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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
FORTRESSES ARE
 BEING COMPARED
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The subject is particularly inter esting because of the suggestion by the British press last weekend that the big American bombers were not as suited for night bombing over Germany as the big four -motored British bombers.
 It is admitted there that the British bombers, carrying up to eight tons of bombs, are peter on night raids than the American bombers, whose limit is something over three tons. But 1t still is a moot question whether high flying fortresses, carrying out precision at- tacks in daylight, cannot score as effectively with their lighter bomb loads as the bigger British bombers operating at night when such &C., curacy is far more difficult.
 British Losses Heavy
 Losses on British night raids have ranged from three to five per cent of planes employed. British night raiders fly in at levels where they are vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire as well as German night fighters.
 The flying fortresses, operating at 30,000 feet and above, are less vul- nerable to anti-aircraft fire and fighter attack. Although enemy fighters can range as high as the fortresses, the latter are very fast and run good chance of moving In, attacking and getting away be- fore interceptors can climb to meet them.
 If the Germans adopt the prac- tice of maintaining partols at such heights, their defenses would be dis persed oyer vastly increased cubic space, and thus the concentration of thA dsfensas @ laGs and thA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
Yankee Pilot Wins

With U. s. Army Air Corps in China, Aug. 20-(UP)-An Ameri- can fighter pilot told today how he shot down his second Japanese plane Monday afternoon in a 45- minute, 2l0-mile chase.
 T first spotted the Japanese plane, twin-engined observer, 24,000 feet over Kweilin (225 miles northwest of Canton)," Lieut.. Mar nall Bsrnum, old Lyme, Conn.,, re- ported. T immediately began chas- ing him.
 "The observation plane was ex- tremely fast, but my P-40 caught up easily. I opened fire from 900 yards, damaging his right engine, but he managed to duck into a cloud.
 "Fifteen minutes later I spotted him again, and got in another burst from 900 yards, this time in his left engine. His rear gunner was blazing away at me furiously, but the guns weren't powerful enough.
 T chased him for half an hour more, and finally, only Is miles out of Canton, I hit him with a long burst. I watched him spinning to the ground with both engines trailing smoke"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
CITY GETS BIG SIREN

San Marine, Cal, (UP)-This city has installed an air raid siren 40 fee in height; 1t has 125 pounds of compressed air and a s forage capacityp in Its two lungs of 2,50o cubic feet of air. However, in the event the big whistle fails to whis- tie, the police and fire departments will stand by and give the alram on their more modest sirens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

tor of the Solomon Islands. our heavy bombers attacked enemy war ships with unknown results. Heavy anti-aircraft fire was encountered but all our planes return to their base"
 Australian Prime Minister John Curtin fin Brisbane also announced the loss of the Canberra in a state ment issued simultaneously with MacArthur's communique.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

North Carolina's New River is one of the few rivers of any size In the United States that flows due nNwth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

The worlds annual paper pro. duction is about 5000, 900 tons in normal times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
REV. FRANCIS J.
 BERUBE INJURED

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
NAZI TROOPS
 SUFFER LOSSES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
PROBABLE VOTE
 IN PRIMARIES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20

Senator who opposed organized labor against and woman who works for a living.
 "B Stanton president of the American Brass unit the terby Workers Uno the full both the CO and the A. F. of L. He deserves your support.
 Bremen policemen teachers and other city employees know from working people We advocate the raises that they deserve
 The Democratic Waterbury should be the of all the Democrats not the fdesgnaed the chate of "Three Horsemen".
 The working people of Waterbury the Democratic they have Loyalty supported the be subject the dion of Francis Smith, Gregory Lynch Vim A. Scully
 The Stanton program substantially program Democratic platform of is the program Hurley.
 VOTE FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY Vote To Give The Democratic Party Of Waterbury Back To The People
 VOTE FOR FELL" STANTON Listen Tonight WATR-6:45 M- Speakers: William J. Stanton
 John J. Drscol,
 Dennis McGSsth president of scOvl Union and other speakers
 r of L. and other Democratic members who wish to think for nmnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-20
WORKERS of the 18th SENATORIAL DISTRICT

Party Leadership Opposed to Organized Labor Stands Against Every Gain Which Unions Have Won for Waterbury Workers, Whether They Are Union Members or Not If You Are Registered Democrat in
 the 18th District
 VOTE FOR J. STANTON
 FOR SENATOR In Tomorrow's Democratic Primaries,
 1:3O to 9:3O P. "A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
WILLKIE WANTS
MACARTHUR BACK
Would Make Fighting Gen.
Supreme Commander OF
u. S. Armed Forces

Boston, Feb. 13-(UP)-Wendell
WiIlkie suggests that Gen. Douglas
Macarthur be brought back from
the Philippines OF assume supreme
command of the U. S. armed forces
and end the "bungling and confu-
sion" in the war effort.
He asked that bureaucratic and
political hands" be kept off the hero
of Bataan peninsula and that he be
given the responsibility and power
Of coordinating all the armed forces
Of the nation to their most effective
uSe.'
Lashing out at Secretary Of Navy
Frank Knox and Secretary OF Labor
Frances Perkins, WilIkie told a Lin
coin day dinner OF the Middlesex
Republican club last night that 1t is
obvious" there is unnecessary
waste effort, lack Of mutual conf
dence and central direction amor 6
our various fighting forces"
He said an urgent need in the
smooth running Of our defense pro-
gram is the appointment "of an in
dividual respected by labor to deal
with labor problems. In other words,
we need a Bevin, not Perkins"
Hull Not Trusted
Willkie also mentioned the start
ling fact that Secretary of State
Cordell Hull no longer is completely
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
Scovill Company Has
Given Wage Increase
Six Cents an Hour for Hourly and PieceWOrkers;
Adjusted Increases for Employees on an
Individual Basis

The Scovill Mfg. Co., today an
nounced wage increase Of six
cents an hour for its hourly and
pieceworkers and adjusted" in
creases for the other employees on
an individual basis. The raise be-
comes effective Monday, February
Is. Also announced was the es-
Establishment Of minimum wage scale
for Scovill employees, men to re-
ceive 10 cents an hour and women
So cents an hour. Over 8700 en-
ployes will benefit.
The Chase Brass & Copper Co.,
had mo comment" to make, &C
cording to Rodney Chase, director
of public relations. The American
Brass Co., has announced that 1t
will hold the wage question in abey-
ance pending negotiations for a
contract to replace the present
agreement it has with the Brass
Workers unions of Waterbury, Tor
rington and Ansonia.
Scovills raise is similar to one
given last week by the Bridgeport
Brass Co., where the employees are
represented by a local of the Inter
national Union of Mine, Mill g.
Smelter Workers, the c. I. o. group
to which the waterbury Brass Work
ers Union and the Brass Workers
Organizing Commute care attached.
Announcement OF the Scovill
raise was made in a bulletin board
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13

Vichy disclosed that "terroristS"
exploded time bombs before the
headquarters of three Paris Subur-
ban branches of the pro-German
social revolutionary movement.
However, Vichy reported that police
were not sure whether patriots or
pro-German political rivals OF the
organizations did the bombing
In Vichy, court martial SEN
fenced two communists TO lie
Imprisonment at hard labor for al
legged attempts to ''reorganize" COM
munist party units at Nice and
Cannes. A third person was SEN
fenced to life for distributing anti
Vichy or anti-German pamphlets
and a fourth was sentenced to five
years in prison Oh the same charge.
Germany reported that a Toulouse
also in unoccupied France, 10 for
eigners" including six women were
sentenced to terms ranging from
two to 10 years for trying to "reor-
ganize" the Communist party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
Gen. MacArthur's Men
Aided By Jap Bombers
Japs Owed On Their Own Infantry By Mistake; Mac
Arthur's Boys Are Now Asking Reinforce
mens to Lick Japanese
BY EVERETT Il. HOLES
United Press staff Correspondent

Washington, Feb. 10. - CUP -
japanese dive bombers have aided
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's be-
leaguered forces on Bataan PENN
sula by mistakenly bombing and
machine cunning their own intan-
try, causing "heavy casualties the
war department revealed today.
This twist in the Philippine
fighting occurred as japanese
forces stepped up the tempo OF
their patrol actions against Mac
Arthur's defenders of Bataan, APP
parently in All effort to feel out
spots for the contemplated al-oat
effort to force them off the penln-
sula. There was aggressive enemy
patrol action
Japan dive bombers mistakenly
bombed and machine-gunned their
own Infantry, with heavy casual
ties" the war department said in
communique No. 105, outlining the
situation as reported by Macarthur
up to $3.50 a. m, EDIT.
Victims Of the erroneous Japa-
neSe attack were elements OF the
l22nd japanese Regiment OF Gen
Akira Nara S 65th Division.
Two japanese dive bombers were
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British Had Called English
Water Their Own Since
Days of Charles II
SKIPPED FROM BREST
TO ESCAPE In SAFETY
German Warships Have
Been Locked Up in Brest
for Many Months
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign Editor

British press blazed with
angry Illustration at the i'm
pudent daring with which E
Nazi battle fleet had steamed
through English Channe,
waters Britons had called
their own since the days o.
Charles II. For the first time
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, symbol of British
hope and courage in the
wars darkest days, found himself
the storm center Of attack and
criticism.
British attention had shifted
sharply from Singapore to the Eng
fish Channel naval action.
In this action the German battle
ships ScharnhorSt and Gneisenau,
26,OO0-ton naval greyhounds armed
with 11-inch rifles. and the equally
fast 100000 cruiser PrinZ Eugen,
slipped out of Brest and raced right
through the channel, apparently
making good their escape to the
German bases in Helgoland with
little or no damage.
The Nazi feat had explosive roper
cussions in Britain.
In Brest For Months
The German warships have been
at Brest for months. They have
been attacked 10 times by the Royal
Air Force which repeatedly has
claimed bomb hits and severe dam
age inflicted on the vessels.
They have been under constant
close observation and for a number
of days the British have been eX-
pecting them to emerge from thelr
harbor.
Picking cloudy misty day when
visibility was at a minimum, the
German ships slipped out of Bresf
Yesterday morning under heavy
protective escort of surface craft and
fighter planes. simultaneously Ger
man bombers plastered British East
coast air bases with the neaVles'
bombardment in months.
Not for some time was the Ger
man flotilla discovered by British
aircraft. When it
was picked up, the British ordered
out p.ares in force-bombers, fight
ers, torpedo planes-for an about
attack
British destroyers from Channel
ports steamed out to join the attack
and when the German warsllips en-
tered the waters off Dover British
coastal guns opened up against
them,
A heavy smoke screen was put out
by the Germans. Squadrons OF NaD
fighters buzzed out from their
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By United PreSSl

Radio broadcasts indicated today
that the Germans had embarked on
a new merciless campaign OF repres-
sion in France in an attempt to
halt the terrorist activities OF
French patriots.
The Germans themselves an
nounced the execution OF three
Frenchmen in Paris yesterday,
bringing the total to 326.
London reported that the Ger
mans intended TO shoot 20 hostages
at Tours tomorrow unless persons
responsible for terroristic activi-
ties there were arrested meantime.
At Rouen, London said, the Ger
mans proposed to execute % host
ages Sunday unless they caught
persons who threw a hand grenade
at German troops.
vichy reported that the Germans
at Paris forbade Jews to leave then
homes between 8 p. M. and a. m
or to change their residences
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
PREMIER HEPBURN
REFUTES STORY
Ontario Official Denies He
Said Japan Had Better
Navy Than U. S.

Toronto, Feb. 13-(UP)-Premier
Mitchell Hepburn Of Ontario denied
today that he SAID in a speech yes
tertiay that Japan has a better navy
than the United States.
He said he did say that Japan
has naval supremacy in the Pacific
and because of that, "the United
States navy is in hiding
A day before the japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor, Secretary OF Navy
Knox said the American navy was
the greatest in the world, Hepburn
continued. A day after Pearl Har-
Dor, he quoted Knox as having said
the United States Pacific fleet was
seeking contact with the japanese.
"They have not contacted them" y
Hepburn said, because the Japan
ese have un6enied supremacy.
'"There is no sense trying to kid
ourselves. We must acknowledge the
obvious fact we are blitherlng
idiots if We have not quits enough
to face the obvious.
"The United States navy does not
dare to con- acs the Jsparese navy
because such a project would be
foolhardy as long as the Japanese
have supremacy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
Jap Controlled Marshal,
Gilbert Islands Are Given
Terrific Thrashing
''SURE RAISED HELL
AMONG THOSE BIRDS"
Comment of One Sailor Is
Backed By His Comrades
in Spectacular Victory
BY FRANK TREMAINE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb
ruary Is. - (UP) = America
thanked the fighting men OF
its Navy today for their
smashing offensive against
the Japanese-controlled Mar
Shall and Gilbert Islands by
awarding the distinguished
Service Medal to Vice Adj
mil.al William F. Halsey, Jr.,
who commanded the first United
States naval offensive Of the war.
Halsey received this recognition
from President Roosevelt as his
men told Of how they had exacted
partial revenge for Pearl Harbor.
I'VE sure raised hell among those
birds" one sailor said, summing up.
HIS mates were pleased by two
other results Of the foray: Cd 1t
demonstrated that American aircraft
based upon carriers is superior to
Japanese aircraft based upon land,
casually the reverse Is true;) CD
The fleet which destroyed Is to IT
Japanese ships, Al Japanese planes,
and smashed enemy bases, had re-
NAMED at sea three weeks, demon
strating the Nays ability to carry
out offensive action anywhere, even
as far away as Japan.
Halsey's Citation
Halsey's citation, signed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, said: For dis
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SMASH AT JAPAN
IS DEVASTATING
Will Increase Security OF
Shipping Lanes in South
West Pacific
BY EDWIN NEWMAN

United Press StafI correspondent
Washington, Feb. 13-(UP)-The
navy's devastating attack on the
Japanese controlled Marshall and
Gilbert islands Jan. 81, destroying
1900 ton aircraft carrier, four
other warships, II auxiliary yes
sells and Al aircraft, served today
to lessen the danger of a second
attack on Pearl Harbor and to III
crease the security OF shipping lanes
to the southwest Pacific.
The Japanese, prior to the raids,
had used Marshall and Gilbert
bases for attacks on Wake Island
and for submarine assaults on ship
ping along the Pacific coast of the
United States. 1t was considered
likely that the bombers which at
tackled Pearl Harbor Dec. were
based on carriers stationed at the
Marshall islands.
The raids were announced Feb.
l, but no details were made pub
lie until last night In special
communique the navy announced
results which exceeded all public
expectations. 1t was the first ma
jor offensive by the American fleet
The navy said that in addition
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Weary, Gallant Troops to
Meet All Attacks Outside
Gates OF City
SEVERE PRESSURE is
USED BY JAP HORDES
Despite Savage Blows By
Jap Massed Troops, No
British Line Broken
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, February 10. =
CUP Weary British de-
Tense lines were reported Of
ficially today to be throwing
back intensified Japanese
tank, air and artillery as
Saults outside the gates OF
Singapore city. Disprovng
Japanese claims that the
bomb-battered city had been
entered. the British conlmunique
: told of continued aerial attacks and
Smelling of the residential district
and said that fighting was in prog
ress at two defense strong points
three miles west and northwest.
The communique indicated that
the British forces still held about
the eastern third of the islands,
stretching from Pasir Panjan on the
south central coast to the reser-
voirs in the center of the island and
north toward the naval base.
Furious japanese pressure was
exerted against the defense forces
about Ang Mo Kio village, near
the reservoirs three miles north Of
Singapore city, and at Pasir Pan
lang, which lies west of the city and
on the south coast of the island, a
communique said.
Enemy Smelling today was IRE
quent against our forward areas and
on Singapore town." it added.
Severe Pressure
Severe enemy pressure was main
tanned on the Western Front during
the last "a hours and his attack IS
being supported by increased air
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WINSTED CITIZEN
TO RAISE PRICE

Winsted, Conn. February 10. -
<UP) - The Winsted citizen an
nounced today that starting March
it was increasing its price from
three to four cents per copy.
1.-THE citizen management regrets, "
the announcement said, that this Is
necessary but it becomes SO be-
cause OF the lack Of advertising
revenue, especially from automobile,
tire and gasoline companies, and
also because local merchants are un-
able to replenish their StccGs.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
RED ARMY BEATS
OFF NAZI TANKS
German Lines Driven Back
Now Almost 400 Miles
From Moscow

Lonoon, February 10. - CUP -
The Red Army offensive was re-
ported today to have smashed Ger
man heavy tank counter attacks
and rolled westward into White Rus
STA in a drive that bent enemy lines
back almost 400 miles from Moscow.
Russian war dispatches said the
Soviet forces had battled their way
into White Russia, the westernmost
territory invaded by the Germans,
at an unspecified point and the
British Exchange Telegraph Agency
said that the advance is continuing
Westward
The Russians also reported new
gains on both flanks Of the Central
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
WILLIAM ]. COX
WELCOMES PROBE
Suspended Commissioner
Is Anxious for Fullest OF
Investigations

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 13-(UP)-
Suspended State Highway Commits
sioner William j. Cox said today
he welcomed as broad an investi-
CATION as anyone may desire OF the
State Highway department, and
expressed confidence he would be
exonerated OF charges against him.
Cox said he hoped that at the
conclusion of the investigation start
ed by Attorney General Francis A..
Pal-otti the Highway department.
can again concentrate on the
important tasks confronting IT.,
freed OF the disruptive influences
that have lowered our efficiency in
recent months"
Pallotti today was working on an
UNLIMITED investigation" Of tn e
$40 900 ,OcO-a-year roads bureau. The
sweeping Lrobe was suggested by
Chief Justice William M. Maltbie,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
News Writer Is
Buyer of Bonds

New York, Feb. 13-(UP-
Frank hewlett, United Press
Staff Correspondent with Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's forces on
Bataan Peninsula, today trans
mitted another exclusive dis
patch from the emhattled
American-Filipino front.
At the end of his dispatch,
revealing that the U. S. forces
are clamoring to take the Of
fensive against the Japanese
Hewlett appended this note to
his New York office:
Purchase National Defense
Bonds with all my salary until
further notice."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
Germans Embark On Merci1ess Campaign
OF Death, Terrorism Against French People

The United Press recorded at New
York German broadcast that AZ
persons had been executed yesterday
at "Kauen" as "incendiarieS, muir
derers, seditious persons and pro-
tectors of Jews" Apparently the
date line was garbled and the real
name OF the town, or the country
III which it was situated, could not
be determined.
Vichy, Feb. l3-(UP)-French off,
cials are negotiating with German
occupation authorities to prevent
the threatened execution of As host
ages seized at Rouen and Tours fol-
lowing attacks on German soldiers,
the ministry OF information said to-
day.
Twenty-Five were held at Rouer
and 20 at Tours and orders for their
execution were issued unless the at
tackers OF German soldiers are ar
rested by Sunday midnight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
RADIO MAKERS TO
TURN OVER PLANTS
Ordered to Quit Production
of Radios Factories to
Do War Work

Washington. Feb. l3-(UP)-The
War Production board today ordered
all radio manufacturer to convert
their facilities to war production
within four months.
A. r. Guthrie. assistant chief OF
the WPB Bureau Of Industry
branches, told SIS radio set manufac-
turers that II they had not convert
ed within three or four months
from now the government might
have to break up their plant. equip
ment, labor and management and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
THREE-PR0NCED :
JAPANESE SMASH
Macassar, Celebes Island
Capital Is Liable to Fall
Anytime

Batavia, N. E. l., Feb. 13.-(UP)-
A three-pronged japanese land
thrust gravely imperiled Macassar
the Celebes Island capital, today
and it's fall seemed imminent in view
of the enemy's numerical superior
ity.
Macassar's harbor district was in
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Feb. 13-(UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year through Feb.
IL, compared with year ago:
This Yenr Expenses Last YeaR
$6,739,715.o 92.20
War Spending
s11,l5s,956,Ss1.65 s2.56s,So7.729.1
Receipts
s5.o7S,54o.1sO.52 $3,45S,5So.1a67s
Net Deficit l.
slo,o65, 03C,2s9.53 s3,2S9,542, O45N
Cash Balance
s2,s24,e7s.923.s7 s2,0O3 .23s, 26354
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13
Medal For Distinguished
Service Has Been Awarded
To Vice Admiral Halsey, Jr.
Comparison Of Damage By
American, Japanese Attacks

Washington 13-(UP)-Comparative damage
tack on
JAPANESE LOSSES
destroyed including five warshpsa
cruiser destroyer two submarines
ships badly damaged
planes, including seapanes, destroyed
Six hangers destroyed.
aircraft batteries
intermediate coastal guns.
radio building
Unspecfied ammunition
warehouses, industrial buildings.
Gilbert
planes cruiser damaged . small bomb hit.
AMERICAN LOSSES PEARL HARBOR
Baleshp
stroyed.
ship Utah destroyed.
Mine layer Oglala destroyed.
Bateship Oklahoma capsized.
Intensive damage the armys planes"
damage hangers
Japanese
arcraftl 4sasast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-13

Help your Country and yourself
prepare for Civil Service. Post
Junior College Of CoGDnasras.-Adv.
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