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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10
LATE WAR BULLETINS

LONDON, Sept 1o.-Nazi con- trolled news agency, DNB, an- nounces Albanian ports of Valona and Durazzo, and important AL banian town of Elbasan occrnied by German troops
 LONDON, Sept. 10. Swiss dis patches received here said pow erful Allied fleet is racing to AL bania. former kingdom across the Adriatic Sea from the heel of Italy. A major battle is said to be inn minent for possession Of the little country.
 LONDON, Sept. 10. A Berlin broadcast recorded here says the Nazis have occupied Ragusa, Yugo- slavia.
 MADRID, Spain, Oct. 10. < The Germans, it is learned here, have gained control of Brenner Pass. the line through the northern Julian Alps, after severe fighting with Italian garrisons in which a num- Der of casualties were suffered.
 German reports said the Italian units now are withdrawing to the west in the Alps near. Caporotto.
 LONDON, Sept 10.-Rome radio denies reports originating in Switz- erland and broadcast from Berlin that the King of Italy has abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Umberto. "All these reports are untrue" Stefani, Italian government news agency, said. Princess Marie Jose, wife of Umberto, arrived in Switzer- land last night.
 LONDON, Sept. 10.-American air operations set a new high over Europe today for one day as U. $. Eighth Air Force heavy and medium bombers attacked targets in nine areas in north and northwestern France. Observers believe invasion from England will follow increasing air raids.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10
Big Mop-up
 Is Done by
 British Subs

LONDON, Sept. 10.-British sub marines sank 13 enemy vessels in- cluding a number of supply ships during the concluding stages of the operations in the Mediterranean against Italy. This is the official announcement made by the British Admiralty,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10
Spifzbergen
 Attacked

LONDON, Sept. 10-The German International Information Bureau, in a broadcast from Berlin, says German naval units have made a strong attack on the Arctic Island of Spltzbergen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10
CLOSE IN ON NAPLES


 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept. 10.-Naples, Italy's second port and hub of her southern communications system, appeared almost within the grasp of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to- day as Allied forces struck re sounding blows by land, sea and air, aimed at ridding the peninsula of the last living German.
 Initial groups of the American Fifth Army led by Lieut.. Gen. Mark Clark, smashed five German colrl- terattacks, beating down German resistance in the Naples area. The Americans have established strong Dridgeheads, pushing the assault toward the first great objective of the campaign
 American and British troops now are rushing inland but have en- counJered strong resistance from German forces in the immediate vicinity of Salerno Thelr oppop- ents are identified as the Sixteeath German Arnored Division and the first sharp blows dealt out by the Germans have been repulsed
 These early counterblows are characteristic of the Nazi forces. and are aimed at throwing the AL lied invaders off balance in a cri.i- cal stage of operations and indi- cate that Gen. Clark's warriors nave weathered the first crisis of the bold campaign
 Island Taken
 Ventotene Island, 25 miles outside of the Bay of Naples and only 70 miles south of Rome, the dominat- ing feature in the front of the Gulf of Gaeta, also has been seized and the Italian garrison has sslrr- rendered.
 A headquarters communique said that under the guns of the Allied fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Henry Hewitt of the U. S. Navy, the Allies have poured a great ad- ditional force onto the already es- abolished bridgeheads with the ob- jective of topping off all of south ern Italy.
 Notwithstanding the armistice foi Italy. tremendous Allied air power bombed objectiyes heavily up and down the peninsula, smashing roads leading to Naples, hurling tons of explosives at rail bridges at Capua, north of Naples, and Cancello to the east, and many other targets in an effort to prevent the Germans from moving up more forces
 Progress In South
 Meanwhile, British and Canadian troops of Gen Sir Bernard Laws famous Eighth Army drove up the east and west coast of the Gala brian Peninsula against only light German resistance. On the wesS coast the column made a junction with infantry commandos landed near Pizzo at Vibo and Valentia. and this combined force drove pd5. Pizzo.
 On the east coast, the column captured Monasterace and Marina.
 The Eighth Army is now more than 50 miles from the southern tip of the peninsula.
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FIGHTING IS FIERCE BUT
 ALLIES GAIN
MonfgomerY's Forces Are Moving Steadily North
 ward, Is Report

BULLETIN - ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. Septe 10.--AIlied forces have landed and occupied Taranto site of the Italian Naval base inside the heel of the Peninsula, a. special an- nouncement says tonight. The land ings yesterday evening were with the assistance of the British Navy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10

A son, weighing six pounds and four ounces was born on September 9 to Mrs. Russell Hopkins at St. Ann's Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10
KIEv K NOW
 THREATENED
 BY 50v|ETS
Pinter Movement by Reds on Key City ok Ukraine
 -AdvanCe Continues

BULLETIN-MOSCOW, Sept. l6 Russian troops have captured Mariupol the important seaport on the Sea of Azov about 55 miles wet of TaranrOg. This is announced in special order of the day. It IS also announced the Red Army has also captured BarvenkovO ChapI;Do and VOlnOvakha, in a general clean up of Southern Ukraine.
 MOSCOW, Sept TO- = The Red Army has marched across the Nor thern Ukraine along a hundred mile front from Bakhmach to Zenkov, closing in on Kiev, the Germans middle Dnieper River defense line. Kiev is less than 80 miles away.
 The new push in the center of this front, as reported by the Red Star, brought the Russians to a series of small streams northwest of Nomny, and 133 miles east of Kiev.
 While the right wing bore down from Kakhmach whose capture was announced yesterday, toward the northeast of Kiev, the left wing, which served as a base for the im- nse turning movement against Kiev, rested on the Zenkov Psel River defenses which already has beens outflanked from the north by the Red Army arc swinging west.
 The immediate Soviet objective in the center is plainly labelled Priluki, 50 miles southwest of Romny, and 8l miles east of Kiev. A break through this sector will create direct threat to Kiev, and shatter the German defenses to the southeast araurfd Poltava and on the eastern bulge of the Dnieper.
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TWO FINED

Two were fined in City Court this morning on charges of being drunk. John Miller and Jim Zav- ginoff each were fined S25.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-09-10
 WEATHER REPORT
CU. s. Bureau

NU. 5. BUftdUI Temp. Thursday, Sept. 9. Maximum 50. Minimum 48 Rain. .5i inch.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
reg. U. S. Pat. OFF,
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Corresnonden

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Nov. 29-(UP)-As
club owners and officials converge
upon New York for this week S
minor baseball meetings, we learn
that Commissioner Kenesaw M. Lam
dis is expected to make soon an eX-
tremely important emancipation
proclamation"
This proclamation would make
agents of hundreds of minor league
players who have gone into service
or defense plants; but who still are
bound by the questionable deals of
clubs that folded for the duration.
Emancipation would permit these
men to make the best contracts pos
sible with any club they preferred
when they return to the game.
Meanwhile, their plight tossed one
of the flames biggest wartime prob
lens into the laps of Lands and
William G.. Bramham, president of
the minor leagues. Lands and
Bramham received early storm
warnings during the recent season
when few players were discharged
from service because of physical in
capacities. Their old clubs had
suspended operations for the dura-
ton; and the club to whom their
contracts had been shifted in
wholesale lots - had no place for
them. Where should they go? What
was their status? Did baseball law
prevent them from negotiating with
other clubs?-etc.
This situation results from the
folding of many minor leagues since
1910, the peak year when the Ma
tional Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues comprised A minor
circuits of more than 300 member
clubs. Last season only nine minor
leagues operated.
AS the leagues and their clubs
suspended operations for the dura-
ton, club owners tried to salvage
everything possible. This salvaging
included the questional practice,
when anticipating suspension, OF
disposing of the contracts of players
already in service, on the national
defense list, and of players gone into
wal WO1h, VII LAtC tO4uI1eely 1ClICO
list.
Many of the clubs that continued
in operation obtained these con-
tracts in large lots - like Toledo
Of the American Association, and
Portsmouth, Va, of the Piedmont
league. Whether these contracts
were obtained for postwar protec-
ton or for speculation, we do not
know, but this dealing in frozen"
contracts apparently violates the
spirit at least of baseball law,
and also menaces future of play
ors now in service and in war work.
When these players return to the
game, during or after. the war, their
careers would depend not upon their
own abilities or bargaining power,
but upon the abilities of the hold
ing clubs to dispose of their con-
tracts.
Lands will call a special meeting
of his advisory council, composed
of major and minor league repre-
sentatives, before freeing the player
pawns. This meeting will decide
what compensation, if any, shall be
given the clubs holding the frozen
contracts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
Redwood Chatter
By MAHOGANY NOE

The Naples and the Birches set
the example for Wildly on Wed.
night. Both teams dropped the first
game and then came back to take
the last two games and go into a
tie for first place. The race is still
as tight as it was. Only one game
between first and last place.
Congratulations to two new-com-
ers to the girls 100" club. Martha
Spadola and George Manganaro
both hit 1t last week. Frank Cole
says he has an angle for everything
There's no angles in bowling Frank.
A straight line is the shortest dis
lance between two points, so take
a shortcut next week-those curves
are out of season.
Somebody told Johnny Cianciulii
that the pins were made out of jap
arese wood and did he do a job on
them. A nice 355 set gives him high
three for the season so far.
After investigating we find that
instead Of a blackout siren the
shrek heard last Wednesday night
was caused by the Redwood sirens
(Yea-I gotta licenSe) when Lulu
Miele rolled the first ball of the
night right into the pocket for a
clean strike. Here's what you all
have been waiting for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
Rangers Surprise
Hockey Leaders
UNITED PreSSl

The Montreal Canadiens, threat
ening to make runaway of the
National hockey race lost little
ground to the second place Chicago
Blackhawks today, after being held
to 2 to 2 deadlock by the last
place New York Rangers in an up
set last night.
The Rangers, who had lost II
straight and were without a victory
for the season, played the Can
adiens on even terms throughout
taking to lead on an early goal
by Bryan HeXtall in the first period
and evening the count with a goal
in the second stanza by Jack Nc
Donald, after Montreal had scored
twice. Montreal scored on goals
by Ray Getliffe and Mike Mcmahon
A crowd of 1927 saw the game at
Madison Square Garden. In Sat-
urday night contest, Montreal de-
feated the Rangers 6 to 3.
Great Game
The Backhawks playing to a
Cu1lOuC VI 4O,o40 1dIlS dC OLllCdBO
defeated Boston to 4, pouring all
their goals into the net in a wild
second period offensive drive. Clint
Smith and George Allen scored twice
and Doug Bentley made one goal
in the rally.
Detroit regained a tie for third
place with Toronto by defeating the
Mamie Leafs a tn a at Detroit before
1906 fans, largest crowd of the
season there.
The Redwings took an early lead
on two first period goals by Modere
Bruneteau, scored another in the
second period and closed out with q
thre goal rush in the final session
Babe Pratt was the offensive lead
er for Toronto with two goals.
In the only other National league
game played over the week end Tor
onto was a to 4 victor over Bos-
ton, Saturday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
SCOv|LL, TOOL,
RUBBER COURT
COMBINES WIN

Winners of three Industrial bas-
ketball league games at the YMCA
Sunday afternoon, the first Of nine
week schedule, left no doubt about
their ability. Scovill defeated Ben
rus IS too 27; Waterbury Tool set
back Seth Thomas SO to 10 while q.
S. Rubber of Naugatuck was a So
to "a winner over Waterbury But
ton.
Andy York, former Torrington
high standout scored "a points for
the Tool tossers; Joe Begnal Of SEQ
will scoring IA markers, Joyce and
Runividge getting IL and II for the
Scovill entry.
Mahan, Rhodes, Barbatelli and
Woiack got most Of the Naugatuck
points. while Delaney and AL Jar
lett. International league pitcher
with Toronto who is expected to try
out with Pittsburgh of the National
league mex spring, showed some of
the basketball form Of his Water
town high school days.
For the Button team. coached by
Long George Mcnamara. Berardi
scored eight points, Pronovost scor-
ing six points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
New EngIonders
Bet LARGE Sum

Boston. Nov 29-(UP)-Bettors at
New England's principal horse and
dog race tracks wagered total of
$152, 092,764 through pari-mutuels
during the 1893 days of racing this
year.
Topping the list were the Massa-
chusetts tracks where a total of
$84, 967, 908 was bet. Rhode Island
betting totaled $46,26O.237 while
New Hampshire was $22,864,6 29.
Suffolk Downs, with two meets
totaling rs days, had handle of
$48, 346, 145 to lead all tracks. Mar
ragansett Park, with two meets to-
falling CT days, had a sac, 1850, 237
handle while Rockingham Parks
handle for a 54-day meet that end
ed Saturday to close the season was
$22, 1854, 629.
Biggest handle for a dog track
was $28,574,512 for 100 days of rae
ing at Wonderland Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
Bv CARL LJJNDOUIST

UNITED Press Staf Correspondent
New York, Nov. 29-(UP)-Unless
fuel rationing takes the Hot Stove
league out of operation this winter,
that record Wrecking last minute
10 to IA victory of Great Lakes
Naval station over Notre Dame will
be top topic around the cracker
barrels for weeks to come.
The final day of the collegiate
football season was as big one
for the Navy as when Dewey took
Manila, with the Annapolis Mid
shipmen beating Army Is to 0, Iowa
Naval PreFlight slipping Minnesota
80 to and Del Monte Pre-Flight
handing California it's worst beating
in 10 years, At to 8. But the Great
Lakes victory topped all others for
the entire season.
The Irish, dog-tired after as bat
tering a schedule as any team ever
was called upon to face, fought typ
ically and went ahead IA to IL after
Great Lakes pushed across two third
period touchdowns. The Irish touch
down came with a minute and II
seconds to go when Creighton Mil
Ter plunged across. With Great
Lakes at mid-field and only % Sec
onds to go, they looked like certain
winners, set to complete their first
perfect record season since 1880.
Payoff Pass
Then Steve Lach let go. Standing
on his own 46, he fired a pass that
arched into the arms of Paul An
derson on the goal line. He took
victory stride across the double
stripe and that settled it. Notre
Dame, in losing, still has a strong
claim on the national title, with
it's down state neighbors at Purdue
university 125 miles away, ABOUT
the only folks who could challenge
it. The Boilermakers completed
their schedule week ago with nine
victories and no defeats, but didn't
play as strong opposition as the
Irish.
At West Point, the sailors stole
the soldiers strategy and ran off
with their fifth straight victory in
the service series, bundling up the
eastern championship in the bar
gain.
All season, Nays 150-pound wisp
of a back, Hal Hamberg, had for
ward passed his opponents to death
so what happened when he met
Army? He forward marched in
stead, fooling the Cadet strategists
who had banked on Navy using an
aerial game. In the same manner
that Army had riddled opposing
lines with fast-breaking plays, Ham
berg and Hillins Humes, big full
back, opened up with a mobile
ground game that clicked for both
touchdoWns.
Grond Attack
Hamberg had the dash, Hume the
crash, and though neither was in
on the scoring, they set up the
touchdowns. After a first half in
which neither team got beyond the
others 3O-yard stripe, Navy scored
in the third period on 42-yard
march and repeated with a 44-yard
drive in the fourth quarter. Both
touchdowns were scored a stride
out from the double stripe, Bob
jenkins going over for the first with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
CHICAGO BEARS
COT Grid SCARE.
REDSKINS LOSE
(By United PressD

The Chicago Bears, looking for a
football breather got a breath taker
instead and it was due only to the
passing proficiency Of Sid Luckman
that they we're saved from their
worst humiliatec1i N tiStory-a de-
feat at the hands of the usually
punchless Chicago Cardinals yester-
day.
The Cardinals, without victory
in their previous nine games in the
National Professional league football
season, lacked the reserves to ex-
tend their inspiration to the fourth
period, but for three quarters they
gave the Bears an unexpected push
ing around.
Then Luckman, who broke two
new league records, got busy and the
Bears made three touchdowns to
come out IS to "a victors and clinch
a berth in the league playoffs, Dec.
10.
The lead changed hands four
times until the fourth period started,
when they had a "a to IA advantage.
Luckman connected with four
touchdown passes to set new league
mark of % for the season. He also
set mark in total yards gained In
passing in one season-2,194. The
old record of 2,021 was held by Cecil
1sbell of Green Bay, who established
it last season. Bob Snyder kicked
all five extra points for the Bears
to Bring his all-time record of con-
versions for one season to 40.
Redskins Scalped
The Phil-Pitt SteagleS, playing
with their customary unpredictabil-
ity, upset the Washington Redskins
q to IA and kept them from clinch-
ing the Eastern Division title be-
fore $4,000 fans at Washington. The
Steagles charged aggressively in the
line and held Washington to a
minimum of yards gained in rushing,
although Sammy Baugh connected
for two touchdown passes. The
Steagle ground game clicked for
numerous sustained downfield
drives, Johnny Butler, Bob Thurhon
and Jack Hinkle eliminating three
OF them by scoring on short plunges.
Ernie Steele broke loose for Al
yard dish, longest of the day to
score the fourth touchdown.
Bill PaSchal celebrated his return
to the New York Giant lineup after
being out with an injury by scor-
ing two of the teams three touch
downs in a "a to 7 victory over
Brooklyn before 28706 fans at the
Polo Grounds. Ward Cuff scored the
third touchdown and also contrib
uted three conversions and a 81
yard field goal. Bruiser Kinard
scored for the Dodgers on a five
yard pass from Pug Manders.
Standing
Eastern Division
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29

LITTLE TRADING
EXPECTED AT.
WINTER SESSION

New York, Nov. 29.-(UP)-Major
and minor league officials, seeking
to keep baseball in operation for
the duration of the war despite
manpower problems, meet here to-
morrow for their annual winter ses-
sions, but the usual off-seaSon trad
ing of players was expected to be
held to a minimum.
Most club owners indicated that
they were trying principally to keep
skeleton rosters through the winter
adding to them with players on
leave from war plants or discharged
from military service when the sea-
son begins next spring.
The National Association of Pro-
fessional leagues, comprising all
Of the minor circuits, will hold sep
arate meetings while the major cir
cults, the American and National
leagues, will conduct their annual
conclave. High commissioner of
baseball, Kennesaw M. Lands, will
conduct a joint session of the two
major leagues on Friday.
Night Baseball?
One of the chief topics of discus
sion at the major league meeting
probably will be establishment Of
night baseball in coastal cities where
it was prohibited last year because
Of dimout regulations. The dimout
now is suspended, but mayors of
several cities have discouraged use
of increased lighting as power
conservative measure.
Both st. Louis clubs repeatedly
were seeking an amendment to
major league rules which would per-
nit them to play an increased num-
Der of night games as a spur to
attendance.
Post war plans expected to come
under discussion include the restab-
lishment of minor leagues which
went out of existence because of the
manpower shortage, the distribution
of players who are mustered out of
military service and the probable
re-destricting of geoghical areas to
permit more compact minor leagues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
Ski Club Meets
At ~ Tonioht

The first meeting of the Ski club
Tor the year 1884 will take place
tonight at the Central YMCA at ais
p. m. This club which was started
six years ago will have for its pro-
gram a business meeting which
Will consist of report by the nom
mating committee for new officers
for the year as well as a report
by the retiring officers namely, the
president and treasurer, for the
year.
Renewal of memberships will also
be made and applications for new
memberships will be acted upon
club membership in the past few
years has run as high as 157 men,
bers and 1t Is hoped that a large
number will be made this evening
along with program plan for the
next meeting which will be Deem
Der IS.
Anyone interested in joining in
this popular winter sport is welcome
to be present at this first meeting
tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
(By United Press

Buffalo was to victor over
Hershey in the feature game of the
American league hockey program
last night, putting on a third pc
Rod offensive show which Melted
five goals. Hershey scored twice in
the last session in which the game
became wide-open offensive
scramble with neither team protect
ing its net adequately.
The Providence Reds, scoring
consistently, turned in 5 to 2 VIC
tory over the Indianapolis Capitals.
The winners started off with two
goals in each of the first two pc
RODS and added final score in the
third.
In the Saturday night program,
Hershey defeated Providence, 5 to
l, Pittsburgh was a 3 to victor
over Indianapolis, while Cleveland
won from Buffalo 5 to 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
Fans Tongues Still Woggine
On n. D. Loss; Navy Leads

an Army tackle on his back and
Jim Petit waltzing through for the
other after the Navy line dug him
a big hole.
In other games on the limited
finale, Georgia Tech avenged last
years beating by defeating Georgia
48 to 0 and got a Sugar Bowl bid
to play Tulsa. North Carolina
drubbed Virginia 81 to in the rub
Der game of an old rivalry, Okla
homa defeated Nebraska 26 to Z.
Southern Methodist won from Texas
Christian 20 to 0, Southwestern beat
Rice 81 to Z, Southwestern Louisi-
ana kept its record clean at the
expense of spelling the perfect slate
of Randolph Field 6 to 0, and South
ern California defeated U. G. l.. A.
&c to 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-29
Richmond Chosen
loft Grid Coptoin

WATERFOWL, Nov. 20 - Howard
Richmond, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence L. Richmond of Washing
ton, was recently elected captain of
the Taft school varsity football team
which has just completed an unde-
feated and united season. This fall
Richmond excelled at the right end
position, playing in every game.
Elected manager of the team
was Peter Spokes, whose guardians
are Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Hogan OF
Race Brook Road. Woodbridge.
SpokeS is on his class committee
and is also an active member of
the Masque and Dagger society, the
dramatic organization at Taft.