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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22

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States for the duration Of the war
and converted into an armed base
the closest American base to Dakar
and other African points.
Previous to the special communi-
que announcement, Radio Rome,
quoting from the newspaper Gior-
male DTtalia, said that three to
four United States divisions were
stationed in the Near East and that
American supply ships were reach
ing them via the Cape of Good
Hope, up the east coast Of Africa
and through the Red Sea.
The paper said the Americans
were sending their conveys indie
pendently Of the British, and added
that American troops also were re-
ported in Syria, where they were es-
tablishing their own oil refineries.
Italian Broadcast
Rome, May 20 - (1talian Broad
cast Recorded in New York by Uni
ted Press) - A special commune
que said today that an Italian sub
marine had sunk U. S. battleship
Of the Maryland class of the Bra
lillian cvoast.
"At $50 a. m. italian summertime
$3.50 p. m. EWT) the Italian sub
marine Barbarigo under the COM
mand of Captain Grossi attacked
Off the Brazilian coast, 100 miles
west Of the Island Of Fernando De
Noronha a naval formation Of Uni
ted States warsllips heading south.
1.-THE submarine penetrated
through the destroyer escort and
fired from a distance Of few hun
dred meters a salvo Of torpedoes at
a battleship Of the Maryland "!,.--g
Of $4,000 tons, which mounted eight
guns Of 400 millimeters. Hit by two
torpedoes in the stern, the battle
ship in q short time. No defense by
the escort vessels was noticed"
The Barbarigo was built In 1888
and Is of 1905 tons. It carried two
guns of SO inches and 8 21-inch
torpedo tubes. It Is powered by two
Diesel engines and Is one Of nine
originally in the Marcello class.
french LOBC SWDmA11mC
Vichy, France, May 40 - (U.P) -
The Admiralty announced today
that the 1879 ton submarine lie
Heros had been missing since May
5, when hte British attacked NADIA
gascar, and that with "a men Of Its
crew 1t must be considered lost.
Most of the crew (normally CD
were saved by a British ship, COM
munique said. :.
lie Heros was one Of ~ submar-
ines Of the Redoutable class. It was
built under the 1928 program. With
its sister ship Glorieux 1t cruised
unescorted from the Mediterranean
Toulon naval base to Saigon, French
Indo-C China, and return, distance
Of 1850 miles in 1885.
Vichy learned of the loss Of lie
Heros and the rescue Of part Of its
crew through the British Admiralty,
1t was made known, but the French
still did not know where or how the
submarine was sunk.
lie Heros had been sent around
the African coast from the French
Atlantic coast to strengthen the
Diego Suarez base and 1t took part
in the defense Of that Madagascar
base.
The submarines Poncelet, Persee,
Achille, Ajax, Abosta, Sfax, Cues
SAINT and Bevezieres, all Of the same
class, had previously been sunk In
war actions.
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1000 PLANES ARE
NEEDED in CHINA
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they have during the last six
months" he said.
He thought the japanese were
wasting their time bombing and
trying to capture Chinese bases
from which American long-range
bcmbers can rain explosives and
incendiaries on Japanese cities
There were too many Chinese bases
within striking distance Of Japan
for the Japanese to capture them
all, He explained.
Commenting on recent attacks by
the AVG on Japanese troops and
truck columns west Of the Salween
river in Burma, General Chenanult
said both bombing and strafing OF
the Japanese had been most sue"
cessful."
He believed the surprise assaults
on the Japanese had prevented q
Japanese drive into Yunnan prov"
ince OF Free China.
Gen. Chennault said Japanese
air activity in Burma had decreased
lately, and he believed three factors
were responsible: a shortage Of
planes, because OF heavy losses in-
tlicted by, the AVG: bad weather,
and few profitable detectives.
The AVG pilots, who have shot
down hundreds Of Japanese planes,
almost always against tremendous
odds, have found the heaviIy-armed
Curtiss P-40 planes VERY nianeuver-
able and effective" he said. and
used them fer everything dog
fighting, stranug, bombing and OBJ
seTvaticn.
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rating the testimony Of its chief
witness, Murray Hirschl, Shonbruns
uncle, but 1t was striking also at hte
story Miss Webb Is understood to
be prepared to tell when she takes
the witness stand in her own de-
Tense, probably next week. She will
assert that she hliridly and utterly
loves Shonbrun and that her part
In Turing Mrs. Reich to her death
was the irresponsible act Of . WOO
man In love.
The state was calling o number
Of minor witnesses today to coI-
Elaborate HirSchi, who tried to dis
pose of the loot and will be tried
later on q murder charge. In four
days Of direct and s-examina-
ton he had placed Miss Webb,
ShOnbTun and Cullen In q hotel
room q short while before Mrs.
Reich arrived and was slain, alleged
that they had described the crime
to him later, AMI confessed 10 help
ing them try to dispose OF Mrs.
Reich's $1,000 ring.
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FIFTEEN MEN
CAUGHT in RAID
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NSOAb4A4uCQ 4AVUl E6SS ~
John Gaziosa, SO, A East Liberty
street: James Cooke, rs, 966 North
Main street; John CONSTANT, Is, AZ
Spring street; Joseph Drost, %, Of
1877 Milldale avenue, Plainville; Gino
DiNicola, IS, lo2 Ridge street; Ed
ward Flavin, "A, 1888 North Main
strete; Anthony Perugini, 80, SO
Canal street, and Vincent Lombarii,
%, 1858 Mill street.
Assisting Lieutenants Moylan and
Pakul were Patrolmen James Mag
ner. Edward Sullivan and James
Little.
The five officers confiscated a
small sum Of money and a table al
legedly used for shooting crap. Lieut.
Moylan said the five officers lis
tened outside the locked door to the
room before breaking In and maxi
ing the arrests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22

South Portland, Me-, May 20
CUP)-In a wartime celebration of
national maritime day, the 10,100
British cargo carriers Ocean Cour-
age and Ocean Fame were launched
today at the Todd-Bath Iron Ship
building Corp. yards.
Mrs. George Pickering Of Hull,
England, wife Of q former inspector
for LloydS Register, sponsored the
Ocean Courage and Mrs. Arthur M.
Macdonald Of Portland christened
the Ocean Fame.
The new vessels are the 10th and
18th Of 30 Liberty Ships" being
build at the yard for the British
government.
Gov. Sumner Sewall Of Maine
and Abdominal A. S. Carpen-
der, commander Of destroyers of the
Atlantic fleet, participated in the
ceremonies.
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Jlly = i0ls. when Is were

July 4, 1918. when sS were
launched.
The celebration Of maritime day
which was proclaimed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt IN order that public
recognition be given to the patriot
ism and courage Of the officers and
men on the cargo ships in the VIC
tory feet and to the men In the
shipyards and factories whose labor
and genius go into their construc-
uon-will be climaxed tonight by
an International radio broadcast.
Participating win be War Shipping
Administrator Emory 8. Land, at
Boston, Deputy War Shipping Ad-
ministrator Howard L. Vickery, at
New York city, Lord Leathers, Brit
isn minister Of war transport, at
London, and American and British
sl1ipyard workers.
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Of the missing were believed killed
by explosions, but some were suck
ed under with the ship.
Saw First Torpedo
~ saw the first torpedo heading
straight arnidshipS about rs feet
away" Chalmers said. "There was
no chance to give an alarm and
couldn't see the sub. The torpedo
struck with q blast, shaking the
ship like leaf. The shock knock
ed me of my feet and when /
struggled up had fuel oil all over
my hands.
"Just then the second torpedo
struck. 1t knocked me along the
wheel house where the skipper was.
I asked him If he's all right and he
said mo" and kept getting the
ships papers.
II tried to grasp his hand but the
ship was listing heavily and he
slipped away from my greasy hands.
BY that time the wheelhouse was
under water"
Chalmers slid down the starboard
side, falling onto the raft. another
raft fell on him, knocking him OF
the first one, but he grabbed the
second and chung to it.
"A couple Of others climbed on
with me-" the mate continued. I'VE
cut the raft free and were floating
away when the ship sank. The
skipper was still with it and went
under, but when he came up we
grabbed him and pulled him
aboard"
The survivors were aboard two
we'll provisioned life RATS about 80
hours when they saw smoke on the
horizon. The skipper sent up flares
and made q distress nag Of under.
wear.
In few hours a rescue ship pick
ed them up and took them to the
naval section base at Galveston.
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Full Weather Report

Boston, May 22-(UP)-Weather
forecast:
ALL NEW ENGLAND - Light
showers and continued moderate
temperature tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-22

The Mecklenburg Declaration q
Independence, drawn up N Char
Iotte, MI O., on May 20 IT'S, came
one full year before the national
Declaration os Independence
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FOREIGN AGENTS,
SPIES in MAINE

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SUBMARINE OF
ITALY GETS ship

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MADELINE WEBB
CASE IS RESTED

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HELPED SINKING

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Mexico, one Of the United States
staunchest supporters among the
Pan American nations In opposition
to the Axis. appeared to be on the
verge Of an open declaration Of
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-09
Not Conquered Yet
Cincinnati Enouirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer)
That the Philippine American forces of Gen
eral Douglas Macarthur are still making things hot
for the Japanese invaders of the Philippines is
graphically evident in the latest news from the Far
Pacific fighting fronts.
One item in recent official Washington COM
munique told of a successful action by a guerilla
band of General MacArthurs troops against Japa-
nese air base in Northern Luzon; another item of
the communque told of a successful counterattack
by the Philippine American forces on the Batan
Peninsula which nullfied recent Japanese gains on
that front
Taken together, the items show that the Ameri-
and Philippine defenders of Luzon still are able
TO make much trouble for the Japanese and that the
conquest of the Philippines by fuli;'
accomplished with the capture of Manila
If certain groups Of General MacArthur's army
operating in guerilla fashion, whether by previ-
Gus plan or the result of being pinched off from
the main forces by Japanese landings, it can spell
trouble for the Nipponese in much the same fashion
as the Serb guerillas in Yugoslava have spelled it
to the Nazis. The rugged, wild terrain Of North
Luzon is factor in favor of guerilla warriors AS
long they live off the country, which might
be for quite time, they would confront the
japanese with the choice of enduring sudden stab
bling raids like the just reported, of detaching
large number of troops and equipment from other
missions and undertaking slow, methodical
paign of determination against the guerillists.
iA What is happening on the Batan Peninsula, in
the face of repeated heavy assaults by the reinforced
Japanese forces, is continued evidence of the resi-
lency of General MacArthur's defenses. Perhaps it
is too much yet to hope that this toehold can be
maintained indefinitely. But it is not too early to
say that the gallant defenders will make the Nippon
csc warlords pay exorbant price for their victory
when if they achieve it.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-09
ARGENTINA vs.. BRAZIL

Thus, wildly, was illustrated the
most important thing that devel-
oped behind the scenes at Rio de
Janeiro-the determination of the
United States to help those who
help her.
And because Brazil battled every
minute for American policy at Rio,
another important result of the
conference was that in the cen
fury see-saw between Brazil
and Argentina, Brazil definitely
took the lead in Pan-American
politics.
On the surface, Argentina, once
the recognized leader of Latin
America, forced the Rio confer
ence to recommend" instead Of
"decreeing" a break in Axis re-
lations. But behind the scenes, Ar
gentina suffered a defeat from
which it will not soon recover.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-09
KANZLER TAKES HINT

Kanzler lost no time in taking
his boss hint. A few hours later
he started action on one of Reu-
theirs chief proposals.
Kanzler sent kilograms to all
auto, truck and parts manufacture
ers ORDERING them to submit BY
February 5 list of machine tools
in their possession, plus informa-
ton on what these tools are being
used for and the amount of war
goods the plants are now making.
Reuther long urged the compila-
ton of such data as a preliminary
step for pooling the machine tools
of the auto industry for greater
war output. He was vigorously OPP
posed by C. E. Wilson, head of
General Motors, who fought tool
pooling with the backing of Knud-
sen. Kanzler's move is the first at
tempt to ascertain exactly the tool
resources of the makers.
Copyright, 1912, by United Fea-
ture Syndicate. Inc.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-09
DON'T PEEvE REUTER-

WhioI1INGlO N-EfneSt kdnZler
brother-in-law of Edsel Ford and
chief of the automotive division of
the War Production Boad, has OBJ
tanned some interesting lowdown
on who's who in the war produce
ton setup.
kanzler's job is to speed up the
conversion of the auto industry to
full war production. Conferrinq
with War Production Chief Don
aid Nelson, Kanzler complained of
NEEDING by Ferdinand Eber-
stadt, civilian chairman of the
Army Navy Munitions Board.
The Army Navy Munitions
Board, composed of military brass
hats, was key agency in the old
defense organization. Jealous of
their bureaucratic prerogatives, the
brasshats now are endeavoring TO
continue as big shots. Thus Eber-
stadt and Kanzler have crossed
swords several times.
This was Nelson's significant adj
vice to Kanzler-
Don't worry about Eberstadt.
We can handle him. II you make
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-09
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline :
bat do not c0mapeW
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
J Good aspects conflict with many
adverse planetary influences to-
day. Mars is in a place that is
stimulating to conflict, especially
where principles are involved.
HEART AND HOME: American
women may learn much at this
time from European refugees,
many of whom are compelled to
pursue humble wage-earning tasks.
Kindness and understanding will
be encouraged by association with
war victims. Our habit of generous
living which too often promotes
wastefulness, will be favorably af-
fected at this time. Long recon-
mended by astrologers, food values
will be studied as thrift becomes
necessary in families who look to-
ward future needs. Everything that
can be converted to good use now
should be carefully saved.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Although
stocks may fluctuate, trading will
be exceedingly active on certain
days. Faith in the victory of the
United States over Japan will be
expressed in the stability of many
American securities. AS production
of war supplies Is amazingly speed .
ed, armies of government employees
will. continue to spend their earn
ings freely. Warning is given that
.horse-racing and games OF chance
may attract many dollars.
NATIONAL ISSUES: Whole
hearted support of the President
in war policies will prove the 10y
atty of citizens of the United Stat IS
including former isolationists VINO
will contribute important aid IN
Washington. Unity of thought and
action will distinguish members of
legislative bodies. Statesmen are
counseled by the seers to be care
full of their health, for there are
signs read as presaging much i'll
ness among national leaders who
will overwork and will suffer from
heavy anXieties due to national
responsibilities
INTERNATIONAL FAIRS:
Astrologers remind the public that
they have long emphasized the ele-
ments of surprise and treachery in
the diplomacy of governments now
our open foes. The evil influences
that actuate deeds of deceit and
trickery are still active The stars
presage betrayals of many sorts
and barbaric methods of warfare
as Japan and Germany become
desperate. While Hitler's lucky stars
cease to guide there will be ter
rible events which must be met by
the Allies.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of year of var
led fortunes and novel experiences.
Gain is indicated in many ways.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be talented, but difficult
to direct. They may be stubborn
and self willed, but lucky.
Copyright, 1942)
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him mad it won't matter. What
you want to watch is not to get
Walter Reuther mad. If you make
him mad, then we will be in hot
water and you'll be in trouble with
me-"
NOTE: Two-fisted young vice
president of the United Auto Work
ers, Reuther is highly regarded as
a crack industrial expert by Nell
son and Undersecretary of War
Robert Patterson. After former
OPM Director General Knudsen
had repeatedly disregarded propo-
sails by Reuther for increasing war
production in the auto industry,
Patterson went over Knudsen's
head and appointed Reuther as
his personal representative to make
a survey of several auto plants
preparatory to converting them to
armament production.
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70 YEARS AGO fri fmE EMPIRE
FEBRUARY 9, 1922

## 81 l FEBRUARY g. 1922
capital ships had been suspended by order
the the
Harding accordance with the
George Superintendent Bellevue and Allied
pitfalls New York City stated that there patients in the
before In the preceding
least l25 alcoholic
the city fs +lA = Sf alss
a.s1 ssGA sas
Casey s entertain with bridge parties on two
major operation AIMS Hospital
and progressing wen according to her physician
campaign large tourists
launched meeting the Juneau Commercial
citation committee for the
held committee composed of M B. Sum-
w. S. Pulen and j. Pegues appointed ~t't ~
meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Methodist Church postponed
prevailing patrol the each night to watch
of announced by j. L. Gray Fire Chief
puen Manager of the Electric Light
confined to his home with severe cold
Eight days Spokane
from Seattle in the morning 80
Weather forecast the Juneau
norheastery winds The temperature lowered around
degrees.
appearing Liberty Theatre Douglas in
Speed Coliseum Charles Ray AN
Boy" another episode of The whrlwnd"
spicketts Palace Theatre carried
did night there will be show
tonight
creepes walks defy
the advertised by the c. W. Young
Company.
three concerning the prevailing
the from 35 40 miles hour
damage than since 1916
glass; roofs carried
scattered the Among the most
plate windows of the Valentine
Building sign so and IL feet
striking building fell knocking
fourth; and
other windows list.
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the rest, until Padillo, with his
demands that all nations cut their
Axis ties Immediately, became the
most famous parsonage in Rio.
Then at the last session of the
conference, after all the set speech
es were concluded, suddenly the
galleries shouted: I'VE want Mex
ico!" And they kept it UP until
Foreign Minister Padilla went to
the rostrum. There, he delivered
the most eloquent speech of the
entire conference, pointing his
finger at the Argentine and Chill
can delegates and calling upon
them to break with the Axis.
1t was beautiful oratory-prob-
ably prepared well in advance
and Mexico was cheered to the
echo. The entire conference rose
and applauded. But Argentine
Foreign Minister Ruiz Ginazu
slumped in his seat, his hands
clenched, not clapping.
Among the Spanish speaking
countries, Mexico had stolen the
show from Argentina, And in hem
isphere politics, Portuguese-speak-
ing Brazil had taken long lead
over its traditional rival.
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VIVA MEXICO,

Cleverest strategy to shove Ar
gentina into the background was
evolved by Brazil's Aranha when
he actually made Foreign Minister
Padilla of Mexico the hero of the
conference.
Aranha knew the traditional ri
valry between Mexico and Argen-
tina for the Spanish speaking
leadership of the Western Hemis-
rhere. Located at opposite ends vf
the continent, both consider them
selves dominant among Spanish
Americans.
So Aranha. Foreign Minister CT
a non-Spanish, Portuguese-speak-
ing country, planted claque in
the galleries which, on the first
day. cheered Mexico's Padilla to
tie skies. Brazilian newspapers die
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-02-09
WHY TANKERS ARE SUNK

Enemy submarine operations off our coast have
been mostly directed against ankers than vessels of
military importance.
The majority of disasters have been tankers, al
though coastal shipping has suffered especi-
ally on the east coast.
Tankers are usually large, while many freighters
are small. Most submarine attacks made at
dusk or dawn and a submarine commander judges
his victim by size than silhouette He is out
for the big ones; he may let the small ones go.
A U-boat commanders estimate is rarely aided
by clear visibility. In the daytime when he must
usually work submerged because of the of
detection by planes, he must observe his victim
through the narrow spray blurred prisms of a
periscope
Tankers now are about SO 60 percent or even
coastal traffic, therefore fall victims to
the subs Tanker losses far estimated to be
under dozen. -Four tankers were recently
torpedoed in week, a considerable but not
prohibtive toll.
In 1916 the U-53 sank five ships in one day off
Nantucket Light Vessel. In 1918, the U-151 laid
mines across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.
The U-boat operations off our coast "a years ago
resulted in the sinking of 81 ships by six submarines
in six months. Other ships were damaged The
total shipping sunk l97761 gross tons and 435
lives lost.
The objective then much the same as the
objective now diversion and harassment Militarily
the principal objective is probably an attempt to
force establishment by the United States of convoy
system for coastal shipping to pen shipping in
ports for protracted periods, thus slowing up i'm
portant water-borne transportation and ntensfying
the already grave shortage of merchant shipping.
Psychologically the enemy hopes to create con-
and demand for protection from the seaboard
cities that would force diversion of military and
naval forces-better used elsewhere-to coastal de-
Tense. The Germans also undoubtedly hope by the
use of minefields laid in shipping lanes or by tor
pedoes or gunfire, to sink important cargo ships
transports other vessels
They have struck to assist Japan in her