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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12

(Cont1nued from Page D was "25s," the time of Louis K. o. of Buddy Baer Friday night.
 If 374 should hit," Black added, it would break every bookie in New York"
 Next Louis was taken to the ad- ministration building where he was interviewed on his personal record by Pvt. Abe Taubman. He gave Joe Louis Barrow as his name and when asked what his occupation was re- piled:
 "Fighting--Let's get at those Japs."
 Then came Louis physical exam nation by Chief Medical Officer Manual Scham.
 Louis, wearing trousers, shorts, shoes and sox, weighed 220 pounds but a 5-pound allowance was made for his clothing and he was official ly registered as weighing 215. His height was "A inches (6 feet, 2 inches), his waist B 1-2 inches and his chest 43 before expansion and 49 after expansion.
 No announcement was made a. bout whether Louis passed the phy- sical examination and major Quitt- ner said one would be forthcoming until later in the day.
 The clerk who examined Louis was more nervous than the champ ion who appeared to take the pro- ceedings with his usual unruffled calm, almost bordering on boredom. The medical examination was re- peated five times for the camermen.
 It took Louis an hour and fifty five minutes to go through the en- fire routine. The usual time for an ordinary draftee is about 12 min- uteS.
 James J. ddock, former champion and the man from whom Louis won his title, showed up to wish Joe luck in his new venture.
 Louis left the administration building at l0:55 a. m. to take the ferry back to New York with his en- tourage. He is free to do as he pleases until 9 a. m. "Wednesday when he'll report to Camp Upton, '. 'o ha swnrn into the ranks.
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AUSTRALIA HAS
 MUCH CONFIDENCE
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Forde said the government did not now intend to amend the de- fense act SO as to permit the use of the militia outside Australian ter ritory but added that such action could be taken on short notice if necessary.
 Overtures to Ireland
 London, Jan. 12.-(UP)-Britain was understood in political circles today to be making new overtures to Fire for air and naval bases. Her position is now strengthened by Americas entrance into the war.
 Newspapers carried reports that Prime Minister J. M. Andrews of northern Ireland flew to Fire for the week end for a visit connected with the new proposals.
 Political circles said any agree ment reached with Premier Ramon De Valera and his government prob ably would include economic con- sessions for belt-tightening Fire.
 It was believed that Americas entry into the war might influence the Irish government which has re- peatedly refused to permit Britain to use the bases in Fire she sur rendered voluntarily two years be- fore the war in the interest of bet ter relations.
 War Bulletins
 (Undated)-The free Netherlands radio broadcast from London today an appeal to all Netherlanders to destroy their skis so the Germans could not seize them for use on the Russ an front.
 There are in Holland thousands of pairs of good skiis." the speaker said. "Chop them up in small Splin- ters with your hatchet, which each patriotic family has. and put them into the furnace Nothing for the Nazis! Everything for their destruc- tionl"
 The reference to the hatchet has a double meaning. It is said that in Holland each man has a hatchet ready for "hatchet" day"-the day of revenge against the Germans.
 Cairo, Jan. l2. - (UP) = British forces are continuing their pressure on retreating Axis forces in the Agheila sector of the Libyan front and are proceeding methodically" with the reduction of the enemy garrison at Halfaya, general head quarters commurique sad today.
 Pressure on the retreating enemy in the Agheila area was maintained yesterday despite continued bad weather" it said.
 Approximately 100 German and Italian soldiers were captured in the days fighting, the communique said. and the Royal Air Force executed unusually effective attacks on Axis supply and transport lines,
 Stockholm. Sweden, Jan. F. -. cUP)--Klng Gustav opening new session of parliament, said today that 1t was his firm resolve to pur- sue a foreign policy aimed at pre- serving the peace and freedom ol Sweden uninfrlnsed.
 My peoples united will makes Il possible for us to continue on this path and maintain good relations with foreign powers" he said.
 London, Jan. 12.- (UP)-British
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NAVY SECRETARY
 TALKS TO MAYORS
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Never in modern history has a nation so obviously committed na- tional suicide as when Japan was persuaded by Germany to simul- taneuosly begin war upon the Amer ican and British peoples, the two peoples possessed of the greatest po- tential power to make war in all the world.
 Neither the British empire, nor the American republic, go to war easily. For them it is always a last resort and, likewise, when once en- parked in war. they both have a habit of winning their wars. This Jiie will be no eXception!"
 Knox told the mayors the admin istration hoped to keep this sector free from substantial attack" by the enemy. He repeated President Roosevelt's recent pledge to keep the enemy from these shores and to bring this battle to him on his home ground"
 La Guardia Appeals
 Washington, Jan. F (UP)-Civil- ian Defense Director Fiorello H. La Guardia, asserting that no city in the country has compliment to take care of any emergency arising from an air attack" today appealed for immediate congressional approv- al of a pending $10O,OO,0 900 civilian defense authorization.
 La Guardia opened a three-day meeting of the United States Con- ference of Mayors-of which he is chairman in his capacity as Mayor of New York-with warning that an effective air raid now might have very disastrous results"
 Meanwhile, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. an assistant director of the office of Civilian Defense, told a press conference she believes Civilian Defense shouid be under civilian direction, but that purchase and distribution of gas masks. fire fighting equipment and similar sup plies should be under army direc- ton. ..-s
 The authorization bill to which La Guardia referred now iS in the conference stage in Congress. The Senate approved expenditure of money by the OCD and left 1t in full command of the Civilian De- fense program, but the house-ap- proved bill would make the army responsible for Civilian Defense.
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SIX TIMES LAPS
 FAIL IN BOMBING
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occupied Thailand and the rich prize of India, was slated to play a vital role in the war.
 Land and air defenses were being strengthened rapidly. Civil, defenses were being reorganized.
 Land fighting in Burmo since Japanese occupation of in k~' 1sible Victoria Point, in the extreme south, had been confined practically to an area north of that center, opposite Moulmein, and to the frontier of Thailand and the Shan states.
 Chinese Kill Them
 Chun9king. Jan. 12-(UP)-The Chinese Central News agency said today that Chinese troops sashing into the remnants of the Japanese army retreat.ng from ChaEgsha have killed 5000 men in 24-hour battle and routed the remainder.
 The agency said the engagement took place 30 miles northeast of Changsha, from which the Japan- csc were thrown back in heavy fighting after their failure of the war to capture the Human province capital. They lost upwards of co., 900 men in that fighting.
 The Chinese captured artillery radio equipment, important docu. ments and Japanese officers who were wearing Chinese clothing in the new engagement, the dispatch said.
 The Japanese were in the main body of troops retreating from Changsha and that those not killed or captured were dispersed.
 Meanwhile. heavy Chinese troor movements into Burma, With tanks and motorized artillery, were re- ported by travellers.
 T saw thousands and thousands Of well-equipped Oh nese troops moving in constant stream west ward into Burma" one Briton said
 ct had been announced from Chungking that Chinese torops were being sent to bolster the deienses of Burma and protect the allied lifeline. the Burma road to Free. China forces.)
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gt. as compared with the year 1940.
 Health


 During the month of December there were 66 cases of communicable disease and deaths resulting there from, showing decrease of 13 cases and a decrease of 1 death as con- pared with the month of November, and a decrease of B cases and no change in the number of deaths as compared with the month of Decem- Der, 194O
 During the year there was a total of 972 cases of communicable disease and 49 deaths resulting therefrom, showing an increase of 1855 cases and decrease of 2 deaths as compared with the year 1940.
 Marriages, Deaths and Births
 There were 48 marriages, 121 deaths and 240 births during the month of December, showing de- crease of 84 marriages, an increase of If deaths, and an increase of A births as compared with the month of November, and an increase of 15 marriages, an increase of deaths, and an increase of 89 births as com- pared with the month of December, 1940.
 There was total of 1,O85 mar riages, 1,193 deaths and 2,703 births during the year, showing an increase of 204 marriages, an increase of 20 deaths, and an increase of 587 births as compared with the year 1940.
 New Families
 There were 42 new families who came to take up their residence in Waterbury during the month Of De- cember, making a total of 585 fam lilies who have moved here during the year 1941.
 Postal Receipts
 The postal receipts for the month of December amounted to $93 ,024.60, showing an increase of $35 ,640.42 as compared with the month of Novem- Der, and an increase of $55485 as compared with the month of De- cember, 1940.
 The total postal receipts for the year amounted to $619,754.46, show ing an increase of $29045.08 as com pared with the year 1940.
 Telephones
 During the month of December there were 24,252 telephones in use at the end of the month, showing an increase of 241 telephones as compared with the month of Novem- Der, and an increase of 3,348 tele- phones as compared with the month of December, 1940.
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SAND STORAGE
 CENTERS IN CITY
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'Contlnued rom Page l) No. II. North Main and Hill streets-park.
 No. l2. Chestnut avenue near LudloW-end of street.
 No. l3. South end of green--Wa- terv!llc.
 No, IA. Bunker Hill firehouse. No Ia. West Main and Riverside streets.--park.
 No. l6. Highland avenue and Chase parkway-park.
 No. IT. Field and Meadow streets market grounds.
 No. 18. Baldwin and Aau streets vacant lot.
 No. l9. East end of Green neal fountain.
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If you need q new retreaded or recapped tire, add $50 to the price given for your size either in grade A, the most expensive grade of comeback or grade B, the second most expensive grade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12

The North Star is gradually nov. ing toward the point of "true north.s Nienty per cent of the dentists ip Finland are women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12

planes attacked Brest. on the French invasion coast, during the night and returned safely. an air ministry communioue said to-day.
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London, Jan. 12.- tUP)-British
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JOE LOUIS ON
 WAY TO ARMY

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Evening star., 1942-09-22
Hull Believes French
Will BaIk at Move
To Draft Labor
Official Refuses Comment
On Recent Statement
By Finnish Envoy

Secretary of State Hull today in
dlcated that he believes the pro- Axis
Laval government in Vichy will have
trouble in carrying out its policy OF
conscripting French labor, presum-
ably for service in Germany.
The Secretary was asked at a press
conference if he had any informa-
ton concerning the extent of oppo-
sition in Unoccupied France to the
recently announced labor conscrip-
ton move.
He replied that, while he could
not undertake to give full informa-
ton about the situation there, it
would be a violent assumption to
suppose that any Frenctman would
be at all enthusiastic : ut the idea
of being drafted and i.,ade a pris-
oner OF Germany for the purpose of
performing slave labor.
Mr.. Hull put the Vichy govern
ment on notice last week that the
wholesale drafting of French labor
for service In Germany would be
inconsistent with it's obligations
under international law. Since the
United States has maintained dip
lomatic relations with Vichy on re-
peated assurances that the Vichy
government would not go beyond
its armistice obligations in collabora-
ton with Germany, the actual furn-
ishing of thousands of laborers to
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Lincoln Defense Area
To Hold Mass Meefinq

A mass meeting to enroll new VOL
unteers for the Lincoln civilian de-
fense area will be held at 8:15 am.
tomorrow at the Francis Junior
High School, Twenty-fourth and N
streets NV.
Judge Almond w. Scott of the
Municipal Court will address the
gathering. The meeting will be pre-
ceded by parade which will form
at pm. at 1920 New Hampshire
avenue NV. and proceed to the
school.
Residents of the area are being
asked to bring with them to the
meeting as much salvage material in
the form of metal, rubber and rags
as they can carry.
A Today compaign will be started
tonight by the Chillum Heights
Civilian Defense Committee, j. F.
Wingard, 112 Rittenhouse street
NE, chairman of the committee,
said. Each resident of the area will
be asked to contribute dollar.
Evening star., 1942-09-22
BY TOM YARBROUGH,


GUADALCANAL, <Solomon Is
lands, Sept. 7 DelayeO 1t. Rich
ard Ronald Amerine dick Amerine
of University of Kansas football
fame) didn't have to wait long for
a close look at the japanese after
flying a Marine fighter plane at
Guadalcanal Island.
The oxygen failed on his first
flight and he spent a whole week
practically under the noses of enemy
troops still holding a point on the
beach. He said he killed four Japs
on the way back to his own lines.
Omitted States Marines landed
on Guadalcanal Island August 7,
captured the almost completed
airfeld and killed, captured or
drove the Japanese defenders
into the jungles. The Japanese
since have tried, with some sue
cess. to reinforce the remnants
of the defenders. The United
States forces are on the alert
for supreme effort by the Japa-
nese to retake the island.)
1t. Amerine is 81 years old and
comes from Lawrence, Kans.
When he went up on the morning
of August 81, 1t. Amerine said he
got woozy when the oxygen failed
and bailed out. alighting on the
water within the sight of coconut
trees. That was about noontime.
Ducked Into Jungle.
II swan to the beach in my
underwear and passed out 1t.
Amerine said. when I came to
about an hour later I saw 10 SOL
diers about 100 yards away and was
just about to yell to them, think
ing they were United States Ma
rines, when they yelled to me-in
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Court Hears Jergens' Heir
Spanked Defiant Wife

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. o.
Thomas G. somermeier, jr., grand
son OF the late Andrew Jergens,
cosmetics manufacturer, spanked
his wife because she refused to play
poker with his friends, the first
witness testified yesterday in Mrs.
Somermeier's separate maintenance
suit.
The witness, Mrs. Bessie Price.
said the chastisement was admins
tered during a Thanksgiving party
in 1889 at the ranch home of
friend.
Mrs. Price told Superior Court
Judge Ruben Schmidt:
HE dragged her upstairs to their
room, and I heard him spanking
her. She screamed and called for
help twice"
Mrs. Somermeier seeks $500
monthly separate maintenance. She
and Mr.. Somermeier separated last
May. Mrs. Somermeier is the for
mer dancer, Maria Freudenberger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Freudenberger of Buenos Aires.
Evening star., 1942-09-22
SchIeswig -HoIstein Area
Roided, Nozis Report

BERLIN (From German Broad
casts, Sept. % lP).-DNB, Official
German news agency, said today
that British planes raided the
Schleswig- -Holstein area last night.
The agency said the raiders were
few, however, and called the forays
nuisance flights"
(The British have not an
nounced any operations against
Germany over night. Planes
raiding that border area between
Denmark and Germany might
have been sowing mines or at
tacking such objectives as Flens-
burg, Nazi submarine building
port, or Kiel, Germany's big Bal
tic naval base)
DNB quoted Bulgarian general
staff announcement that unidenti-
fed planes were over several parts
of Bulgaria, including the capital,
Sofia, where an air alarm lasted
about 80 minutes.
The report did not say that bombs
were dropped. That part of Europe
presumably would be within the
Russian air forces raiding zone.
Three Die in Nazi Raid.
A SOUTHEAST COAST TOWN,
England, Sept. % (P.-Three per-
sons were killed and several injured
this afternoon when a bomb dropped
by a Nazi air raider hit q theater
where 200 persons were seeing a
show.
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Pope Plus Receives
RooseveIt's Ideas on
War and Peace Aims
ToyIor Expected to Be
Granted New Audience
Before Departure
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Sept. 22.-
Pope Plus XII has received from
Myron c. Taylor, President Roose-
velt's personal representative to the
Vatican, the Presidents own ideas
on war objectives and presumably
on peace objectives and is expected
to grant the American another audi
ence before his departure, Vatican
circles disclosed today.
CReuters said the Vichy radio
reported that Taylor and Harold
j. Tittman, United States Charge
d'Affaires at the Vatican, had an
other 50-minute audience with
the Pope today)
Mr.. Taylor's first audience with
the Pope was last Saturday. Since
then he has been comforting with
the British and French envoys to
the Vatican and the representatives
OF conquered Poland and Yugoslavia.
1t is expected that he will confer
with other accredited representa-
tives to the Vatican before his final
audience with the Pope and his de-
parture for Spain.
Vatican sources would not COM
ment on the possibility that Mr..
Taylor urged the Pope to make a
statement condemning Nazi prac-
tices, especially the deportation of
civilians.
Two months ago President Roose-
velt made known to the Pope that
his personal representative would
come to Rome for a short stay to
present the current viewpoint of
the White House upon the actual
situation and upon war objectives,"
they said.
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Marine Forced Down on FIiqht
Kills 4 laps on Way to Safety
Amerine, Ex-Konsos Football Star, Tells
Of Close Brush With Death on GuodoIconoI

JAPANESE ducked into the jungle"
There, he said he found a Sleep
ing japanese and killed him with a
boulder to get the enemy soldiers
shoes and pistol.
1t. Amerine said that half hour
later he went to a creek to get a
drink ard the Japanese shot at him
but missed
There was no wild fruit in that
area and 1t. Amerine said ne got SO
hungry he ate snails and ants after
trying unsuccessfully to shoot dog
for food.
Several times he ducked out of
the way of japanese trudging along
BUSH -bordered trails. The Japs
were carrying rifles and sabers. One
night they filed past him "all night"
Cut Feet on Coral.
Wading through the surf in an
effort to bypass the Japanese, he cut
his feet on coral, seriously retarding
further progress.
He said that, crawling along
trail one night, he heard and saw
something about 10 yards behind
him. 1t was japanese soldier. 1t.
Amerine said he blew him over
backwards with pistol shot
through the chest and then heard an
excited babble of Japanese voices.
1t. Amerine hid behind a log and
two Japanese promptly came along
and sat on it. 1t, Amerine said he
killed both with "roundhouse
swing of his pistol barrel and es-
capped again.
That was his last encounter with
the enemy until about Gay later
when Japanese soldier shot at him
and missed.
1t. Amerine kept going in the
right direction until marine patrol
picked him up.
Evening star., 1942-09-22

spark plugs should be checked-for
here simple defect may cheat you
out of gallons of gas. Gas stealers
can't be corrected until they're de-
tected-that's why a Call Carl inspec-
ton with special instruments and
modern testing devices is so important
right now. Drive in at Call Carl,
Washington's Little Detroit" Bright
wood, Georgia Avenue and Peabody;
Northeast, 604 Rhode Island Avenue,
Downtown. GA H st. NV, 1887 Good
Hope Road, Anacostia.
Evening star., 1942-09-22

the Nazis might precipitate a break
in relations.
In response to other questions,
Secretary Hull said he was not yet
ready to make any comment on our
relations with Finland in connection
with a recent statement by Minister
Hjalmar j. Procope that Finland
wanted to stop fighting Russia as
soon as her lasting security could
be assured
Mr.. Hull also said he could not en-
ter into any public discussion about
the mission to the Vatican of Myron
c. Taylor, President Roosevelt's per-
sonal representative.
Asked if there was possibility of
retaliatory action against japanese
held in this country If Japan did not
grant better treatment to Americans
held prisoner In the Far East, Mr..
Hull said he was not in position to
take up that question.
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Ambassador Mistaken
For Escaped Nuzi
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CRARY MILLS, N. Y, Sept. o.
The Yugoslavian Ambassador to
Canada and an embassy official of
the Axis conquered Balkan kingdom
were held several hours Saturday on
a storekeeper suspicion that they
were escaped Nazi prisoners of war,
State police disclosed yesterday.
The Ambassador, Izidor Cankar,
and his uniformed travelling COM
panion, Dragutin P. Savitch, stopped
at store in the st. Lawrence County
hamlet.
Hearing them converse in their
native language, the storekeeper
notified State police, who held
Cankar and Savitch until their
identities were fully established.
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Allies Can DESTROY
Germany From Air,
Gen. Eaker Asserts
Necessary Force to Be
Assembled Rapidly,
Bomber Chief Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 22.-The
conviction that it is possible to de-
stroy Germany from the air is ex-
pressed by Brig. Gen. Ira c. Eaker,
chief OF the A. E. F. Bomber Com
mand, and he holds that the neces-
sary forces will be rapidly as
embed"
Gen. Eaker, who was nominated
for promotion to a major generalcy
by President Roosevelt yesterday,
declared in an interview published
by the London Daily Mail that the
enemy would fall before sufficiently
powerful series of vertical assaults.
by destroying his munitions
plants and communications you can
bring his armies to halt" he said
by destroying his shipyards you
can make it impossible for him to
build submarines.
The general said "there is hardly
a corner of Germany" which United
States bombers would not reach
within the next few months.
1T should not be assumed that we
are committed to high-level bomb
ing" he said. The United States
Army Air Forces will bomb anywhere
and IN any way that the weather
indicates is most suitable"
He declared there were enough
airdromes in the British Isles now
built and building to accommodate
all Allied air forces needed for the
destruction of GERMANY
Evening star., 1942-09-22
Dinner for kuiser

OAKLAND, Calf. (P.-Henry J.
Kaiser, shipbuilder, may have had
trouble IN Washington with his
bold war production projects, but
he's hero in his home town. The
Oakland council has voted him the
city's outstanding citizen and set
plans in motion for a huge testi-
monial dinner.