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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

London, Feb. i7.--CUP)-The Red Armys re-captufe of Kharkov rep- resents 6 great moral as well as material victory because this Ukran- ian metropolis was the last big city which the Russians tried, and failed, to take in their winter and spring offensive one year ago.
 Kharkov, Russia's fourth largest city and the hub of the economic life of the fabulous Ukraine, had been in Nad hands since Oct. 25, i0l1, when 1t fell in the big German offensive that carried to the gates of Moscow.
 The announcement by the Ger man high command that Kharkov had fallen at the height of the Nazis' first lightning campaign through Russia touched of @ jubil- ant celebration throughout Ger many. Kharkov, at the eastern edge of the Ukraine-one of the wealthi- est industrial and agricultural re- Rions in the world meant that the German armies had overrun Russia's ''breadbasket" and now held the region which contained 60 per cent of Rlssia's blast furnaces, and produced 63 per cent of her iron, 43 per cent of her steel and 72 per cent of her aluminium.
 So the Germans rejoiced and the Russians continued to fight on the defensive.
 Two months later, in January, 1922, the Russian winter offensive was rolling back toward Kharkov and military observers predicted that Marshal Se1nyor Timoshenko's Ukrarlian armies again would hold the Russian Pittsburgh" probably in @ months time.
 After four months of intermittent but bloddy fighting at the ap- breaches of the city, Timoshenko opened an all-out offensive to take It on May l2, i042. Heavy artillery, bomhers and Stormovik planes as we'll as parachutists were used in 8 tlnree-week onslaught.
 The Russians announced In a connmuniQue on May 31, 1922, that the Germans had lost 90000 troops killed or captured in 19 days of fighting before the city and that the Russians had lost 5000 killed and 10000 missing. .
 But Kharkov was not won last year. Pressure by the Germans on Timoshenko's left flank south of Kharkov in the Izym Barvenkova sector necessitated withdrawl of troops from the Kharkov front. The Nazis eventually made Kharkov one of the four springboards for their 1042 summer offensive.
 The other strongpoints in the 1O42 line were Orel and Kursk north of Rlaarkov, and Rostov on Don south of 1t. Kharkovs capture leaves only Oren in German hands and puts the Red Army well beyond its farthest 1942 advance along 250 miles of the central southeastern front.
 KMArkov, provincial capital for SO,OOOy 900 Ukranians until five years ago when the administrative ma chinery was moved to Kiev, had a population of almost 900,O00 before the war. Tn a fever of construc- tons when l1ostilities started, it had 4 grown from 420,O00 people in 1926.
 In addition to being the economic center of the Ukraine, Kharkov occupies 6 strategic position on the main railroads and highways be- ! tween Moscow, 400 miles north, and /, the Crimea and rich Caucasus oil fields to the south. Six major and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17
VALENTINE PARTY
 PLANNED TONIGHT
WOtnen's Society Will
 Gather at Grace MethOd- - ist Parsonage
FAYETTEVILLE Correspondent: Mvs. William E. Rooney. 100 Dwight St.
 Telephone S-S47S

Waterville, Feb. l7-Court Welch, Toresters of America, will meet to- morrow evening ct 6 o'clock ct For~ esters' hall.
 The Swedish Weaving club met last evening at the home of Mrs. John Platt, ST., on Parker street. Lunch was served. Present were: Miss Ruth Norton, Mrs. Harry Lat timer, Mrs. Harry Stride, Mrs. Ralph Benson, Mrs. John M. E. Johnson, Mrs. Frank Wilson and Mrs. John Platt, Jr Next weeks meeting will be aG the home of Miss Ruth Nor- ton, Thomaston avenue.
 Women's Society for Christian Service will hold Q Valentine party this evening at the parsonage of Grace Methodist church. The ladies are asked to bring valentines. Sev- eral members of the society met re- gently at the home of Mrs. Benja- min Johnson to sew for Britain. They were: Mrs. Arthur Twelves, Mrs. N. E. Honnald, Mrs. William Brandt, Mrs. Frank wilson, Mrs, John Platt, ST.. Mrs. Harry Latti- mer, Mrs John M. II. Johnson, Miss Ruth Norton and Mrs. John Platt, Jr.
 Notes
 Girl Scout troop No. 27 will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at SprNgtie school gymnasium.
 Sewing for Red Cross tomorrow afternoon at the sewing room of Sprague school sewing room from 3 until 4 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Grady of Thomaston avenue announce the birth of a daughter, Feb. 14th, at Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17
ABSENTEE BALLOT
 WOLATORS FINED
Six NOrwaIk Men Plead Guilty; Mary Risi's Case
 Postponed

Bridgeport, Conn, February l7f~ (Up) - six Norwalk men, pleading guilty to charges of violating tho states absentee ballot law in thoI state election at Norwalk last Nos yember 3, were heavily fined 1nI superior court late yesterday hI| Judge Ernest A. Ing1is.
 A seventh defendant, Mrs. Mary Risl, was i'll and unable to appeA9 in court. Her case was continued Indefinitely.
 Among those who pleaded guilty was Fred Buckley, who was elected representative last fall. A Demo. crat, he was denied a seat by tho house on complaint of his Republls ca nopponeilt. Buckley, 48, was fined $1,000 and small costs. rs' Others fined similar, atnounta were Charles T. McGovern, 66, DeHn- ocratic city Z. tax commissioners Henry T. KDlle, 56, notary publtCs and Joseph M. Goodwin, 65, justice of the peace.
 Fined $250 and small costs were william Js FOWerSp b2, DemocTaCIo first district tax commissioner: and William N. Garafolo, 36, former Re. publican representative from Nor. walk in 1888. a s4
 Arrest of the seven men and women climaxed a otie-i11af1 grand jury Investigation by State Referee George E. Hinmar. All pleaded innocent when first arraigned, but the six men changed their pleas shortly after court opened yester- day.
 Mayor Frank Stack, elected Demo- cratic representative with Buckley. was seated by the House yesterday after the committee on contested elections made Q favorable, report on the legality of his election. Action on Buckley's case was delayed by the committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

and needed time to make up her mind. Crane pleaded with her te see him, She t. d.. e of the gossip in Hollywood that she would talk to hiln, put in pupllC. They went to the Mocambo (a swank night club) and he begged her again to marry him.
 Llama said she still could noe make up her mind. Then Monday night Steve called and said he had to see her. He went to her house and demanded an immediate aSas swer. Lana said if she had to make up her mind that very minute, slia would have to say mo- Steve left immediately"
 He next was found at the hoss pital, under care of Dr. Max R. Rubeinstein, suffering from a heavy dose of sleeping pills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17
STOLEN AUTOMO OBILE RETURNED TO OWNER

Police lsst night recovered 6 car owned by James padayio. 1889 ThomaSton avenue, stolen several weeks ago from A parking lot on Brook street. The car was found on Fifth street and the owner has been notified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

Unable to import wood for make ing matches, South Africa will grow its own.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

you sign on the bottom of the re- turn is 90 wofded that you can he punished for perjury f you make q statement you do not believe to De true.
 Send your return and the tax you OWe. f any. to the Collector ei Internal Revenue ef the disiFect in which you live.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

War has increased the ancient art of rug making by hand in Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-17

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
MUSSOLINI FIRES HIS SONIN.LAW
Cabinet Shakeup Regarded as Move of COrnered Man

LONDON, Feb. 6 - (PD -
Premier Mussolini's abrupt dis
missal of his son-in-law, Count
Galeazzo Ciano, as Italy's For
eign M in ter in a thorough
shakeup of his Cabinet was seen
here today as the move of a
cornered man, desperately dis
carding half-hearted supporters
and preparing for the most crit
ical test of his career.
The loss of the Italian Empire
in Africa, diplomatic observers
said, was a terrific blow TO the
personal prestige of II Duce. On
top of that reverse there have
been the Notwithstanding Axis
defeats in Russia, damaging aer-
ial attacks on Italian cities and
n e ominous portents of the
Churchill Roosevelt conference
at Casablanca.
PEOPLE FEARFUL
With many of his people apa-
thetic and fearful, Mussolini -
already his own Minister of War,
Navy, Air and Interior-tight-
ened his grip still further by
taking over the post of Foreign
Minister from his son in law.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06

political. but the field for such
adventures is narrowly limited
now.
One informant here even sug-
gested that Ciano. who had
done most of the heavy work
for Italy in the innumerable con-
ferences and meetings with Hit
Ter, might have been dismissed
on orders from Hitler himself.
Ciano, this source said, was
believed TO have been toying
with the idea of Italy separating
from Germany" 1t was pointed
out that Ciano, independently
wealthy and an opportunist of
wide reputation, might feel he
had much to gain from such a
course.
German reaction TO the move
was vague. A trans ocean dis
patch broadcast by the Berlin
Radio said II Duce was "re-
forming his Cabinet amidst one
of the most decisive and criti-
cal periods" and added "Musso-
lini believes the moment has ar
rived when the leadership in
these two most important min
See MUSSOLINl-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Flynn jury
Still Out

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 6-(R
After 20 days of trial, Enrol
Flynn. 33-year-old Tasmanian-
born film actor, may learn today
whether a jury believes him
guilty or innocent of charges
that he committed statutory rape
upon two 'teen-age girls.
A jury of nine women and
three men, which received the
case at l1:15 a. m. (PWT) yes
terday and was locked up for the
night at 9::54 p. m. when it was
unable to agree upon a verdict,
resumes its deliberations at Q
a. m. today.
Since starting their delibera-
tons the jurors at no time have
sought counsel Of Superior
Judge Leslie E. Still and there
was no indication as to whether
a verdict might be expected mo-
mentarily or whether they were
nearing a deadlock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
CD Graduation
Exercises Sci
Large Glasses to
Receive Diplomas

Civilian Defense graduation
exercises for a large group of
air raid wardens and service
corps volunteers are set for
Thursday evening, Feb. IL, at 8
o'clock, in Mount Clemens High
School auditorium, it is an
nounced today.
w. Calvin Patterson, chief as
sistant to the president of the
Michigan Bell Telephone COM
pany, and state communications
officer for the Office of Civilian
Defense, will be speaker of the
occasion. His subject will be
THE Air Raid Alerting Sys-
tem."The public is invited.
A class of rs AFRAID wardens
will be graduated, and $50
Service Corps volunteers who
have donated at least SO hours
to Civilian Defense work will
receive diplomas. In addition, Is
special awards will be present
ed to persons who have given
500 hours or more to Civilian
Defense.
Graduates are to meet in the
gymnasium at the high school
at 1870 o'clock Thursday night
to complete arrangements for
seating.
PROGRAM
Music, 7:45 to 8 p. m.-Mount
Clemens High School B a n d..
Samuel Y. Barbakoff, director.
Star Spangled Banner-Audi-
ence.
Invocation - Rev. George A.
Merifield.
Introductions.
Defense Council, Harold Lind
sey.
See GRADUATION-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Harrison Plans
Service Roll
Township to Honor
Men in Service

A contract was let by the Har-
rison Township Board last night
for construction and erection Of
a service homo. roll costing $3.50,
it was announced today by
Floyd Rosso, Harrison township
supervisor.
In announcing letting Of the
contract to John Titus, Rosso ap-
pealed TO all residents Of Harri-
son township to turn in, the
names of township men serving
in the armed forces. Names
should be given to the township
board or any member Of the
Harrison Circle Of Kings
Daughters which launched the
project and contributed $50
toward it. The remaining 800
was a grant from the township
board.
The sign will be erected In the
township hall within the next
two weeks, Rosso said. .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Heavy Rains Flood Easements

more than a foot of water this
morning, Roseville police re-
ported. Several motorists at
tempting to drive through the
water found themselves stalled.
Warning lights were placed at
either end of the flooded road
by Roseville police.
Sgt. Mike Helmlinger of the
Warren Township police depart
ment said a part of Hoover road
near Nine Mile road was under
water. Portions of roads leading
to the Chrysler Tank Arsenal on
Van Dyke avenue between
Hoover and Mound roads, War
rem township. also were inundat-
ed, but Helmlinger said defense
workers were able TO get TO
their Jobs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Churchill Visits
Eighth Army
Leaves for Secret
Destination

CAIRO, Feb. 6 - (P) Prime
Minister Churchill, following up
his Casablanca and Turkish
parleys with surprise visit to
the British Eighth Army in the
field and a triumphal parade
through Tripoli, has winged
away to another undisclosed des-
tination.
Churchill spent Wednesday
night at Gen. Sir Bernard L..
Montgomery's headquarters out
side Tripoli, it was announced
last night, and then entered the
city, clad in the blue uniform of
an air commodore, to review
Empire and American troops in
the Piazza d Italia Thursday.
He left there by plane Friday.
(The Axis Immediately re-
ported he had gone to Gibraltar
and quickly followed wi h
broadcast speculation that he
planned a meeting with Premier
Antonio De Oliveira Salazar of
Portugal and that Generalissimo
Francisco Franco of Spain might
join them.
(The German-co controlled Scam
dinavian Telegraph Bureau also
carried a Madrid datelined dis
patch asserting that Franco, &C.
companied by his Foreign Min
lister Gen. Count Francisco Co.
mez Jordana, and two other
Generals, had left Spain for
Portugal.
ct also reported that troops
and police had been sent toward
the Spanish border in southern
Portugal where something un-
usual is happenings
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
lease.Lend
Shortage Seen
Shipping Believed
inadequate
BY JOHN II. Virgins

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 - (P)
~ Apprehension was expressed
in Congressional quarters today
that Government commitments
on lend-lease, the military and
foreign relief are ballooning be-
You'd possibility of fulfillment.
Their fears are based, they
said, on beliefs that shipping ia
cilities are Inadequate 10 carry
tremendous amounts of food and
materials TO other nations, and
that civilian nanpower, drained
by military requirements. will
be insufficient to meet the de-
mands for farm products.
These expressions from law
makers VINO stipulated they
must not be quoted by name,
came in the wake Of closed in
quiries into the nations man :.
power of various committees.
Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard testified at one hearing, they
pointed out, that lend-lease COM
mitments on some agriculture
products already are tagging and
that he feared a food shortage is
imminent.
In addition to the uncertain
prospects of feeding the Civilian
population adequately, they add
ed, more than S200,000,0OO is
being asked by former Governor
Herbert II. Lehman's Foreign
Relief and Rehabilitation Com
mittee for supplies.
Assuming that these funds
were granted" said one Senator,
lit seems that under the present
conditions 1T would be almost
impossible for civilian group
to buy that amount of supplies
and on top of that obtain the
ships TO get them 10 their desti-
nation"
Another legislator expressed
doubt that. with an estimated
ll,213,000 in the armed forces
by the end of the year, there
would be enough able civilians
left to produce sufficient food
and armament to meet the ma
tons obligations.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
B IVES GALLAGHER

ALLIED HEADQUART E r 5
IN NORTH AFRICA, Feb. g.
(P) - The French Imperial
Council" set up by the late Adj
miral Darlan was replaced to-
day by a war committee desig-
mated by Gen. Henri Giraud in a
move believed to be a direct re-
suit of his conferences with
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill at Casa
blanca.
The new committee was re-
garded as less strongly political
in character than its predecessor
and its creation apparently OPP
ened the door for further devel-
opponents in the "liaison agree
ment" reached at Casablanca by
Giraud and Gen. Charles De
Gaulle, Fighting French leader.
The members of the war COM
mittee include Giraud as COM
mander-in- chief for military and
civil affairs; Jean Bergeret, who
is given the new title of secre-
tary-general to the commander;
General Auguste Nogues, Gov
ernor-general of French Moroc-
CO; Pierre Boisson, Governor
General OF West Africa, and
Marcel Peyrouton, new Govern
or-General of Algeria.
The personnel thus is the
same as in the Imperial council,
but it was announced that the
committee might be augmented
by any personalities the COM
mander-in-chief may designate
a statement generally taken 10
mean that posts would be left
open for representatives OF De
Gaulle at some future date.
The first acts of the commit
tee were to announce several
measures lessening restrictions
on Jews, order the release of
political internees, promise. GER
tain labor reforms and dissolve
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Canned Milk Raiioning
10 Start in ) Months

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 - (P)
= Rationing of canned milk, it
was learned today. will begin in
about three months.
Shortages of evaporated milk
have appeared in many locali-
ties, due partly to large de-
mands of the armed services and
lend-lease and rationing has
been regarded here as inevita-
BILE. Food administrator Claude
r. Wickard already has assign
ed powers for the task to the
Office of Price Administra-
ton.
Mechanics Of the rationing
haven't been worked out yet,
but they probably will provide
rore liberal allotments for in
fants and small children than
for adults.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Appeal Court
Rules Traitor
10 Be Hanged
District Court.
Verdict Upheld
at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Feb. 6
tAP) - The u. S. Circuit
Court Of Appeals todoy up
held q Detroit district court
death sentence on Max Steph.
on for treason in olleeedly
aiding q German oviotor in
his flight from q Conodion
prison comp.
u. S. District Judge Arthur
futile ordered Stephan, res
taurant owner, to be hanged
Nov. 13, 1912, after his con-
viction for harboring and giving
aid to Oberleutenant Hans Pet
er Krug of the G e m n Air
Force. The sentence was stayed
pending appeal.
The 2l-page decision. given
by Presiding Judge Hicks, up
held the government contention
I h a t Stephan had committed
treason by taking Krug into his
home.
Counsel for Stephan contend
ed in arguing the case before q
five-judge court here in Decem-
Der that he merely befriended
! Krug and that Krug's testimony
was worthless because as q Nazi
he had no conception of the
meaning of an oath.
krug was captured In San
Antonio. Tex, several weeks
after leaving Detroit.
Another contention of Steph-
ans attorney was that the uni
formed presence of the German
flier at the trial made it i'm
possible for the jury to consider
the case impartially.
Counsel also claimed that the
government attorney made "in-
temperate, improper m in
flammatory" remarks to the
jury.
Stephan, Germantown natur-
allied citizen and former nom
commissioned officer in the Ger
man Kaiser'S army, now retains
only one more chance to escape
the death penalty an appeal
to the United States Supreme
Court. -
Unless this appeal Is taken, q
new date will be set for his
execution at the Federal Cor
regional Institution at Milan,
Mich.
See TRAITOR-Page Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Recognition Sought
for War Writers
Veterans Would Honor
U. S. Correspondents

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 - (P) -
Congressional legislation giving
recognition to American war
correspondents for distinguish
ed service" is urged by Verdun
Chapter No. 33 of the disabled
American veterans.
Asserting that the services
rendered by press correspond
ents ARE Of estimable value in
maintaining the morale of our
troops at the front and of the
civilian population at home,
the veterans in a resolution
adopted last night asked Con-
gress to recognize their "distin-
guished service" by special
ribbon, medal, or other suitable
decoration.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06

Macomb county residents, par
ticularly those living in the SOU
thern portion of the county, lit
orally kept their fingers crossed
today as heavy rainfall and
thaw this morning filled bitches
to overlooking and flooded sew
eral low spots on main highways
and some residential streets.
No serious damage was re-
ported in the aftermath Of the
rainfall. More rain. however,
probably would result in the
wholesale flo oding of easements
and roads in the southern Sec
ton of the county.
A section of IL Mile road be-
tween Little Mack and Gratiot
in Erin township was under
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within five miles of the city
proper.
Dispatches yesterday put the
Russians 80 miles south of Ros-
TOW at the nearest point.
LITTLE CHANGE
On the other fronts in the
global conflict, little change was
noted.
In Tunisia. the German radio
reported that British and Amer
lean troops launched wave aft
er wave of attacks against axis
See WARFARE 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-06
Whisky, Beer
Cuts Possible
Nay Sharply
Cut Drinking

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-(P)
The Office of Civilian Supply
figures that if the war made il
necessary, the nation could taper
its drinking to one per cent Of
the whisky and two-thirds of the
beer, wine and soft drinks con-
sumed in 1941.
This bedrock" estimate, il
was learned, was given to econ
omic sterilization director James
F. Byrnes as part of a survey on
the extent to which consumer
goods and services could be cut
and still keep civilian wartime
economy going. The report, des-
cribed as tentative, was not
made public.
AS far as the survey is con-
cerned, whisky and other distil-
led spirits could be limited to
medicinal uses only. But OCS
spokesman were quick to en-
phasize that there was no inten-
ton of interfering with con-
sumption of present supplies.
About S6,000,000 worth of dis
titled spirits would be needed
annually in medicine, the OCS
estimated, compared with total
1941 sales of more than $780,
$1,000.
Although the liquor industry
has been converted to produc-
ton of alcohol for war uses, the
OCS estimates there is still a
three-year supply on hand.
Brewerics and wineries cannot
be converted to war production.
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War Committee
Named by Giraud
Move Seen as Result
of CasabIanca Talks

the "Sol" (Service Order of Le-
gionnaires)-a Fascist type sec
ton of the French Veterans as
ISOLATION designed to act as a
sort of North African Gestapo.
These reforms also apparently
were reflection of the Casa
blanca conferences.
Creation of the war committee
was generally believed to have
been suggested by the Allies to
remove any tendency on the part
of either Giraud or De Gaulle TO
try to return to France after the
See GIRAUD-Page 2
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Air. Raid Siren Tests
Will Start Tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, air raid
siren tests will be conducted in
Mount Clemens each Sunday at
2 D. m, it was announced today
by Harold Lindsey, civilian de-
fence commander. The sirens
will be blown for minute or
two starting promptly atp2 o.
clock, Lindsey said.