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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Two Married Couples Suffer Tragic Losses
Fire Destroyed Clothing, Furnishings of One Welded Pair; Another Couple Had 5000 in Cash
 Totally Burned Up

Tragedy entered the lives of two young married couples here this morning when fire destroyed all the clothing and furnishings of one couple and burned $0O0 cash which another couple had saved to furnish new home.
 Four companies of firemen worked four hours before bringing under control the fire which caused dam age estimated at 5000 to the house on Grassy Hill road, owned by Mar tha Dormhoff.
 Fire Marshal Dennis Lahey said that MT. and Mrs. Raymond Lang lais, both 21, occupants of one of the first floor furnished apartments of the house lost $90 cash, in addi- tion to various clothing effects.
 Married Two Weeks
 A bride of just two weeks, Mrs. James Canonico reported that her wedding dress and numerous wed- ding gifts were lost in the fire. Their total loss was about $500. Mrs Canonico occupied the other first floor furnished apartment with her husband, who is employed as a barber in the North End section. Both are 20 years of age.
 The occupant of the second floor apartment, Bruno Thiele reported that his automobile valued at about $100 was destroyed in the fire. The
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
GOVERNOR LEHMAN
 ENDORSES MEAD
Roosevelt, Lehman, Flynn Now Aligned Against
 "Jim" Farley

Albany, N. r., July 27-(UP)- Gov. Herbert H. Lehman's endorse ment of Sen. James M. Mead for the New York Democratic gubernatorial nomination gave him full support of the state and national adminis- trations today.
 Mead previously had been en- dorsed by President Roosevelt against the candidacy of New York Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr., who is supported by James A Farley, state Democratic chairman and former national party leader.
 National Democratic Chairman Edward J. Flynn also endorsed Mead during the weekend alignine the party's full national strength against Farley's candidate in g struggle for political control in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

schedule for the sake of surprise when they were convinced that President oRosevelt would not com promise on delivery of additional war supplies to Japan.
 In the months that I reported developments at Tokyo leading up to the war and during six months of internment following Pearl liar bor, the pictured shaped up as fol- lows:
 Japan's military leaders made full preparations for this war last September, before Saburo Kurusu was sent to Washington. Total mobilization was ordered and, after freezing the Japanese army at full strength, the war lords established a six months deadline in which an agreement must be reached with Washington or war would result.
 The army leaders figured that was the largest period they could wait for assurances that they would re- ceive supplies from America for the Japanese war machine.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
RUSSIAN SMASH
 IS OVERLOOKED
Stand They Are Making at Voronezh Is Forgotten
 for the Moment
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE

AS the Germans forge ahead at Restov and along the lower Don, at- tention is likely to be diverted from the stand the Russians are making around Voronezh. at the northern end of the 250-mile battle zone.
 Voronezh, which the Germans claimed to have taken two weeks ago, not only stil stands but the Russians have re-crossed the Don at several points and are battling fiercely for the west bank of the river.
 The unexpected Russian strength at Voronezh while the full German weight is being thrown against the lowed Don and its bend opposite Stalingrad may prove of great sig nificance. The German idea in breaking through at Voronezh was to protect the left flank from @ Russian drive southward against their Stalingrad- bound forces.
 This flank remains exposed, pro- vided the Russians have sufficient reserves northeast and east of Vor- onezh. According to neutral military information reported from Ankara, the Russians have maSsed a big re- serve army northeast of line run ming from Voronezh to Stalingrad, and perhaps on from there to As trakhan. They also are understood to have formidable Asiatic army back of Leningrad.
 A Russian counter attack thus can be visualized if the German drive begins to spend its force. Marshal Semyon Timoshenko, whose
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
FD| DIRECTOR HOOVER SENDS OUT WARNING Trial of Eight Alleged Spies Ending, as This
 Latest Scare Comes NAMES, DESCRIPTIONS
 OF MEN ARE GIVEN Trial of Lutheran Pastor Will Open in Hartford
 Tuesday Morning

Washington, July 27. = iUP)-The trial of eight Nazi saboteurs resumed today with cross-examination of the seventh defendant. It ap- peared likely that the eighth saboteur would testify today and that final arguments would begin tomorrow or Wednesday. The general pub lie as "alerted" to further Naz incursions by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the federal bu- reau of investigation. He flooded the nation with hundreds of thou sands of posters headed: "Wanted: German saboteur!"
 Wanted were:
 Walter Kappe, 37, who was chief organizer of Hitler movements in this country, including the friends of New Germany, the immediate predecessor of the German Amer ican Bund. He was to have been the ''brains" of a huge sabotage ring the German high command hoped to establish in the United States, with headquarters in Chi cago.
 Joseph Schmidt, German born former resident of Province of AL berta, Canada, who was known to have been at Lorient, France, in May, ostensibly awaiting orders for his dispatch to this country by sub marine.
 Rheinhold Rudolf Earth. former draftsman for the Long Island rail- road, who was to concentrate on sabotage of railroads and railroad equipment once he landed here. He was an instructor in methods of Sabotaging railroads at the Berlin school.
 While training for any sabotage mission which Adolf Hitler might map out for them, the three wanted" saboteurs were closely as-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
FIVE PERSONS DIE
 VIOLENT DEATHS
(By United Press)

The violent death toll in Connec- ticut over the weekend stood at five today-two drownings, a rnur- der, an explosion fatality and fire death.
 No automobile fatalities were re- ported.
 George Lem, 25, New York Chin- csc, (21 Claremont Ave) was drowned while swimming at Nor wich.
 Max F. Pfeifer, Bridgeport, was drowned while swimming in John- sons creek at Bridgeport.
 Lynnbell Allen, 35, Hartford Negro, was slain when stabbed in fight. David Richards, 35. Negro, was held on a murder charge.
 August Squarteri, ST. Wallingford, died at Meriden Hospital of injuries suffered in an explosion at the M Backes factory at Wallingford which manufactures flares for the government.
 Joseph Kairis, 50, Waterbury, suf- fered fatal burns when fire swept a house in which he roomed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
YANKEE FIGHTER
 PLANES HIT LAPS
Jap Flyers Tried to At- tack Chunghking for
 First Time But Failed

Chungking, July 27 - (U.P0 - Fighter planes of the United States Air Force battled Japanese war planes over Chungking tonight dur ing the enemy's first raid this year on this capital of Free China.
 The United States fighters, part of the new U. s. Air Force con- mand in China under Brigadier General Claire L. Chennault, went into the air at the first alarm to intercept the raiders, 1t was stated omcially.
 Slight damage caused by the raiders was in suburban areas of Chung King.
 The first raid alarm was sounded at 6:30 D. m. and American planes immediately took of from western China base to engage the invaders.
 The Japanese came from Hankow, 1t was reported, and while 50 of the enemy craft were believed to have started on the mission only 27 of them reached Kfagpei, across the Railing river from Chungking.
 Four planes that flew over Chung king headed westward and 1t was believed they were intercepted by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Most Terrific Blasting Since Cologne; Parts of
 Hamburg in Ruins PARTIAL ANSWER TO
 SECOND FRONT BLASl British Left 20 Planes Be hind; Most Terrifying
 Raids of Entire War
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign EditOr)

A fleet of 500 or more BriCs ish bombers, resuming the RATS great "annihilation cf- fensive," left parts of Ham, bury in fiery ruins today. The destructive British aerial oil- Slaught against Hamburg, Germany's greatest port and submarine building center, undoubtedly was undertaken as support for the hard-pressed Rus sian armies on the Don front and in partial answer to increasingly louder demands for the opening of an Allied second front in western Europe. ~
 The Hamburg attack, fifth on the great port this year, was described as the biggest and presumably the most destructive bombing since the RATS 1,000- plane attacks, the last of which was directed against the Port of Bremen on June 25.
 The British acknowledged the loss of g tombers in last nights raid, indicating that from 600 to 800 planes had participated.
 The British raiders sent their new "big and beautiful" two-ton bombs. called "block-busters," crashing up- on Hamburg's shipyards, docks and submarine building plants as well as tens of thousands of fire- bombs. The Germans admitted that num- erous scattered" fires had been started.
 The 4,000- pound bombs capable ct smashing an entire block of build. ings and carried by big Stirling four-motor bombers were the same as those used with such destructive results in the recent RAF attacks on Duisburg and previous assaults on Rostock. Luebeck, Cologne and Essen. s~
 The British press described the Hamburg raid as the biggest ever, except for the 1,0O0-plane attacks and said the number of raiders ex- ceeded any NaZi air fleet ever sent over Britain-bigger even than the 800 or more planes that raided Lon- don during the battle of Britain or attacked Coventry.
 Germans Retaliate
 The Germans retaliated with wide-ranging attacks against Brit ain, by small groups of planes, and by noon g districts throughout the country had reported raids, ale though apparently with compara- lively small damage and casualties. London had two breakfast time alarms but there were no reports of bombs dropped.
 On Sunday seven pilots of the United States army air force, fly. ing wing-to-wing with RAF flyers joined in a daylight sweep over northern France. One Q. 6. piloA was lost. Americans of the British Eagle squadron also participated in the Sunday attacks.
 In the east meanwhile the Rus sian air force, perhaps using Amer ican Douglas and Boeing bombers, attacked the East Prussian capital of Koenigsberg and was said by the Moscow radio to have set fire ts five German war plants without Iosl of any planes. It was the fifth Rus sian air raid on East Prussia is about a week.
 A few hours before the fleet cl British bomberS took of from Ham, burg a crowd of 60,000 Britons as. sembled in London's Trafalgar square and roared demands for tma
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
250,O0O POLES WERE EXECUTED
5O,OOO More Have Died in Concentration Camps
 Under German Orders
BY JOHN A. PARRIS

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London. July 27.-UP)-German executiorsrs have shot or hanged at least 250,000 Poles and an ad- ditional 50,000 have died in con- centration camps, Stanislaw Mikol- ajzcyk, premier of the Polish government in exile, said today.
 The executions were ordered to further 8 NaZi campaign to com pletely annihilate Polish intellectual life' and break all resistance to the German regime, he siad.
 Outside Warsaw, l7e disclosed a village of death" has been estab- lished where 12,000 to 15,000 Polish political and educational leaders have been slain. The village is named Palmiry, and in a forest on its outskirts, the Germans carry
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
BY SETH PERKINS
Limited Press Staff COrrespOnder

United Press Staff COrrespOhueHI'
 An East Coast Port, July T-UP) A German submarine taking on fresh supply of torpedoes some where in the Caribbean was dam aged by bombs from an Allied plane an American seaman who was B prisoner abroad the raider. reported
 Archie Gibbs, 36, of Roscoe, Tex, who was rescued by the U-boat aiter his ship had been torpedocd, said he was certain the submarine was near land when 1t replenished Its magazine, although he could not tell from what source the Germans were getting their ammunition.
 His story was the first eyewitness account of German raiders taking on supplies in western hemispheric waters, although there has been wide speculation that submarines were being refueled and supplied from Caribbean bases. r Gibbs. who was held on the U-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Russians, Germans In Most Frightful Battle
Soviet Artillery, Dive Bombers Halt German Cross ings of River Don; Nazis Hml in Men Despite
 Terrific Number of Dead
(By United Press)

On the Russian front the Red army's guns and -bombers were said in MoscoW's noon communique to have isolated German units whicl, had forced their way across the broad Don onto Caucasian soil at 29 points between Rostov and Stall ingrad.
 The Soviet guns and bombers wrecked the Nazis' pontoon bridges and filled the river with wrecked German tanks, battered barges and the bodies of German infantrymen
 For the moment, according to MoscoWs accounts, the Germans ap- peared to be held all along the 120- mile Don river front in struggle of almost unrivalled ferocity, but the situation remained critical and there was evidence that the major part of the fighting from now on would be on Caucasian soil.
 The bitterest battle of the bridge heads was around TsimlyanSkaya, 115 miles southwest of Stalingrad and northeast of Rostov, where the Germans were attempting with ut ter disregard for casualties to strike 30 miles southWard and reach the Stalingrad- Caucasian railroad. The Germans claimed to have advanced to a point 80 miles southwest of Stalirgrad on the Chir river.
 Hand-to- hand fighting ragged in the streets of Rostov, Moscow said. particularly in the northeastern su- burbs. The German high command claimed to have stormed and taken the town of Bataisk. five miles south of Rostov and junction on the important railroad leading from Rostov down to the Baku oil fields.
 Moscow Report
 Moscow July 27-(UP)-RusSian artillery and Stormovik dive bomb CTS reserves rushed into the battle of the River Don have halted Ger man crossings near Tsimlyanskaya where the Russians are attacking pocketed Nazi forces, official -dis patches said today.
 The Russian field guns drawn up to the Caucasian southern bank of the river 125 miles northeast of Ros- toy and the cannon firing Stormo- viks knocked out two Nazi bridge
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Don't Delay;
 Buy Today

A little effort gees . long way.
 The same Is true of a little saved today, . little tomor- row.
 Uncle Sam provides no bet ter way than your invest mcnt i'm his War Saving stamps and Bonds. The cost Is slight, may be spread over q period of time to fit the pOcketboOk.
 But the result, big or little, Is just the same. You strike . blow for Democracy. You fire just as effective 8 voIley of shots as the men in the front line trenches.
 Bay more bonds; buy stamps every day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
ALLIES CLASHED
 WITH JAPANESE
Patrols Had Little Skirm= ish at New Guinea; Five
 Naval Officers Safe
BY RRYnON c. TAVEs

(Unlted Press StaR COrrespOndentJ
 General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Australia, July 27-(UP)-Al- lied patrols have clashed with the Japanese 30 miles from the new enemy invasion base on the north New Guinea coast, it was revealed today.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur, report ing skirmishing in the new area, said in his communique that allied air units maintained continuous attack which had cut the base off from its mother fleet and threat
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
Two Ton "Block-Buster" Bombs Smash Hitler's Submarine Works
Japanese Treachery, Sneak Attack Is Told
All plans to Assai United States Were Made Before Peace Mission Was Sent to Capital War Lords
 Advance Their Program

EDITORS NOTE: time the inside
  planned enemy told by the former Pressm manager in Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27
BY ROBERT T. BELLAIRE Former United Press Manager in Japan) Copyright l942 by United Press)

Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa, July 27
 UP)Japans war lords made full preparations to strike at the United States before sending final peace ambassador to Washington. disclose that the Japanese army leaders attacked Pearl Harbor ahead of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-27

Send for CatalOg Planning Your Future" and Bulletin of Courses. Post Junior College of Commerce. --Adv.
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The future outlook., 1942-11-21
Bishops Sermon
Ends Conference

THE best Interpretation OF God is
through Jesus Christ, and when we
understand something OF His life,
al Misunderstanding fades,' de-
clared Bishop Robert T.. Jones Of
Columbus, Ohio, presiding bishop Of
the North Carolina conference OF
Methodist churches. In his sermon
yesterday morning on Knowing
Christ" delivered at st. Matthews
Methodist church ms sessions OF the
Sith annual conference came to Il
close.
The Greatness OF Christ ns n
leader is found in the life he lived.
His humility. his obedience, and the
willingness with which he gave up
His life IN order that he might serve
aud that men might live are char.
ncterIstlcs OF this really Great Lead.
er," he said.
Preceding the sermon, Rev. J. II.
Brewer, secretary of the conference.
presented the deacons and elders for
ordination. Those ordained by the
bishop as deacons were John w.
Jones. OF Greensboro; Clarence II.
Strickland. OF Goidsboro; Hulle l..
Perry, of Laur!nburg, and George ID.
Strickland, of Lincolnton. The elders
were John l.. Afford, OF Jonesboro,
and Hol,on II. Houston. of hoorcs-
vile. n s.f.. ! s.s..
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on the nctlvtlcs Of the office OF
War Information. As far as I have
been able 10 learn. the writer OF the
published article made no official
contact with anyone In the OFFICE OF
Wnr Information before sending out
this unfortunate relcasc.
II call this matter to your atten.
ton because mn sure that you will
bc anxious 10 correct such glaring
misstatcmcnts of fact as are nccred.
lted to your agency In this story"
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Holidays ahead will be bright and gay, II
the designers have their way. Brilliant colors'
sparkling sequins, shimmering satin and flut-
tering feathers have all been enlisted in turning
out spirt-lifting styles New lows in jnecklines'
topside interest and shaped draplng-not the
zoot suit kind-are guieful devices fashionists
use to have you look oh so glamorous Nettie
Rosenstein makes the most of your pretty
throat with her heart-shaped necklnes which
have soft side drapng Dinner dresses in Chi
The future outlook., 1942-11-21
.OWIDoes Not Have
4,407 Workers

Elmer Davis. director Of the office
of war Information. today made gul'.
lie the following letter which has
been sent to MIR. Claude A, l,nrnett,
director OF the Associated Negro
Press. 1907 South Parkway. Chicn.
go. Ill.:
"Dear SIR Iiuructt:
My attention has been called To II
news story published Ia "A number Of
Negro newspapers under n Washing
ton, -. c.. datcine of October 81,
1919. and accredited TO the Assoclnt.
al Negro Press. This story charges,
among other things that the office
OF war Information employs only four
Negroes ont OF n total OF i,i0I work
ers These are only two OF II number
OF mIsstntclnents OF fact made In the
story.
"ln the first place | should like 10
point out that the office of war In
formation has never and does not
now employ 5.i0T persons. This was
the total number asked for In our
budget which we did not expect Ia
reach TN next summer, and may
never reach nj all on October 81,
lai2, the date on which the release
was published, the entire field aud
staff OF the owl In.
ciuded less than $500 employees or
this number 1.236 employees were on
the departmental staff In washing
ton.
II am at n loss 10 understand how
any reporter who has visited any
office OF owl could
charge that owl has only four
Negro employees.
AS you probably know, the Of
flee OF War Information does not
make. mentions OF racial Identity on
amy Of the personnel records Of its
employees. Therefore, IL is not pos
siblc to tell from our pehsonnel files
the exnct number OF Negro workers
now employed by OWL. On July 81,
lal2, however. nj the request of an'
other government agency, our per
sonncl office make n quick check of
Individual Negro employees by con
tnciing the various owl divisions In
At that time II total OF
| .s9S persons were employed In the
divisions. or this mum
bcr iOS or more thnn s per cent Of
the total OWL Washington staff
were Negroes A breakdown OF these
los Negro employees revealed that
G5 were mployd In professional
clerical administrative and fiscal
clnsslflcations and i3 were working
In craft. protective and custodinl
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jobs. This proportion Of more than S
pcr cent of nll OW Icmploy,r- Is
greatly at earinncc with the charges
in thc story.
II might add that although the
total Washington staff has decreased
from los on July 81, 1919, to i,2%i
on October l. 1919. the employment
OF Negroes In professional and clcr.
Ical positions has increased during
that period The los Negro employ
tees on July 81. lDi2. did not include
n number of Negro professional and
clerical employees IN the field Of.
flecs and other divisions of OWL
at may bc OF interest To you to
know that Negroes nre employed ~
Information specialists, organization
analysts. field representatives. nnd
In other responsible positions IN the
News Bureau, the Burcnu Of Intclll.
gence, the Bureau Of Special Opera
tions, the Bureau Of Publications aud
Grnphics and In other divisions of
OWL | void Ike to mike II clear,
however. that these persons were
employed on the basis of their train
"a ,pi ht.s l. a nd
not on the basis Of their race. There
is no separate Negro division cstab.
listed anywhere within the office
of War Information and Negroes
are employed on merit alone In all |
divisions.
THE story accredited To the As .
soclatcd Negro rrcss alleges further
that only $4,000 is being spent on
OWL on work for Negroes. do not
understand the mcnnIng Of this allie
cation, As the director OF news
service you are not doubt aware of |
the fact that every facility Of the
News Bureau Of owl is being util. |
lied for the Negro Press. This In.
rludcs out field offices. our wire
service. our Photographic service
pur graphic units and every other
unit which services the daily news |
papers. Similar attention is given 10 |
the Negro public In all other bureaus
Of the OWL.
AT the present time, the office Of
War Informatin Is spending more
than 100000 on n single pamphlet
10 be devoted TO the Negro question
In America. This Is In addition to n |
nnnpower pamphlet, just released.
which the Owl assisted four major
war agencies In preparing and OF
posters and graphic ma
terial already released or In the
process of preparation In the owl.
"All the facts cited were available
to any representative Of the Associ-
ated Negro Press or amy other pub
lIcation who desired TO write a story
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Three Negroes Taken
For Service In Navy

Enlistment OF three Negroes. one
IN the regular navy and two In the
naval reserve. were announced today
by Chief c. L. l;hinehnrt. rccrulter
in charge OF the local station. ns:
John Henry Brooks, Is, 4o5 Mayo
court. regular navy; Philip Worthy,
10, 00s Austin street; and Carlacy
Hath, Ola Haywood street.
The future outlook., 1942-11-21

The greatest snowfall ever record
cd In single season anywhere In the
United States occurred mt Tamarack.
Alpine county. California. where s4a
inchez fell In 1906 1907. -.