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and then. The wonder is that any get
through past the Italian bases and the
German-occupied Sicily.
On the western edge of Egypt Marshal
Rommel's forces continued their month
long wait tor the supplies essential to
continue their drive eastward-the ulti-
mate objectives Of which, British officers
opposing them are assured, are the Iraq
and Persian oil fields.
The German supply line passes through
Crete. The British air forces on tiny
Malta with its three airdromes have
rather effectively cut off shipments by
more westerly route, despite the large
concentration OF German air forces in
Sicily. At one time last fall, according
to air officers in the Malta command
Rommel was "out" because of the raids
on his supply ships, and a determined
British push might have finished him.
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continued to fall back As the German
divisions drove toward the great Gromy
oil fields and the Black
Russions Still Sea port of Novorossisk.
EotiRnr They claim to have sent
motorized column half
wav across the northern Caucasus to
Astrskhan on the Caspian Sea.
Russian armies remain intact in the
field and their leaders believe they can
escape destruction until they are saved
again by the onset of the bitter winter.
But resistance obviously is becoming
feebler and feebler day by day as sup
plies of all sorts decrease and hope OF
substantial Allied aid grows dim. Losses
in men alone. it is admitted here, amount
to approximately ,000,00O-a blood
letting which no nation can endure and
keep from bitter dissatisfaction. But
the Russian leaders also know that it
is no lack of good will on the part of
Great Britain and the United States
which stands in the way of more tangible
and more immediate help. 1t is a ques-
ton of physical ability.
The possibility of an American British
second front in Europe this year re-
manned as vague as before-with mill
tary authorities stressing the difficulty
and cost.
But Hitler is worried. He threatened
conquered Holland with widespread
devastation and star
Dutch Foce vation" if there
Mari Threats should be a United
Nations invasion of
the continent. apparently to discourage
any undercover aid in the Netherlands.
Two hundred prominent Dutchmen are
held as hostages, to be shot any time
the Nazis please. Yugoslavia has been
threatened with extinction.
But from London Maj. Gen. Mark Clark,
chief of United States infantry forces
in Britain, declared that I'VE have but
one plan over here and that is to take
the offensive as soon as possible" And
in Washington Soviet Ambassador Lit
vinov is pleading almost daily for a
western front before it is too late to
help Russia.
Raj and American bombers con-
tilluco W Lidhc lilc Hllocl dDic ioI 1IlliIlc-
landers. The biggest action of the week
was the bombing of the great rail and
industrial center of Mainz, at the juno
ton of the Rhine and the Main. About
500 planes dropped hundreds of tons Of
bombs, including about $4,000 incendi-
aries. Great fires blazed among factories
and chemical plants.
War in the air saw two notable tech
nical developments, checkmating each
other.
Great Britain took of the secrecy list
the design of the Avro-Lancaster four
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The Presidents closest advisers on the
conduct of hostilities had previously been
civilians, led by Mr.. Hopkins They have
been accused, rightly or wrongly, of re-
garding the war as a mere intermediate
step toward the establishment of a new
world order. Their influence will hence
forth be counterbalanced, and perhaps
ecllpsed by the counsel of trusted in
innate friend of the President who is a
professional fighting man. Opinions are
heard that Admiral Leahy's appointment
may prove the first stone in the erection
of unified supreme command.
New Note of Realism.
A significant fact is that the promotion
OF a naval officer to Admiral Leahy's high
post appears to have caused little or no
resentment IN the Army. He was never
an aggressive naval chauvinist. and his
civilian service in Puerto Rico and
France removed him still further above
the melee of service jealousies. From a
lofty altitude he is able, with complete
neutrality, to envision the sea, ground
and air forces as a whole, with each ele-
ment ranked as an indispensable ally Of
the others. Though not himself pilot,
he was an early champion of the air.
plane. While chief of naval operations,
he was a Jealous exponent of naval
aviation.
1t is also noteworthy that his staff,
consisting at present of only two aides,
oP6
Buford, cavalryman from Fort Riley.
The principal assistant is Comdr. w. L..
Freseman, U. S. NJ who at various times
has worked with the Admiral for total
of eight years. Capt Buford serves as
his liaison officer with the War Depart
ment.
Because his remarks might be consid-
cred as duplicating the White House,
Admiral Leahy is no longer available for
interviews with direct quotation. But
light regarding his position on various
aspects of his responsible task was gained
by talks with some of his associates.
Returning from a first-hand survey,
covering two years, of the German war
and plunder machine as it operates in
Europe, Admiral Leahy brings to the ma
tional war effort new note of grimmest
realism The country has scarcely heard
plain speaking so ominous as that of his
brief radio address on the first ami
versary of the Atlantic Charter.
PiainSpoken Warning.
This war; he said, will probably be
long. 1t will be the toughest, hardest,
most merciless war we have ever fought.
The price we will pay to redeem the fu-
ture Of mankind will be the highest ever
PAID.
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Other Fronts

India with its teeming and divided mil
lions remained potentially one OF the
worst danger spots on earth. The Hindu
nationalists put into effect the "non-co-
operation" rebellion for independence.
the erstwhile haloed Ghandi was taken
into protective custody together with
other nationalist leaders, and minor riots
broke out in the larger cities. Nearly
100 lost their lives in five days.
The dissatisfaction appears TO have
made little progress in the countryside
and has not spread outside the Congress
territory. Moreover, due partly to the
weather and partly to her intense pre-
occupation elsewhere, Japan has not
been able to take advantage Of the sit
uation
Britain is handling the delicate situa-
tion with an admirable diplomacy in tho
face of great provocation but has served
warning that India will not be allowed to
get out Of hand. Trouble makers will be
fogged, in extreme cases put to death.
The United States Army now has ap-
proximately 100000 officers. Secretary
Stimson announces. Very few, he be-
lieves. have obtained their rank through
wealth or social status. For months.
until the burden became intolerable, he
personally passed on every application
for commission from anybody who had
not passed through the regular officers
training camp or ROTC routine and been
judged on merit.
incidentally survey launched by the
Secretary showed there were more than
100 public relations officers, outside the
regular Bureau of Press Relations, in
Washington alone. He at once gave or
ders that rs Of them be transferred to
other duties
The publicity question" came to .
head during the week when it developed
that somebody at Mitchell Field, N. Y,
had given out grossly misleading story
on alleged markers placed along the
Atlantic seaboard to guide enemy bomb
ers to important defense installations.
Such an incident will never happen
again, Mr.. Stimson assured the press.
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attempted to bring reinforcements and
new planes to Malta.
At least part of the convoy reached it's
destination. Admitted losses of the Brit
ish were heavy, the heavy cruiser Man.
chester anG the aircraft carrier Eagle.
Germans and Italians claimed the sink
ing of three cruisers, two destroyers and
81 merchant ships, and to have damaged
one battleship, two aircraft carriers, in
Guiding the U. S. S. Wasp, and numerous
other steamers and men of war" These
claims appear to be highly exaggerated
Yesterday Germany admitted an error in
the Wasp claim.
For their own part the Italians ad-
mitted two medium warships damaged,
one badly, and 10
Heovy Losses planes lost" 1t is not
Are Expected to be wondered that
conveys through the
Mediterranean suffer heavy losses now
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Russian Front

The situation in Russia remained far
from hopeful. Northwest of Moscow the
Red armies struck back viciously at the
cess. Also they clung stubbornly to the
defenses of the great industrial city of
Stalingrad, loss of which would be a
major disaster
But in the Caucasus. Russian troops
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Use of Steel for Cutlery
Limited Still Further
BS tie Associated Press.

B> the Associated Press.
The War Production Board yesterday
further limited the use Of iron and steel
in the manufacture of kitchen utensils
and household articles.
For the period from August to Sep
tember 30, use of iron and steel in the
manufacture Of kitchen utensils was
limited to 10 per cent OF the rate of
use during the year ended June 30. A
previous order had set the limit at 90
per cent.
For the same period. iron and steel
used In kitchenware and other house.
hold articles was limited to so per cent.
Previously. the rate permitted for this
group was 10 per cent.
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The stake Of this action Is far greater
than the ostensible objective-the fine
harbor OF Tulagi which the japanese
have worked rapidly to render impreg-
nable. 1t is far greater than the miasmic
Solomon Islands themselves, constant
threat to communications with Australia
as long as they remain in enemy hands.
First, 1t is probably the greatest am
phibious action In history When the
japanese launched
Follow Style their attack on
ofIA..~L. Pearl Harbor they
IVY ~ followed up the
campaign in the Pacific with victory
after victory in type of warfare in
which they had perfected themselves
for Is years and to which the United
Nations had paid relatively little atten-
tion 1t consisted of closely co-ordi-
mated landsea- air operations against de-
Tended coasts. One after another, Hong
Kong. Singapore, the Dutch East Indies,
the Philippines, fell to the invaders.
Now, for the first time, the United
States Is meeting the enemy with It's
own fighting techniques-the techniques
which will play leading role in the
whole Pacific campaign. This kind OF
action is expected to be difficult and
costly. A cardinal principle is never to
attempt it unless the attacking force
outnumbers the defenders at least three
to one and has an equal advantage in
arms and equipment. 1t is reasonably
certain that the Tulagi action was not
attempted until such superior striking
force would be given the job.
Second, the United Nations are on the
offensive for the first time in the Pacific
area. Japan, as the attacker, started
with an enormous advantage. She had
the whole Eastern Pacific and Indian
Oceans in which to strike. 1t was i'm
possible to guess where the next blow
would fall. The defending forces had to
be spread very thin.
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months has been building up a nation
wide system with Offices in every town
or city of more than 1000 persons. Re-
cruiting, selection and placement Of
labor, both for military and civilian
purposes, will be exclusively controlled
through this system. Chief of National
Selective Service is Elliott NJ Little.
former general manager OF Anglo-Ca-
madam Paper Co.
AS far rs selective service plans have
been disclosed, they provide for a posi-
tive program of equalizing wages and
labor conditions in all industries. This
is something that has never been at
tempted, and which officials frankly re-.
gard as one OF the most difncult prob
lens before them. But experience has
shown that essential production such az
steel smelters. shipbuilding and base
metal mining tend to run short of men
simply because they can make as much
money or more in easier work OF other
kinds.
Jobless Must Register.
In order to maintain an up-to-dats
inventory Of manpower, all persons NOV.
ing from one job to another must regis
ter and receive approval of the change.
All employers. it is planned, will be re-
quired to report all persons leaving their
employ and all persons taken on Since
April last. all unemployed men in Cam
ada have been required to register, and
day-to-day reports Of all movements OF
workers from one factory to another will
serve to keep this inventory up to date.
In future, when either the department
OF munitions and supply, which controls
all war industries in Canada, wants more
men for war factory, or when the army
wants more men. or the navy or air
force, all these will be required to submit
estimates of their manpower require
ments to the national selective service.
MSS will then be the sole agency in
calling men from one occupation to an
other, or to the armed services.
Prospective employment Of womeQ
which already runs as high as so per cerN
in some factories. has created the prob
lem of providing day nurseries. Plans
lave lIcduy Decu WUIkeu OUT anu udy
nurseries will be opened within a few
weeks in several crowded munitions
towns.
All recruiting or hiring Of university
students has been ordered to stop, in
order to halt interference with the train
ing of students in science. engineering.
medicine and dentistry, except with the
Financial assistance will be provided by
the government for students as an in.
ducement to stay in college rather than
join the army or take a job In q muni-
tions plant. ,
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motored bomber. fastest and heaviest In
the world. 1t carries an S-ton bomb load,
is armed with ten 3o-caliber machine
guns mounted in power driven turrets.
and Q speed Of better than 800 miles
an hour.
Also this week British airmen brought
down for the first time Germany's new
super bomber" the Heinkel IT. alleg-
edly able to carry a half ton OF bombs
to New York and return to the French
coast
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America Forty-Sixth Week of War
(154th Week of T1eg;e War I'D
By Thomas X. Henry.


long battle Solomons"
OF this
United Natonsthe
Ing probabilities
point the
little information
soldiers sailors
be taken
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But the further the enemy victories ex-
tended the more the situation tended to
be reversed. The conquered islands must
be defended. Japan did not know where
American and Australian attacks would
come. Any place within striking distance
OF Australia, New Zealand or the Amer
ican-o occupied New Caledonia was in
constant danger The blow has fallen
against the Solomons
The tactical advantage of a victory
there apparently has been pondered we'll
by military men. There can be no Ques-
tion, however, about the psychological
advantage. 1t will mean that the United
States at least is on the advance, is
carrying the fight to the enemy, and is
we'll on the way along the long, hard
road to Toxic
An easy victory is not likely Japan is
expected to give everything she can
spare to defense of the
Eosy Victory Solomons rather than
Is Unlikely lose the offensive in the
Pacific-.a loss bound in
the long run to be fatal. Even as de-
laying action this battle is significant.
1t probably will prevent Japan from TAX
ing advantage of the present disruption
in India or from launching an air attack
on Russia from Siberia Heavy reinforce
ments of men and planes have been
rushed to Tulagi. Allied airmen have in
f1icted heavy losses the full extent OF
which has not been reported.
Meanwhile the japanese claim they
have sunk 25 Allied warships and 10
transports. This appears now to be a
fantastic figure for which no confirma-
ton can pe obtained.
One of the greatest sea and air battles
of the war has been fought in the Medl-
terranean between British and Axis
forces as an English convoy-the enemy
claim it included some American ships
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The Axis is far from having control Of
the vital Mediterranean lifeline. British
conveys still are coming through. The
brated Messerschmitt 100 and the Brit
ish Spitfire 4. But the allegedly greatly
superior Focke-Wul already is in the
Near East and the new American Thun-
derbolt is badly needed to offset it.
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LEAHY is TOP STRATEGIC OFFICER OF FU.S
Presidents Adviser Sees Nation in Midst of Toughest

ment the Posp
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THE BATTLE OF THE SOLOMONS

z OR SIX MONTHS Japan held the offensive IN the
] Southwest Pacific. Then for three months both
sides spared feinting with air power while bringing
up supplies building bases Japan led with
CAUTIOUS Iett--a 25OO-msn INVASION force At Buns
no miles ACROSS Jungle and the formidable Owen
Stanley Mountains from Port Moresby in southeast
New Guinea The Allies eounteted with laundering
right to the Solomon Islands capturing the offensive
FOR the FIRST time importance Of these southernmost
Jap bases and OF the Allies first step on the uphill
road back from Down Under IS attested by the fierce
naval ar and land fighting for every no'th~ard step
the Allies attempt to take
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08
NURSING CLASS OOPEN| FEB. 1.
Waterbury Hospital Plans Course 10 Offset Short
 age of Student Girls

Miss Elsie B. Cantweil, principal of the Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing. has announced that an- other training class will open at the hospital about Feb. 1st if sufficient number of qualified persons regis ter. The addition course was planned because of a shortage of student nurses due to nrollmentof registered nurses in the Army and Navy Nurse Corps.
 The age requirement. for appli- eants is IS years, but exceptions may be made on an individual basis, Strict health and character re-. uuirements are in effect and a psychological test will be given to all entering students.
 Graduation from an accredited high school Is required of appli- cantS and the following number of units of study are necessary: Eng fish, four years, four units; U. s. history, one year, one unit; science, two ears, two units; Chemistry to be included; one year of algebra and one year of geometry or com tnercia1 arithmetic, two units; language, two years ofaone language.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08
Church Appeal For
 $5,OOO Passes $1, ,OOO
$2,OOO More Pledged By St. Paul's Methodist Par-
 ishiOners for Improvements to Parish

The citywide appeal for $5,O0O for St. Paul's Methodist church on East Farm street has passed the $1,O00 mark, it was announced by Rev. Louis Higgins, pastor, today.
 Rev. Mir. Higgins appeared as guest speaker on WATR at 12:45 p. m. today. He said in part:
 If any one listening has seen Hartzel Spence's story of his fa- ther's ministry, ~One Foot in Heaven" that person will appreci- ate the problems which most clergy men have to face when with their people they embark on a program of building improvement and re- pair. The members of St. Paul's Methodist church on East Farm street have been conducting such a campaign for the last ten days. Our own people are planning to give two thousand dollars to the $5000 goal set. Gifts from friends have amounted to well over a thousand dollars up to this morning and now we are wondering how we can raise the balance of our goal by the end of the week.
 This is the first time this little congregation has made an appeal of this nature in 56 years of its history. We have building in need of repairs. It seems to me this fact alone should be enough to touch the hearts of thousands of people. That is why we have brought this mes- sage to the radio. We want you to know what we are doing to help ourselves and we want you to know how you can help US. We simply must rebuild a portion of our foun- dation. We need an adequate social hall for young people. We need a heating system for the church. We need to redecorate and repair many parts of our building, but above all, we want to serve and this physical equipment is essential to that one purpose.
 St. Pauls church serves in the North End section. It Is the only Protestant English speaking church
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08
POLLING PLACES
 UNDER PROTEST
Democrats Object to Press ent Selections in Three
 Districts

Several members of the Democra- tic town committee were protesting today against the list of polling places which the board of aldermen approved Monday ngiht. Their ob- jections will bo before 8 meeting of the town committee at party head quarters tomorrow night.
 Principal objection was to the selection of the Dalton home, 718 Woodtick road, as the polling place for District 1-6. The place chosen, it is claimed, is far from the center of the district and many voters will have considerable difficulty in getting there.
 Transfer of the District 5-5 voting place from Hendricken school to a vacant store on Wolcott street was also being criticized. There was also some objection to choice of a store at 173 Willow street as the polling place for District 3-7. A store on Ridgewood street had been used in previous recent elections.
 The list of polling places was recommended by an aldermanic committee at a meeting Monday night, and was approved by the Democratic-controlled board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08
CROSBY STAMP
 SALE S63e.8O
Current Weeks Figures $70.25 Over Last Weeks
 Collection

Sales of war stamps at Crosby high school today amounted to $557.55 collected last week. A total of 2,678 stamps were sold to GOA pupils. During the four weeks that the drive hsa been carried on this year, $2,199.75 in war stamps were sold at the school.
 The highest amount of stamps were sold in room 109A under Miss Kathryn w. Hayes. The IFS stamps sold totaled $47.75. It was the first room this year to have 100 per cent of the pupils purchase stamps, all 38 having contributed. It is 8 class of junior students
 Second highest was room 21B with Miss Julia Hayes, teacher. In that room IT pupils purchased 142 stamps totaling $33.70. Room 3o9B with Miss Mildred Cloudy as teach CT was third highest with $32.55 turned in for 273 stamps by IA pupils. In fourth place was room o which totaled $31.6o for 104 stamps purchased by 16 pupils. J. F. Bo- land is the teacher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08

in this thickly populated section of our city. It is in strategic posi- ton to serve the great influx of de- fense workers to our city, surround ed as 1t is by the factories. Our people are for the most part de- fense workers. The Waterbury Council of Church has endorsed our campaign. In addition the work we are doing has been endorsed by such prominent leaders as Dr. John c. Walker, John A. Coe, Rev. Alan Fairbank, Rev. John Snavely, Frank Hess and Herbert Smith.
 Some one reminded me the oth- CT day that the day of miracles is past. I disagree. I believe miracles happen when enough people think and act in such as way as to actual ly move mountains. If every per- son within hearing of my voice would take this to heart and send Us a contribution, we would be able to reach our goal before the week is over. Checks or cash may be sent to St. Paul's Methodist church, East Farm street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-08
MAYO ELECTED AT CONVENTION American Gas Association Delegates Honor Local
 Man at Chicago

L. A. Mayo of Hartford, super visor of local accounts of The Con- necticut Light and Power Company, yesterday was elected chairman of the accounting section of the Amer lean Gas Association at the annual meeting at the Hotel LaSalle, Chi cago.
 MT. Mayo is a native of Fall River, Mass, and received his ele- mentary education in that city. From 1916 to 1922 he was employed in a Waterbury manufacturing plant as timekeeper, cost account ant and general accountant. In 1922 he entered the employ of the Waterbury Gas Light Company and held various positions, including those of office manager, purchasing agent and auditor. He has been with the c. L. & P. Co. since 1929 as supervisor of district account ing offices, systems and methods, the centralized billing department and the internal auditing depart ment.
 He has served on various account ing committees of the association, and last year was vice-chairman of