort has been
sufficient, in many cases, 10
stamp them among the sue
ceSsful. The man who held the
heavyweight title for one bout
only-will still be referred TO as
the champ.
The fellow who writes one
song that catches the nations
heart and fancy will never be
forgotten. The writer Of the one
great book. the general who wins
ono great battle, the samaritan
who performs one great deed
are all Johnny-One-Notcrs hut
definitely not failures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

from drowning but from a frac-
tured skill caused by some blunt
instrument that had been welded
with terrific force. But by far
the most promising information
given by the surgeon was that
the woman wore an upper dental
plate.
The lieutenant confined his
area of investigation 10 the 20
mile strip between Parkersburg
and Mason City, being confident
that both killer and victim were
natives. His first step was To
have the body placed on vieW
at a funeral parlor for identifi-
cation by one Of the many who
would be drawn by curiosity.
While one trooper in plain
clothes mingled with the morbid
who flocked to view the body,
another made the rounds of dem
tai offices with the partial dem
ture, and third made inquiries
along the river front checking on
all who had hired row boats
within the previous two weeks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
LdndIady Identifies
SashlUeight Victim,

The search for the dentist who
had made the plate for the dead
woman was succeSsful-right in
ParkerSburg. DR.. James David
son recognized the work as his
own, and his statement was SUBJ
Stimulated by his laboratory as
sistant. But this was followed
by the eXasperating fact that
neither could recall the name of
the purchaser because the work
had been done quite some time
ago and the dental records had
been destroyed after a reasonable
period.
Nevertheless" said Fillinger
to Trooper Clinton, its some
Roadway. I'm satisfied now that
our first conclusion about her
being local woman Is correct.
But why doesn't her family or
the people she lived with re-
port her missing"
Then Mrs. Lena Brock stepped
timidly into the ParkersburG
police station and blew the case
wide open -.
I'm worried about Mrs. Cor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
By Terry McShane

"A mechanic on a cOnstruc-
ton job where I was working
asked me to do IL as a favor TO
him."
"Was he a carpenter"
"N-nO, he was an electrician"
Empty your pockets on this
desk.' the lieutenant come
manded. MIA I
A miscellany of articles slowly
began TO appear from the
pockets of the now plainly
puzzled Siegrist; and among
them was a dozen or so of thin.
almost headless, dressing nails.
Fillinger picked up one of them
and asked quietly:
Ever use one of these to tack
on a wOman's heel:"
The suspect was taken aback
at the unexpected turn of
events and stammered unin-
telligibly. From a drawer Fill
linger drew ont blue suede
shoe; he extended IL 10 the car
pcnter who reached for il in
stinctively and then jerked his
hand away as though it were q
rattlesnake.
The shaken man suddenly
slumped in the chair.
II did it-GOd forgive me!'
The penitent George Siegrist.
pleaded guilty on November Is
10 a homicide charge and was
sentenced by Judge +. p. Meats
10 life Imprisonment to be
served in the penitentiary at
Moundsville on the banks of the
deceptively beautiful Ohio that,
womanlike, couldn't keep q
secret.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
HOn,dn'S Clothes
Giue FeW Clues

The coroner next sent out
from the autopsy room the
womanS clothes, but the Soddcn
mass yielded no information as
To her identity.
Then Fillingcr examined moro
closely the single shoe. il was OF
the ordinary variety sold by the
thousands all over the country;
There was nothing distinctive
about il except for the tiny head
Of a nail visible on the inside IN
the middle of the heel. IT was
evident that the heel, at one
time looSened, had been fastened
by a finishing nail. The state
officer was highly gratified with
this find for he felt he was mar
rowing his possible suspects 10
a certain trade; and not many
trades outside Of carpenters use
finishing nails.
When the autopsy. was COM
pletcd Fillinger learned that the
woman had been in the river for
about 10 days. She had not died
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Lack Of Additional
Triumphs Does Not
Denote Failure
BY LOUIS SOBOL

THE press agent for the
u talented young Freddy Mar
tin, who conducts a well known
band, calls my attention TO the
fact that after 10 years of fair
to-middling success. Martin has
bolted into high prominence be-
cause OF his recording Of the
piano Concerto by TsChaikow-
sky.
"Was Martin" inquiries the
publicist, destined 10 he =
Johnny One-Note or did he have
enough on the ball, musically
and individually 10 stay on top"
Broadway, always mindful Of
the worn cliche that II il tough
IN get 10 the tOp-tougher To
stay there, has wondered" my
press agent friend insists.
Maybe il has wondered and
maybe 1t doesn't care one way
or the other-but ! think the
wistful p. a. has something Of
thought in this Johnny-One-Note
reference.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Johnny -One,Noters Often Achieve Lasting Fame,
Fortune With Single Iop-Figh Performance

has offered, has turned out sue
cessful. Not that it matters.
Able" earned her enough re-
ward for several extravagant
lifetimes and even now is yield
ing its richness again-this time
over the air.
Lew Jenkins annihilated
great fighter, Lou Ambers. Then
instead of taking pride in his
championship. the former lean
and hungry one disregarded
training rules, hung around
night spots, got himself into
brawls-and started his dive to
oblivion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
A One-Hit Team

/ remember a couple Of happy
Co-lucky musicians named Mike
Riley and Ed Farley who broke
out with something called "Thc
Music Goes Round and Round -
lndccd. this department has
been credited with first bring
Inc the crazy number 10 the
public'S attention..
II spread like an epidemic
Children sang it, cops whistlcd
IT, old men and women danced
10 a. II aSsailed you over the
air-waycS. IN thcaters. at the
movie houses. IN night clubs.
Riley and Farley and their or
cheStra were the sensation of the
day The movies beckoned-Eu-
ropcan engagements were Of
fcrcd They were singing the
song in far OIL Africa and in
Istanbgl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
The Strange Case Of the River
That Refused TO Conceal a Murder


received a letter containing a
s. bill for another two weeks
rent. The envelope was post
marked Parkersburg. and inside
a plain sheet of paper revealed
the painstaking effort at writing
by a manual worker.
Mrs. Brock readily agreed 10 a
trip to the barracks at Point
Pleasant and there. deeply
shocked at first, she positively
identified the clothes as the
property of Marie Gordon. When
shown the blue suede shoe her
face lighted
~ remember Mrs. Gordon
telling me that the heel Of her
shoe came off, but her friend
George fixed IL for her in a
jiffy. See, there's the NALL"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
TRUE DETECTIVE STORY
A Carpenter
Leaves Unusual
Set of Clues

CIECR DE- IA SALE, the cN-
~ plorer, called II La Belle
Riviere" until he heard the Gu
phemous equivalent IN the In
dian tongue-then he changed II
10 "Ohio." Like a prima donna,
the Ohio River Glides majesti-
cally toward the Mississippi;
then for some obscure reason il
suddenly becomes a tossing, rag
ing torrent that long deiied the
steely sinewS of the Redman 10
use II as a highway in his rest
less tribal wanderIngS.
And il was Just below Lock
81 on Sept. %. 1885. that the
body was found
A Sunday fisherman diScov-
cred IL in the weeds on a little
deserted island where the river
makes a broad sweep southwark
between Ohio and West Virginia
just above Mason City. w. Va.
Lieut.. J. II. Fillinger. chief of
the West Virginia State Police.
and Trooper Shirley Clinton
rowed 10 the scene and hauled
the macabre find ashore. What
had once been pretty. dark
haired and plump woman in her
early thirties was now a bloated
lump of clay. Two 20-pound
window weights hung from a
sash cord that had been cruelty
noosed at the back of the neck
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Trooper Discovers
Unlikely Suspect

Now that the identity of the
victim was established. Fillinger
was able to gather few crumbs
of information about her past
from her dreSSmaking clientele.
He learned that she was "a and
had been married twice-her
first husband died and she di-
vorced her second. Her only
known relative, a sister, was
discovered in Wheeling.
Trooper Clinton who tireleSsly
had worked both sides of the
river, was only able 10 report
on what was considered a most
unlikely suspect.
II got a line on middle-aged
carpenter named George Siegrist
who borrowed n boat on Thurs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

day night three weeks ago. i
checked on him-but he seems
to be a steady, Woodworking
man. happily married and with
a grown family. So he's out"
But his superior disagreed.
"You can never tell"
George Siegrist turned out 10,
be a gaunt. simple. home man
who struck the officer as a type
incapable of the heinous crime
yet the man seemed uneasy and
shifty-eyed. The carpenter
readily admitted borrowing a
boat from his friend, George
Clark. to visit his father across
the river at New Haven; this
was plausible enough. However,
on an impulse, Fillinger asked
SiegriSt if he would accompany
him to Parkersburg headquar-
tiers. TO which he received a ready
assent.
Meantime Mrs. Brock had
been sent for, and even the
lieutenant was surprised when
she walked directly TO the Sus-
pect with a simple, You remem-
Der me - Mrs. Brock - don't
yOl ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

DON" she said shyly, addressing
Lieut.. Arthur Dugan at the
desk. "She's a dressmaker who
rooms at my house. Three weeks
ago she left with a man without
saying when she would be back.
She hasn't returned. But a man
who SAYS he Is "A friend Of hers
has been paying her room rent
and I'm afraid that IL Is not
quite proper for him to do this"
When the news was relayed
10 Fillinger at Point Pleasant.
he leapt astride a motorcycle
and tore TO Parkersburg where
he questioned the retiring little
landlady personally.
She explained that on Thurs
day night. September II, an
automobile for which Mrs. Cor
don evidently had been waiting,
drew up before the house. The
landlady had been unable TO see
the drivers face in the darkness
but she was certain il was q man
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Suggests
Construction job

When the surgeon obligingly
removed the sash cord and
weights for the officers so they
could be examined. Lieutenant
Fillinger was not long in draw
ing d conclusion from what he
saw. The cord and the weights
were new-and it recalled to the
officer that the only place he
had seen this combination of OBJ
jecu in new condition was on a
construction job.
AS it was physically impossible
for the woman 10 have knotted
the cord so tightly on the back
of her own neck the case was
obviously murder, probably COM
mitted by a man who had stolen
the cord and weights from a
building in course of conStruc-
ton or who was himself a me-
chanic; perhaps a carpenter who
had easy access to such material.
The perpetrator of this deed
had amateurishly attempted 10
hide his crime on the bottom
OF the river, ignorant of the fact
that prolonged submersion OF
the human body produces a
gaseous condition which exerts
a terrific vertical pressure. Fur
Their, the body could not have
floated through the lock unno-
ticed-so the killer must have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Makes Series
Of Phone Calls

The lieutenant made a long
series of phone calls to the local
police within a radius of 20 miles
giving a description of the muir
dered woman in the hopes that
some one had reported her miss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

because they couldn't or hadn't
the desire.
Margaret Mitchell, for instance.
with her Gone With the Wind. -
Certainly. this genius Of letters
might have been expected 10
have given us another great his
torical novel but she, herself,
has volunteered that il would be
difficult TO match Gone With
the. Wind and she preferred not
10 thrust another book upon the
public Of inferior quality.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Tall, Thin Man
Pays Room, Rent

"The following Sunday evening
when Mrs. GordOn's rent was
due n tall, thin, middle-aged
man called. He refused an In
vitatiOn to come In off the dark
porch.
"He said he had come to pay
Mrs. GOrdOn's rent for the COM
ing week because she was away
visiting relatives I'm the country.
He said she had written him
stating she wanted to keep the
ROOM
The man did not reappear,
but 10 days later the landlady
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Flash in The Pan

The world 49, and certainly
Broadway. is chuck full Of The
Johnny-One-Noters. in our set,
in vague moments. we refer 10
them as flashes in the pan or,
perhaps If we are bright enough
One-TlmerS.
In brief. this is a world az
people who have one grand ccs-
ture 70 their credit people who
have never followed up either
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Gets Rich Return

M,s,rS. Riley and Farley were
unable 70 follow UP with an
other novelty tune Later they
split Riley had, and probably
,tll has his own band 7 don
know what became Of I'd Farley
Ammo Nichols gave US Able ,
IRISH Rosc' but nothing else she
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

Ing. But in Ibis he was diSap-
pointed.
Confidence in some of his de-
auctions was weakened further
by the fact that not one of the
hundreds who passed before the
unfortunate wJman's bier knew
her.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Says He Paid Rent
For O. Mechanic

From then on, little ceremony
was taken with the suspect who
soon became positively haggard.
"You knew Marie Gordon.
didn't you:" Fillinger demanded.
The reply was emphatic: mo"
Tf you didn't know her what
was the reason for paying her
room rent"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15

taken his victim to the island
by boat.
He must certainly have known
the vicinity. for this little island
is rarely visited and only the
unpredictable wanderings of a
fisherman had brought the body
TO light.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Notice, too, DUZ is amazingly sneeze-free

there's no cloud of irritating dust to make you sneeze
Now aren't you beginning to see why DUZ can say:
"Try DUZ and see if you can ever go back to your
old soap again? Get red-and-white box todayl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
-ALL 3 KINDS or WASH!
More suds-iasier, longer lasting suds-
even in DETR0IT'S hard water!

Lady don't wait another second! II you haven't any
DUZ handy get some and try it next washday! Use
it for everything and see how grand it does your
whole wash from grimy towels to pretty rayons.
Yes, nowy-white-that's the way DUZdo dirty
towels! Up to $50 whittier than many other soaps
we We tested. And easy? Say, even with grmy over
als DUZ actually soaks dirt loose in 10 minutes Yet
handwriting as DUZ is-its really safe, even for
pretty rayon indies. Far safer-kinder to hands
than any OF the four other leading granuated soaps
See the difference in DUZ suds! Watch how
much faster they build up. See how many more suds
fill your machine-up to POO more. Notice how those
mountains OF suds stand up practically twice long,
No wonder DUZ does such a wonderful job on every
thing in your wash!
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-11
PORTER IN ONE WRECK DURING
THIRTY ONE YEARS ON ROAD
Bv MARGARET MCCALL

Now, that you have retired from your hirtyone wears
service the railroad what do you plan TO do? ask
ed Albert Kennedy few days ago and talked
with him about the thrtyone years he worked porter
various speeding trains. To question: this IT.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-11
refuse WPA
YORKER FOOD

When Miss Eloise Ryan. pos ST.
Htone srec' and two lady com
knIons entered the Peoples
Ench. e0un JOS ampau avenue.
III Friday morning, they hal
In warned hy other colored WPA
Hpioyecs of WPA sewing
Eoieet locs'ed upstairs over this
kraarani that they would not be
Ined because OF their color.
Determined 10 lind out whether
Il People Lunch was really vio-
Iarg ihe Michigan Civil Rights
b.. Ms RYAN insisted on going
,he restaurant during breakfast
Er.od lao other employees ac-
tmparicd her when the group
Lrned. tables had been occu-
Ned ana 9cy look seats at the
Earier and were politely served.
However Was a different story
Der ihe rfpup returned for their
|nre Inc owner OF the restaurant
Iss p.e.or'. IIc met them hurried
replying We do not serve Mig
krs 70 here
Hlnsry and Inundated beyond
lords Ms RYAN and her friends
tigrnfs % their jobs. But that
pr nor ho lhe end Of the story az
lgsl action VII be brought against
b oane for violation of the
Ilrhigan tfl. Rights law.