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harbor as flames gradually ate their way into sunken magazines.
 The naval arsenal, said these reports, was blown up and de- stroyed by the French before Maxi troops could enter it.
 The self-destruction of the French fieet was accomplished within a few hours of decision by Hitler to toss into the discard all previous commitments to France and to place the nation under a military regime that appeared to differ lit tle-if at all-from that imposed on all the other conquered nations Of Europe.
 DemObiliZatiOn 0rderd
 Charging that the French armed forces were riddled with pro Allied supporters and that the French fleet was preparing a dash to sea to join the Allies, Hitler ordered Toulon taken over and the re- mainder of the French army de- mobilized.
 He gave Marshal Gerd von Rund- stedt. the Nazi commander in France, carte blanche instructions to take any and all measures neces- sary for total control of France.
 The reaction-if any-of the Vichy regime to these developments was not obvious. A cabinet meet ing was called but it's only decision was to deprive of French citizenship Gen. Henri Garaud and Admiral Jean Francois Darlan.
 May Sway French
 It seemed possible tonight that Hitler,s action and the courageous stand of the French seamen might bring over to the Allies the long demobilized portions of the French fleet in British harbors and at Alex andria.
 These warships had remained neutral since the Franeo-German armistice under agreements nego- tiated by the British with the ln- dividual French commanders.
 Many Boats There
 At last reports the French leeet at Toulon included the three palle- ships. Strasbough, Provence and Dunkerque, four heavy cruisers, the colbert, Foch, Algeria and Duplelz' three light cruisers, the La Gallssion- niere, Jean De Vienne and La Mar seillaise. the seaplane carlrer. Com mandant Tteste, 25 destroyers. 2' submarines and some auxiliary craft.
 German and Italian troops march, ed on Toulon during the night, Ger man announcements revealed. They ecountered what was described as resistance at isolated places The Nazi accounts did not reveal how widespread the fighting was but the occupation of TCulon admittedly re- quireG several hours.
 There was a hint in the German communique that fighting might still be in progress in the Toulon area but the Nads insisted that
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TRUCKERS RECEIVE
 COUPONS TONIGHT

Gasoline rationing coupons will be distributed to truckers who have received their certificates of war necessity from the ODT and have filed rationing applications tonight from ESQ to o'clock and tonlor- TOW afternoon from 2;S0 to 5 o'clock at the ration board headquarters at li9 West Main Street, according to an announcement made by James E, Mcknight, local gasoline ration ing administrator,
 Those who have received oDT certificates but have failed to se- cure the necessary rationing forms should obtain them at once, the ad- miniStrator said, The deadline for registering is Dec. 1,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-27
Tire And Six Tubes
 Costs Risucci $50
Service Station Operator Given NOe for Purchase Oi
 Stolen Goods From Arcadian Gang

Arnold street. charged with assault and breach of the peace, continued until December 10, under bonds of $l,oO0
 Stanley Slapikas, 28, of 92 Proc tor street, charged with non-sup- port of his wife and two children, was ordered to pay $14 weekly or serve 60 days in jail. The jail sen tence as suspended for three months. William Stenson, 29, of 37 Gran field street, Bridgeport, was granted a nolle on a charge of non-support of a child.
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EUROPEAN FRONT
 TO BE DISCUSSED

The far-reaching effects of the Allied campaign in North Africa will be outlined on the Review ing Stand" when the weekly forum presents a trio of current events analysts in a discussion of "Our Mediterranean Front" over WATR, Sunday. Nov. 29. from 3 to 3:30 p. m.. EWT.
 Participants include: Clifton Ut- ley. well-known radio commentator. lecturer and Chicago news editor: Louis Gottschalk. professor of mod ern history. University of Chicago: and Curtis MacDougall, professor of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-27
CHINEST PVT. KILLED

Southbridge, Mass, Nov 27 - UP)-The first Chinesc born in Southbridge-Pvt. Wilfred Hong, 27 has been killed in an automobile accident while serving with the U. s. forces in New Caledonia, accord ing to word received by his par entS.
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INSTANTLY KILLED

Meriden. Conn, Nov. SS-(UPl- Eugene Slack. about 64, was in- Stantly killed last night when struck by an automobile, George McMa- hon was fel6 as the driver.
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 Walter H. Eddy WABC-Exploring Space 4:45-wEAF-"Young Widder
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 wJz-Swing Music; Stories wABC-Off the Record 5:00-wEAF-"When Girl
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 Genius?" 5I5-wEAF-'Por Faces Life" wOR-John Gambling wJZ-'Hop Harrlgan" wABC-"Mother and Dad 5:SO-WEAF-"Jus Plain Bill" wOR-"SupermRn" wJZ-"Jack Armstrong" wABC-Landt Trio x
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BELIEVED DROWNED

Norwich. Conn, Nov. 2e-CUPl- william Corcoran. e. was heiieved drowned late yesterday when his hOwboat gas swept over the Green vile cam in tISe Shetucket river. A search continued for his body.
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CHRISTMAS PAGE CONTEST RULES

l. Beginning Friday Nov. 27h, and continuing to Thursday Dec. 17th, there will appear daily in The Christmas Shoppers Guide superfluous or misplaced worlds one in each of ads appearing on this page. These words are chosen from the sentences printed below.
 2 This contest will be divided into weekly pe riods each period beginning Friday and closing the following Thursday Each of the words in this sentence will appear just once during the week. Every Friday a new contest will begin and new sentence will be printed.
 3. To compete for weekly prizes, you must find the ads each day in which one of the superfiuOus words appear clip each ad and underline or mark the word Wait until you have the complete set of ads and then assemble them in some novel manner. Mail or bring your entries to Christmas Contest Editor at the Office of The Waterbury Democrat.
 4. Each weeks contest closes Thursday and all en- tries for that week must be received not later than the following Saturday night.
 5. Each week, three prizes of $5, $2 and $1 re- spectiyeIy, will be awarded to the three persons who submit the neatest and most novel correct entries
 6. Every Wednesday the winners of the previous weeks contest will be announced The decisions of the judges will be final.
 T. This contest is open to all but employees of The Democrat and members of their families. 8. All entries become the property of the Wa terbury Democrat and will not be returned.
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Journalism. Northwestern univer-

James H. McBurney Is moderator of the weekly discussions. originat- ing in the studies of WGN. Chicago.
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Tfe clothes your son reass. she

gun he fights with. the food he eat. the shelter he sleeps in comes from
 the money you put into War Bonds.
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GAS RATIONINC IN
 NATION ATTACKED

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ALLIED FORCES
 NEARING BIZERTE

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RUSSIANS WIPE
 OUT NAH FLANK
(Photo by Q, s, Army Signal Corps)

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Evening star., 1942-05-15
.W.P. B. Labor Chief Quits;
Has No Job Left 10 Do

Declaring there's no job left for
me to do" Eli Oliver, chief of the
War Production Boards labor re-
lations branch, resigned yesterday.
He has been principal aide to
Sidney Hillman, former w. P. B.
labor director.
Under the recent reorganization
Of the w. P. B. labor setup, the i'm
portant supply and training func-
tions were transferred to the War
Man Power Commission, leaving Mr..
divers branch in w. P. B. Subse-
quently, Wendell Lund, Michigan
State unemployment compensation
commissioner. was appointed to head
the w. P. BIS Labor Production
Division"
"The only thing left is my depart
ment," Mr.. Oliver explained, "and,
under the reorganization, that's a
one-man job"
He said his resignation was effec-
tive Immediately and that he
planned to return to the labor move
ment as an economic adviser and
labor relations consultant.
The appointment Of Thomas A.
Baggs of New York, former execu-
tive of the Chrysler Corp, as chief
of the truck section of the w. P. BIS
automobile branch, was announced
yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Manchukuo and Mongolia
Rafify Agreement
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC From Japanese Broad
casts, May liberalization of an
agreement between Manchukuo and
Outer Mongolia to end the border
dispute which fared into open war
fare in the summer OF 1889 was
announced in communique issued
simultaneously today in Hsinking
and Ulan Bator. capitals Of the
two countries, and published by
Domei news agency.
The agreement was signed by a
mixed border commission at Harbin
last october Is.
Although the dispute ostensibly
was between Manchukuo, Japans
puppet, and Outer Mongolia, under
the protection of Soviet Russia
most of the fighting was between
forces of the two protecting powers
A battle around Nomonhan, on the
Manchukuo- Mongolia border, last
ed several weeks, and Japan admit
ted suffering $4,000 casualties.
The Japanese, apparently to foster
the impression that her intentions
toward Russia are peaceful. has
given wide publicity to the agree
ment.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Party Honors Cook
For HoIf-Century Service
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Two elder
1y women took a bow at big family
dinner last night.
One was 68-year-old Halka Franco,
who ate one of the few meals in the
last so years which was not the
product of her own culinary skill.
She was guest of honor at a dinner
party given for her by the family to
whose tastes she catered these many
years.
The other was Mrs. Anna Hoff-
man, who hired Miss Franco so years
ago when Miss Franco was fright
ened, barefoot, peasant immigrant
from Slovakia. Mrs. Hoffman OBJ
served with reasonable pride that
mot many women can keep the
same cook so years"
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Russian Resistance
On Kerch Heights
Broken, Nazis Say
Forces at Gates of City,
Khurkov Fight Goes On,
German Chiefs Claim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ."'--
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, May 15.-The German
high command asserted today
that Russian resistance on the
heights before Kerch, in the
Crimea, had been broken and
that German and Rumanian COL
umns are at the gates of the
town.
The communique said fighting
was continuing in the region of
Kharkov, great industrial center of
the Donets valley.
In the Crimea German and Ru-
manian pursuit columns are at the
gates of Kerch after having broken
enemy resistance on the heights
before the town." the communique
said.
145 Tanks Declared Destroyed.
Fighting continues In the region
Of Kharkov. In the course Of this
fighting 145 enemy tanks have been
destroyed so far.
Strong formations of German
bombers and fighters smashed tank
concentrations, artillery positions
and supply columns"
The Berlin radio referred to the
Kharkov fighting as "a defensive
struggle" and said that the Russian
tanks destroyed in that area in
cluded many of the most up-to-
date construction"
The high command also recorded
several days fighting in the Volk-
hovo region, some IS miles south
east of Leningrad, where, 1t said,
IAN enemy group was incircled
and annihilated by German Army
detachments and SIS detachments." !"
The German communique said
the Soviets lost $500 men killed
and 1000 prisoners. 1t said tanks,
119 mine throwers, 202 machine
guns and much other war material
were captured.
Soviet Bands Wiped Out.
German and Hungarian troops
cooperating with police detach-
ments attacked and wiped out sew
eral strongly armed Soviet bands
in the rear of an undisclosed sector,
the accol Mt added. A Soviet at
Evening star., 1942-05-15
King George Almost Under Fire
In Realistic British Games

The King crouched with his SOL
oiers while machine-gun bullets
tore up the ground nearby and
mortar shells were lobbed overhead
and he scrambled through under
brush to get better view of the
realistic mock war
Omcers say the live ammunition
maneuvers are the best means of
training men to perform coolly
under actual war conditions.
twenty-five lives were lost in an
r. A. F-Army demonstration April
II in which a Hurricane pilot. of
the target, sent stream of bullets
into an enclosure where officers and
observers had gathered.
Nineteen army men. including two
captains. were killed in an explosion
during maneuvers May in Wales.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Latin Amerit an Group
On Train From Italy
By RICHARD G. MASsOCK,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
ABOARD DIPLOMATS TRAIN
EN- ROUTE FROM ROME TO
LISBON, May 15.-The last of four
trains carrying homeward-bound
United States and Latin American
diplomats and nationals from Rome
under the exchange agreement with
the Axis reached Port Bou on the
Spanish side of the French frontier
last night.
At Lisbon. they are TO board the
chartered Swedish liner Drottning-
holm, which is bringing the Axis
party from the United States.
United States citizens aboard the
train include the Rev. Hiram Gruber
Wolff, pastor of the American
Church of st. Paul in Rome and
formerly of Boston; Col. Michael
Buckley, United States Army OBJ
server who was captured by the
Italians in Libya before the United
States entered the war. and Harold
Denny, formerly of Des Moines.
Iowa, New York Times CORE
spondent also captured by the
Italians in Libya.
Others were New York debutants
and singer, Louise Paddy" Lynch,
wife of Paul Getty, who was study
ing opera in Rome when the United
States and Italy went to war; United
States Naval Attache L. N. McNair
and Commercial Attache Chrales A.
Livengood.
George WadSWorth, Charge
d'Affaires in Rome when war came,
is in charge of the train.
The train carried a total Of so
Americans, while about TOO Ameri-
cans with valid passports remain in
Italy. Many of these will leave later
aboard a second evacuation ship.
The train passed through Bar
celona shortly after midnight.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.
Senate:

Senate:
Continues consideration of Agri-
cultural appropriation bill.
Vote due on Downey resolution to
pledge Senators to waive special
privileges in gasoline rationing.
Agriculture Committee discusses
bill to extend maturity date of
Commodity Credit Corp. loans on
crops.
Patents Committee hears Charles
Pack of Justice Department on dye
stuff cartels.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders State, Justice and Commerce
Department appropriation bills.
House:
In recess.
Naval Affairs Committee presses
inquiry into bidding practices at
Philadelphia shipyard.
Ways and Means Committee
works on tax bill.
Veterans organizations. 20 before
Military Affairs Committee on leg
aslation to provide allowances for
soldiers dependents.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Thousands Watch Flames
Sweep Ponomonion Ship

A FLORIDA EAST COAST PORT.
May Is R.-Thousands of persons
on rooftops and along the beach
watched flames sweep Panamanian
merchantmen after it was torpedoed
by an Axis submarine of the south
east coast.
The torpedo blast and subsequent
explosions aboard the ship awakened
residents along the coast.
Naval authorities announced the
ships loss yesterday. Thirityrtwo
survivors, who abandoned the vessel
in lifeboats, reached nearby coastal
town. Thirteen others who dived
overheard are missing.
From West Palm Beach came
praise from the survivors for naval
craft that hurried quickly to them.
One creWman, Robert Boyer,
found himself alone in lifeboat too
large for one man to handle. He
drifted into a patch of burning oil.
A naval craft plunged after him and
brought him out safely. He was
hospitalized for burns.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

Patterson, jr.; G. A. Ross. E. L.
Tolson, A. L. Van Horn. John H.
Westwater and Bert H. Wise; two
year term, to III unexpired term Of
DR.. H. o. Severance, Chester H.
Jones: Board of Trustees. three-year
terms: j. Barrett Carter and Robert
L. Sammons; Board of Deaconesses,
three year terms: Mrs. I. w. Curry,
Miss Viola E. Reece, Mrs. E. G.
Mason, Mrs. j. Robert Hardesty and
Mrs. Frances j. Nichels; one-year
term. flll unexpired term of Mrs.
G. r. Ross, Mrs. Howard D. Rees.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May liking George
vi, who received his baptism of fire
as a naval sublieutenant in the
battle of Jutland in the First World
War, now knows what it is like to
see action on land.
Bullets screamed past him and
grenadeS and land mines exploded
almost underfoot yesterday as he
watched British soldiers undergo
the dangers of actual war in
"toughening up" maneuvers which
have taken a total of A lives in the
last two months.
There were two casualties as he
watched. A grenade exploded near
a soldier, nearly tearing of foot
of the man, while another soldier
was wounded in both arms by shell
splinters.
Evening star., 1942-05-15

tempt to land forces on the Arctic
coast was reported smashed.
The communique said a naval
brigade which landed on the Far
North coast was driven of across
the sea despite heavy snowstorrns in
a battle lasting several days.
The Russians were said to have
left more than 1000 dead and a
large number of light and heavy
arms.
The war report said IS enemy
planes were destroyed yesterday on
the Russian front.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Bill Asked to Approve
Distribution of Funds
By the Associated Press.

hSoOOIdVsV ICoo.
President Roosevelt sent to Con-
gress yesterday a report by Secre-
tary Of State Hull recommending
legislation to permit the executive
branch of the Government to dis
tribute to United States claimants
money received from the Mexican
government under terms of a con-
vention signed last November 10.
The convention calls for Mexico
to pay $40,000,000 in installments to
the United States on agrarian claims.
If all the War bonds that Uncle
Sam is selling were laid end to end,
they would reach to Toxic. Buy
them, ard lay them end to end.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
National Parks Unit Aide
Joins Army Air Force

1t. Edward B. Ballard, until re-
Gently executive. secretary of the
National Parks Association, is leav-
ing Immediately for California for
training as a camouflage officer in
the Army Air Corps.
Devereux Butcher, nature writer
artist, photographer and conserva-
zionist, has succeeded 1t. Ballard.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
DrottninghoIm at Lisbon;
Axis Group Deborks Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, From German Broad
casts, May 15.-The Swedish steam
er Drottningholm, bearing Axis
diplomatic and consular repatriates
from the United States and Central
and South America, arrived at Lis
bon last night and was to dock to-
day.
The first group Of Axis passengers
was scheduled TO board a speL.al
train today, enroute home via
Spain. while anti-Axis passengers,
to omplete the transfer. prepared
to board the Drottningholm for re-
turn 10 America.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
"a Americans Reach
Spain on Way From
German Territory
Lost of a Troins Carrying
U. S. Nationals From ItoIy
Also Arrives in Port Bou:

b. the Associated Press.
IRUN, on the French-Spanish
Frontier, May 15.-Seventy-four
United States citizens, mostly
diplomats and newspapermen,
en- route from Germany and Oc-
cupied France to Lisbon to be
exchanged for German nation
ais, entered Spain by special
train today.
The group includes Leland B.
Morris, charge daffaires in Berlin
when war was declared, and Louis
P. Lochner. chief Of the former As
sociated Press Bureau in Berlin.
The train was cleared Immediately
through Spanish customs, but pas
sengers were not permitted to talk.
Aboard were l08 South Americans.
Two later trains are due to bring
218 more North Americans.
Evening star., 1942-05-15
Mexican Tanker Sunk
By Sub Despite Lights
Showing Nationality
Fourteen in Crew Die;
Thousands in Florida
Watch Vessel Burn

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, May 15.-Mexico'S
efforts to preserve neutrality in
the war were strained today
after an Axis submarine Stalked
at night a fully lighted oil tanker
and sent torpedo crashing into
the illuminated Mexican flag
painted on her side.
Fourteen men died, including the
captain and deck officers who had
gathered on the bridge when the
undersea boat began its cat-and-
mouse game half an hour before the
torpedo finally came. Twenty-Five
survivors reached shore, but Rodolpho
Chacon, 54-year-old seaman, died
at hospital of internal injuries.
The ship, the 7,5OO-ton Potrero del
llano. became an inferno. Thou
sands of persons at Miami Beach
for hours watched the tanker burn
then sink after the torpedoing
Wednesday night.
In Mexico City the government
addressed a note to Germany, Italy
and Japan last night demanding
complete satisfaction and a guar
sntee of damage reparations" by
May 81, threatening otherwise to
take a position in accordance with
Mexican honor"
Declaration of War Urged.
There were calls for a declaration
of war on the Axis. Foreign Min
lister EzeQuiel Padilla called the
sinking an outrage to the Mexican
flag" 1t was the first Mexican ship
to be lost in this war.
Mexico had attempted to avoid
such attacks by ordering its ships to
keep lights burning at night and
the flag flying by day.
Eduardo Sihaja y Ramirez of Vera
Cruz Province, a quartermaster on
the tanker, said all lights were
ablaZe, and four spotlights illumi-
mated the flags painted on each side
Of the ship.
eve we're a neutral ship, fully
marked as a neutral, but with such
MI SllcIlly GllClC ID iiO QUILL d~o
neutrality he declared.
At the time of the attack, Sibaja
said, he was Oh his way to the bridge
to relieve the helmsman, Jose Ma
gana-
Submarine Sighted.
Jose came to my quarters few
minutes before and awakened me-"
related Sibaja. He told me We
are being followed and asked him
what was following us.
"'A big animal he said. 1T has
been following us for half an hour
I knew what he meant. I dressed
hurriediy and was making my way
to the bridge. Suddenly there was
binding flash. The bridge went
to pieces before my eyes. Jose died
with the officers"
Sibaja and other survivors told
of seeing the periscope and coming
tower of the submarine moving
swiftly away.