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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
Minister OF War Gen.
Dentz Enemy Of Allies

troops from oiaht tranaports under
protective cover Of wprships ana
A war department ecmmunlque
said the landing occurred near Iloilo
and CapiH,
Japs Got Some Forts
The Japanese have captured such
important ports as Manila and he-
gaapl on LuRon island, XamboangA
and Davao on Mindanno island, ana
have landed $4,000 troops on The
island Of Cebu, whore fierce lighting
II appeared that the japanese
strategy was TO sever oil lines OF
communication between the prinol-
pol Islands as well as ferret out hide
den or bases, stocks OF food ana
other supplies that could be used
by bonibers from Australia,
The Japanese probably are throw
ing into the fray the reserves which
were free now that the Bataan cani-
palgn was over. They face, mostly,
members Of the Philippine army and
constabulary. Few, X any American
troops. are believed there.
Meantime, Lieut.. Gen. Jonathan
NJ. Wainwrights besieged garrison
on Corregldor island, key TO the
Manila Bay defenses, was blasting
with considerable success at its tor
mentors. Tho fortress big guns
pounded Jap batteries TO the north
on Bataan peninsula, and Ito the
south In cavlte province, Appar-
entity with good effect because enemy
artillery action has dropped of coii-
siderably during the past 30 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17

suited, and any document OF that
character was entirely unacceptable
10 this government.
WelleS told the French ambassador
that the incident was one OF the
most amazing that could eonceivably
have taken place In the century-and-
-a-half OF friendly relations be-
tween the United states and France,
Pickney Tuck, the counsellor at
the Viehy Empasy, vii remain
there as charge d'affaires when
Leahy leaves, Welles said,
The ambassadors return FOR con-
sultation Is not equivalent TO o
break In diplomatic relations but
represents the most serious breach
yet In U. S."French relations.
Diplomatic sources expected that
the French ambassador, Henry-Haye,
also would DO recalled by his gov
eminent for consultation.
However, II was pointed out that
such procedure would not follow
automatically, and that LaVaps de-
sire To maintaln whatever relations
are possible with tho United states
might prevent any such retaliatofy
action. -
II was recalled that William O.
Built, former ambassador 10
Franege, returned to this country
following the full Of France In June,
i04o, and that diplomatic represen'
tation In Vichy was left IN the
hands Of a first secretary until
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17

and presumably Ia the hands Nf the
enemy. No reports of cAeualties Tor
the last few days Of lighting have
been received, but Il Is probable that
they were heavy on both sides.
Among the major units u the
AataAn force we're the siat lnfaa-
trS; provlsionai tank group, tn-
Guiding national guard units. pros
visionAl Mnti-airckaft brigade. an-
cludlng national guard units: 26th
cavalry, Philippine scoutss 18th iFl-
gantry, Philippine scouts; b7th Inc
fantry, Philippine scouts; 18th en-
gine0r battalion, Philippine scouts;
Srd engineer battalion 12th medical
battalion, provisional signal bat-
TALON, 9th intereeptor comamnd ana
motor transport service.
I'm addition there were several
thousand eombatant and supply Of
the Philippine army, There were In
Hataan on April Q, $3.50 sick and
wounded patients IN the various
general hospitals.
Small Number Evacuated
"A relatively small number Of
troops and oil army nurses, totallng
90, were evacuated 10 Corregidor
from BataAn on April Q.
1.-THE following general officers
were IN Bataan on April Q, and hav-
Ing been unreported since that date
are believed TO DO In tho hands OF
the enemy:
Major generals, u. 9. A.: Edward
p. King, Jr., 40 washington street,
Atlanta Ca; George M, Parker, Jr.,
Vancouver Barracks, Wash; Albert
N, Jones, lB2 Putnam, quincy,
Mass.
Major general. Philippine army:
Quillermo B. Francisco, Philippine
Island.
Brigadler generals, U. s. A.: Ar.
mold J, Funk, $40 Madison avenue,
Douglas, Ca; Maxon s. Tough,
Tennis Aprts. Forest Hills, l., J.,
N. Y; James n, N, Weaver, Colum-
bus General Depot, Columbus, o.
Brlgadl0r generals, U, 8. A.: Clif-
ford Bluemel, WymAn Park Apis,
Beech and 10th street, Baltimore
Md; william n. Broughter, $50
ClyAirmont avenue, Decatur, Ga;
Clinton A. Pierce 37b n, drand-
View avenue, Sierra Madre, Calf;
Allen 9. Mcbride, Fort sam Hous-
ton, Texas.
Brlgadier generals, Philippine
army: Vicente Lin, Philippine Is
lands; Luther n. Stevens, Mateo
M. Caplnpln, Fidel v. segundo and
Simeon do Jesus, oil Of Philippine
Islands,
~. There Is nothing 10 report
from other areas"
Japs Open New Front
Washington, April i7-(up)-The
Japanese, on the receiving end OF
attacks In tho Philippines for several
days, have opened q new front and
nre attempting today 10 capture the
rioh sugar-producing island OF
Panay.
Greatly out-numbered American.
Filipino forces on the island which
Is near the middle OF the arehipel-
ago, are resisting but no details have
been relayed 10 the War department.
Some military observers believed
the new Japanese offensive was @
result OF the Sensational long-dis-
lance raid by American bombers
early this week. They interpreted
the move on PAnay 10 mean that the
Japanese had decided 10 bring the
remaining major Islands under la
subsection In an attempt 10 forestall
future raids from Australia. The
raiding planes used intermediate air
bases; apparently, the Japanese sus-
pect these bases are In the Philip
pines.
The Japanese struck at Panay
yesterday, landing probably 5000
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BURMA OIL FIELDS
BEING DESTROYED
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started their new attack,
II was underatood that 5000 OF
the 5000 wells had been destroyed
or disabled, and that the other B.
900 had been mined and would DO
blown up u the Japanese advance
continued.
The retlneries which formerly
handled the oil 4low were destroyed
IN the Rangon area before the Britt
ish abandoned that city,
Il was estimated IL will take from
six months to year 10 reeondition
and operate the wells,
The British were stIll holding
north OF Magwe, but the Japanese
we're dangerously near Minbu and
had already reached the west end
OF the West-east road extending
across the mountains TO Yamethin,
on the Rangoon-M andalay railroad
which the Chinese are holding, and
this brought 0 new threat TO the
Chinese rear.
However, the British forces at
TaundWingyi, south OF the central
part OF the road, were still holding
and were IN position 10 retire north
ward 10 defend II, II necessary.
The communicate revealed that re-
inforeed Allied airplaneS, including
British Blenhelm bomberS, had re-
sumed vigorous activity and that
within the last week they and the
American Volunteer group had dos-
troyed at least 10 enemy planes and
damaged two, In addition 10 bomb.
ing Japanese bases and conducting
extensive reconnaissance.
ct was reported reliably In Lon
don that 40 additional Japanese
transports ships had arrived on
Rangoon. II was believed Japan In.
tended 10 use these reinforcemenB
TO drive Oh far north toward China
and west toward india aS possible
before the rains start.
(Unoffieial military observers IN
London regarded the Burma Situa-
tion Oh desperate. They said the
japanese apparently hoped 10 cut
eli supply routeb from India 70
China.)
They had inflicted heavy casual
ties on persistently attacking Jap.
anase and 0 break through OF the
Japanese In the British Taungdwin.
cyl sector would expose their right
flank.
The Chinese position was made
even more dangerous by o new dou.
bel thrust OF the Japanese into the
Burmese Shan states from Thai
land.
one Japanese force was striking
westward from Chiengmai toward
the tin mines east and north OF
Toungoo. A second was driving
nogthWestward from Chiengmai,
across tho Salween river, toward
MaWkmai, 40 miles inside tho Bur-
ma border, In al attempt 70 hit at
the Chinese rear and cut the sup.
ply route 10 Mandalay and LaShio.
Reports had reached here that
the Japanese were preparing 70
throw up to Z Ia divisions, or $780,.
900 men, into their drive IN an at
tempt 70 win O knockout victory be-
fore the seasonal rains start IN 0
few weeks.
Already, on the east front, the
Japanese were nearing the dividing
line between the west southern part
of Burma and the dry north central
plains where the Chinese were
lighting stoutly 10 stop them.
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The latter stores informed her that
they could not accept delivery with
out advice from the union.
The receiver In the motion states
that all the products the company
manufactures can be sold and that
II the two chain stores involved in
the labor dificulty will not receive
the products they can be placed
elsewhere without any financial loss
10 the stockholders.
The - persons employed by the
company refuse TO join the union,
so that the problem can't be settled
directly through 1t, 1t was stated.
An attorney for the Fulton Mar
kets stores asked Judge DAILY to In
struct the states attorney to make
an investigation in the activities
of the local unions, charging that
they were curtailing the stores
rights in violation OF criminal
statutes.
SEMI Annual Statement
A sefni-annual. statement fled by
the star Water company receiver,
Doris A. LaFrance, for the period
from October /, 1871. to April !,
1912, shows that receipts during that
period amounted TO 92D,l50.0l. OF
which s2T,557.ei was income from
the operation "a the business. pAa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
BRITISH bomb
SQUADS FIGHT
Coonslnusd from paee y

kUudttnu4d from Ea4e ~
roared over az Is 1000 feet and then
divod down into heavy anti-air-
craft are.
Tho formations later were seen
returning over Eolkestone 81 the
same time new British aquadrons
raced toward France.
one American eagle pilot shot
down a Junkors 90 this morning
while on q routine convoy flight
* was flying with another Amer
lean when I saw the Iu-ao APP
preaching q few feet above the
water ho said,
1--WE opened are and the Junkers
replied Then / had q chase over
the water.
"The Junkers Rig sagged, trying
10 net away but eventually ! got Ia
some bursts at $50 yards, I 0x-
hausted my ammunition but saw
black smoke coming from the
enemy, A few seconds later Il
crashed In the SEQ and sank"
Tapered OF Some
Today's first daylight sweep Of the
French coast followed an apparent
tapering Of The extremely heavy
raids bonhers have visited upon
Germany itself four nights of the
uast seven, Last night, according
TO q communicate OF the DIR minis
try, the hoinbers attacked the sub
marine base at horlent, on the
WNnn,aagA aaAek AVA Aha saSAaAa nA A
Havre, Fighter planes attacked
enemy Airdromes In Holland and
northern France,
Though the communicate made no
mention OF the boinbers having Wis
tied Germany, the Berlin radio said
that British planes had attacked
western Germany during the night,
In one OF the attacks over north
ern France last night, the coYnfiiuni.
que said, British planes intercepted
and destroyed o German bomber,
Two British .bonbera were missing
The offensive was surprising the
German cir force raids with which
Adolf Hitler hoped TO bring Bri-
tain 10 her knees 10 months ago,
Residents Of the coast who watched
hundreds OF planes roar over the
channel yesterday said they had
never heard such q din.not even
during the battle OF Britain, when
the trafils was from the other d..
Fectlon,
More than 900 planes--Hurrlcano
fighters, Hurricane .bomhors and
BostonS douglas bomhers) took
part In yesterdays sweeps. II was
the largest number OF British planes
ever admitted officially 10 have par
tlolpated In On offensive.
Improved weather was enabling
the Raj TO maintain It's dawn-to-
dusk attacks and impose on the
Germans the two-front aerial war
they dread at q time they would
rather give undivided attention TO
enc theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17

has been located OF 100 West Main
street since January Is, 1885.
Growth OF the association 10 tho
point where we now have more than
5000 investors ana more than 1000
home mortgage loan accounts has
made II necessary for us 10 find
larger quarters"
OffieerB OF the First Federal Loan
are: President, Walter II. Deacon:
vlce-president and secretary, Mr..
Smith; treasurer, William II. Jones;
directors include Charles J. Allen,
william A, Amelung, T. n. Conway,
james II. Darcy, MFR. Deacon, Mr.,
Jones, and J. Francis Smith.
The eoinpanys assets presently
are 93bo0,000.
Il Is O. member Of the FEDERAL
Savings and Loan Insurance Corp.
the Federal Home Loan Bank SyS.
tenn, and the y. q. Savings and
Loan League.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
FILE CIVIL SUIT

A civil action involving total
sum OF $500 was filed In common
pleas court today by Patricia and
william Mosevage Of woodbury. End
George creei, o minor acting
through Frances Creei Of Water
bury against Herman and Aaron
Delisher OF Morris for injuries
claimed 10 have been sustained IN
an automobile collision last April
10 In Woodbury.. The collision Is
alleged 10 have occurred as o result
OF negligence on the part OF Her
man Feldsher, operator Of the car
which struck one driven by Patricia
Mogevage.
Patricia Mosavage seeks $500
damages. William Mosavage claims
$500 and George Creel seeks $500
for the injuries received at the col
lision.
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department for the past four years
or 40, and then will answer eaeh OF
the states 70 charges against him.
point by point 49,
State Rests It's Case
The state rested It's case against
Cox late yesterday after dropping
10 Of the ~ charges leYeled AGAINST
the suspended commissioner. Thefe
WAS no explanation OF the Withdraw
oil OF the 10 charges. -, =.
A hint already has been given py
Berry as 10 what lines the defense
will follow. In crosS-exainining COZ
earlier In the case, Berry bfought
out the commissioners major JOB
was one OF policy and direction, ana
that Il was impossible for the head
OF a huge department which SPENDS
S2o 600 900 annually and employees
$500 persons 10 know each detail OF
each contract handled by the de
vision.
In addition, II was believed likely
Berry will bring out In great detail
the activities OF Acting State High
way Commissioner Frank Upman,
Jr,, who was Deputy under Cox. IN
a statement which preceded open.
ing OF the removal trial, Cox alleged
that Upman "misrepreSented" his
qualifications for the post when nc
was appointed last July.
Upman Was Target
Time after time, whenever an
opportunity presented itself, Berry
cross examined state witnesses 70.
garding the activities OF Upman. The
latest incident, which occurred yes"
terday, caused Assistant Attorney
General Richard r. Corkey 10 grow
angry, saying Berry was trying 70
secure "ali the dirt" nc could from
his witnesses.
The episode occurred during Der.
RVS denomination OF John ID.
Toohey, Hartford, who said he was
head OF the personnel department
OF the highway division. Berry
brought out from Toohey that he
has been assisting Upman in var
iouS personnel matters for months
and that he has been helping on an
Investigation" for six months. :
Berry pointed out 10 State Referee
George u. Hinman that charges
against Cox were brought In Feb.
ruary, only two months or so ago.
The state concluded Its case with
presentation Of testimony on the
charge that Cox failed TO exercise
reasonable supervision over town aid
funds administered by the highway
department. II was alleged that no
inspection was made Of materials
purchased by the towns from these
funds, and that some money was
diverted 10 other purposes.
Road Building Curtalled
Hartford, Conn, April iT-(Up)--
Acting state Highway Commission.
or Frank Upman, Jr., said today the
states bodybuilding program al
ready has been partially curtailed by
q war production board ruling for.
bidding all except military building
Upman said the departments en-.
tire construction program now was
threatened by the order. He pointed
out, however, that the ruling permit
ted continuation Of projects which
were well underway before April Q.
Special high priority ratings must
be obtained from Washington for all
new projects, Upman said. These
ratings, he said, must be obtained
even on jobs where vital materials
were not used.
Upman said town highway Off
cials have been instructed 10 plan
their bodybuilding programs with
q weather eye 10 the future" The
towns, he said. unjust except more
severe and drastic curtailments
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
held that these sales violated the
international agreement.
Chemical COmDound


Chemical Compound
The printing composition involved
In the patents 10 q chemical CONF
pound known ae tetracene, de-
scrihed by Dobey as having several
advantages over mercury illuminate,
one of them being that tetracine
can DO made from materials avail
able In wartime. A printing cons
position Ia a sensitive compound
which sets of the powder which IN
turn discharges q bullet.
Dobey's testimony embarked the
committee on the second OF a series
OF inquiries into international pat-
ent controls In connection with le-
gislation introduced by Chairman
Homer +. Bone, D., WASH, and oth-
ers TO authorize government draft
ing" OF patents In wartime.
The agreement between Reming-
ton Arms and the German concern,
Dobey said, originated In 1920. Since
1893, he added, Remington has been
controlled by u, I. Du Pont DO
Nomours q Co. The German II. w,
8. concern Ia a subsidiary OF !. q.
Farbenindustrie, German chemical
trust.
1.-THE result OF this agreement,
based on patent controls, has been
10 halt sales Of military ammuni-
ton containing totraeene by the
Remington Arms Co., TO the Brit
iah purchasing commission as late
Oh January, i04i," Dobey said.
Recommendation aAaatmA N4Asaaa tAARra
Gene could be sold legally 10 the
British empire for shooting quail
and pheaSants, but not for Bhoot-
ing Germans"
There Is an average Of 20 murders
daily In the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
ar Minister May Be
General Henri Dentz
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asked petain,
'"Whyp" inquired petain,
"In my native province OF Gers
that Is the traditional dish we serve
az funerals" Barthelemy replied,
Darlan, who had been promised
continued control Of the navy, army
and air force, was put on active
naval service for life and given the
title admiral OF the fleet, which
corresponds 10 marshal, as he re-
tired from The cabinet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17


company, which occupies the first
floor, other tenants include the
Hartford ordnance district ONCE VI
the war department on the second
floor: third floor, Barrow, Wade,
Guthrie and Co., International Bus
mess Machines, Henry O. Robinson
Co., and the law ofiices OF Judge
T. =. Conway and Atty. John r.
McLinden.
The building, which Is air-con-
ditioned and OF modern construc-
ton with banking vaults and wal
nut panellng on the first floor, 10
bounded on the north by property
held by State Bank Commissioner
Walter Perry for the closed Mer-
chants Trust Co., on the east BY
Leavenworth street; and on the
south and west by the Chase conf
pany.
It has q frontage Of 35 feet with
q depth Of i22 feet.
In discussing the planned change
Mr.. Smith said: "Our association
was chartered october IL, 1895, and
btlrgef1ents are listed AZ $zb,24b.TI.
II Is stated that 9e,04o.16 Of the
claims allowed by the court have
been eliminated by compromise
leaving q balance Of s4,b11.68 to be
settled.
The statement reveals that the
only thing which can prevent the
company from coming out Of receiv-
ership would be inability to obtain
chemicals and glassware necessary
for the manufacture Of the COM
pany's product. Il Is stated that
chlorine gas which Is necessary for
the manufacturing Is severely Ta-
tiOnal at the present time. II the
company can continue 10 obtain ma
teriais e a said that dividends On
the remaining claims viii he paid
In ahe near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
CRICCS BUILDING
IS BEING SOLD

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REMINGTON ARMS
In PATENT MESS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
MACARTHUR HAS
SUPREME RULE

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There Is an average OF 20 murders
daily In the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
ATTY BLANSFIELD
HITS AT LABOR

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-17
WILLIAM ]. COX
WILL TAKE STAND

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Evening star., 1942-01-11
Somebody Always Wins
Backing Broadway Shows Gamble
But an Angels Ever Handy
By John Ferris,
By John Ferris,
Wide world News.


angel the Tor who supplies the money for
often
been doomed certain financial failure
variety Of movaes angvanity perhaps desire
Evening star., 1942-01-11

It is said to have cost $4,000. with
Warner Brothers as chief hackers.
But one anonymous angel, accord
ing to the boys in the know, put up
$50 1000.
The real heyday Of the angel was
In the mad 20s when Wall Street
was the Nations favorite gambling
spot and the winners extended their
activities to the bright lights dis
trict. Angels then were frequently
synonymous with sugar daddies, as
they were called; and even the no.
torious bootlegger. Waxey Gordon.
unloaded a lot of his dollars to
make the theater brighter and gayer.
The greatest angel of all time
probably was Edgar B. Davis. a
Texas oil man, who fell in love with
a play called The Ladder" because
he was interested in reincarnation
and this play was about reincarna-
ton.
It opened on October 21, 1926, and
was severely raped It began losing
money at the rate of $4,000 a week,
but Davis was game and generous.
On November "a, 1927, the distribu-
Evening star., 1942-01-11

Of play; an intere.t In one Of the
players or feeling Of friendliness
toward q produce. Generally he
prefers anonymity Ior the same self
protective reason hat many con-
tributors to charities prefer it.
Angels often operate In groups,
putting up amount. as small as $500
and sometimes hal ding over checks
for astonishingly large sums.
The hackers Of Viva O'Brien," a
musical with a sstting in mexico
which reached New York last fall,
fall into the latte, category. The
show was reported to have cost be-
tween 100000 ant $685. 900. which
was put up, ACCORDING to Broadway
information. by a tew Middle West
business people wb, were interested
In some Mexican mines. It was pre-
sented to the befucdlement and de-
spair of critics and most of the audi
ence. and came to an inglorious end
not long afterward
Costly Mhgivings.
The hackers of Arsenic and Old
Lace" one of the better Broadway
hits, are so nume-ous that people
make joke of 1t. The joke. how
ever. seems to be OF those who didn't
invest-if they had q chance.
Sometimes angeS or prospective
angels have misgi ings. and some
times this Is costly For years after
"Atie's Irish Rose. had begun pour
i:.s its thousands nto the purse of
Anne Nichols ano her hackers, it
was rare not to fad In q group Of
10 persons, uptown, downtown or
midtown. at least one who told the
sad story of how he had turned
down a chance tc put money into
that show.
Sinclair Lewis. he novelist, was
the angel Of . 81 ow called Good
Neighbor" this season. He also d.
rected 1t. It ran vne performance,
and the report va. that it cost Mr..
Lewis 3o,000, which is about IS
per cent Of the money he received
when he won the Nobel prize for
literature q few years ago.
Backers Astonished.
1t is difficult. of course. to foresee
what a play will O.. Early this sea-
son Alexander Cohen staged q melo-
drama called Ghost For Sale"
which ran one weee and cost 1000
Of somebody's moI.y.
Cohen and Shepard Traube had
another piece, Angel Street." about
which there was considerable doubt.
The production cost $4,000. Cohen
and Traube put Up some of their
own money and got % other hackers.
mostly people on tie West coast. To
the astonishment tf everybody con-
cerned. the play go rave notices and
looks now like q pl,f1table hit.
One of the most expensive pro-
ductions In town It present Is the
Eddie Cantor shov. Banjo Eyes"