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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

NNOLtl44uGQ 4IVIAA rage ~
from Buka Island, on the north, to
Kieta on the east and the beach
head on the west. Many buildings
were destroyed at cost of one
plane lost. Two enemy planes try
ing to raid the Treasury Islands
probably were shot down.
General Douglas MacArthur's
communique said that American
patrols operating at all points on
the beachead perimeter failed to
meet enemy opposition and that
artillery destroyed a japanese gun
and ammunition dump near MAYA
via, four miles northeast Of Toro-
kina Point.
Other forces slowly were winning
firm control Of the southwest ap-
proaches to Rabaul, with Liberators
dropping 1855 tons Of bombs, U. S. Air
Forces kept up the Bougainville
blockade with steady rain of ex-
plosives from Buka Island, on the
north, to Kieta on the east and the
beachhead on the west. Many
buildings were destroyed at a cost
of one plane lost. Two enemy planes
trying to raid the Treasury Islands
probably were shot down.
General Douglas MacArthur's
communique said that American
patrols operating at all points on
the beachhead perimeter failed to
meet enemy opposition and that
artillery destroyed a Japanese gun
and ammunition dump near MAYA
via, four miles northeast Of Toro-
kina Point.
Other forces slowly were winning
firm control of the southwest APP
proaches to Rabaul, with Liberators
dropping 155 tons of bombs on Cape
Gloucester, New Britain.
Rabaul itself was brought under
attack again by medium torpedo
bombers which damaged a 6,000-ton
freighter in the harbor and set fires
on Laukunai airdrome. One plane
was missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
OLD RECORDS TO BE
DESTROYED SHORTLY

The controlleds office and other
departments today began the check
ing over of all office records dating
beyond six years ago to determine
just which ones might be destroyed
in accordance with lie state ruling
that permits such move.
According 10 the state ruling any
department may destroy those rec
ords beyond years age that may
now be superflous. However, their
destruction is subject to the pre-
liminary examinatior by a repres-
entative of the state examiner Of
records office and with final ap-
proval Of the Mayor.
The recent ruling was made be-
cause so many nun cipalities and
small towns were now finding their
storage rooms packed beyorl6 cap
acity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
FEDERAL HOUSING
UNITS OCCUPIED
Thirteen More Made Avail
able; Program Progress
ing According to Plans

One building containing 10 hous-
ing units has already been filled at
the new addition to the Long Hill
housing project, while another SIM
liar building will be occupied late
this week, Joseph M. Sullivan local
Housing Director stated today.
Gall similar projects are coming
along on schedule, "Mr. Sullivan
stated" and we are pleased with
the progress that is being made"
Sewers have already been INSTALL
ed and water pipe and plumbing
fixtures are being put in at the
Porter estate project, the local di-
rector said. Five buildings at this
project contain footing at this date
while one building 'has cement
blocks built to the stills and the
building joints.
Alleviating the local he sing con-
ditlon is the recent permit, issued
by federal authorities, whereby resi-
dents OF Naugatu'': have been
placed in housing facilities in Derby.
The Naugatuck area is included IN
the jurisdiction Of the Waterh0sy
central office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
YMCA EXECUTIVE
FOREMEN'S GUEST
DR.. James L. Fleetwood to
Speak Here Thursday;
Recognized HumOrist

Dr.. James L. Fleetwood, chief ex-
ecutive OF the New York State
Y M G A and nationally known
humorist, will speak at Thursday
nights meeting OF the Y M G A IN
dustrial F'oremen's Club at the Wo-
mems Club auditorium. This will be
d.. Ellenwoods third Consecutive
December appearance before the
club. His topic will be "A Man and
His job. Members md their wives
will attend.
Preceding Dr.. Ellenwood's address.
the Industrial Chorus, conducted by
G.. Loring BurWell, will give selec-
lions from Handel's 1.-THE Messiah.
President Allen w. Rockwell will
be in charge Of the meeting which
will start promptly at o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

business with this enemy alien. He
has been on our lecture platforms
too long. 1t is time that the At
torney General of the United States
put him on the witness stand
and possibly-intern him The
forces behind him In America should
be exposed AS for Otto, there
Is only one honorable course. He
should voluntarily go down In his
tory as Otto the Last.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Allies May
HurI Men
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Behind the 5,0O0,0OO Anglo-Amer-
ican- Russian troops marked for
participation in the three-way as
sault on Axis Europe and probably
1000, 900 reserves, stand another TO-
100000 Allied fighting men scatter
ed about the world, but nevertheless
acting as surety for the Teheran
pledge to beat Germany to her
knees.
The United States. Britain and
Russia also could call upon some
thing close to $4,000 first-line planes
and on massed navies nearly four
times as large as anything which
could be brought against them.
Farm Forces
Then behind the fighting forces
are industrial farm forces approach
ing one quarter OF the worlds popu-
lations.
Obviously, only fraction of the
war potential of the United States,
Britain and Russia ever will be
brought against Germany. Even
the vast Russian front could not
accommodate the whole Red Army,
which might be anything up to
II, 900 900 men.
There are American divisions
which never will leave the United
States, while Anglo American sea
power is devoted only partially to
sweeping the western oceans. Air
power just is beginning to turn the
weight Of it's attack against Ger
many and probably never will reach
the full elements Of its possibilities
Germany probably still can mus
ter about 800 divisions, many OF
which are badly under-strength and
second-rate, but altogether equal to
any army man for man. She has an
airforce estimated at 5000 ftrst-line
planes but suffering from the vast
ing effects of four years OF war and
on the defensive on all fronts.
Germany has internal lines OF
communications and the Allies must
attack from the perimeter, but the
decisive factor in the long run prob
ably will be that Germany has
spent her reserves on land and in
the air and cannot indefinitely
challenge the offensives which will
be sent converging against her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
L|NNANE NAMED
BY M0RTENSEN
Former Newspaperman
Continues as Mayors
Secretary; Known Here
BY THE OUT EASTER


William A. Linnane has been
appointed personal secretary to
Mayor-elect William Mortensen,
whose term of office as Mayor
of Hartford begins today.
Bill Linnane Is a brother Of
James Lirnane, for years a news
paper reporter of Waterbury and
at one time secretary to the late
Congressman James Glynn Of
Winsted. Newspapermen Of the
day gave Jimmy a banquet at
the Hotel Connecticut, the Haase
building, south side Of Center st.,
the night before he left for Wash
ington about 80 years ago. It was
a whale of an affair, time when
the reporters of Waterbury were
In their glory, free thinkers, ex-
pressed their views without their
ideas being deleted. and when
they enjoyed a freedom of ex-
preston without fear of the blue
pencil on the part of the editor.
The Waterbury reporters pre-
sented Jimmy with a well fitting
high silk hat, commonly known
as "plug hat" Unfortunately in
the wind-up Of the great little
banquet, the hat went to smith
Greens.
Jimmy went to Washington,
didn't care for the job, and re-
turned to the newspaper game.
Bill, his younger brother also
became a reporter, and eventually
went to Hartford. Here in the
Capitol City, he gave up news
paper life to become secretary to
the Mayor, and soon became a
recognized authority on city af-
fairs.
One writer has this to say about
him:
Mayor Elect Mortensen's ap-
pointment of william A. Linnane
as his personal secretary is a
strong argument in favor Of the
city manager plan of government.
For II years MI. Linnane has
been on the job to look after
details Of city management. He
Is what in the diplomatic field is
called career man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Honor Roll Campaign
Needs 81, More
$l,72775 Contributed Toward $4,000 Quota; Three
$40 Donations Received Yesterday

$100: John ]. Dillon. $500; Stanley
Bandurski, 500; Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard A. Douty, $500; Mrs. Will
liam Griggs, $100; Mr.. and Mrs.
Tim Hudner, 5000; Mrs Gladys
Lenners, $1O0; Mr. and Mrs. Pa
trick McDermott, $500; John J.
Connole, $1.O0; John V. Vannasse,
$500; Carlisle B. futile, $1,000;
Carmine Di Laurenzio, $100; Flor
ence H. Hanley, $10o; George E.
Barlow, $100; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Curtin, $500; White Meat
Market, $500; Catherine and Flor
ence Brennan, $500; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Messner, $1.0O; Mrs. Helen
G. Carlson, 5000; r. w. Sundberg,
$100; Edith M Clerk, $100: DR.. and
Mrs w. F. Sengstacken, $500; Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Wheeler, $500;
Mr. and Mrs F Semrow, 5000; Ace
liza, Marie and George Yurigatis,
$500; Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Moves,
5000; Edward J Lord, 500; An
thony E Stien, 500; Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Stiehl. $500; Rev. Albert Tay-
1or, $500; Nancy Lou Anderson.
$100; Albert Ratkiewich, $500;
William H. Booth, 5000: M. S. Kali
lajian, $1O0; Leon r. Corliss, 5000:
Catherine O'Connor. 500; Joseph
O'Connor, $1.00; John Gothberg,
$100; j. P. Kissane, $500; Carlton
Mahan, $1.00; Peter ] Sanda, $1.0o:
Elizabeth F. Cass, $100; Carol F.
Madigan, 5000; Stratton Kralis,
$500; Bessie Lenners, $1.00; Flore-
ma Reilly, $1.0O; Harold Stinson,
$500; George E. Lewis, $500; Jo-
seph E. Talbot, $500; Harry S.
Rogers, $500; Mrs. A. K. Warren,
$500; Evelyn Warren, $780,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

ing from 1t yesterday after Allied
and Nazi artillery had turned the
heights into a mass of smoke and
flames.
The Germans were trying to hold
at all costs the mountain sections
left to them. They gained slight
ground at some points, Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower's communique said,
but were beaten back at others. The
communique described yesterdays
Allied gains as small advances.
Below the American observation
point two miles south of the Orig
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Carrier Fleet
In MorshoIIs
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task force suffered loss Of a carrier
and cruiser and the probablee loss
Of another carrier and cruiser in
an attack which cost seven Japa-
nese naval planes.
An announcement from Admiral
Chester w. Ninitz' headquarters
said the assault was carried out by
strong carrier forces"-indicating
several were involved-presumably
those which aided in the conquest
of the Gilberts south of the Mar
ShallS.
Only once before had carrier
planes hit the Marshalls. That was
on February 2, when Jaluit was
raided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
SUIT AGAINST CITY
WITHDRAWN TODAY

Mae Robinson of Waterbury to-
day withdrew her $500 damage
suit against the City of Water
bury, brought to recover for In
juries sustained July 80, 1912 when
a rotted tree limb fell on her as
she sat on bench on the Green.
Terms of settlement were not dis
closed. The case had been entered
on the common pleas court docket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
SERVICEMEN'S UNIT
MEETING TOMORROW

A meeting of the Servicemen's
Group will be held tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock in the Office of the
probate court. Plans for holding
ceremonies for men leaving shortly
for army and naval service will be
discussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Red Armies
Closing Trop
Continued rrom Page u

area west of the Ulsranian capital
Of Kiev in a determined effort to
throw the Red Army back to the
Dnieper, but the Soviet lines held
firm.
Large tanks and infantry forces
attacked throughout the day, the
Soviet command said, but one Rus
sian formation alone destroyed or
damaged eight tanks and three self
propelled guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Walter WilacIleII
In NezV York

posed 70 lift zitlerS yoks from
Yugoslavias shoulders to put the
Hapsburg moose around its neck. =.
These fighting Allies Of ours would
restore Otto 70 Vienna the way the
Romanoffs were restored In Ekater-
inburg. Otto may take Washing
ton in. but he'll never take Belgrade
and Budapest while these men are
alive.
Otto or Russia: He has attacked
Russia as the great imperialist dam
ger, NOW AS ALWAYS {.
This Is tacit approval OF Hitler,s
attack Needless to say, we can
spare Otto at the moment much
better than we can spare the efforts
Of the Russian Army But It
must be difficult to explain to the
veterans Of Stalingrad that Otto Is
making these speeches on American
soil at the very time that the Ameri-
can State Department Is processing
deepest respect for the integrity Of
Josef Stain.
Otto on Italy: 1.-THE italian king
deserves all the credit for Mus
solini's DOWNFALL For the rec
ord, Victor Emmanuel invited Mus
solini to Rome in 1922, declared war
on Ethiopia in 1895, signed the
treaty with Hitler in 1899 and per-
sonally signed the declaration Of
war on Great Britain and France
Ia fOnl civ 11t,nArnd Ahn,,SaUd
Americans Of italian extraction
wear the American uniform in q
war to expel Na1 tyranny from the
world as their ancestors expelled the
Hapsburgs 30 years ago True to
form, Otto brazenly Instituted demo-
cratic Count Sforza shortly after his
historic conferences with Secretary
Hull.
Otto on Hungary: Otto has de-
Tended the Hungarian government.
Hungary has shared the Spoils with
Hitler and has legions fighting
against Russia. She has declared
war on us :. . If Otto means that
Hungary had no other course, why
isn't he fighting for his country
Like q man-inStead OF trying to
chlsel in on her misfortuneS as q
King?
In Mexico. Otto's representative
Is Pizarello Won Helnsburg, one time
Fascist worker for the Nazi trans
ocean news agency and associate
of the German gestapo In Brazil,
Otto's chief supporter is Anton
Retscheck, who turned over all
documents and even the Austrian
flag to the German Embassy and
swore allegiance to Hitler. He Is
now comforting with Otto's brother
Felix American liberals charge
that Otto is politically friendly to
Thor Eckhardt, anti-Semitic Hun
garian leader and member Of a
society responsible for scores OF
bloody atrocities and killings. :.
Archduke Albrecht, a Hapsburg,
anti-Semitic and pro-Naz, has led
forces against Jugoslavia for Hit
Ter. JUST WHERE Otto's BROTH
ers, Karl Ludwig and Robert, have
been in this last year and who they
saw and what they did interests
most American foreign correspon-
dents Otto should be asked
UNDER OATH.
The United States Senate rati-
fies all treaties. But 1t would
turn back the clock four centuries,
repudiate the -Four Freedoms, dou-
ble-cross our Allies and desecrate
the graves Of our war dead II 1t
ever ratified anything In connec-
ton with Otto Of Hapsburg +.
Otto has no legitimate business be-
fore the United States Senate now
or ever. The United States De-
partment Of Justice, however, has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH A
HAMMER

PORTRAIT or A MAN WITH A
HAMMER
Otto Won Hapsburg Is the name
Of Q pretender king TO many thrones.
It ID also the name Of q U. s. Gov
eminent file with o mysterious his
tory >. Otto's legal claim 70 be king
OF Hungary Is very shadowy. But
there Is no doubt that Hungary Is
ct war with America and that Otto
Is an enemy alien Otto the En-
envy Allen has offended nearly
every American minority OF Eu-
ropean descent - Americans who
are represented by nearly 2 million
men in U. s. uniform Otto the
Enemy Alien has attacked our Allies
and their leaders; he has ratified,
generally, Hungary's foreign policy
and all OF this Is carried on pub
licly, as an enemy allen, on Ameri-
can soill
Otto is deeply involved In politi-
cal activity in America and in many
other countries. Hundreds Of pro-
tests are on file In Washington. :.
The newspaperman's grapevine be-
heves Department OF Justice officials
want to jail him, but some mysteri-
Gus power is shielding him The
same sources tell you the State De-
partment says Otto Is protected by
the War Department. And the War
says he Is protected by State. 80.
At any rate, Otto's Is very, very
mysterious case. There are charg-
es that he Is engaged in activity
which suspiciously resembles enemy
propaganda detectives =. Why not
a public investigation Of his fl
nances2
Traditionally, q HapSburg will do
anything to maintain the divine
right Of kings, but ghostly laugh
ter must be rocking their tombS to-
. day, as the Black Hapsburgs roar
at the most monstrouS joke in all
/ history - Hapsburg pleadings for
democracy. :. For 1000 years the
common man has struggled for his
-Four Freedoms; and for at least
400 of them his -Four DespairS can
be expressed in one phrase: The
HapSburgS Disease, dishonor,
degeneracy, and death are the
shadow of the house.
Otto the Enemy Allen claimed that
there were 10 million Americans of
Austrian descent from whom he
could recruit an Austrian battalian
in the United States. He was al
lowed to try It'll How he sold
this bill Of goods Is one Of the mys-
FERROUS happenings of the war and
deserves q Senate inquiry all by It.
self. The fact Is that he received
less than so volunteers. Yet these
same people, who refused to follow
Otto at all, have given hundreds OF
thousands Of men to our armed
forces. They have rejected Otto just
as he rejected service in our Ameri-
can forces. Obviously, these people
and Otto are fighting for two dn-
fereNt things. And this country
isn't big enough for both.
Otto on Czechoslovakia: He at
tackled DR.. Benes, calling him Herr
Benes as Hitler and Goebbels do,
and stated that Benes interfered In
American affairs. Iook who's talk
ingD. He called the Czech gov
eminent q pSe,Sdo-government
surviving only because Of Lend
Lease Possibly as royal favor
to the common people he did not
attack the martyrs Of Lidice
Great news for Czech aviators and
the Czech underground
Otto on the Danube: Otto gra-
tllitously kicked Generals Tito and
Mikhaillovitch in the teeth by indi-
eating his willingness to rule over
the alper-Danube state He pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
GOV. BALDWIN
AIDING BROADCAST

Governor Raymond E. Baldwin,
War Manpower Director william j.
Fitzgerald and State War Admins
traitor Harold F. Wooicock will par
ticipate in a dramatiztion Of Con-
necticut's war production drive in
the regular weekly broadcast of the
Connecticut War Council Tuesday
evening December 7.
The program will be broadcast
from Station VITO in Hartfc-d
from 6:15 to $3.50 p. m. 1t will be
rehroadcast over station WELL in
New Haven and Station WNLC in
New London at tbs and from Sta
ton WICC in bridgeport at 1850.
Wood makes only 10 to 20 per
Il. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
HOLY NAME TEAMS
in NINTH CONTEST
Captain Fitzmaurice Card
Players Holding First
Place in Tourney
Washington Hill

st. Francis Holy Name Society's
As tournament played their ninth
game of the season last evening in
the parochial schocol, with the fol-
lowing results:-J. FitZmaurice 26
VS.. T. Coughlan 16; D. O'Neil % vs.
E. O'Donnell IA; T. Conway II vs.
j. McHugh 25. The standing of the
teams shows J. F'itzmaurice still in
first place with a total of 1872. D.
O'Neil and j. McHugh with a total
of I'll are tied for second place. E.
O'Donnell holds down third place
with total Of 1866 and Tom Conway
and Tommie Coughlan are tied for
the last place on the ladder with a
total of 159.
There will be confessions at St.
Francis Xavier church this after
noon at o'clock, and in the eve
ming at 7:30 for those who wish to
receive communion on the holy day
tomorrow. Masses for tomorrow will
be at $50, $3.50 7:30 and $3.50 o'clock.
Miss Marguerite Tierney, chair
man of the Christmas party COM
mittee for Washington Park Com
munity Clubs Riddles party, to be
held on Saturday afternoon, Deem
Der 18th, is calling a meeting of the
committee this evening at 1880
o'clock, at the Community House.
Patrick Wallace, director of the
Minstrel show, Is calling rehearsal
of the cast for o'clock, this eve
ming at the Community House.
There will only be two rehearsals,
tonight and Thursday before the
show Is put on, namely, December
18th and the cast is asked to make
special effort to be on hand.
j. B. Cuddy, chairman of the
committee in charge of sending the
sons and daughters of members of
the club, in the armed forces of the
United States, a present for the
Yuletide season, Is asking every
member who has not been contacted
for the addresses of their boys or
girls, to kindly get in touch with
him by Wednesday night, December
9th, as that will be the deadline to
get these packages out in the mail
Various scout troops in the south
ern district will meet tomorrow eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock In the Washing
ton Park Community house. Quail
flying contests for merit badges will
be conducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Food Is called tucker by the
Anzacs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Wood makes only 10 to 20 per
cent ash as equivalent to coal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07
Jap Defeat
Is Sealed

CONTINUED from Page -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-07

Various scout troops in the south
ern district will meet tomorrow eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock In the Washing
ton Park Community house. Quail
flying contests for merit badges will
be conducted.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-14

HAVANA-AP-The Cuban navy
has scored It's first triumph over
the submarine menace with the
sinking OF an enemy undersea
craft after a battle off the Cuban
north coast. in the Atlantic. War
Minister Aristides Sosa de Quesa.
da announced that a patrol vessel
OF the Cuban sub-chaser fleet ac-
compllshed the feat. but did not
give the date or exact location OF
the engagement. ----@-s.-'r =
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-14

LOS ANGELES-INS-The Dies
subcommittee adjourned Saturday
for a week end breathing spell and
to consider new disclosures OF Japa-
nese conduct at the Poston. Ariz..
War Relocation Center. which in
cluded reported Haunting OF pla-
card showing an American soldier
hanged in efflgy
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-14

WAsHINGTON-INS-- The Bu-
reau OF Economic Warfare Saturday
has coined the phrase economic
commander" to describe its men
who hunt strategic war materials
in distant lands. They have in.
cided junsles in Brazil, We'd with
Axis agents in Spain and arranged
TO fly precious metals over the
mountains OF Asia
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-14

ALGIERS-AP-A flat demand
from Gen. Charles DeGsulle for
the INN ediste dismissal OF a num-
Der OF prominent generals emery
ed today as the principal problem
standing in the path OF efforts to
draw all Frenchmen solldly into
one camp behind the French com
,mittee for national liberation.