The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-22

CaD1M crU1SerS owned Uy we Yacht owners were informed they would receive fair compensa- ton, to be fixed by the U. M. Maritime Commission. This was readily agreed to by most owners, some of whom periodically offer ed even to give their boats to the government outright. But there was one notable exception.
 Among the craft ordered taken over was the sunnptuous yacht, Kailaai, owned by Doris Duke Cromwell, the tobacco and utility heiress, famed before her mar riage as "the richest girl in America" Naval .ofacers were startled to receive 8 letter from R. w. Swearingen, Mrs. Crom- wells Honolulu agent, asking $35,- 900 for the Kailani.
 This price, Swearingen added, did not include Mrs. CrOmwell's sport fishing outfits and . few personal articles now on board"
 "The original cost of this ves- sel," he wrote, twas In excess of &S0,0OO and approximately Sl5,- 900 has been expended in TAak. ing alterations and improve ments for her use in Hawaiian waters. Mrs. Cromwell offers to dock the vessel to permit your examination of the underwater structure and t0 conduct any trial operations considered nec- essary."
 The "oHsef" was bluntly re- jected.
 The lawyer was told to inform Mrs. Cromwell to hand over her yacht immediately, do her price dickering later with the Maritime Commission.
 SUPPLIES TO RUSSIA
 The fates and the weather were good to the Russians last winter. But now another twist of fate and the weather are working against the United States and Russia.
 It so happens that the polar ice cap this year has come farther south than at any other time in 100 years. This has pushed the shipping lanes by which U. 8. conveys carry supplies to Mur- manSk, closer and closer to Nor. way and the powerful NaM bases there.
 Result is that only 200 miles of sea separate the polar fec packs and the coast of Norway "a very marrow gauntlet for ships to rum, facing sirnultane- ous attack from Naxi sub- marines, airplanes and destroy CTS.
 This is why there have been losses on the route to Russia. It is also why the United States has not been able to deliver all the supplies promised RusSia-though 1t has tried desperately and the Russians have tremendously ap- preciated the effort.
 To prey on this shipping, the Nazis have developed one of their strongest bases at Trondheirn, Norway. There they have not only submarines, but land-based airplanes. They also have the ad- vantage during the summer of nearly 24 hours of daylight. This handicapS submarines, but helps airplanes.
 Therefore, conveys skirting the north tip of Norway have to fight . running battle for three days before they can reach MuY- naamSk. It is continuous day and night fighting, witk scarcely . wink of sleep for the crews. Meeehant vessels bristle with armament. Gun.crews have been swing 6 magnificent ace count of themselves but the odds are tremenA0us-and will con- tinue to be untlI the Allies can estAbIlsh . se6end front in Nor- way.
 FRANCE GOES ArgTI-NAzI
 It can be no secret to the Nads that scores of EFenchnien are sneaking out of France to Eng land by small boat or even air- plane. Some eventually have found their way to the United ! States.
 The stOFy they tell is one of the most encouraging of the war pie taares, but lt shcWa csiE gtate De-