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Evening star., 1943-09-06
Nazis Move Civilians
From French Coast
|As Anii-Invasion Sfep
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-German mill
tary authorities, apparently fearful
OF an Allied invasion thrust into
Southern France, were reported
today to have cleared all civilians
from a 50-mile strip OF the French
coastline between Narbonne and
Montpelier and to be rushing the
construction OF additional fortifica-
tions in that area.
The cleared area, extending back
10 miles from sea, is in fiat, sandy
sector OF the coast which would lend
itself naturally to landing opera
tions.
In addition to the measures being
taken In this area, the Germans
were said to have sent 5000 to
10000 engineers to Marseille and
Toulon to strengthen Notifications
IN those ports.
According to reports reaching Al
lied officials in London the Ger
mans recently have speeded up the
work OF improving roads throughout
coastal areas in Southern France
to facilitate quick troop movements
1t Is estimated here that the Ger
man garrisons in France at present
total about 100000 men.
In the Biarritz area, thousands Of
Frenchmen were said to have been
impressed to sandbag coastal de-
lenses and a number of heavy gun
emplacements were reported under
construction.
Further east, the Italians have
packed the coast from Mentone to
Toulon with troops of the 4th Army
Artillery and machine-gun posts
have been set up along the coast
Field Marshall Gen. Karl Rudolf
Gerd Won Rundstedt, 67-year-old
German commander in chief in
Western Europe, who led the Nazis
into Poland and carried out the
breakthrough at Sedan in France
in 1910, has his headquarters at
Montpelier, where he is said to be
directing the anti-invasion prepara-
tions.
1t is believed that an Allied land
ing in Southern France, however,
would draw quick support from some
100000 Frenchmen who already are
armed and waiting for the word to
strike.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
William Wilbur, Attorney
And Active Mason, Dies

William B. Wilbur, 65, attorney
and prominent Mason, died Satur-
Gay at his home. 2210 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Born in Detroit, Mr.. Wilbur be-
longed to the Palestine Lodge and
Moslem Temple of the Masons of
that city. He came to Washington
about 80 years ago and was en-
ployed as an examiner at the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. He
bet.dme affiliated with the Masons
of Washington and was member
of the Washington Commandery
No. ! and No. and the Ancient
Order of Scottish Rite.
He also was member of the
Sigma Delta Kappa legal fraternity
and of the District Bar Association
and was a veteran of the World
War.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Hilda N. Wilbur and sister, Mrs.
Alice Meddaugh.
Funeral services will be held at
the S. H. Hines funeral home, 29O1
Fourteenth street NV, at noon to-
morrow, followed by burial in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Invasion
Continued From First Page.)

TllSt TdRG.t
whelming strength in men and
material"
(Ihe Rome communique, re-
corded by the Associated Press,
said that Allied aircraft raided
Aversa, Capua and Formia in ad-
dition to Villa Literno and
Viterbo.
(The Italian announcement as
serted two -engined bombers
were shot DOWN.
officials announcements yesterday
indicated the Allied forces already
were threatening Palmi in their
northward sweep after taking Bag
nara, miles to the south.
Commands Take Town.
Bagnara, 10 miles northeast oil
San Giovanni, and Melito, is miles
south of Reggie Calabria, fell tc
commandos who swept ashore ahead
of the advancing infantry. Melitc
already had been evacuated by the
enemy.
Other sections of the 9Th Army
forged steadily inland across the
peninsula.
An air communique yesterday said
a formation of 20 enemy aircraft
attempted on Saturday to interfere
with the invasion operations, but
8 were shot down in furious dog
fights. over the Strait of Messina
and many others damaged.
The Allied air arm meanwhile
kept up its devastating hammerine
of Axis communication lines anG
airflelds, Flying Fortresses from the
Northwest African Force attacking
the Naples area and RAF Liberators
and Halifaxes from the Middle East
returning again to oft-bombed Grot-
taglie airport near the laramie
naval base.
Allied reconnaissance reports dis
closed that much of Italy's railway
system lies in ruins and has beer
made valueless to the Germans fol
defense of southern or central Italy
The damage done to the italian
communications system in the last
fortnight by our strategic bombers
has been even more devastating
than previously supposed" said g
headquarters announcement in re-
porting on wreckage extending from
Bolzano and Trento below the vita
Brenner Pass to Pisa and the Maple.
area.
Aground, the enemy resorted tc
extensive demolitions before with
drawing and these are slowing the
advance of the forces of Gen. Sil
Bernard L. Montgomery, who now
has arrived In Italy to take command
in person.
Two serious bottlenecks lie before
the Allied forces on the Italian toe
one between the Cults of SAINT
Eufemi and Squillace halfway ur
from the southern tip, and the
| other between the CULTS of Policastrc
and Taranto.
The book of the week is the Wal
stamp book. 1t spells Victory il
fIllod II,
Evening star., 1943-09-06
German Home Front
Reported in Complete
Moral Dissolution
BY the Associated Press,


BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-The Bal
timore Sun reported today in a spe-
cial dispatch from Stockholm that
THE German home front now is
in complete moral dissolution.
This year is showing the same de-
velopments as 1918"
Alfred Oeste, special Sun cor
respondent, declared that his report
was mot wishful thinking; it is cold
fact, adding that he had talked with
two keen and reliable observers
who have been living in Germany
for decades and who did not conceal
for single moment that the war
would be lost to the Nazis in few
months in spite of the fact that
the soldiers morale still seems to
be rather good"
The dispatch added that this time
"the retreat is on the Eastern front
(rather than the western) and the
home front is staggering because of
the heavy blows by the Royal Air
Force dnstead of the World War I
blockade"
The observers Confirmed the
moral dissolution, in which sinister
forces are yelling up from the
depths, criminals are more numer-
Gus and bolder and executions be-
cause of plundering after bomb
raids are increasing.
with horror they asked wither
Germany was driving in rapid steps.
The people. they say, have lost faith
in everything, and Himmler (head
of the Gestapo) will not be able to
make the home front stronger
through terror because of the de-
grading of morale.
"Stalingrad broke Hitler's glory
and since then the leader in some
way has disappeared and the people
have not heard a single word from
his mouth. I"
Many millions of people who have
lost everything are observing
with disgust that the East Germans
still are not feeling many of the
hardships of war. There Is a dan
gerous cliff being opened between
two classes in the Reich"
Evening star., 1943-09-06
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Evening star., 1943-09-06
Wood Provides Power
For Brewery Truck
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Maybe automobiles
won't replace the horse, what with
the wartime gasoline situation, but
the Lehman Breweries here have
new hope in a woodworking mo-
tor truck which it says is more eff
cient than the ponies.
The firm, which put number OF
horse-drawn brewery trucks into
operation a few months ago to save
gasoline, said the new wood-burn-
ing apparatus attains about 80 per
cent of the efficiency of gasoline.
Herbert Reese, superintendent and
chief engineer of the company, de-
signed a cylindrical stove which
burns wood, creating a gas that is
piped into the motors combustion
chamber. The appartus operates a
four-ton delivery. truck.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Insect Sounds Alarm
PunctuuIIy at 9 PM.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY.-An insect in the
back yard Of E. R. Wiswell makes a
rasping noise nightly that can be
heard block away.
Tin cans and sticks hurled in the
direction of the noise don't feaze
the hidden pest.
"You can set your watch by It,
Mr.. Wiswell asserted. Nine o'clock
on the nose every highland this Is
the 10Th night"
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Crack and Thump'
Method Teaches Men
To Spot Enemy Guns

WITH 5th AMERICAN ARMY,
North Africa. tBy MaiD (NAN.A).
Fifth American Army combat
teams, as they go through stiff PAGES
at the Leadership and Battle Train
ing Center in North Africa, are be-
coming experts in the Crack and
Trump" method, new and effective
way of locating enemy gun posi-
tions.
Although technical details must
remain secret, it can be revealed
that an infantry soldier may now
determine, with startling accuracy,
distances and directions of hidden
enemy guns as they fire upon him.
1t. Col. H. Miller Ainsworth of
Luling. Texas, explained the mys-
terious Crack and Thump" method.
virtual death ray to the Nazis.
Method is Explained.
"A bullet, as it flies through the
air, makes an audible cracking
sound, he said. The fired weapon
whether rifle, machinegun or how
itzer, meanwhile, makes a definite
humping sound The soldier, from
his battlefield position, must recog-
r1lze the type of weapon instan-
taneously. He must have a knowl-
edge OF muzzle velocities and the
rate which sound travels"
AS far as censorship allows, Col.
Alnsworth further related: "At a
300-yard range, or less, the bullet
crack sounds to the front of the
soldier. At certain other distances,
the cracking sounds almost over
head, and beyond this, the crack is
to the rear. Combining the factors
of muzzle velocity and sound travel,
the enemy can be spotted
The Crack and Thump' method"
the colonel continued, teaches many
valuable war lessons. Locating fir
ing positions is a lifesaver for our
forces and it can mean sudden
death to an enemy who thought he
was hidden.
Live Ammunition Used.
Here at the 5th Army's Leadership
and Battle Training Center, we
teach with live ammunition. While
bullets from undisclosed distances
are fired toward the infantrymen,
they determine the location and
type of the guns firing on them.
They learn to think while under
fire. When soldiers are busy with
distances and directions, they are
cool, and consequently keep casual
ties to a minimum"
An entire range is set aside at the
Center for Crack and Thump"
training. 1t covers rocky, mountain
ousous terrain and allows for many
hidden pockets for artillerymen to
dig in and fire unobserved. While
the infantrymen are receiving over
head fire from the unknown posi-
tons, they apply the principles of
Crack and Thunp." After the
problem is completed they come out
with startlingly exact reports of the
location of the hidden artillerymen.
Armed with this in battle"
stated Col. Ainsworth, "the infantry
strikes a new body-blow at the
Nazi artillery"
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc }
Evening star., 1943-09-06
Chinese Schools Thrive
In Jup-Occupied Areas

China Is maintaining its own
schools even in areas occupied by
the japanese. OF the 81 counties
In Kwantung, 81 are nominally in
Japanese hands, yet in these 81
counties the Chinese government
supports 1900 elementary schools
teaching 500,0 children.
Meantime, Japanese schools, set
up for propaganda, are poorly at
tended. Chungking reports that
while Chinese guerrillas of Kwan-
tung keep the foe pinned to
the towns, the children of the guer-
rillas learn to be good citizens of
the republie.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
D. {. Resident Injured
In Connecticut Crash

Mrs. Emma Armstrong, 1866 M
street NV, was injured yesterday
when an automobile she was driving
collided with another car on the
Boston Post road near Madison
Conn, according to an Associated
Press dispatch.
Evening star., 1943-09-06
LOST RATION COUPONS.

G, Colt. and drivers license TO Elizabeth
Gray Colt. in black wallet, Bank OF Be
thesda. Tuesday, August "a, 1943. Notify
GAS RATION BOOKS, / "A" and B"
Joseph F. Pennefeathsr, 390I Longfeliow
& 3 RAfioS Books. / and and ), "io R. W. Bowen,
Gudrun Bowen, s. r. Bowen, w p. Bowen.
T24 Dartmouth ave. Silver Spring. Md
GAS RATION BOOK "A" issued to Mrs.
], M Caldwell, Valley Stream, New York
Phone Bradley 0520.
GAS RATION BOOK "a" lsst in wallet.
sued to C. r. cantonwine. 2sI2 Texas
NINE 20, RATION BOOKS. "A'' and n. /"
In name Of Johnson. 1855 5th st ne ~
Evening star., 1943-09-06
FOUND.

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Evening star., 1943-09-06

Domestic help Is hard to find
but you may find 1t through =
Want Ad" in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

The Axis is watching you; keep
'em signing while you keep buying
War savings stamps.
Evening star., 1943-09-06

The book of the week is the War
stamp book. 1t spells Victory if
filled in,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
Late Realty Neus

Papers in connection with the fol- lowing real estate transactions have been filed at the town clerks office
 Mortgage Deeds
 Elliott Russell Mayo to the Citi- zens & Manufacturers Nationa bank, trustee for Ethel c. Ringen. burg, property at Prospect and Grove streets, $5,000.
 Otto c. Book to the Waterbury Savings bank, property at 16-1e Merrill stret, $7,000.
 Domenic and Catarina Gugliotti to Mary Duva, property on Citizens avenue, $1,900.
 Warranty Deeds
 Harriet Wheeler Goss to Elliott Russell Mayo, property at Prospect and Grove streets. Ellen Dorothy Kast to Otto c. Book, property at West Main and Merrill streets.
 Quit Claim Deeds Irene Pilla Tolomeo to Michaele ard Annina Pilla, land at Councillor street and Welland avenue. Irene Pilla Tolomeo to Michaele and Annina Pilla, property on Washington avenue.
 Mortgage Releases Waterbury Savings bank to Maria R. Stance.
 Home Owners Loan Corp. to Domenico Gugliotti.
 Maddelena Rosasco to Carlotta Paventi.
 Home Owners Loan Corp. to Ella l.. Brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
COUNTY LOW IN l FAT COLLECTION
Only P Per Cent of Official Quota Obtained; Hart-
 ford, New London Lead

Fairfield and New London coun- ties collected the largest percent age of their quotas of household fats during November, the State Salvage Committee announced to- day, but Hartford county was only fractions of a point behind and Middlesex county was only about a point behind Hartford.
 Grease collected by renderers from Litchf1eld county grocery stores and meat markets totaled 7277 pounds, the Salvage Commit tee states, or 32.1 per cent of the county quota. Fairfield county col lections totaled 3S,451 pounds or 32 per cent of the quota; Hartford county, 31.7 per cent of the quota, collected S5,464 pounds and Middle sex county, BOA per cent, with col- lections of 4256 pounds All four of these counties were above the state average of 2S per cent.
 New Haven county collections of 26,413 pounds, were 9 per cent of its quota; Holland county with 1892 pounds had 20 per cent of It's quota.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02

ex-Town Chairman Joseph F. Null vile and Senator-elect John F. Tobin. The Mulville- -Tobin group is strongly supporting retiring Gov. Robert A. Hurley, while the Scully- Smith group, which controls the town committee and thereby the party organization, is aligned with U. s. Senator Francis T. Maloney.
 Republicans have one group al- ready taking public steps to win the c. o. P. nomination for mayor for School Commissioner John J. Rear ney, a second group backing ex- Mayor Patrick M. Perriello, and still another faction seeking a wholesale change in the makeup of the party leadership and town committee.
 Every sign points to an early and hotly contested city election cam- paign. Mayor Scully has already hinted broadly that he will run again if the war is still on in the fall, as seems likely. Republicans, heartened by their reduction of the Democratic plurality in the state election last November, are ready for an all-out campaign to win con- trol of the city government this year. The party has been out of pow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
F PENNANT FOR
 CHROMIUM CORP.
Local Plant to Receive Army=Navy Award Wed-
 nesday; Ceremonies
PAUL BURGIO (PFC)

Another Waterbury factory, the Chromium Corporation of America, has been designated to receive the Army Navy "E" for excellence in war production. The award will be presented at 6 p. m. January 20 at the Huntingdon avenue plant, and a reception at the Country Club of Waterbury will follow.
 All employees of the plant will re- ceive "E" pins, with the first ones going to three veteran employees, Harry Stringer, Simon Semonian and Madelyn Thurston.
 Army and Navy officers will be on hand for the presentation ceremon- ies. The company's delegation will be headed by pr. F. H. Hirchland, president; Dr. E. A. Beck, executive vice-president; and R. E. Cleveland, manager of the Waterbury plant.
 The local plant of the Chromium Corporation of America was estab- lished in 1926.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
MARKET OWNER
 FILES APPEAL
Given Suspended Sentence for Putting Young Lad
 in Refrigerator

Louis Franklin, 43, owner of Qual- ity Market at 196 Cooke street, was found guilty yesterday on charges of assault and breach of the peace, end granted a suspended sentence by Judge Conway in municipal court. The judge termed Frankin's action of keeping a nine-year-old youngster in a refrigerator in pun isnment for theft of a $10 bill, probably an error of judgment"
 The accused was arrested Thurs day morning on a warrant issued by Prosecutor Fred Palomba. charg- ing that he had placed the young ster in the cooler by force, and kept him there until the boys bro- ther came to his aid. Franklin said in court yesterday, that the boy was in the cooler less than two minutes actually.
 An appeal was taken by Frankin's counsel, Attorney Henry Weisman.
 Other cases called included
 Alonzo Styles, %, colored, of 26 Vine street granted a continuance to January 25 on charges of oper- ating car while under the influ- snce of liquor, operating car with defective brakes and violation o1 rules of the road. Styles was ar. rested Thursday night by Patrol man Gordon Jones after 8 collision of tlle Styles car with Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company bus Oh North Main street, near Spencer avenue. Damage was slight.
 John Barkauskas, 47, of 119 Ora. her avenue, charged with reckless driving. granted nolle on payment of $25.
 John Haury, 49, of 442 Sylvan avenue, was granted nolles on pay. nnent of $10 on charges of violating road rules and driving without ar operators license.
 Ralph Guerrero, 24, of 57 Hillview avenue, given nolle on payment oi $5 on a charge of violation of rules of the road.
 Arnold PernerewslSi, 29, of 8 Long Hill road, nolled on breach of the peace count.
 Michael Lacondrata, 33, of 55: Walnut street extension, charged with non-support of his wife ano children, continued to January il. Joseph A. Tryon. 35. of 602 Frost road, received continuance to Jan liary 15 on a charge of speeding.
 Carl Herman. 22, of 75 Sunnyside avenue, charged with motor ve- hicle violation. granted nolle or payment of $5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
Four Waterbury Boys
 Together In Pacific
Morton Kaplan, Homer Crane, John MaisOtta and Jim Wells Send New Years Greetings Home to Democrat

French and lucky is the one who can carry on a conversation in this tongue. If my French teachers should happen to read this, I say to them I did not get enough home work in the subject. AS it is I can understand fairly well, but as for speaking, the less said the better. I have one consolation and that Is there are others who cannot even understand the language. The monetary system is one that is a novelty experienced by us with quite some confusion and bewilderment until we have all strengthened out. There are numerous situations at times.
 Money out here Is almost useless, as there IS not much to buy or is there place to do the purchasing The PIX is the main place to ex- change.
 We have no soda, beer, or ice cream here and that IS what makes the environment here seem so odd More than one lad would be willing to give ten dollars for c case oi soda or beer. 'ts
 The seasons here are in reverse as to home. We have blazing sun mosquitoes and bugs here. It 1' Xmas in July" for US here. Sum- mer is about to start and from the heat of the sun all there is is sum- mer and summer. The past few days we have been having tropical rains and when it rains, it pours like Boulder Dam on rampage. The mud is thick, slimy, slippery and black as the natives.
 These natives are as black as midnight oil. Some are red-heads, blondes and several brunettes. It is queer to have them speak to you l in French.
 The country as whole is beauti- full for scenic wonder and natural beauty. It is a country of abundant hills and mountains. It is similar to our Cumberland region.
 A choir for Xmas was planned and is now functioning. Last weekend before a roaring fire the lads gath cred for a songfest. One thing the lads enjoy more than even a cool drink is to sing. We have some wonderful singers in the company. and many come to the jamboree just to listen if not to sing. We sing every song from "Tangerine" to "Si- lent Night. The boys find it queer to sing the Carols here in the tropics, minus the cold of a winter night, the white mantle of soft snow, the hustle-bustle of the city in its Xmas spirit.
 T-Sgt. Homer Crane of Randolph avenue says: Hello everyone. l am fine and please do not worry. Write soon. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all. Best regards and the seasons wishes to all my friends in the Waterbury Savings Bank.
 T-5 John Maisotta of Walnut street says: Hello, folks, am fine and in good health. Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all. Please write.
 TIA Jim Wells of Piedmont street: Best wishes for the coming season. Thinking of you always. Good luck to the gang. Write soon.
 T-4 Arthur Piombino and T-5 John Esposito of New Haven: Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to our wives and family. Will write and hope you will also. Thinking of you always.
 Sgt. Arthur Jones of Military Police Platoon: Norwalk. wants this message forwarded: Best of luck for Xmas and the New Year. Am fine and hope to hear the same from you folks. Write soon.
 And least but not last, yours truly,