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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
ROMMEL'S FORCES
 ARE IN RETREAT
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hours, after which the German tanks withdrew and Rommel brought up all his available artil- lery and anti-tank guns in an ef- fort to prevent the British from making a clean break through that would unhinge his entire African line.)
 The German withdrawal along the north coastal road mentioned by the communique apparently was that of the remnants of some 2,500 Axis troops that had been pocketed by a startling Australian thrust across the Matruh- Alexandria rail- road line.
 Light bombers and fighter bomb- CTS maintained "incessant pressure on the excellent targets provided by the slow moving transports" the communique said.
 In addition, it said, armored ve- hicles were attacked by low flying Allied planes along the entire battle front
 "Througout the bombing attacks" /" the British announced. "our fighters were afforded protective screen against enemy air attacks. On only two occasions did the enemy at- tempt bombing raids"
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tContinued from Page n morning said that his margin was seven votes. The iS-vote figure was given by The Democrat in its elec- tion news broadcast over Station WATR last night. The vote was 87Sl for Summa to 8,766 for Blans- field.
 In the i6th district, Attorney John F, Tobin upheld the Democratic tradition by winning the election, He defeated George V, Casey, Re- publican, by a majority of 2,Sel, a figure far lower than the normal Democratic majority in the district.
 Reps, Daniel J. Mahaney and John A, Membrino won reelection to the legislature, he former defeat- ing Mrs. Ruth A, Jones by 2,7i5, and the latter winning over John zubras by majority of 2,794,
 Probate Judge Patrick Healey was an easy victor, in both the city and district He led the ticket to carry Waterbury by 3,970.
 Congressman Joseph E, Talbot, who won the district election, did the expected by running Sahead of the rest of the Republican ticket here. The local plurality of Mayor William A, Patten, the Democratic candidate, was only l,240, compared with Gov. Hurley's 2,4Sl,
 Analysis of the returns by wards and districts shows up the glaring Democratic weakness revealed in the 18th district.
 The Republicans carried Districts i-4 and i-6 in the first ward, and Democratic margins were small in the other four. The Democrats lost five of the seven districts in the second ward, winning only 2.l and 2-4. In the third ward, the Demo- cratS lost 3-l, S-2, 3-3 and 3-4, all by sizeable margins.
 Tn contrast, in the 18th district, the Democrats won all four districts in the fourth ward. In the fifth ward they took every district but 5-7.
 High Sheriff J. Edward Slavin Al1dC all GASC4ACAAJ oLlVWHlk III wa terbury, running GOO ahead of his ticket to take a plurality of 3,094.
 The vote for Edward M. Ryan, who ran for congress on an inde- pendent ticket as the American Progressive party candidate, was very light, totaling only 364 votes.
 The Socialist candidate for gover- nor, Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport, cut deeply into the po- tential Democratic plurality when he gathered 2,378 votes. He had been expected to get less than 1000.
 Had the polls been closed at ( o'clock, as they would have been normally, 1t is likely that the Demo crats would have won by only 6 few hundred or that the Repub. licans would have carried the city For 1t was In the closing hours that frantic Democratic efforts succeeded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

fore a change in the rental fee is ordered
 Of landlords petitions acted upon so far, 222 nave been approved while 64i have been denied. A total of 2i tenants petitions have been approved while 10 have been re- jected.
 The large accumulation of petl- tons has prevented the office stan from dispoSing of all of them, but in accordance with its policy of act ing on each application within 90 days the work has been hastened and all of the current petitions are expected to be either approved or denied within the next few weeks, the administrator stated, and new ones will then be acted upon more quickly. The new load, however, is said to be smaller than that rec celved during the first few months after the office was opened here,
 Tn october alone 385 landlords petitions were acted upon, with 280 of them denied and i05 granted.
 The latest figure on the total number of dwelling units registered at the office show B, 24S houses or apartments and 5el hotels or room. ing houses, making e grand total of 3S,8S6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

in getting out a good portion of the regular party vote.
 Voting was SO slow until late af- ternoon that it appeared for hours that the total vote would not reach 10000 for the day. The turnout in creased as factory workers left their jobs for the day. It was noticeable that strongly Republican districts had their vote out early.
 In spite of the three-hour exten. sion of voting, and in spite of pleas that all voters take part in this most important election, the number voting was the lowest in the city in many years,
 The outcome yesterday immedi- ately gave rise to Republican hopes of victory in the city election here next November. However, such optimism seems highly premature, In fact, it may well be that the scare given the Democrats yesterday and their disappointment at the re- suits will result in one of the most intensive drives for votes in the city's history next year,
 The labor vote did not show itself as such, though some of the votes and "cuts" against Senator Blans- field, undoubtedly came from union members still angry at him for his espousal of what they term anti- labor legislation.
 The defeat of Senator Blansfield makes MT. Tobin Waterbury's only Democratic member of the upper chamber at Hartford for the l943 session, and this creates a delicate situation, for MT. Tobin won the nomination only by bucking the party organization in a primary. He has since indicated that he will not be an organization" senator at Hartford.
 Gaining principal political stature by the local voting were Congress. man Talbot, Sheriff Slavin and Judge Healey, all of whom ran ahead of their tickets: Senator -elect Tobin, who helped the party keep control of the 18th; and Mir. Casey, who made a surprisingly strong showing,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
HAMILTON FISH
 WINS REELECTION

Albany, N. Y, Nov. S-CUP)-Rep. Hamilton Fish, Jr., pre-Pearl Har- DOT Isolationist, won reelection in President Roosevelt's 18th Congress sional District, complete election re- turns showed today.
 Democratic Ferdinand A. Hoyt went down to defeat by 4,229 votes tn the combined counties of Orange, Duchess and Putnam.
 The total vote:
 Fish, 49,08l.
 Hoyt, 44,852.
 Hoyt conceded his defeat in a message to Fish, saying that he went into this fight as a patriotic duty and sincerely hope that you will now, as you have promised, get behind the effort to win this war"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
HEDWIC ENCEMANN TO BE SENTENCED

New York, Nov. 4.-(UP)-Hed- wig Engemann, 34, described by the government as the girl friend of Edward John Kerling. one of six executed Nazi saboteurs, pleaded guilty in Federal Court today to charges of misprision of treason.
 Judge Simon Rifkind set Nov. 18 for sentence. Miss Engeman, indict- ed a week ago for having knowledge that Helmuth Leiner, awaiting trial fo- treason. had aided and abetted xerling's efforts as saboteur. Ker- ling was one of the eight saboteurs who were landed on United States soil from German submarines but were apprehended before they could institute their ambitious sabotage plans.
 Miss Engemann faces a maximum senteace of seven years imprison- ment, 6 $1,000 fine, or both.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
GOVERNORS ELECTED

By United Press The following governors were elected Tuesday:
 Alabama-Chauncey Sparks, D. ArkansaS--Homer M. Adkins, D. California-Earl Warren, K. Connecticut -- Raymond Bald win, R.
 Georgia-Ellis Arnall, D. Iowa-Bourke B. HickenIooper, R.
 Maine - Sumner SewaIl, R. (elected Sept. IA.
 Massachusetts -- Leverett Sal- tonstall, R.
 Michigan-Harr F. Kelly, R. Nebraska-Dwight GriswOld, R. New Hampshire -- Robert o. Blood, R.
 New Mexico-John J. Dempsey, D.
 New York-Thomas E. Dewey, R.
 Oregon-Earl Shell, R. Pennsylvania - Edward Martin, R.
 Rhode Island-J. Howard Mc- Grath, D.
 South Car0lina-Olin ID. John ston, D.
 Tennessee-Prentlce Cooper, D. vermont-William H. Wills, R. WisconSin-Orlando s. Loomis, Progressive.
 Minnesota -- Harold E. Stassen, R.
 ColoradO-John Vivian, R.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
SPECIAL ORDERS
 TO SAVE RUBBER

washington Nov. 4.-(UP)-The OfTice of Defense Transportation is- slied two special orders today to save rubber and equipment by coor- dinating bus service between Boston and Springfield. Mass. and between Milwaukee and Lake Geneva, Wis.
 The Massachusetts order reduces the service offered by two companies 36 per cent with a saving of 2l.84O scheduled bus miles monthly. The Boston, Worcester and New York street Railway Co. of Birmingham, Mass, was ordered to reduce its ser- vice from four round trips daily to one. The Peter Pan Bus Lines Of Springfield, Mass. was ordered to reduce service from seven round trips daily to six except on Sunday and holidays when seven are per niitted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

The first change was announced by Knox at a press conference wher he revealed that vice-Admira Robert L. Ghormley, recently re, lieved of command of naval force, in the southwest Pacific, hae brought information back to Wash. ington which made it possible now to increase the list of enemy losses in Q naval battle off Savo island or the night of Oct, il-i2, Ghormley's account of the battle listed Ave enemy destroyers and three cruisers sunk.
 The second change was in tho great naval-air battle northeast oi Guadalcanal on Oct. 20. It was after that battle that a formidable Japanese fleet, badly battered by American fliers, scattered.
 The new revisions added that fouI heavy bomb hits had been scorec on . heavy cruiser of the Mogami class: that three instead of two tor pedo hits had been scored on D heavy cruiser, and that . light cruiser instead of 6 second battle ship was hit by heavy bomb. BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

inforcements go to Stalingrad just the same.
 On the other Caucasian front, northeast of Taupse naval base, the Germans rushed up achievements for their battered Alpine units and vigorously counter attacked, but the Russians beat them back and continued their advance,
 The German position northeast of TuapSe was desperate. A bat- tallon--i000 men--were bottled up and the Russians were systematic ally killing them.
 The noon commur lue reported additional Soviet advances north east of TuapSe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
MANY PETITIONS
 TO OPA APPROVED
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A substantial change must exist in order for approval of a change in rent, the administrator stresses.
 Claims of landlords that rent for their apartments should be in- creased because higher rent pre- vails in other houses in the section are not considered. Only in cases where a major capital improvement has been made, or service has been increased, or a higher rent Is re- quested because a special relation ship existed when the fee was orig finally set Is consideration given. When an adjustment is made, how ever, comparable rental units in the neighborhood are investigated be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

(ContlnNed IfOm Page IT Arkansas-John L. Mcclellan, n.
 Delaware-C. Douglass Buck, K. Iowa--George A. Wilson, R, Louisiana-Allen !. Ellendcr, ID. Mame-Wallace II, White, Jr, K. (elected Sept l4, Massachusetts - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. R.
 Mississlppi-JameS o. Eastland, D.
 Nebraska--Kenneth s. Wherry, R,
 New Hampshire--Styles Bridges, R.
 North Carolina -- Josiah ". Bailey, ID.
 Orcgon--CharleS l.. McNary, R. Rhode Island -- Theodore F. Green. D.
 South Carolina - Burnet R. Maybank, D,
 TenneSSee-TOm Stewart, D. TeNaS--W. Lee ODanicl, D. Virginia-Carter Glass, ID. ColOradO-Eugene D. Millikin, R.
 New MexicO--Carl Hatch, D. MinneSota--JOSeph Ball, R. Georgia--Richard B. Russell, ID. Hlinois--C. Wayland Brooks, R. Nevada-JameS c. Scrugham, ID.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
Democrats Will Still
 Hold Congress Control
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or all of his state ticket to victory aboard them.
 Favorlte Son In
 But the midwest also was voting one of its favorite sons Into the 1e44 Republican presidential sweep stakes. That was in Ohio where John w. Bricker was elected to a third term as governor of Ohio, the Buckeye State and by whoppins majority of more than S00,000 votes. The Republicans held the gover-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
RUSSIANS CHECK
 GERMAN ADVANCE
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Continued from Page D -~--------------- z--.---------------.---- killed 2,000 Germans and wrested more ground from the enemy.
 The army organ Red Star said tho new German attacks were di- rected against factories and the ground between them, German bombers, it said, struck massive blows at crossings of the Volga, which at night teemed with rein- forcements for the defenders of Stalingrad.
 In the last 10 days, Red Star said, the Germans have rained 5000 shells on Volga crossings and laid 5000 mines in the river, but the re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04

norShiD In Maine Crhat election was in September), Massachusetts, Neb- raska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ore. gon, pennsylvanla, Colorado, ver- mont and Iowa and were leading In South Dakota, Minnesota, wyom. ing and Kansas
 The Democrats held their suber. material strong points in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tex as and Tennessee and were leading in Arizona, Maryland, Nevado, North Dakota and Oklahofn,
 Seats SWi rhed
 Republicans have won senate seats from Democrats in Delaware and Iowa and Republican candl- dates are leading in wyoming, West Virgir a, Oklahoma, New Jersey and Mich "a. Nebraska voted to end the lous senate career of the vet. eran independent George w. Nor ris
 Kenneth S. wheery, a Republi- can, was elected to Norris seat in a threeman race in, which Norris and Foster May, a radio announcer, fought 1t out for second place. Nor- riS won, but not by much, He was licked despite MT Roosevelt's ap- peal to the people of Nebraska to keep him in the Senate,
 Republicans have won or are leading with substantial margins in contests for Democratic house seats in 20 states: Connecticut five, Ill., inois three, Indiana two, Maryland two, Missouri three, Ohio seven, Pennsylvania three, West Virginia three, and in one in each of the fol- lowing states: New York, Delaware, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, New Jer- Sey, New York, oregon and Wash ington.
 Democrats apparently have picked up one seat in New York and two in Wisconsin and they are leading in contests for one seat in Montana and another in New Mexico.
 Dewey'S rise is a challenge to the party leadership of Wendell l.. Will. kie, the l940 presidential candidate who presently is without portfolio, And in the New York returns was burned deeply the story of a row within the Democratic party in which James A. Farley and his former bross, President Roosevelt, butted heads in dispute over the gubernatorial nomination.
 Farley wanted Bennett and got him, but Mir. Roosevelt seemed to find is an unhappy choice and such aid as he finally offered his party's candidate was not enough either to elect him or, even, to persuade the left wing American Labor party ally of the administration to with draw its own candidate Dean Al- fange,
 ALP Got 40O,0OO
 The ALP candidate boiled some 100000 votes at the expense Of Ben nett, But even with those votes the Democratic candidate still would have been blanked in yesterdays election.
 Bennettis defeat may cost Farley control of the state Democratic or- ganization although 1t will be no small chore to oust him from the state chairmanship which he now holds. But 1t was no secret that Big Jim and Bennett would have sent an anti-Roosevelt delegation to the l944 Democratic national con- vention. It is to be assumed, now, that the administration will attempt to send Farley down the pirates plank in the hope of taking over party control here and making sure that the 1914 delegation will be pro- Roosevelt and not against him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
AMERICANS 10
 HIT AT LAPS

Continued from Page D 1t was presumed that there had been none.
 Although small attachments Of enemy troops probably have been operating in the eastern part of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-04
ELECTION DAY
 RETURNS IN U. 5.

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SMALL DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN CITY

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-16
Railroads Asked by 0DT
To Employ More Women
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
More women will be workin' on
the railroad If the Once Of Defense
Transportation has its way.
Otto s. Boyer, director Of ODT's
Division of Transport Personnel,
reporting rapidly growing labor
shortages, yesterday urged the Ma
tons railroads to employ more
women, centralize personnel activi-
ties and modernize training pro-
grams.
A survey Of 101 class l railroads,
Mr.. Boyer said, showed the carriers
had been slow in hiring women.
Only 10000 women. all but 5000 OF
them holding clerical jobs, were
employed. compared with 100000 in
the World War.
The carriers reported $4,000 va
cancies, and Mr.. Boyer said this
figure was large enough to show
"a real and critical shortage OF rail-
road labor"
The survey disclosed some women
holding unusual jobs. including 50
section laborers and "a crossing
watchmen, and one woman as q
department foreman OF skilled labor
Women also are serving as coach
cleaners, shop and store workers
telegraphers, walters, camp cooks
and station attendants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-16
Clayton D. Gilbert, Head
OF Drama School, Dies

By the Associated Press.
NEWTON, Mass, Nov. 16.-Clay-
ton d. Gilbert, for more than 80
years head of the drama department
of the New England Conservatory
of Music, died yesterday at Baker
Memorial Hospital.
Born in Wisconsin, he studied in
Boston, New York and abroad be-
fore coming here as an instructor
at the Emerson College Of Oratory.
Later he joined the staff Of the New
England Conservatory.
An authority on pantomime, he
also was noted for his once-a-year
production of plays never before
presented in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-16
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN


There remains only one more
hurdle In the North African cam
paign which Is still worrying the
Allied high command. The ques-
ton Of whether the Nazis will
follow their usual tactics of sur
prise invasion Of neutral coun-
tries and viii invade Spain with
In week Is discussed at length
In competent quarters here.
For the time being 1t Is Diff
cult to determine the numbers Of
troops the Nazis have stationed
on the French-Spanish border.
That troops have been moved in
that direction is certain. But the
number and type Of forces has
not yet been identified.
The Spanish government is
anxious to remain outside the
present conflict. Whatever may
be Generalissimo Francisco
Frances feelings toward the
Nazis and the Fascists who
helped him defeat the Spanish
republicans, 1t appears that he
does not want to see his country
In either belligerent camp.
Spain is worn out. Franco
knows that If the Germans were
to enter his country it would not
be long before Spain became a
battle-ground for the Allies and
the Axis. Neither the Spanish
government nor the Spanish peo-
pie want to fight any more. They
have had enough OF it; their
civil war set back the country
for many years.
Supplies Would Stop.
In spite of the few shipments
Of food and other raw materials
from the United States and Ar
gentina, starvation still stalks
the country. Franco knows that
the day the Germans enter Span
ish territory the situation will
become unbearable for his people.
The supplies he received from
across the Atlantic will stop and
the Nazs will take whatever sup
plies remain in the country.
But at the same time Frances
armies are not sufficiently
equipped to put up even a token
resistance to Hitler's legions.
Moreover, there are q number of
shady politicians who would like
to play q role similar to those
played in France by Pierre Laval
and Fernand de Brinon.
In some weu-informed Wash
ington quarters a German inva-
sion of Spain has been expected
since it was bff1cially known that
the French forces In North Africa
would not resist the American
invasion. A blitz through Spain
with an adequate force might
jeopardize our position in the
Mediterranean. Even without
attempting to reduce the Gibral-
tar fortress the Germans could
by taking the port Of Algeciras-
dominate the Gibraltar military
port and compel the warships
and merchantmen to leave that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-16

The situation, indeed, has It's
comic elements. Darlan as
Machiavelli seems to have be-
come entangled in his own Mach
iavellianism. And, speaking of
Machiavelli, the thought of Mr..
Hull in this role brings a broad
smile to ones face.
The policy of the United States
is not clarified in all details.
but it is certainly clarified in
essentials. We are, for instance,
committed to the Four Free
doms. That must mean that we
can never put our military might
behind q para-Fascist govern
ment.
A Look ut the Record.
So, when Admiral Darlan tries
to set himself up as the civil
authority in North and West
Africa, one only has to look at
his record and ask oneself
whether this is the kind of
France that America intends to
liberate and support. There can
only be one answer to that: I
don't believe it. There is MOTH
ing in the mentality of Mr..
Roosevelt, Mr.. Churchill or Mr..
Hull that would welcome that
kind Of regime; the American
people would not stand for it:
and, even more Importantly,
neither would the French.
Now, the only reason the oues-
ton arises is that, on the Algiers
radio, now in control of the
American forces, Admiral Darlan
and Gen. Auguste Nogues have
announced that the former "as-
sumes full responsibility for
French interests In Africa" with
the approval of the American
authorities with whom I intend
to guarantee the defense of
North Africa" He ended this
statement with Long live the
marshal!"-after which, If re-
ports are accurate, it was re-
pudiated by. the marshal.
In this, Darlan is acting toward
us as Petain acted toward Ger
many. The base of whatever
power he may have at the mo-
ment is an armistice. Whether
he has any real power at all is
doubtful, He cannot, apparently,
command the French fleet.
No Logic in Recognition.
1t was logical that when, in
1910, France capitulated to
Fascist power, Fascist-minded
men like Petain and Darlan
should be recognized as a French
collaborationist government, OBJ
viously with the function to keep