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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
Japs Rolled Big Guns to Short Front MacArthur Held at Bataan Border AMERICAN BIG GUNS
 IN SMASHING DUEL Macarthur Admits Furious Attack of Japanese Is
 Ever Increasing
BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent)


 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, Jan. 12-(UP) Japan increased the fury of her attack on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's men today after American and Philippine troops rolled back the initial full-scale Japanese assault on their stout defense lines in Bataan Province. Japanese forces rolled big guns into po- sition along the short front MacAr- thur was holding on the northern Bataan border and today sent a constant rain of high explosive shells into the American lines.
 The AmerYcan big guns answered and the war departments commun1- que reported "a heavy artillery bat tle." Powerful Japanese infantry forces still were moving up for 8 new attack and the Japanese air force blasted at American defensive installations in Bataan and Corre- gidor fortress.
 The big Japanese attack was timed to coincide with the launching of a Japanese assault across the CelebeS sea against the Dutch possessions of Borneo and Celebes island.
 The attack on the Dutch islands was persisting despite intervention of American air power in which U. s. heavy bombers scored hit on an- other Japanese battleship, possibly the fourth blasted since the start Of hostilities.
 Attack Is Increasing
 MacArthur's report today made plain that the big Japanese attack launched yesterday is increasing in tempo despite repulse of the Jap anese in their first attempt to storm the U. s. lines in Bataan.
 Today's communique reported that "a heavy artillery battle is in pro gress along the entire front" and said ground activity Is increasing as fresh Japanese troops move into front line positions"
 "Enemy ar attacKS, the cofllInu!u- que said, "are being renewed on de- fensive installations and fortifica- tions."
 The chief Japanese pressure, 1t was indicated, is being directed to- ward Hermosa i'll northeast Bataan about 300 miles above Mariveles. port through which MacArthur's communications with Corregidor are maintained.
 The war department had no con- firmation of Japanese report claiming the capture of Olangapo. secondary U. s. naval base on Subie bay near the western anchor o3 MacArthur's short defense line There has been no previous indi- cation that Japanese troops have been driving down the western Luzon coast toward Olangapo an6 the mountainous terrain appeared to make such an operation unlikely
 The war department indicated that despite the large Japanese
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
RUSSIA WORKS
 MYSTERY DRILLS
Military Reserves Training Hard in Siberia; Still
 Crashing Germans
(Ry limited PreSSl

Russia described In detail for the world today the training her mili- tary reserves are undergoing in the vast Siberian areas facing Japan csc Manchukuo and the Japanese islands themselves.
 Russian Ambassador Maxim Lit vlnov keld long conference with President Roosevelt in Washington yesterday. There was no hint, of course as to what they talked about.
 Russia has indicated that her task ip the joint efforts of the united nations is to deal with Adolf Hitler's German armies, but when spring comes, Manchukuo and Si- beria, now frozen in the Arctic winter, will be suitable terrain for military action--from either side The closest air bases to Japan are in Siberia.
 Russia had previously told of the new armies she was throwing into the fight against the Nazis on her western front. Today she said the officers and men of her Siberian reserves know "the hour is not far when the honorable task of deal- ing new and crushing blow to the Fascist hordes will be assigned to them.
 Sent From Siberia
 Moscow, Jan. 12.-(UP)-(Official Broadcast Recorded by United Press in New York)-A war correspondent of the newspaper Krasnaya zvezda,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
MOTORISTS WILL
 BE HANDED HELP
Profiteering on Tires to Be Nipped By Fixing
 of Prices

Washington, Jan. 12 - (UP) - Widespread profiteering at motor ists' expense will be halted by the governments decision to fix prices on retreaded and used tires, price officials said today.
 Tn office of price administration said Some dealers boosted prices on secondhand and retreaded tires as much as 100 per cent following the OPM order banning sales of new tires and tubes. Some tires which normally sold for $3.95 were said to have cost motorists-"overnight"- about $7.
 Price administrator Leon Tender son issued an emergency price schedule on 'retreadable" tire car casses and retreads which are used for passenger cars, trucks, busses, agricultural implements, industrial machines, motorcycles and other
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
American, Filipino Army Smashed Them Back Sunday
City Monthly Employment Average
 In 1941 Was 8, 13O More Than 194O
Annual Business Survey of Chamber of Commerce
 Is Issued Today

The monthly employment average in Waterbury during 1941 was 8,130 higher than that of 1940, giving the city the highest employment figure in its history. the annual business survey of the Chamber of of Con- merce disclosed today. There were 45,030 persons, on the average, at work last year, compared with 36,- 900 teh year before.
 The regular monthly survey for December, issued in conjunction with the annual survey, shows an employment gain of 154 persons dur ing the month. This reversed a trend toward small employment de- clines which had been noted for the previous several months and caused largely by shortages of materials for manufacture.
 Bank clearings, debitS and savings were all far higher last year than in 1940. Building activity showed an increase of almost $1000,000 in value during the year. Freight ton mage scared and consumption of gas c1lA CACCCl ASAUy, WOO 1dl lllSilCI. I Sso tai receipts climbed to almost $620,- 900 and the number of telephones in use reached an all-time record.
 The joint annual and monthly business survey of the Chamber of Commerce follows:
 Bank Clearings
 The total bank clearings for the month of December amounted to $7,862 ,600.00, showing an increase of $970,000.00 as compared with the month of November, and decrease of $460, 10000 as compared with the month of December, 1940.
 The total bank clearings for the entire year amounted to $91, ,139,200, showing an increase of $4 ,289, 800 as compared with the year 1940.
 Bank Debits
 The bank debits for the month Of December amounted to $57 ,332 ,008.66,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
20 SAND STORAGE
 CENTERS IN CITY
State Defense Council Has Approved Plans for SeC=
 tors Designated

The State Defense Council today approved plans for the location of 20 storage centers in Waterbury for sand to be used in extinguishing in- cendiary bombs or fires caused by them. The list includes places in every section of the city.
 Schools, parks and parklets have been chosen as the locations where sand will be available to house. holders. The sand is being supplied by the state, with local distribution in charge of the street department. A map showing the location of the storage centers was submitted to the State Defense council some days ago.
 District Centers
 Sand will be available at the fol- lowing district centers:
 No. 1, Duggan school Bank and Washington avenue.
 No. 2. Town Plot school, Highland avenue and Congress avenue.
 No. 3. Washington school, Wash ington and Baldwin streets.
 No. 4. Hopeville school, play grounds in Cypress street.
 No. 5. Anderson school, E. Main and Southmayd road.
 No. 6. Chase school, Meriden and Woodtick roads.
 No. ' Slocum school, Walnut ext. and Division streets.
 No. 8. Mary Abbott school, Hill street and Greenwood avenue.
 No. g. Columbia blvd., near Rose land avenue.-park.
 No. TO- Columbia blvd. near Pine street-park. ..,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
Navy Secretary Knox Speaks To City Mayors
"United States Navy Is Not ldle"; Tt Will Strike Where and When We Are Ready, Not Before"
 Were His Words

Washington, Jan. 12.-(UP)-Sec- retary of Navy Frank Knox said to- day that the U. s. navy is not idle and that it will strike where and when we are ready, not before"
 Addressing the opening session of a three-day meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, Knox warned that there would be other reverses" besides the severe losses suffered at Pearl Harbor. The task of the United States and Bri ish navies, he said, is to have effective fighting strength in ali the seas, all the oceans.
 T would not be frank with you," he said, Eff I lead you to believe that you could expect favorable, dra- matic developments of triumphant American, full-scale naval engage ments in the Pacific in the near future. The elements of distance, of time, and the necessarily wide distribution of our naval forces pre- clude what I know you all wish me to suggest: Early, conclusive show down with the Japanese navy.
 But you know that by this do not mean to imply that the Pacific fleet is idle and you will hear from it again and again; when and where careful strategic considerations dic- tate"
 He cautioned against thinking about naval distances and speeds in terms of airDlaneS.
 He denounced the foul treachery' of Japan who "cilose to start fight ing before the referees bell had rung" and while her devious sec onds were still in Washington, tell ing us that they did not want to go into the fight at all" But he added:
 Greatest Enemy of All
 "We know who our great enemy is. The enemy who, before all oth- CTS, must be defeated first. It is not Japan, it is not Italy.
 Tt is Hitler and Hitler's Nazis, Hitler's Germany. It is Hitler we must destroy. That done, the whole Axis fabric will collapse. The fin- ishing off of Hitler's satellites will be easy by contract.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
ASKS PRESIDENT
 TO NAME WILLKIE
Finance President Would Put Willkie Leader in In=
 dustrial War Plans

Boston, Jan. 12.-CUP)-PreSident James R. Bancroft of the American Institute of Finance today urged President Roosevelt to put Wendell Willkie in charge of the nations industrial war effort.
 Praising the Presidents foreign policy, Bancroft in an open letter expressed doubt that you will ever get your 6O,OO0 airplanes in 1942, or the 12O,00O you asked for in l943 with your present set-up in Washington"
 Bancroft said there was nothing the President could do that would more unite the nation than to call in Willkie.
 With your leadership, politically, and MT. Willkie's, induStriaily, we would surely be invincible."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
AUSTRALIA HAS
 MUCH CONFIDENCE
With United States, Brit ish, Japanese Threats
 Are Not Feared

Sydney, Australia, Jan. 12-CUP) Government leaders expressed confidence today that Australia with United States and British re- Inducements for the Pacific wal theater, would be able to face any threat from Japan.
 Navy Minister Norman J. o. Max in said in a speech yesterday that endorsements were coming from Great Britain and America as soon as possible to give increased protec- ton to Australia and the war the aters of the Far East
 T believe that concentrations of the powers today are sufficient to secure us from any menace and that we shall be able to resist to the ut- termost any intrusion against the safety of this continent" Maxim said.
 War Minister F. M. Forde an- nounced the division of Australia into two military commands.
 Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia will be under command of Maj. Gen. Sir Iven Mackay and western Australia will be under the command of Maj. Gen. E. c. P. Plant.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
DR. HAMILTON
 WILL GIVE HELP

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. l2.-(UP)-- Dr. Samuel Hamilton, New York, attached to the U. s. public health service, has been retained by the state public welfare council to as sist in an investigation into condi- tions in the Connecticut mental hos pitals, 1t was learned today.
 Dr. Hamilton was appointed ad- visor and consuritant to the council several weeks ago, and will meet with the council later this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
LAPS SMASHING
 BACK BRITISH
FerOciOus Tank Offensive Hurt Defenders; Singa=
 pore Yet Far Away
BY HAROLD GUARD United Press Staff Correspondent

Singapore, Jan. -UP)- Brit ish empire forces are being with drawn to new line north of Ser emban, 20 miles south of Kuala Lumpur, before a ferocious Jap anese tank-led offensive, a Malaga command communique said today.
 Fighting was savage as the Jap anese infantry, following close be- hind the tanks, pressed close on the retiring Imperial troops and swarms of Japanese dive bombing planes bombed and machine gunned troop positions, roads and the railroad.
 (Seremban, on tie main Singa- port railroad, is in Negri Sembilan state of the Federated Malay States only 160 miles northwest of Singa- pore. The communicue implied that the Imperial command had decided 10 abandon Kuala Lumpur, Malaya's second city and capital of the Federated Malay States, and the important Port Swetterham on the coasD. Japan claimed it's oc- cLpation yesterday0
 Japanese planes opened furious attack today on the Singapore area and the communique said there had been "a number" of raids. Pre- liminary reports showed no damage and only two casualties, as the re- suit of the first raids, the con- munique said, and details of later raids were not yet available.
 Result Not Known
 British fighter planes challenged the raiders, with what result re- mained to be ascertained.
 It was disclosed that nine Jap anese dressed as Malayans had landed from fishing boats on the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
SIX TIMES LAPS
 FAIL IN BOMBING
Airdrome North of Ran= g0on Still Safe; Chinese
 Are Killing Japs
By DARRELL BERRIGAN United Press Staff COrreSpOndentl


 Rangoon, Burma, Jan. 12-tUP)- Japanese bombers attempted today in the mist and darkness of the early dawn to raid the airdrome north of Rangoon for the sixth time in seven days, but their bombs dropped harmlessly onto adjoining fields.
 Heavy nti-aircraft fire met the three planes which swooped on the airport, and the Japanese were forced to break formation after dropping flare.
 The attack came as Burma anti cipated an all-out Japanese drive,
 Within the past 48 hours enemy planes had attacked Moulmein, across the Gulf of Martaban from Rangoon, while British and Amer ican airmen raised to 26 the num- Der of Japanese planes definitely destroyed on the ground at raided airdromes in neiselboring Thailand
 Allied flyers pressed home an aer- ial offensive against odds, recording an impressive performance in air duels, but the Japanese were strik- ing back at the most strategic points in this ancient land.
 In the attack on Mouimein, in southern Burma, enemy planes whipped over at high attitudes, dropping g to 30 bombs which FE'ed one civilian and injured two seriously.
 One raider was shot down.
 A communique dealing with the British American attacks on Thai airdromeS, said that probably more" than the 26 planes listed were destroyed. Ten bombers were among those put out of action.
 Burmese authorities believed their country, wedged between Japanese
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
Mike Jacobs Turns Ouer $89, ,O92.O1

New York, Jan. 12-(UP)- Promoter Mike Jacobs an- nounced today he had turned over a check for $89,O92.01 to the U. $. Navy Relief society as it's share of the Joe Louis- Buddy Baer heavyweight title bout in Madison Square Gar den last Friday night.
 Jacobs donated all his pro- fits, Louis his entire purse and Baer 2 1-2 per cent of his purse.
 The sum is one of the largest ever given to charity from a sports event.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
TREASURY BALANCE

Washingto ton, Jan. 12-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Jan 9th, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year Sl2,263, 234, ,09S.9o S5.499, ,547,725.31
 War Spending 8 s.76s,S72. .9o7,57 2o,s7o,ss4.sO 8 4,ss74s4,9O7.97 ss,O4s,79s,7ss.7s
 Net Deficit 5 7,s25,o12,57o.33 $2.416,7S1, ,7s6.5S
 Cash Balance $ s,s46,799. .7O7.18 sl,765,477,3es.1-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12

Stenograph-New Shorthand Ma chine easy to operate. Cell for demonstration. Post Junior College of Commerce.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
. Lights 0ui-Thai's All

Stephen Early, chief secretary to the
president and general White House handy
man, has new job. He already had about
the toughest job in the whole administra-
ton. and works 10 hours day doing lot
of things that make life bit smoother for
the chief executive.
On top of all that comes this new job,
which is nothing more or less than re-write
man for official documents submitted by
members of the' official family. For ex-
ample:
The other day Former Dean Lands of
the Harvard law school, now executive head
of the OCD, wrote piece about the proper
procedure in blackouts in which, among
other things, he advised the people to ter
inmate the illumination" As the story
goes, after President Roosevelt read the
document, he called the chief secretary and
said, Steve, see if you can make plain Eng
lish out of this"
What Steve did was to change few ex-
pressons including terminate the illumina-
ton which he made put out the lights"
Simple, isn't it?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
RECALLS STORY OF
HOMER LEA

Editor. The Times: I wish 10
call attention TO the timely ar
tiele in the Saturday Evening
Post of March by Glare Booth
who writes about Homer Lea,
author of THE Valor OF lgnor-
ance." The article. Ever Hear
of Homer Lea 80 should be read
first, then the book.
Who WAS Homer Lea A Grip
pied dwarf he was called in dis
dain by DIR. David Starr Jordon.
A born soldier, thwarted by MS
hunch back. who at 23. with no
military training. went to China
and became q acknowledgement
OF a revolutionary army. He WAS
a strategiesl genius who. dying
In 1912. aged SO, foresaw World
war No. / and the present war.
He predicted that Japan and
the United States must fight and
told exactly how Japan would
take the Philippines from us;
that Germany would defeat Eng
land. or. If England should
overcome Germany. the British,
exhausted BY war, would lose
the empire 10 Japan and Russia.
He warned his fellow Ameri-
cans that "a nation which Is
rich. vain and unprepared, pro
vokes wars and hastens its own
ruin A nation can become
so rich that its very wealth will
bankrupt il in q war with
country poor but frugal and
warlike.
Homer Lea WAS honored by
the former Kaiser Wilhelm. Lord
Roberts and q few American
army officers. was q best seller
in Japan. but ignored generally
and long since forgotten.
RAY r. ROBERTS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
SAYS PRAY, AND
PRAY NOW

Editor. The Times: Since free
speech. particularly on the neg
alive side Is freely used these
days, IL seems to me that a bit
OF constructive criticism might
be opportune.
Each day the honest at heart
admit that the war clouds get
blacker and blacker and even a
little nearer the United States.
Some are not quite 30 sure as
they were a few months ago
that we will be overlooked.
Nothing in the news promises
much In the way of immunity.
II is well that this is true, for
the Bible gives the same answer.
The real answer in this situ-
alton is 10 pray and then pray
some more. Not that We will
be spared the rationings and pos
sihle revolutions within our Dor
ders-but pray that the war will
cease and that Gods people will
be saved before We are caught
in the maelstrom and become so
confused that We cannot think.
II there We're any other way
to look-any other one TO whom
We could look. but there is not.
There is even danger in the
cry for peace and safety. for no
one but the Almighty can give
us either. Our PRAYER can only
be 10 be saved out OF Ii our
selves" His promise is 10 do
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18

. Women and Defense

With agriculture and industry facing
a severe shortage of manpower wornens
part in the war effort is becoming OF in
creasing Importance Already the depart
ment Of labor is surveying the possibility
of large-seale recruiting of women workers
TO forestall the threatening showdown.
In many vital war production plants the
goal of round-the-clock machine operation
is not being met because of lack of skilled
workmen. Al the same time the eountry's
farmers are seriously concerned with the
continuing shift of farm labor to war in
dustries.
The labor department finds potential
force of six million women workers avail
able by the end of 1912. II suggests as a
first source those now unemployed or tenn
porarily idle because of priorities or factory
conversions.
Many other workers might be found
among the young women who will complete
their schooling this year. Not until these
sources are utilized does the department
advise calling on the estimated two million
housewives between the ages of Is and ID
who could be spared from homes where
there are no small children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18

a great world war are We going
to throw restraint into the ash
can and permit radio speakers
some Of them decidedly fanati-
cal - 10 smear the airwsys with
coarse speech
The chief offender are in two
classes. One includes the psrti-
san critics OF the sdministrs-
ton: in the second class are
those who are demanding CON-
plete determination Of every
nation with which the United
States IS al war.
Perhaps they use profanity 70
give emphasis TO their srgu-
ments. II they do. that only
shows how ignorant they are.
There Is no emphasis in pro
family: It is only the evidence Of
4 limited vocabulary and
warped mind.
Though We may a. times be-
come exasperated, let US Try 10
be decent and surround our ar
guments with q little dignity.
The big people DO that: the little
ones should be compelled TO con-
I'm. - MRS. r N
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-18
} Speaking Days

Remember once upon a time when every
Friday was speaking DAY" in school and
about every other month il WAS your turn
10 learn piece" to recite? II was quite
an ordeal 1t first, but once you got into the
spirit of II you rather enjoyed the expert
ence and would have been disappointed If
anything had happened to deprive you of
the privilege.
Those days have gone forever. il seems,
and with them has been lost training
which gave one poise and an ability to think
standing up. Some of the old town hall
orators were graduates of the speaking
experiences in the public schools We lost
great deal when that practise was lost in
the onward sweep of what We call modern
education.
What brought this up was the recent de-
bate meet at the College of Puget Sound
when $50 representatives from IL North
west colleges spent the day discussing is
sues vital to the welfare of America
Preparation for this event went great
deal deeper than merely learning piece"
1t not only required training in public speak
ing but there also was involved study and
research to support the arguments. To
those who heard the debates ii was quite
evident that adequate preparation had been
made for both requirements.
And il does not detract at all from the
interest in the event to note that the Col
lege of Puget Sound debate teams. coached
by Prof. Charles T. Battin, walked off with
the biggest share of the honors in COMPETE
ton with the best college debaters in the
Northwest.