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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
LAPS NEW GUINEA UNIT TRANSFERRED
Sailors and Soldiers Also Sent From GuadaIcanal
 to New Front
fRx United PrasSl

Japan indirectly admitted today that. 1t had suffered its first land defeat of the war when an Imperial Headquarters communique an- nounced that Japanese troops had been evacuated from Guadalcanal Island and from Buna in New Guinea.
 Japan explained that It's troops were withdrawn after they had completed the task of making 1t possible to establish strong bases in New Guinea and the Solomons. which from now on permits new strategy"
 The communiQue referred to two actions which have been announced for some time as Allied victories. One was the drive of an American Australian army under General Douglas MacArthur which cleaned the Japanese out of the Buna area after the enemy had started an un- successful offensive against Port Moresby. The other was the battle of Guadalcanal, the island in the Solomons group which U. s. Mar ines stormed last summer.
 The communique added:
 Japanese losses are 16,734 dead, wounded or dead as 8 result of ill., ness or wounds. One hundred and thirty mine planes did not return to their bases or have voluntarily crashed on their targets"
 Tokyo, heard by the United Press listening post in San Francisco, said that the transfer of Japanese forces to new theaters" was ac- complished in the most orderly manner" as the result of continued pressure on the Americans.
 Actually Japan lost i5.000 men killed in the Buna campaign alone, where the entire Papuan army un- der Lieutenant General Tomatori Horii was destroyed.
 HoEii was drowned when Q raft overturned in R turbulent river on the north side of the Owen Stanley Mountains as he tried to escape an Australian trap.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
AMER|CANARMY GUARDS ALLIED FRONTS FLANK Uncle Sam's Men Await Big Test Against Rom.
 meI's Afrika KOrps DEFINITE FIGHT SOME
 WEEKS FROM NOW DUE U. s. Establishes Contact With Sth Army; Faid
 Pass Key Position
BY PHIL AULT
United Press staff COrrespOndent)

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 With the American Army on the Southern Tunisia Front, February 8. = (De- 1ayed) = American boys crouched in foxholes today along a 150-mile front of barren valleys, plains and mountains fron1l Central Tunisia to the edge of the Sahara Desert, guarding the Allied flank, raiding the Ger mans at every chance and awaiting their big test against Field Mar shal Erwin Rommels Afrika Korps.
 It was indicated now that Rom mel would make his major stand on the line extending IS miles across the coastal bottleneck between the salt Hats and the Mediterranean coast just north of Gabes.
 German resistance at the Mareth line 70 miles inside Tunisia, start- ing at Q point about 36 miles south of Qabes, was expected to be only a delaying action preliminary to the deflnattve fight some weeks from now.
 March 1,5OO Miles
 The American Army established contact with Gen. Sir Bernard Montgonneyy's Eighth Army several days ago at the southern end of their line. when 6 group of the hard bitter, bronzed men who had march, cd 1900 miles from Fl Alamein to Tripoli filtered through to shake hands with them at a desert oasis.
 This was a hamburger of the day, clearly in sight now, when the Allies of the east and west will open co.Crdinated offensive to drive the last Axis soldier from Africa.
 Already the Americans are facing the pick of Rommel's men, newly re-equipped, at the Strategicaliy iln- portart Faid Pass 90 miles north of Gabes and i26 miles south of Tunis. "..f 5
 The Germans were guarding the pass against the constant American attempts, by means of heavy armor- cd raids, to punch a wedge into the Axis coastal defensive positions.
 The placing of seasoned veterans in the Faid position showed the importance the German command attached to the pass as key point in the line of dominating heights (Continued on Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
REDS FORT|FY
 ROSTOv POSTS
Russians Drive Near to Kharkov; Many New
 Gains Reported.
By M. S. HANDLER
United Press Stan COrresponder

United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)
 Moscow, Feb. 9.-(UP)-Russia reported new gains north, east ano southeast of threatened Kharkov to- day while at Rostov they captured a series of German fortified posi-. Nons by storm after smashing des- perate counter.attacks. .N
 Yesterday had been one of the most glorious days of the winter campaign. The fall of Kursk, 125 miles north of Kharkov, endangered the entire German anchor line based on Kharkov, and at Rostov the Russians cleaned out the YeiSk peninsula. to the southwest, and made important gains east of the city.
 The danger to Kharkov, industrial capital of the Ukraine, intensified by the fall of the great fortified base of Kursk, was emphasized today in the noon conlmunique which re- ported victories in the Donets basin, Kupyansk and Belgorod areas.
 In this fighting the Russians routed or killed upwar0s of 5000 German troops. ...
 20 Trucks Destroyed
 In the Kramatorsk sector of the DonetS basin. front, 103 miles south- eas tof Kharkov, the Russians cap- tured number of inhabited places, disabled five tanks and destroyed 20 infantry trucks.
 West of Kupyansk, 65 miles south- east of Kharkov, single Red army unit stormed and captured several villages and in another sector Rus sian trops routed 1000 German in- fantrymen to capture a strongly held inhabited place and with if eight anti-tank guns, 13 machine guns, IS motor trucks and other spells.
 German resistance was smashed in the Gastischevo sector, IS miles north of Belgorod. by Russian troops who drove ahead to capture several defense points along the main north-south railroad. Some 600 Germans were killed and five tanks and il field guns were disabled Belgorod is 43 miles north of khar- kov and 03 miles south of Kursk.
 Tn the Kursk sector q Red army unit killed about 1000 Germans and captured . tank. IS field guns and 90 machine guns.
 At the northern end of the front, khe Russians who had captured Faotxh, 90 miles northwest oi KnrsE. smashed Q battalion 0f Ger man military policemen end other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
Americans In Striking Distance Of Important Jap Bases, Claims Knox
Range Oil Dealers Meet At Y Tonight
Action on Accumulated Expenses for Operating Costs to Be Taken; Many Unable to Run Trucks as
 Situation Stands

Tanight will decide what is to be done about all the accumulated ex- penses for operating costs of the range oil dealers, a four-man com mittee reported last night after an emergency" meeting.
 Peter Spratto, committeeman said that such action was being consid- cred Friday morning, but was stalled" at the suggestion of un- identified government officials.
 Representing about 75 per cent of the dealers of Waterbury, the group claims to service 80 per cent of the citys l8,000 kerosene con- sumers.
 Only OPA, which is the jurisdic- tion, might prevent the cessation of business by dealers said Raymond 0. Bedell, committee chairman.
 Two alternatives were offered by him for putting the trucks out of service: resumption of the 50-gallon minimum delivery or continuation of the 25-gallon delivery limit Gas set by OPA for the emergency but with a hauling fee of 50 cents.
 OPA was reported to have turned thumbs down on the 50-cent charge last Friday immediately after deal CTS proposed 1t Thursday night. And although the 25-gallon limitation was extended Saturday night until February l7, 1t was not known how OPA would react to the request that 50-gallon deliveries be resumed. Meanwhile, Mayor John s. Mona gan said the city's kerosene supply was virtually exhaused last Friday without weekend replenisllment and i've have no grounds to believe that the situation is anything but grave He reported there was no assurance when further shipments would ar- rive here.
 "The public is agreed deal- CTS should be reimbursed during the emergency for extra work and costs we are laying out," Bedell said, "As the situation stands, we can't af- ford to run our trucks"
 The first effect of taking their trucks off the streets, the dealers said, would be to freeze" the city's emergency office, leaving 1t with thousands of calls but no trucks to deliver oil. The next step would probably find gasoline stations used as distribution centers, with con- sumers required to get their oil on 8 cash-and-carry basis.
 The dealers will meet at 8 p. m. ct the Central "Y".
 Urgent pleas have consistently been reiterated warning people to convert their oil-burning to coal burning units. Had these people, who are still able to do this, ac- complished this small task, a great deal of this present, deplorable sit- uation would have been lessened, said local official.
 Every day the situation continues to grow worse, since more people continue to use up their present supplies, said Nicholas Cecil, mem- Der of the fuel oil panel of civilian defense council. All incoming sup plies are used strictly for emer- gency purposes he added.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
WAHOO SINKS
 4 JAP SHIPS
American Sub Destroys 3O,OOO Tons of Enemy
 Vessels in One Day
(NEA Telephoto)
By FRANK TREMAINE

NOHAVeu EEecD OSNh NVEEeSpVHWSHbD
 Aboard Submarine U. s. s. Wahoc at @ Pacific Base, Feb. 9.-(UP)-- Flying a broom from her periscope to signify 8 "clean sweep" the American submarine Wahoo return ed from successful patrol in the western Pacific today - having sunk an entire four-ship Japanese con. voy, totaling 30,000 tons, in one day after bagging a 1800-ton destroyer ' The convoy included heavily laden transport and all the Jap anese troops were lost.
 The submarine, whose motto ii Shoot the Sunza B ," is commanded by Lieut.. Comdr. Dud- ley w. (Mush) Morton, 35, of Miami Fla, and her executive officer is Lieut.. Richard 1T. OKane, S2, ot San Rafael, Calf.
 The WahooS officers and crew crowded more excitement into their lives between Jan. 24 and Jan. % than most men ever know.
 On Jan. 24 the submarine sunk a Japanese destroyer at close range WlUkl 1US 1bSt hVhuhDkG UVEpSNO WAVAAAAA the narrow limits of a harbor at Mushu Island, of northern New Guinea.
 On Jan. 26, with fresh torpedoes aboard, the Wahoo bagged the four ship convoy after Q l4-hour run- ming fight. On Jan. 27, the sub att tempted to attack @ six-ship convoy and narrowly escaped disaster ct the hands of enemy destroyerS.
 On Jan. 28 another heavily loaded enemy vessel was sighted, but 1t evaded the Wahoo.
 Morton said the Wahoo again eX- hausted her supply of torpedoes in the fight on Jan. 20 and from then on had to depend on her deck guns when she sighted the enemy.
 T sure felt naked" he said.
 Nevertheless he went after the six-ship convoy until driven away by its escort.
 Morton said the Allies know the Japanese are establishing bases along northern New Guinea above Salamaua, from which they are moving supplies into the fighting area. The Wahoo was assigned to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
CLOTHING SHOP MGR. ASSAULTED

Police early this afternoon were called to the Dodge ClOth- ing Company on South Main street after the manager, JOs- eph Martin, of the Kingsbury hotel, had been found uncOn- scious, apparently the victim of an assault and robbery. Mar tin was found by his assistant, who had come from New Haven to relieve him from duty, acc cOrding to Captain of Detec- lives Joseph P. Stevens.
 At press hour, Detective Lleuts. Henry J. Johnson, J0s- eph Bender and Connie shan ahan were Investigating. Martin wOs found lying in . pool of blood, according to police and was taken to St. Mary's hos pital at 1880 o'clock. Hospital authorities said the extent of his injuries was unknown, pending x-ray examination, but that he had recovered con- sCIousneSs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
LONDON TRAIN
 MACHINE CUNNED
Engineer Races for Tunnel
 Averting Casualties 1; Raid ' Alarm Incidentless
By SIDNEY ,. WILLIAMS

United Press Stan Correspondent
 London, Feb. g - (U.P.) A brief incidentless air raid alarm sounded in the London area today after a night in which the Great British and German coastal guns roared in a furious b0mbardment across the Dover Strait.
 No gunfire was heard and no planes were seen during London's alarm period, but a commuter train on its way to London from the east ern area was machine glinned by a German plane which dived from the clouds. The engineer raced for tunnel and there were no casualties,
 During the night German planes bombed and machine gunned south coast towns at ro0ftop level and one of them was shot down.
 It was Londons first alert since January 20 when more than 60 school children weer killed.
 The Dover Strait bombardment started at $40 a. m. when the British guns opened. They fired about 90 rounds within half an hour. Then the enemy guns replied. striking at the Dover area.
 The German radio announced under Q Paris date that they had ordered the evacuation 0f LoTient, the submarine base on the French coast which was bombed yesterday for the e5th time, and eight sure rounding dlstricls.
 Civilians must be out of the area bQ fnmoFrow except thoEe Whofe nreeenee is @urgontly required fol ecnuomic reasons and wllQ paaaebs waelal residential peFmll4"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
NEW YORK YOUTHS
 HOLD TUNIS FORT
'McGregOr' Survives Ger. man Attack; Flat Lands
 Thick With Mines

With American Forces on the Tunisian Front, Feb. 8.-(UP)- Delayed)-An American garrison from New York City, the White Mountains and the Berkshires holds Fort McGregor," the closest point to Tunis in Allied hands.
 Fort McGregor" looks like a rab- bit warren of small caves and rock shelter in a hillside. Its garrison lives a sort of mountain goat ex- istence and makes life as miserable as possible for a bunch of middle aged Germans and some sullen, pugnaciouS Hitler youths, which op- crates back in the fiatlandS.
 The fort is named after placid bespectacled First Lieut.. Edward Me- Gregor, of New York who commands the garrison.
 From far behind the fort. Arneri- can l55 nm. guns open up every time the Germans offer a target Before the fort. the land is flat. and every night patrols roam the No Mans Land surrounding the village of Goubellat. .
 The fiat lands are thick with mines which both sides have laid
 The fort survived on direct at- tack some time ago. Apparently the Germans had thought 1t was not de' tended by more than patrols. Nc. dregor said. When they found themselves under hot mortar and machine gun fire. they withdrew.
 It was quiet around Fort Mcore. gcr today, except for the occasional cough of . gun back in the hills The garrison was washing. writing letters, resting and wondering whet the mall from home would arrive.
 A few days ago there was c fiurFs of excitement. A German palFo was discovered on the American side Of d0ubellht ln daytime.
 AcOFegor, Second Lieut., Rober Mullen, of (iO0 Mountain road Concord, x. H.. set on with c mixef crew og machine guiinaFh. mortal men and infantry Co cut On hnf round up the Germans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
BOSTON ATTORNEY
 SUCCUMBS AT 4E

Boston, Feb. e.-(UP)-Wllliam Dexter, ab. Boston attorney and Q director Of the Boston & Maine railroad. died yesterday at hts home.
 A native Of Beverly, he served ns trlalee of the Amoskeag co. and the Ludlow Manufacturing Associates and Waa a director of tho Boston Rdlson O., Continental MillM Fep. narnll Manufacturing co, and thf 1 WnliIam Watch co, He leaves Nlis and fonT children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09
HUSBAND. WIFE KILLED

Windsor. Conn, Feb. p.-(uP)- Albertino Delieuelrcdo. Q local rest dent aled yesterday at Hartford hospital Of injuries suffered in afl automobile accident here lnst ThnFg- day, IIls uIfo, Hoae, Wae Killed li an aama a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-09

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-07
Children Find
Selves Adrift

Blighting effects on family lie
caused by employment OF mothers
in factories were indicated again
Tuesday when police received
report at midnight that an eight
year old boy had not been heard
from since early morning Police
said the child's mother and father
work and that the boy and his
brothers are left adrift during fac
tory shifts. He returned home al
$3.50 a. m. today af,e. night on
the streets.
In another case. a nine year old
boy whose mother works, was tax
en- to police headquarters and rep
rimanded for lighting matches IN
a motion picture theatre. The
child is barred from one motion
picture theatre and had turned to
the other. The father does not
support the family. Police said
the children in both cases cannot
be held responsible. The little
waits have no choice and with only
a juvenile Acquaintance with so
ciety's regulations. often trans
gress its rules. Police say tAat
the delinquency is not ehsrgable
to the child. or even the parent,
but should and could be remidied
by enabling the mother 70 remain
in the home where she could rear
the child normally.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-07
Schools Will
Vote Monday

New officers will be elected in
rural school districts OF Washte-
nav County next Monday when
action to fill 32 vacancies in
teaching staffs is also anticipated.
1t is expected by julius w.
Haab, county commissioner of
schools. that there will be little
difficulty in providing enough
teachers through use OF those with
war emergency certificates. Many
are already preparing TO return to
the teaching field under the new
regulations The usual number OF
rural teachers in Washtenaw is
$50.
Other matters which may come
before school electors for either
discussion or action are building
Improvements. sanitation, and en-
rollment problems.
Begole district has already made
plans for enlarging its building to
accommodate students brought
there by industrial development
Spencer district, east Of Ypsilanti.
will also have expansion prob
lems 10 meet as Il is anticipated
Coo CCIInnI,= paoa
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-07
Sheriff's Offices
in East Ypsilanti

Sheriffs offices in East Ypsi-
lanti with a staff ri six men,
we're opened in the south admins
.ration building at Willow Lodge
Tuesday. Men will be on duty "a
hours per day and may be reached
by telephoning No. 21SS. Ypsilanti.
That number is the Willow Lodge
number. Within two or three days
the office will have q separate
number. A two-way radio cruiser
is being used for patrol Of the in.
dustrial area. Signs will soon be
erected on Michigan Ave. to ind
cate directions to the newly es-
tablished office.
Drivers licenses will be issued
from s a. m. until 1000 .. m. eX-
cept Sunday. The men stationed
at the office by Sheriff John T..
Osborn. are Deputies Effiner kra-
mer, W. Harrington. Marvin How
ard. Walter Seyler. Erwin keebler
and c. W. shaw.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-07
Traffic Increases
on Ecorse Road

Greatly increased traffic on
Ecorse Rd. between Ypsilanti and
the Bomber Plant has been the
concern OF municipal court and
traffic specialists here during the
last two months.
City officials believe that wild.
ening OF Ecorse Rd TO three
lane road Immediately, and foTr
lanes relatively soon are indicst-
ed necessities.
Sentiment il for immediate paw
Ing. either with macadamized sur
facing or a similar stabilized crust
so that the interests OF the city
could be served where utilities are
not yet installed and at the same
time traffic highway provided
motorists in the important Ecorse
artery OF travel The curve has
been widened from 20 70 % feet
jus, around the arc OF the road
east OF Michigan Ave. hut eng
neers say locally that - feet 81
paying on each side OF the existing
20 feet slab Is needed. The state
highway department. is going to be
asked to do IL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-07
City, Union


Differences between Ypsilanti
city and Local 269 OF the State,
County and Municipal Workers
Union, CIO, remained in the nego-
tiation stage today after union,
state and federal conciliators met
with city council and local union
members Tuesday evening TO re-
view points at issue.
On request Of the employees. the
city officials agreed to have their
labor committee meet with repre-
sentatives OF the union next Mon
day evening Immediately after 4
short council meeting called for the
purpose OF opening bids for sale oil
Boyer Hospital bonds. There is TO
be meeting OF the local union
July II after which a proposal is
expected to be submitted to council
which is to meet July Is.
Attending the meeting Tuesday
evening were Edward W. Miller,
feueral conciliator, Robert E. Lom-
asney, Of the state mediation board.
and Lawrence Blythe, legislative
representative, Clio.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-07
Of Early
Adjournment
Fading
to Have
Difficult Task
on Measure


Washington, July 7-AP-In a
sudden and dramatic turnaboht,
the Senate rose up TO do battle
with the Administration again to-
day over the governments plan TO
roll back retail food prices by
paying subsidies to professors.
Chances of starting a mid-sum-
mer recess by nightfall faded hour
iy as weary lawmakers of both
houses went into a huddle over
bill continuing the life OF the Com
modify Credit Corporation (CCC)
but blocking the subsidy program.
The formidable task OF the con
eferees was this: to reconcile dia-
metrically opposite proposals in
the Senate version and the House
approved bill which lifted all sub
sidy-rollbac!l restrictions objected
TO by the Administration.
ClimaXing a seldom-seen demon
stration of about-faciag, Senate OPP
ponents of the rollback voted late
yesterday, over the loud lamenta-
tions OF Administration lieutenants,
for subsidy restrictions similar to
those which drew a vigorous veto
from President Roosevelt only
last Friday.
The bill as II went to conference
would continue CCC until Jan. J..
1914 and increase its lending auth
ority from $3.50, 100000 to $1,000
100000, but that was virtually a
side issue.
Gone were Administrationsanc-
toned provisions which would have
authorized siX-months rollback
expenditure up to S525,000,000 and
clamped ceilings on existing sub
sidy payments to stimulate produc-
ton OF essential crops. import es-
sential commodities, increase out
put of war minerals and compen-
safe for war transportation losses.
The bill now would invalidate the
present subsidy-rollback on retail
prices of meats and butter.
Lawmakers disagreed generally
on what final form 1t would take
after the House-Senate Conference
Committee finished with H. But
most agreed on one thing: that II
it retains the anti-subsidy proyi-
sions the President will veto 1t
again.
Senator Danaher (R-Conn.) con-
tended, however. that since veto
would act to kill CCC and its i'm
portant lending activities for crop
production and farm transporta-
ton, the President surely wouldn't
want to do that with Congress In
recess"
This was the Senate's up-and.
down-hill route to the anti-subsidy
vote:
i. Voted 80 to 81 for a provision
limiting CCC expenditures for the
subsidy rollDack to S175,000,000 for
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