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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
Russians Still Fight
In Desperate Battles
Close Break at SevastOpOI-fml Back Nazis at Khar-
kOv-British People Are Making Demands
From War Leaders
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS



The Red Army closed break in
battle lines outside Sevastopol and
turned back the Germans on the
Kharkov front today while British
reinforcementS on the Egyptian
frontier bolstered Allied defenses in
the middle east.
Axis armies, aiming toward the
near eastern oil fields, were still
hammering at the approaches to
Sevastopol and the danger to the
big Crimean naval base continued
so grave that Moscow announced
the safe evacuation of many women
and children preparatory to "a fight
to the last drop of, blood"
But front line dispatches said the
Germans had been unable to pro-
gress in strong attacks on the Khar-
kcv sector of the Ukraine front and
in London the government declared
that reinforcements had been sent
and still were being sent to Egypt
to hold that approach to the east
ern tip of the Mediterranean.
Minor fighting was in progress on
or close to the Egyptian border and
dispatches from Cairo said that
f1azl Marshal Edwin Rommel was
expected to use parachute troops
one estimate was 250,000-in quick
onslaught designed to break through
the British Eighth Army toward
SueZ.
Heavy Axis attacks already have
been started against Malta, where
seven enemy planes were downcd,
and 1t was believed that Rommel
hoped to make his bid for control
of the eastern Mediterranean with
out delay.
Yankee Bombers Take Part
The United States Army Air Corps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
East Dover Street Man
Is Killed In Bristol
Fernand ViOIette rs Met With Instant Death, When
His Auto Crashed Into Telephone Pole at
3:45 This Morning

Ferdinand or Fernand Violette,
rs, OF A East Dover Street, was
killed instantly when the car he
was operating crashed into a tele-
phone pole on Pennington avenue,
Bristol, at 3:45 o'clock this morn
ing. Three Bristol men, passengers
in the Violette car, were injured,
two perhaps seriously.
DR.. Arthur 8. Bracket, medical
examiner at Bristol, said Violette
died instantly from fractured
skull. Edward Beattie and Thomas
Dunn, both Of Bristol, are patients
at Bristol hospital but their names
are not on the danger list. The
other injured man, Donald Beattie,
did not require hospital treatment.
Lieut.. James McGillicuddy of the
Bristol police said the accident &C.
Cured during heavy downpour Of
rain. Mr.. Violette's body was re-
moved to the Dunn funeral home,
Bristol, and later transferred to the
Belleville funeral home, So East
Clay street, Waterbury.
Over Police Teletype
Desk Lieut.. Joseph McEvoy Of
the Waterbury police department
received word Of the fatal accident
by police teletype early this morn
ing and sent Motor Patrolman John
Culleton to notify the deceased's
family. Lieut.. McG illicuddy said Vio-
lette picked up the Bristol men in
Bristol apparently enroute to work
at the Roberge Dairy in Bristol, not
far from the scene Of the accident.
The Bristol police officer said the
telephone pole was snapped of by
the impact Of the car. Coroner
Frank E. Healy Of Hartford county
has opened an inquest into the fatal
accident
The car driven by Mr.. Violette
was 1895 Oldslnobile sedan.
Lieut.. McGillicuddy said the acct
dent was investigated by Sergeant
Thomas B. Mccarthy and Patrol
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
Second Front Question Not Given
Answer By Roosevelt, Churchill
But Russia Will Get Aid
Right on Field of Battle
Is Challenge
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent
Washington, June 2S-(UP)-A
joint Roosevelt Churchill state
nent here, buttressed by Harry L.
Hopkins more detailed war outline
In New York, left the second front
question unanswered today except
for assurance that American airmen
In Great Britain soon would bomb
Germany In force.
Hopkins spoke last night at a
New York mass meeting commence
rating the Soviet Unions entry into
the war. He warned that Russia
and the Russian army are In dan
ger" but was confident that ulti-
mately they would drive the Ger
mans from their soil.
He promised a second front, and
q third and fourth If necessary to
Junk the Axis but said dark days
are ahead"
Hopkins is listed as special assist
ant to the president but he Is more
than that, being combination of
friend, trusted adviser and No. l
trouble shooter. His public remarks
rank second in importance only to
those Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The advance copies Of Hopkins
address revealed for the first time
that the closely guarded Roosevelt
Churchill conversations were taking
place In Washington. The White
House shortly thereafter issued an
unexpected and unilluminating in
term Joint statement by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
winston Churchill containing Moth
Ing new other than to confirm that
they were meeting here.
The vague and cautious nature Of
che Roosevelt Churchill statement
indicated that 1t had been hurried
TO the press and radio. It's issue
avoided a situation in which 1t
might have appeared that censor
ship rules had been relaxed in favor
Of Hopkins to permit him to reveal
The whereabouts Of the Anglo
American chieftains.
The Joint statement, appearing
IN 3 mosaic OF unusually bad news
from most fronts, semed neither to
add nor to detract from the situa-
ion.
Text Of Statement
The text was as follows:
The president and the prime
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
Corporal Joseph Stein Of This City
One Of 81 Passengers, Crew Saved
U. S. Freighter Attacked
by 3 Axis Subs, IS
Miles Off Coast

Corporal Joseph Stein, 26-year old
Waterburian, was one of 81 passen-
gers and crew members rescued
from U. s. freight-passenger YES
sci after 1t had been attacked and
sunk by three Axis submarines off
the New England coast June IS. Of
fetal reports today disclosed that 80
others aboard the ship are dead or
missing.
The Waterbury youth, son of Mr..
and Mrs. David Stein Of 40 Stephana
lane, enlisted in the army last
August and had been on duty at
Iceland. He had been scheduled to
begin a course at an officers train
ing school soon.
Wonderful, Says Mother
"It's wonderful that he's safe"
said Mrs. Stein to q Democrat re-
porter today. "He telephoned us
yesterday from Massachusetts to
say that he suffered toe injury but
that he'll be all right soon. I'm
very glad that the government Is
announcing the news about the tor
pedoing, for now we can tell our
relatives and friends that David Is
safe"
Corp. Stein, q graduate of Dart
mouth college, completed a course In
architecture and engineering at
Harvard graduate school before en-
listing In the army.
Only a few days ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Stein received word that Mr. STEMS
nephew, Lieut.. Jerry Vedder of
Newark, N. j., an Annapolis grad
uate, was one of those rescued from
the U. s. s. Lexington when the
huge aircraft carrier sank in the
Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
HITLER FACING
! CRISIS AT HOME
Armies Doing Well, But
WOrkmen Are Not -
Laval Out to Help
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
(Of The United Press War Desk


While Germany's ablest general,
Marshal Erwin Rommel, is driving
the British back to Egypt and Nazi
forces are steadily reducing the de-
lenses of Sevastopol, Adolf Hitler is
facing an increasingly serious crisis
at home.
That crisis Is In war factories and
on the farms. The war Is being
fought on such vast and wasteful
scale that it Is question whether
Hitler would have been able to con-
tinue 1t this long had he not draft
ed labor by the millions from all
over subjugated Europe to keep his
military machine functioning.
Tiitler'S need Is clearly shown by
the cynical appeal of Pierre Laval,
his tool at the head of the French
government, to French labor to go
to Germany and toll for NaN vic
tory. Lavals specious plea was ac-
companied by vague promise that
an equal number Of French war
prisoners In Germany would be re-
leased and permitted to return
home. 1t is a safe bet that any SO
released, after two years In German
prison camps, would not be among
the most able bodied.
When Laval first came to power,
1t was forecast that his most helpful
contribution to Hitler, short Of sur
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
KRAMER
in COURT TODAY
Veteran Junk Dealer Gets
Suspended Sentence Of
s Months, $1OO Fine

Bernard Kramer, 81, Of 800 Mill
street, veteran junk dealer, was
given a suspended sentence of six
months In county jail and a fine of
500 with costs by Judge Edward
]. DAILY in superior court this morn
ing. He pleaded guilty last We'd
nesday to a charge Of receiving
stolen goods.
The sentence was imposed after
Defense Counsel Frank Healey in
formed the court that Kramer had
given up his Naugatuck and Water
bury licenses for conducting junk
dealing business. Judge Daily
warned him that the suspended
sentence was given on the theory
that the accused would stay out
Of the junk business directly and
indirectly and stated that if he
should violate that theory he would
have to serve Jail sentence.
In regard to Sidney Albert, local
wholesale Junk dealer, whom Judge
DAILY accused last Friday Of at
tempting to interfere with justice
in the case, the court announced it
would continue the matter indef-
initely. It was revealed last week
that Albert had contacted a govern
ment reclamation agent in Spring.
field in behalf of Kramer with the
result that Judge DAILY was asked
for leniency in Kramer's case by
the agent.
Kramer was arrested April "a
when he was found In possession Of
$40 pounds Of copper wire which
had been stolen from the Lock Joint
Pipe Co. the day before BY two
boys, one Is and the other 10 years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23

Today's measure given an idea Of
how the war picture has changed
since the first Of the year. On
Jan. 6, President Roosevelt estim-
ated in his annual budget message
that the war department would
need $18,618,6l5,000 for fiscal l943
in contrast to the AZ billions plus;
requested now.
Some Revelations
Testimony by high army officials
before the committee was released
today, too. Although heavily CEN
sored to keep military secrets, pub
lishahle parts revealed that:
1. Aircraft factories under con-
tract to the army will produc Elm
1912 and 1943 at least $4,000 planes
the army's share Of President
Roosevelt's $4,000 plane goal for
those two years. "It Is our judg-
ment that that goal will be re-
Allied" said Lieut.. Gen. H. H. Ar
mold, army air corps chief. 1--WE
must realize 1t. We cannot fall"
2. The army will have strength
Of 100000 men by the middle Of
1913. Lieut.. Gen. Brehon B. Somer.
veil said the army's goal Of $4,000
men by Dec. 81, 1912, had been '.ma-
terially increased" n win cost
81, 290 100000 to feed next years
army.
8. Youths Of 10 to 20 who enlist
now are being trained for combat
duty. Maj. Jen. j. r. McNarney,
deputy chief Of staff, said the army
knows that In certain assignments
those youths make the best SOL
diers."
4. The army Is planning for mass
evacuation Of wounded by air, q
system successfully used by the
Germans. The committee was told
Germany evacuated more than 2OO,-
600 men that way and during one
battle transported their wounded 10
Berlin by air within 4S hours.
S. Offensive gas warfare is get
ing the major attention Of the
theoretical warfare branch Of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
BY WALTER LOGAN

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
An Atlantic Coast Port, June 23-
(UP)-I have just returned from q
voyage with q convoy along the east
coast.
I saw a ship sunk by an enemy
mine. 1t was so close that the spray
thrown up by the explosion wet my
face.
Later, word came to the ship I
was aboard that another vessel had
been sunk-also by mines.
(These would make the third and
fourth shops to be sunk or dam
aged by enemy mines of the east
coast.
At another point our ship I'M
knowingly sailed across a harbor
mine field but fortunately nothing
happened.
we started our voyage from q
naval operating base about 6 p. m.
we were put soard Coast Guard cut
tiers.
These 400" Coast Guard boats are
83-feet long with crews Of IL to IA
men. An ensign is in charge. They
carry depth charges for submerged
submarines. The only way they
can attack a submarine on the surf
ace it to ram 1t.
Hard W. gor Men
The men who man these boats
work and eat and sleep under con-
ditions that would annoy sardine,
yet they grin at everything. All
they ask Is occasional shore leave
and plenty of good food. They get
both, but complain ashore that they
can't sleep-the beds are too soft
and It's too quiet.
The boats make about 70 knots
and roll as much as SO degrees In a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
$1,000 TONS OF
SCRAP IRON FOUND

Boston, June 2S -(UP)- More
$1,000 tons Of scrap iron and steel
enough to build battleship -
were salyaged from New England
automobile wreckers' yards between
March and June !, the regional
OEM ONCE announced today.
A survey had shown that there
we're 73,4i2 WORKOUT cars In New
england junk yards on March !.
Through the efforts Of the WPB's
automobile graveyardS section, a.
2i0 Of these cars have been moved
to steel mills.
The total tonnage contributed BY
each New England state was:
Maine 2Se3, New Hampshire 1883,
Vermont 07l, Massachusetts, le080i
Rhode Island 2S2B and Connecticut
Af~a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
KILLED BY POISON

Danbury, Conn, June 23--(UP)-
A drink Of an insecticide, mistaken
for wine, caused the death of James
L. Maanion. 81, Bethel at Danbtiry
hospital last night.
STATE police said Mannion found
a jug Of the poison In the cellar
Of his fathers home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
BY LOUIS BAILLY

United Press Staff Correspondent
An East Coast Port, June 2S.-
(UP)-A pack of three Axis subma-
rines fred two torpedoes into an
American freight-passenger ship
June Is and sank the medium sized
vessel rs miles off the New England
with a probable loss Of 88 dead and
missing, Pilot Arthur E. Buck Of
(The Allerton House, New York
City revealed today.
The 51-year-o.d marine veteran
of torpedoings in two wars was one
of 81 crew-members and passengers
picked up by rescue craft three
hours after the American freighter
disappeared while running ahead at
full speed. Only % of a total army
personnel of Al aboard have heen
saved to date. All but one of an IL
man gun-crew were rescued.
"A nest Of two or three subs at
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-23
u. S. Navy Conveying
Along Atlantic Coast
Have Been EscOrting Our Merchant Ships for Over a
MOnth-United Press Writer Aboard Convoy
Tells Thrilling Stories

(The navy announced last night
that il had been conveying mer-
chant ships along the u. s. At
lantic coast for nearly a month.
This Is the story of reporter who
accompanied one Of these conveys
on an exciting vOyage.)
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The Weather

Little Change in
Temperature
Ful weather Report Page 3
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Evening star., 1942-06-11

Word comes via the Sporting
News that Army baseball at Fort
Riley, Kans., carries the light
touch. When Pvt. Ed Cole, for
mer Brownie, was pitching a
night game against a semi-pro
club, the opponents protested be-
cause Coles Army Identification
tag had slipped outside his shirt
and the reflection was bothering
the batters. And when the lights
were turned on at 8 pm. for an
other game, Pvt. Joe Gantenbeln,
formerly of the Athletics, wise
cracked: ANY errors made by
our club this evening won't be
coincidental; in the barracks
they turn out the lights at this
time"
Today's guest star-Jack Car
berry, Denver Post: "All work
and war-without bit OF play
tossed in not only makes Jack a
dull boy, but it makes an awful
dope out of JILL"
One-minute sports page-Bob
Simpson, the former Iowa hur-
dler who coached the 1910 Hun
garian Olympic track team and
has spent most of the time since
then trying to get out Of Hun
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Soldiers Need Sport Equipment Boys Helping Hand Shows
Cool Coming

gary, is back to address the track
coaches convention at Lincoln,
Nebr. His subject is track and
war conditions how to hur-
die real obstacles.
Some of Harlem's leading citi-
zens plan to erect a monument
to Joe Louis, topped by a statue
of Joe 9 feet high. That's about
the size he appears to guys who
have to face him in the ring.
John Henry Lewis, eX-light-
heavyweight champ, has gone to
work in a San Francisco ship
yard.
When big Ted Norbert of the
Portland Beavers became a pap
ply few weeks ago his supply of
cigars ran out before he got
around to L. G. Gregory, the
Oregonian sports editor. so Ted
promised to dedicate a home run
to him instead. Let me know
before you 90 to the plate" Greg
requested. A few nights ago Nor
bert strolled over to the press
box and remarked: Remember
the promise, Greg? Well, here
it goes" And on the first pitch
he slammed one over the fence.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr.,
Wide World Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, June 11.-An idea
and big hand. When an Army
detachment moved in at the field
where West Seattle High School
athletes perform, the kids looked
around and saw that the soldiers
were shy on athletic equipment.
So they passed the hat and COL
lected 1882. Not a lot, but
enough to get few games going.
Most of you folks have an Army
or Navy outfit somewhere near,
so how about taking tip from
the high school kids?
Charley Hunter, the San Fran
cisco Olympic Club coach, pre-
diets that Cornelius Warmerdam
will achieve that 16-foot pole
vault during his coming Eastern
tour if the weather is hot enough.
Hunter says Connie finally has
mastered vaulting with a 13-foot
10-inch grip.
Charley Grimm, the Milwaukee
Brewers manager, says he's plan
ming to buy a couple of jeeps for
his Missouri farm when hostii-
ties cease.
Looking ahead.-If the pro
hockey leagues have to suspend
Evening star., 1942-06-11

That's about the incest thing
that's ever happened to me- smiled
Clark Griffith after testimonial
luncheon honoring him yesterday at
the Mayfower Hotel. "A man can't
ask any more from life than to look
out on hundreds of friends faces at
an affair like that. It's wonder
full feeling"
It was Griff's day all the way. He
was surrounded by his crack 1924
infield of First Baseman Joe Judge,
Second Baseman Bucky Harris,
Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh and
Third Baseman Ossie Bluege. There
to honor him, too, were Representa-
tive Joe Martin, minority leader OF
the House, and Senator Alben Bark
ley, majority leader of the Senate.
Representatives from Soldiers
Home, Walter Reed Hospital and the
Boy Scouts shuffled up to the micro
phone to praise Griffith. The Mats
president particularly was pleased
by the presence of Bishop James E..
Freeman, Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field and Rev. Bernard Braskamp.
Jane Pickens sang and Jimmy Ed
mondson joshed the Washington
baseball club boss, but there was no
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Rugged Netmen
Challenge Aces
AT Edgemoor
Welsh, Leovens, Lynch
johnson Are Pinned
For Tough TussIes
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

instead OF fOur quarter -hnal
matches, The Stars City OF WASH
ington tennis tournament at Edge
moor was reduced to a three-ring
circus today, but If the card lacked
quantity it had 24-karat quality.
Barney Welsh, defending cham
pion, was to tangle with dark horse
Jerry Courtney, Don Leavens, Sec
ond seeded player, was down for a
match with Bobby Bensinger, and
Bud Chandler had a date with
Davey johnson, seeded No. 4. Hugh
Lynch. third seeded, is down for a
set-to with Doyle Royal tomorrow.
Lord Barney was up to his old
high jinks yesterday when he gave
Igor CasSini the well-known brush
off after the latter had knocked
Mariana Erana into the spectators
section in straight sets, 6-1, g..
Cassini, much improved over his
last tournament appearance, gave
the champ a good workout. but
when the pressure was on Welsh
turned loose his reserve power and
won in good style, 6-2, 6-3.
Welsh Faces Keen Foe.
Barney meets a tough cookie in
Courtney, a New Yorker, who dis
played remarkable staying power
in overcoming dubious Bill Breese,
26, Ga, Ga, but hardly enough
to stay with Welsh when Welsh is
right. For a while it appeared that
Courtney might not survive when
his heavyweight opponent. trailing
in games, Ia, in the deciding set,
took the net and the next three
games to knot the count But Court
ney's steady returns paid off hand
somely in the next two games, and
Breese toppled out of the tourney.
Neither Leavens nor Bensinger
was in action yesterday, but OBJ
servers believe the former, a potent
left-hander who has been around
and knows all the tricks, is too
powerful and too smart for his
cherubic chum. Bensinger, how
ever, is steady player, an accurate
marksman and has world of quiet
confidence in himself. While not
making any claims about his ability,
the only oponent he really seems
to worry about is Welsh. He figures
Welsh may give him trouble. Some
body else may beat him. you under
stand, but he thinks he at least can
give them a run for the marbles.
Chandler Is Impressive.
Davey johnson, pointed out to
astonished fans as the lad who
took Welsh's measure in the Mid
die Atlantic a couple of years ago,
had another good. long look at
Chambers style yesterday as the
transplanted California eliminated
the veteran Austin Rice, 81, 6-3.
He should have been impressed and
may have picked up a pointer or
two that would help halt Chambers
rush toward the final.
Rice, after the match, pointed
out that Chandler played inside the
baseline and took his shots on the
rise, style similar to that of Gill
bert Hunt. He found it hard to
cope with Chambers steady brand
of play and was unable to get into
the net to blast him back to a more
normal position.
Plans for a doubles tournament
restricted to eight outstanding
teams were to be completed today
by tournament officials. Competi-
ton will begin tomorrow, with semi
finals Saturday and the final Sum-
day as the lower half Of twin bill.
Evening star., 1942-06-11

operations next winter, Eddie
Shore plans to organize what
ever talent is available into a
New England circuit, including
his own Springfield club, Boston,
Providence, New Haven and may
be New York. The hockey school
Eddie has run for two seasons
may provide a lot of the players.
Shore also reports sadly that his
11-year-old son Ted shows prom
ise of developing into a real ice
star. But he'd rather be base
ball player.
Service Dept. The marines
have landed: When Marine
Sergt. Farmer Scale, former
Birmingham sports writer,
learned that his outfit was trail
ing the Army and Navy in this
Dept, he passed the word along
and a memo from Southern re-
cruiting division headquarters
suggested contributions were in
order. The next mail brought
the news that a detachment led
by Staff Sergt. Herbert Breeden,
who used to play football for Ole
Miss, had invaded Rollins Col
lege in Florida and signed up the
entire first-string grid team for
the Marine Corps Reserve.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
Sports Program
For rLocuI Fans
TODAY.
~ ~

TO-DAY.
Baseball.
cleveland VS.. Washington,
Griffith Stadium. 8.
Tennis.
The Stars City of Washington
tournament, Edgemoor Club, 3.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Grif-
fifth Stadium, 9.
Tennis.
The Stars City of Washington
tournament, Edgemoor Club, 8.
Horses.
Upperville Colt and Horse
Show, Upperville, Va, 10 am.
Golf.
Star Federal tournament, G.
A. o. VS.. R. F. c. Woodmont Club.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Chicago VS.. Washington, Grit
fifth Stadium. 3.
Horses.
Suitland Horse Show, Suitland,
Md, 10 am.
Tennis.
The Stars City of Washington
tournament, Edgemoor Club, 3.
Evening star., 1942-06-11
His Nicest Party Ever Griffith
Saws of Testimonial Lunch

show stealing from Griffith. When
he attempted to address the crowd
of 500 he confessed his inability to
express his feelings. Simply, from
the heart, in quavering voice, Grit
fifth thanked his friends.
Unable to attend, but among those
who telegraphed Griffith, were Tom
Yawkey, president of the Red Sox;
Walter o. Briggs, president of the
Tigers; Will Harridge, president of
the American League; Manager Joe
Cronin of the Red Sox and Ed Bar
row, president of the Yankees.