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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
CIUAUD RESCUE AIDED-BY J. s.
Naval Capt. Commended for Part in Rescuing
 French General
BY DONALD COZ
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 Allied Headquarters, North Africa Dec. 20,-tDelayeO-(UP) -- Gen Henri Honore Giraud, commanding French forces in Africa, was rescued from vichy France by & British sub' marine which a Unitd States Navy captain directed Into Q land-locket harbor under the guns of a Vichy fleet, it was revealed today,
 The story was made public when Lieut.. Gan, Dwight D, Eisenhower Allied Commander in Chief, com mended Capt, Jerauld Wright, U. s N., Washington, D. C., and Massa' chuStts, and said "the sound judg- ment and courage you displayed 1T this important undertaking are ii' keeping with the finest traditions oi the United States Navy"
 It was revealed that Giraud fel Into the water while boarding the submarine, that a rendezvous a' sea with an Allied plane was delayet for hours. and that the presence oi an unidentified plane when the Al lied aircraft did arrive kept the sub. marine ready for a crash dive fol 40 minutes.
 But the plane went away, Giraud his son and four French Army and Navy staff officers who accompariet him were transferred to the Allied plane, and Giraud arrived at the hover Nov. ' to aid in the Allied secret headquarters of Gen. Eisen- landing in Northern Africa next day and to take charge of the French Army there.
 Eisenhower ordered Wright, at' tached to the naval aircraft section at the Allied Headquarters, to SC by submarine to pick up Giraud and transfer him to a plane at sea.
 No American submarine was avail able and Adm. Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham, commanding the Brit ish fleet, lent one.
 It was this submarine under Lieut. N. L. A. Jewell, of the Royal Navy which had taken Lieut.. Gen. Mark
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
ROMMEL ARMY NOW AT S|RTE
l75 Miles West of Fl Agheila With British Still
 in Hot Pursuit
By EDWARD W. BEATTIE United Press Stan Correspondent

London, Dec. 2i--(UP) The rear guard clements of Field Marsha Erwin Rommels Axis army have reached the vicinity of Sirte, i7S miles west of Fl Agheila and his broken main forces are still in headlong flight toward Tunisi, it was revealed today.
 Forward patrols of Gen. Sir Ser nard Montgomery's Eighth British Army were harassing the retreating enemy yesterday in the Sultan area only 20 miles east of Sirte yeSter- day. communique of the Middle Eastern command reported, and 1t was indicated that the British must by now have reached Sirte It. self.
 The main Eighth Army pushed steadily westward as fast as the en- gineers could clear the mine fields the Germans and Italians had laid along the entire route.
 At Sirte, Rommel had reached the beginning of a series of deep dried river beds or wadis which are useful for defense.
 But Q notation in the communique that Allied fighter planes were at- tacking enemy transports in the 50- mile area westward of Slrte, as far as Beurat Fl Hsun, as well as the statement that the enemy with drawal continued indicated that Rommel was intent only on reach- ing Tripoli and Tunisia, 300 miles west of Sirte.
 It was evident that the Axis re- treat continued precipitately, and at Buerat Fl Hsun, the enemy forces would have passed two of the three largest wadis.
 In addition to bombing transport the Allied planes attacked Buerat towil. and they shot down a Mes serschmitt-li0 fighter plane of the Tunisian coast.
 Cairo dispatches reported that even though German armored force escaped a trap between the Marble Arch airdrome and the Matratin area west of Fl Agheila it lost 20 tanks, out of possible 80 which Rommel possessed: 30 guns, several hundred vehicles de- stroyed and many damaged, in ad- dition to 800 prisoners.
 It was revealed that an Allied armored force cut into the Axis rear and that New Zealand flying column, composed of troops of all arms, made another cut far to the west and thus isolated the Ger mans. The enemy force escaped by night, Altering between the New Zealanders.
 Tn Tunisia, French forces cap tured the important town of Pichon 50 miles inland from the Axis held port of Sousse on the east
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
ROBINSON TAKES
 NEW OFFICE TODAY

Hartford, Conn. Dec. 2i.-(UP)-- John ?. Robinson, Cheshire, the governors executive secretary, today took over as Connecticut Selective Service director.
 Robinson, appointed by Gov. Hur- ley last week with approval of Wash ington authorities, succeeds the late Col. Ernest L. Averill.
 Robinson sas sworn in .Lst week by Maj. William P. Averill, who has been acting director since the death of his father.
 The new director will spend some of his time finishing out his term as the governors executive secretary GQy. zalEleg lesges selae 4aR A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
NEW RESTRICTED
 AREAS DESIGNATED
Gen. Hugh Drum Orders Establishment; Many
 Areas Now Included

New York, Dec. 2l-(UP)--Lieut. Gen. Hugh Drum, commando g general of the Eastern Defense Command, has ordered the estab- lishmcnt of new rectricted and pro hibited zones along the eastern sea- board from Massachusetts to Flor ida.
 Gen. Drums proclamation, issued yesterday, also frightened regula- tions for persons living or employed in restricted zones. They were for bjdden to possess explosives, radio transmitters. pictures, drawings or maps of military installations and codes and ciphers.
 In both prohibited and restricted areas. civilian action will be regu- lated by military officials to safe guard war installations.
 Added to the list of restricted zones, which civilians may not en- ter or leave from sunset to sunrise, are the entire island of Marthas Vineyard, Mass, with the exception of Vineyard Haven, Edgarton and Oak Bluffs, and port facilities of Newport News, Va.
 Prohibited zones. mainly camps posts, stations and defense plants are forbidden territory to citizen; without e special permit. Additions and extensions to such zones un- der the proclamation include:
 General Electric Go. works at works at Lynn, Mass: Camp Ed. wards and the Scoarton Neck anti- aircraft range. Mass: medical depot tContinued on Page Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
HIGH SCHOOLS ABSENTEE LIST JUMPS TO 1000 Students Take Early Vaca- ton Into Own Hands;
 Many Hold Jobs NO MAKE=UPS TO
 BE PERMITTED Question of Early Dis- missal Long Discussed Here, But Not Adopted

High school students to- day took a hand in the argu- ment which has been Smol- dering for more than a month as to when they would be dismissed for the Christ mas holidays, and a survey of the absent lists at Crosby, Wilby, and Leavenworth re- vealed that almost 1000 of the city's approximately A. 900 public high pupils are helping beat the anr ual rush per iod in the Post Office and in stores. pr. Thomas J. Condon, superinten- dent of schools, allegedly turned down requests on the part of local merchants to dismiss high school boys and girls early as is being done in Hartford, New Haven, and other Connecticut cities.
 Despite the fact that notices were issue1 last week, saying that pupils who missed class assignments to work during the rush would not be given an opportunity of making them up, the students have prefer fred to take their chances. It is understood that many of the teach |ers unofficially closed their mark ling books last Friday, and will over look what they term "a natural tendency" on the part of pupils to pick up some pin money, and at the same time help the merchants. Some Really HI
 Intense cold and sickness con- |tributed to the lengthy absent lists. but the large majority of the boys |and girls A. w. o. L. could be seen .wroking over counters in downtown btores, or carrying mail to assist in sthe Post Office rush.
 The question of an early Christ Snas dismissal was first brought up ! more than a month ago, and at the kime it was believed that the Board |bf Education would make a change 3n the school schedule. However, &ince that time, Dr. Condon has Insisted that the schedule could not be changed, despite he labor short
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
AMERICAN OFFICER
 NOW JAP PRISONER

Washington, Dec. 21-(UP)-The War Department announced today the names of Al United States Army officers held as prisoners of war by the Japanese in the Philip pines.
 Army personnel from 35 states is listed including five officers from New England. In each case the next Of kin has been notified by the War Department. Other lists will be issued later, the department said.
 The sole Connecticut prisoner and next of kin included:
 Neary, Maj. James S.; Charles s. Neary, (Box 82. RED 3,) Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21

-AA
 After plunging to a low of 12 be- low zero yesterday, the mercury went down to II below again this morning. Early this afternoon, the temperature was eight above, the warmest since Saturday afternoon but still "A degrees below the freez- ing mark. The temperature remained below zero through all of Sundays A hours, the highest reading below yesterday afternoon.
 Automobiles were frozen by the hundreds. despite the use of vast quantities of anti freeze. Plumbers were kept busy answering calls to repair water pipes which had burst from the cold. Thousands shivered in their homes, with oil supplies not sufficient to insure comfort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
SOCIALIST EXPENSES
 INCOME WAS EQUAL

Hartford Conn, Dec. 2l-(UP)- Peter Brewster, treasurer of the State Socialist Central committee. reported to the secretary of state today that the November elections cost the party $6l76 and that con- tributions to the war chest were the same amount.
 Contributors included Ely Gull bertson, the bridge expert, $i20; gubernatorial candidate Jasper Me- Levy $2o0, and Albert W. Johnston and Contantine Julier. both of Greenwich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
FAMILIES FLEE FIRE

Bangor, Me, Dec. 21 - UP) - Four families fled into sub-zero tenn peratures early today during a two- alarm fire that caused several thousand dollars damage to a Ban gor apartment house. The blaze Started near the furnace and spread rapidly throughout the building. Bremen hattled the flames for three hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
MAIN CHURCH CLOSED

Medford, Mass, Dec. 21 - (U.P9 The Rev. Clarence A. Merrill said today that the main part of the First Methodist church will be closed for the duration to save fuel oil. From now on he said, all services will be held in a small adjoining chapel that can be heated more esailx,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
AUTHOR IS DEAD

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 21 = W.P) w. Gerold ONeil. 6l. author and education authority and principal of Burdick Junior High school. died sunday after an illness, He was a native of New Britain, and operated the Rippowam School for Boys. a private institutions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
Tenants Protest
 About Heat Lack

complaints from landlords charged with not supplying sufficient heat
 
 Godfrey city health officer said that the 65degree minimum worked complaints coming
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
FTREMEN CALLED IN

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2i-(UP)-- All off duty firemen were summoned back to their fire houses today as a two-alarm fire swept an apart- ment house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21

Enter Post Junior College of Com merce Jan. {. Help your Country and Y0unrselg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
Exact Figures IInobtalnabIe


 "The exact figures on enemy fight- CTS destroyed is still withheld await completion Of operational reports. Sundays bag was 50 satisfactory 1t entailed an extended review of individual claims, Six bombers are missing
 The Fortresses and Liberators were aecompan'-' by strong All fighter escorts. including q heavy Canadian formation, but were on their own much of t:e time over France,
 "The bombardiers reported that in every instance the target was clea.- ly visible and excellent results were obtained the announcement said. "one described the target work aa sur lc schnozzle', (which is pidgin French for on tho nose.
 Flyers Like Fight
 The gunners and pilots were Srimly enthussd about the results of the bitter fighting that commenced soon after the coast of France was crossed and continued while tha bombers were making their delib- crate rush for the target, and didn't end until tho Allied fighter escort picked up the victorious bomber for- nation on its way home under the sun of bright Sunday afternoon" The FW-i90's swarme. down on the American bon.bers soon after the formation passed Paris, where some of the pilots saw the Eiffei Tower for the first time. Southeast of the former French capital, large forma- tions of Fock-Wulfs dived in for the attack. the announcement said.
 "'We coulA see their vapor trails long before the Focke-Wulfs were visible, so We had plenty of notice they were coming several pilots re- counted" the announcer t contin- ued. "-Iolding tight to th:ir for nations, the bornbers laid down 8 murderous fire, varying their tactics only for the purpose of deliberate bombing runs over the 2omilly tar- get"
 The success of the mission was emphasized by the fact that the Romil.y Aircraft Works is the sup- ply censsr for most German fighter squadrons serving on the western front. Damage was extensive. Re- turning bombardiers, reported that bombs crashed through the roof of a large hangar and several fires were started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-21
30 Nazi Planes Said to Have Been Damaged in Addition to Others
  BITTERES'T AERIAL
 FIGHTING OF WAR Aircraft Works at ROmilIy Reported Very Badly
 Damaged
BY JACK CHAMBERS United Press Stan Correspendent)

London, Dec. 2l-OUP) - American Flying Fortresses and Liberators, in a smash. Ing Sunday raid on Romilly, 70 miles cast of Paris, were understood today to have shot down at least 46 German fighters and damaged 30 more. There still was no of- ficial report on the planes hagsed by the big Hoeing md Con- solidated bombers which battled through swarms Of German Focke- Wults and delivered a crushing at- tack on the airfield and repair fa- cilitieS at Romilly,
 "Some of the bitterest aerial fighting of the war over NaZi-occu- pied territory occurred Sunday when American bolnbers fought their way deep Into France to bomb 'satisfae- torily' the enemy aircraft park and airdreme at Romilly Sur Seine u. g, Air Force Headquarters an- .F
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-06
Steodying Chinese Power
Slows Down Jap Advance
v. S. Air Forces Aid Chinese
by Smashing Enemy Boses

China except for several terror
attacks on Chungking, occurred
in the hours before dawn Satur-
day and Sunday after the Fly
ing Tigers shot down six planes
in daylight attacks.
"a Domei broadcast from
Tokyo said United States mill
tary facilities on the Hengyang
Airfield were the Japanese tar
gets and a serious blow was
struck to the American air force
in China in fierce air combat
over IIengyang.
Significantly, however, the
announcement gave no details
either of the score in the air
combat or of damage dealt at
Hengyang and did not mention
the shift to night operations.)
Details were not yet available
on the effect of the raids but
first reports said bombs were
scattered Unfortunately in the
city and that one enemy forma-
ton which went on to attack
Lingling, to the southwest, ap-
parently had little effect there.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-06
Isaac Allen
passesAway
IA Year Old
Resident Succumbs

Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p. m. for Isaac
Newton Allen, "a, who died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Howard Hern, at SO Grove Park
a-enue, Saturday at 10:45 p. m.
following an acute illness of II
weeks and after having been in
poor health for about a year.
The rites will be held at the
d. N. Cooley funeral home at
140 S. Gratiot avenue with the
Rev. Harold Hayward, pastor of
Gilbert Memorial Baptist church
officiating and with burial in
Clinton Grove cemetery.
Surviving Mr.. Allen are three
daughters, Mrs. Howard Hern,
Mrs. Larry Van Camp and Mrs.
Harold Leach, all of Mount
Clemens, seven grandchildren,
and one brother, Norton Allen,
of Van Vert, Ohio.
He was born in Ohio and
came here to make his home 80
years ago, his wife Norma, hav-
ing died about year ago.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-06
Aa!ge Madsen
Passes Away
Weeks illness
Proves FotoI

Funeral services are being
held today at 8 p. m. at the
LaCroix and Groesbeck Funer-
al home for Aage Madsen, 40,
farmer of 2427 Cass avenue, in
Clinton township, who died
Saturday afternoon at st. Jo-
,seph hospital after an illness Of
about a week.
Officiating at the rites will
be the Rev. Jacob Whitman,
pastor of Zion Evangelical
church and burial will be in
Clinton Grove cemetery.
The Madsens have resided
here for about 16 years, Mad
sen having been q native of
Minnesota.
Surviving him are his wife,
Selma, and one daughter, Ar
lene.
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Boats
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way between the upper and
lower range lights was said to
have been rammed astern by the
Ullrich craft as the latter swung
to starboard to speed by the boat
of Howard v. Groesbeck, also
proceeding upstream. The small
er boat was tipped over in the
crash, the impact cracking the
back of the smaller craft and
causing the cupboard motor, that
powered it, when not under sail
to be lost. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Baker were thrown into the
water and Mrs. Bakers head
was cut in the crash.
Following the crash DR.. r. w.
Ullrich issued a statement to the
press and to the coastguard in
which he blamed the heavy
swells from his boat for upset
ting and damaging the smaller
craft, but Deputy Collector Heff-
ner declared this morning that
the statements 0f witnesses of
the crash varied widely from the
Doctors version.
STORIES VARY
1.-THE two larger boats were
racing" the deputy collector
said.
Affidavits to that effect are
on hand in his office, he said.
He declared that DR.. Ullrich
had filed a casualty report and
that the affidavits had been Sc
cured from witnesses of the mis-
hap. He pointed out that the
reckless or drunken operation of
a powerboat constitutes felony
and that the federal government
has the right to seize and tie up
any boat involved pending the
adjudication of the case. The
coastguard had previously de-
clared that the penalty for such
reckless operation of a boat, is a
fine not exceeding So, 900 or i'm
prisonment for one year or both
such fine and Imprisonment in
the discretion Of the court.
The deputy collector declared
that his department intends to
put a definite stop to the opera
ton Of motorboats in a reckless
or drunken manner.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-06

CHUNGkING, July - VI
- Steadying Chinese ground re-
sistanc. and the rising might of
the United States air force slow
ed down the Japanese and con-
fronted them with new problems
today at the end of the fifth
year of the Chinese-Japanese
conflict.
In the air, the Japanese
struck a new note of caution
with night bombardment Of
Hengyang, Human communica-
tons center, after two daylight
raiding forces had been scatter
ed by the American volunteer
group in a spectacular windup
of its career.
When the American filters set
their fighters down again, those
of the Flying Tigers who elect
ed to cemain in China joined the
new 23rd United States Air
Force Pursuit Group.
AVG ESCORTS
In the course OF their farewell
appearance the AVG fighters
acted as escorts for United
States bombing squadron which
attacked Japanese airdromes at
Nanchang and Hankow in it's
first offensive action since ar
irving in China.
All the bombers returned
safely to their bases after drop
ping their loads of explosives in
the target area.
On the ground, the Chinese
struck back against the Japa-
nese captors of Ihwang, in XII
angst Province 80 miles south of
Nanchang, and retook the town
after the enemy had held it but
"a hours, the Central News
Agency reported.
The fierce counter attack was
said to have undermined Japa-
nese efforts to trap large
Chinese forces in Central XII
angst, south of the Chekiang-
Kiangsi railroad where the en-
envy appeared still unable to
bridge a last 25-mile-wide gap
between their columns.
A Chinese army spokesman
said yesterday that Chinese
forces still controlled the gap
despite Japanese claims to have
completed conquest of the rail
line on July /.
Hope for still greater strength
to resist was held out to the
Chinese yesterday in a message
from British Prime Minister
Churchill on the eve of the sixth
year since war broke out July z,
1897. He told Free China that
her fight was the United Ma
tons fight and that Britain was
determined to give her every
material, moral and spiritual
help" in her power.
NIGHT RAIDS
The enemy night raids, a new
development in the war in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-07-06
Boy, 9. Forced 10 Sleep
in Car, Officers Learn

County Agent John Ahrens to-
day pondered the problem of a
boy. 9. forced By his father to
sleep in the family car
The tot was crying bitterly
when he walked into the police
station Sunday. He told police
his sister, IA, left him to keep
a date with a boy friend and
that he was alone.
Police took the lad TO the
Mount Clemens home of his
grandmother. Early this morn
ing they arrested the father for
operating his car without tail
light or muffler.
Even the fathers car, Il seems.
wasn't available as sleeping
quarters for the lad this morn
ing.
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angy when Harold Geddes,
counsel for the Hoges, asked her
about her drinking habits, Mrs.
Rogers said: You're trying to
make me out a drunkard, but
I'm not"
She admitted that her own
common-law marriage ended in
divorce in May of 1888 after it
had first been affirmed in court.
Eugene Louch said he was
made guardian of his sister, Mrs.
Horvath, three years ago when
she left the House of Good Shep-
hard in Columbus after being
involved with sister.
He said he turned the girl
over to the Hoges because Mrs.
Horvath and his wife would go
down the street and stay out un-
til midnight" He said he mar
ried his wife the day after his
mother died on Feb. %, 1887,
because it was her death-bed re-
quest. His oldest child is seven
years old.
DENIES ADVANCES
He denied that Hoge had made
advances towards his wife, Ada.
He admitted that yesterday he
accompanied the Hoges to
Cleveland to inspect the Horvath
home at 1647 East 73rd street
there.
He admitted the "house has a
fence around it, but said that
II ash and garbage cans are in
the back yard. Louch said
that there was dad odor" in
the Horvath home and said that
the Hoge house was a much
more fit place for the baby.
Louch was the first witness
for the defense. Other witnesses
for the defense we're: Mrs. Fran
ces Hoge, 1890 Patton, Detroit,
sister in-law of Carmel; Mrs.
Margaret Cricher, the Hoge's
next door neighbor; Mrs. Fran
ces Lochmore, 1917 Lasher,
Detroit, a friend of the Hoges
for seven years and Patrick
Louch, husband of Carrie and
brother of the girls.
Patrick Louch was used to
refute testimony of his wife who
Friday said that the baby's pic
ture was taken in an Eight Mile
road bar between midnight and
one o'clock. Louch described the
incident as taken place an hour
earlier.