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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
The battle grounds In the ID
Allies Rout Jdps
Retdke Village

ALLIED HQ, s. w. Pacific,
Sunday. Oct. "a (UP)-Japanese
forces attempting to drive TO the
New Guinea coast across the
Huon Peninsula have been thrown
back from Katika, village only
three miles north OF the Fin
schhafen airdrome, with over 500
enemy troops killed. a communi-
que announced today.
The enemy occupied Katika this
week in increased fighting, appar-
emily aimed at reaching coastal
barge landings to hold open their
communications routes along the
coast to the north.
Heavy bombers made a daylight
raid on Celebes, in the Dutch East
Indies northwest Of Australia, "a
attack the enemy's nickel mining
center at Pomela with more than
"a tons of explosives.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

oAAGo0s
This is a hard war, a bitter,
bloody war" Eisenhower said.
make no mistake. II will he
long. long way to final victory,
over a bitter, rough road. Our
men know II and are ready for
IL. But they want to be assured
above all else that the home
front Is behind them"
Eisenhower made his statement
on a program with Secretary OF
the Treasury Morgenthau, who
reported on progress in war bond
drives and on his tour Of the
fighting fronts. The addresses
were carried by CHS and NBC
networks in the United States.
Morgenthau assured the Amer
lean people that every one OF
your dollars" is being well spent
and that u. S. forces in action in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
Abe Fortds Reports
To Navy on Friday

WASHINGTON, Oct. % (UP)
Abe Fortas. 33-year-old under
secretary of the interior. was in
Quoted into the navy today as an
apprentice seaman. He reports
for active duty next Friday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
Pearl Habor Victims Revenge The Helena Helps Sink Jap Warshps

impossible headed for VeIa
Lavela farther
improvised SAIL" the said "headway
beginning
tire, occasionally would fall from sight
That night disappeared just seemed to fall
recall Identify
oil looked alike and the whole
company by suffering physical exhaustion
andOc relapse"
When they made land they guided by natives Meanean
village, and set Rescue after.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

Italy represent "as fine group
Of fighting men as there is any
where in the world today"
"The least we can do Is TO
supply our troops with every
thing they need until final VIC
tory Is won," Morgenthau said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

WASHINGTON Oct % QNS)-The L. s cruiser Helena damaged
in the Japanese Harbor by helping to destroy
japanese warshps before she was sunk IN the kua Gu last July
Five by the Heenas
ments sunk five badly damaged
The story Helena made public today by the
Nearly 1000 Of uccImbed Jap
of these maroond 10
Vena Lvea Island the Soomons until rescued
bv American desroyers under Jap
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24

major engagement took place Oct H. 1912
helped defeat strong force attempting to land reinforce
mentso on Guadacanal Four Japanese ships sunk
In the 1915 1912 she alone destroyed
Japanese three Kua Gulf July 1913
The cruisers commanding officer Capt Charles Cecil of Flat Rock
the Navy Cross his direction of abandonment of
ship and the work
collected the water and kept together Planes dropped three
reach Koombangara Island
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
Americans Seize
Key Road Ridge
In Push on Rome
Eisenhower, Clark Visit
Scene OF Fifth's Triumph;
9th Army Takes Lupera
By PIERRE j. HUss

ALGIERS. oct. 20 (INS)-Cap-
ture of a strategic ridge in the
center Of the Fifth Army's sector
on the Italian front enabled Amer
lean artillery and forward patrols
10 pound deeper today along the
approaches TO the German noun
tain line.
A pitched battle TO smash the
enemy's Mt. MasSico-Venafro de-
lenses. blocking two vital roads
TO Rome, ragged as the British
Eighth Army poked mile farther
into the Nazi inland flank with
the occupation Of Lupara.
(Gen. Eisenhower visited the
front lines beyond the Volturno
River today. riding in q Jeep
with 1t. Gen. Clark, Fifth Army
commander. and for a time both
were within range OF enemy
artillery, UP reported.)
PRESSURE STEPPED UP
Both Gen. Clark's Fifth and
Gen. Montgomery's Eighth armies
stepped up their grinding frontal
and thanking pressure, notwith-
standing increased German resist
ance. which at some points ex-
ploded into fierce counter-thrusts.
On their northeastern wing
along the upper stretches of the
Velturno River, artillery Of the
Fifth ArmyS American forma-
tons laid down a scorching cross
fire yesterday that crushed a
Nazi counterattack. Many enemy
tanks were knocked out as the
Germans were thrown back In
their effort TO retake the town Of
Allie.
A few miles below the Adriatic
flank of the Allied trans-penin-
sular front, Eighth Army units
literally beat the heart out of a
German attack aimed at recap
ture of Montecilfone. Under the
intensive British fire the Nazis
fell back even before they could
thrust 10 within sight Of their
objective.
EIGHTH TAKES LUPARA
Lupara, captured by the Eighth
Army, is a mountain strongpoint
on the eastern slopes Of the Apen-
nine Range, il miles north-north-
west of the British-held junction
of CaInpobasso and nine miles
southwest of Larino.
In the west the ridge taken by
the Americans dominates two
main roads stretching some 80
miles north to Rome. u. S. guns
were Immediately brought up TO
the height and commenced lob
hing heavy shellfire onto the Ger
man positions below while infan-
try1nen stabbed farther north.
Naval forces, including deadly
little u. S. PIT boats using new
bases, were disclosed 70 have sunk
or damaged at least five NaZi
vessels in operations far up the
Ligurian and Adriatic seas on both
sides of northern Italy.
British destroyers, sweeping the
Adriatic off the Albanian coast.
were credited with the sinking of
a former Yugoslav trawler carry
ing a German guard, and the cap
ture of an enemy merchant ship.
Lightning-escorted Anne can
Mitchell medium bombers, mean
time, stormed over Greece once
more Friday and showered the
Eleusis airdrone, il miles north
west of Athens, with fragmenta-
ton bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
Sc
area which ay a Balkans
Islands Which new
This Is Long, Hard War;
Eisenhower Tells u. S.

ALGIERS Oct % (UP)-Gen. Eisenhower warned Saturday
light in radio broadcast that victory long long way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11

incorporates the development of a new process that more than doubles the out put of butadiene from petroleum. It is interesting, too, in that the plant is be- ing managed by five oil companies with out profit or management fee. The five petroleum companies that did the job organized less than TWO years ago on Q committee plan, creating technical, legal, insurance and management advisory committees to survey the industry; ex- change technical information, know-how and trade secrets of all in the industry; develop new manufacturing process; build laboratory model; and supervise construction of the plant.
 The butadiene plant is the key unit of the largest synthetic rubber center in the country. It will supply butadiene to two copolymerization plants located nearby where Government S-type (Buna S) rub Der will be made. This is known also as tire rubber, as most of it is to be used for military and civilian tires.
 The butadiene will be manufactured from petroleum gases supplied by refiner- ies of the five oil companies. These re- fineries, all of which are within a ten- mile radius of the butadiene works, will supply these gases for what it costs to manufacture them. The five companies have spent millions to expand their re- finery facilities to assure adequate sup plies of these gases, and to increase pro- duction of aviation gasoline.
 Although this development was con- structed and will be operated by private industry, it is Government owned. De- fense Plant Corporation owns the build ings and equipment and Rubber Reserve Company will finance production and purchase all output.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
Allied Fleet

Navy Secretary Knox says that on Thanksgiving Day the Allies had as many merchant ships at sea as they possessed at the beginning of the war. Uncertain ty what MT. Knox meant by "the coun- tries now composing the United Nations" makes it difficult to tell just how far we have come back.
 AS of January 1, 1941, Great Britain, the United States and Russia possessed 4,O6O vessels of at least 2,000 gross tons each, aggregating 24,822,000 gross tons. Norway, Holland, France and Greece, whose governments in exile are gener- ally included among United Nations, had 1,71O ships aggregating 9,525,OOO gross tons.
 It is worthy of note that the whole ot the marvellous output of American yards, plus the equally praiseworthy if smaller output of British yards, from September, 1889, to late November, 1943, have just sufficed to replace ships sunk by the Axis. And remember that when most Of those ships went down they took cargo with them, and that cargo was badly needed and has had to be replaced.
 A ship built helps to win the war, but a ship built does not replace a loaded ship sunk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
Dennis J. Slavin

Deep regret was felt yesterday at the news of the death of Dennis J. Slavin, former Judge of the Probate Court. A man Of outstanding integrity he served the legal department to which he was attached for twenty-six years, receiving during his incumbency the endorsement Of both major parties of the city.
 MT. Slavln was man of great personal charm; added to this keen legal mind. he made himself an important and highly respected man in the community. He enjoyed wide acquaintance, not only in the business and legal ranks, but socially. He had great capacity for enjoying life and liked travel. He was an alert conversationalist, a splendid citizen whose life was measured by upright standards of christian living
 MT. Slavin had an active interest in sports. Perhaps the game dearest to his heart was golf. It was a pleasure to wit ness his wholesome enjoyment of this game. When the Mattatuck Golf Club opened some years ago you could see him almost daily going around the diff cult course, tossing friendly word to others playing the game.
 MT. Slavin spent his entire lifetime in Waterbury; good part in. the East End section where his family were we'll known. His later years have been lived at his Crescent street home, where he was stricken. The sympathy of all in Water bury goes to his family at this time. A familiar figure during his years in the Probate Court he was since his retire. ment from that office still actively en- gagged in his pursuits and it was pleas ure to meet and chat with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
Prisoners From Bataan

Without going so far as Senator Chavez of New Mexico has gone, many will agree with him in taking exception to the War Departments opposition to regular promo tions for men of Bataan now in Japanese prison camps. The letter from War Sec- retary Stimson to the Military Affairs Committee did not, it seems to us, in- tend to infer that there was any Sub- Stantial proportion of yellow bellies'' on Bataan. But certainly the letter was worded most unfortunately, and so far as we are concerned it's logic was decid- edly unsound. MT. Stimson opposed reg ular promotions for men taken prisoner in the Philippines, Wake and Guam cam paignS because, he said, "in the case of captured personnel there is no way to distinguish between those men whO by virtue of having fought to the last, might be deserving of reward in the form of promotion and those who surrendered in circumstances under which they might reasonably have been expected to con- tinue to resist"
 Unless the public has been badly mis- informed, our men involved in these cam- paigns surrendered only after taking physical, mental and moral beatings be- yond the capacity of human nature to absorb. It will be remembered - we hope-that these men fought on and on and on, while they and the world were told that endorsements and relief, planes and guns and munitions were on the way, though insiders realized from the begin ming that no endorsements, no relief, no substantial supplies could reach them. They were sacrificed, necessarily but cold bloodedly, to hold up the Japs' progress as much and as long as possible. They were suicide rear-guards forces, and they fought long after they had suffered the shock of fearing that notwithstanding all the glowing promises they had heard, they were completely on their own There may have been few towards among them, and few at least ordinarily cour- ageous men who broke under the strain. We haven't heard of such, but suppose there were? Are the others to be penal ized on that chance?
 MT. StimSon could be reminded of general whose promotion with big skip rank was recommended to Congress after he had violated one of the most fundamental rules of warfare, not involv- ing courage but raising question of his temperamental aptitude.
 The government could be reminded of a heroized officer who is Scorned by brothers-in-service who know his story, but whose promotion went through on schedule.
 Are the heroes of Bataan, of Wake and of Guam less worthy than these?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11

In Ulster in the small county Mona ghan, Fire, there has been opened, we read, the first diocesan agricultural col lege. This is regarded as an important step in view of this sections farming pur- suits. The main purpose of the college is to train the sons of small farmers. Here in Monaghan, nearby Fermanagh and other adjacent counties, there is consid- erable farming. It is the nature of the Irish sons and daughters, for the most part, to stay close to their own homes and they are satisfied to remain on their own acres; therefore this step in Irish agricultural education is looked upon as a good thing for the youth of that part of Ulster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
RECOGNITION OF NURSES
(Boston Post)

It is fitting that & woman mem- Der of Congress, Representatives Frances P. Bolton of Ohio, should ask that legislation long overdue should be enacted to give proper recognition to the great army of nurses who are valiantly serving in all branches on the far-flung bat tlefronts. She has asked Congress to adopt a measure which would give the nurses 8 commissioned rank instead of relative rank" A nurse is now assigned the rank of second lieutenant, but she does not receive sick leave, dependency pay or other advantages offered regular ly commissioned officers. We have been told so many instances of the heroism of nurses overseas, but there are countless happenings where these girls have faced death unflinchingly, which have yet to be ,nfolded. Not only in caring for the wounded, but by their very presence these American girls have done probably more than anything else to keep up the morale of the fighting forces. They deserve all that is being asked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
IN FOUR CITIES
lHartford TimeS)

(Hartford TimeS)
 Municipal elections held on Mon- day and Tuesday of this week in four Connecticut cities, Meriden. Willimantic, Putnam and Rockville. returned Republican mayors except in Putnam where the Democratic incumbent was defeated by 8 Re- publican. Local issues appeared to be the main interest of the voters. Why incumbents, on that basis, did not all fare equally well Is best ex- plained by simply adhering to that theory. In Putnam a popular vet eran of the first World War nosed out the Democratic mayor who was running for reelection. To upset the Democratic victory of two years ago, only the shift of a small num- Der of votes was necessary to make the change.
 In Meriden, the "Danaher by nasty" as some speak of 1t with es- teem and affection, opponents with some partisan acerbity, was contin- ued in power, in the reelection of Mayor Francis R. Danaher, who thereby became the first four-term mayor in MerIdeuS history. That
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11

War Production Board has been put in the position of intervening in murder case in Nebraska, and staying the hand of the execu- tioncr.
 The State of Nebraska has been instructed by the courts to ex- ecute one Joseph MacAvoy on De- cember 30, but it cannot perform the act without getting the neces- sary priorities on execution equip ment from the WIPE.
 Last August 2, Private Joseph MacAvoy of Brooklyn, stationed at Nebraska's Harvard Air Base, murdered 16-year old Anna Mil roy, of Sutton, Nebraska. At the trial, MacAvoy confessed, T hit her with the crank, but I didn't use the chisel. Somebody else did that" ....
 The jury promptly brought in verdict of guilty, recommending death. The death sentence was pronounced by the judge, and the date has been set for Dec. 30.
 But shortly after the trial, of- ficials of the State Penitentiary discovered that their electric chair was out of order. It has been many years since Nebraska has had to punish 8 crime by execu- tion, and the chair requires cer- tain new parts before it can be operated.
 When this was discovered, the State government sent 8 tele- gram to the War Production Board, asking for priorities on new electrocution equipment. WIPE officials scratched their heads, asking whether the electrocution of a private in the Army could be called essential to the war ef- fort.
 Meantime, Nebraska officials began to look around for 8 way out, in case WIPE turned them down. They found that Me- braska law, Chapter 29, Section 25o4, gave them no choice. It read:
 "The mode of inflicting the
 punishment of death in all cases
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11

means we are amply reaching all the important markets" for the sale of Government securities. He be- ieves that the subsidy plan repre- sents potential waste of gov- ernment funds' and that "this pro- posal to distribute sizable amount of the taxpayers money in such 8 way that it will not contribute to winning the war, or to any legiti- mate requirement. of our economy, is inexcusable."
 We agree with this opinion, and believe, furthermore, that the adop tion of any subsidy plan would be just as bad for the newspapers as it might be wasteful for the Treasury. The American press is free and in dependent because it stands on its own feet, relying for support upon the public which 1t serves in pro- portion to the service which 1t per- forms. A free press does not need a subsidy-and subsidy from the Government would mark the begin ming of the end of its freedom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
SUBSIDIZED ADVERTISING
(New York Times)

We hope that the action of the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday means g definite end of the several different plans-one of which recently received the ap- proval of the Senate-for Govern ment subsidy to all or some or any of the newspapers of the country. The proposal has been put forward in the form of 8 required expendi- ture of some millions of dollars annually by the Treasury for ad- vertisiag to promote the sale of war bonds.
 On behalf of the Treasury Sec- retary Morgenthau has expressed opposition to this plan. He points out that the Government is now receiving widespread cooperation or, the part of advertisers, pubhca- tions and radio in its campaign for the sale of war bonds: that this cooperation is given without cost to the Treasury and that "by this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11

A Human Relations professor at Yale predicts a postwar depression if we do not watch our step. History has record ed depression after every major war. The question is, will we ease right into another or profit by past experience. Specific measures have been outlined to avoid all this. The immediate postwar boom is a blind, but usually the reckoning comes. Among the problems to be met with, says this professor, are: how IS tne demobilization program to be carried out? How should industries be converted to a peace time basis? Will there be ]oDs for all after the war? All these problems are before us in the very near i've nope) future
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Tartar

Unable to find in any of your booklets or pamphlets what will re- move tartar from the teeth. Dentist says it is a chemical deposit, and he removes it, but in a few months back it comes. (W. E. O. Answer-I know of no agent that will safely remove tartar. Better leave the removal of the deposit to your dentist. Sunshine Vitamin
 Please explain what is meant by sunshine vitamin and what way of getting it is available to people in the north in the winter time. (Mrs. M. M AnSWer-Vitamin D is manufac- tured in the body when direct sum- light acts on fat-like substances in the skin called cholesterol. If sum- shine or skyshine (daylight) is not available or if you are afraid of or can't endure exposure to daylight or sunshine, you can get vitamin D either in fish liver oil or some con. centrate of it. or in tasteless tablet or capsule form. Every baby should receive a daily ration of vitamin D, every growing child or youth in the teens needs a good daily ration of vitamin D, to prevent rickets, bow legs, knock-knees, pronated or fiat foot, spinal curvature, delayed or stunted growth, defective develop ment of teeth, tetany, spasmophilia, etc.
 Neuro- Muscular Irritability In your booklet "V-I-T-E Spells Youth you speak of neuro-muscular irritability. What do you mean by that? q. B.
 Answer-That is what physiolo- gists call one characteristic mani festation of calcium and vitamin D deficiency. To the layman it means nervousness, jumpiness, abnormal tension, peculiar tendency to spastic constipation and colon derange- ment (so-called mucous colitis'D, spasmodic asthma, tetany in chil- dren, leg cramps in older adults at night, migraine. For copy of book let 'V-I-T-E Spells Youth" send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Copyright, 1943, John F. Dille Co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11
Selected Poem
FROM UNDERGROUND

FROM UNDERGROUND (By Charles Madam in The New York Sun) Where tortured roots Have taken to cover Warily tread, Lest you discover The strangler heads Of jungle rising In hooks unguarded And surprising. By acient walls Upheaved and humbled By great foundations Cracked and tumbled The grim life bursts To lights broad span, One root enough, One single man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-11

shall be by causing to pass through the body of the con- victed person 8 current of cleo tricity of sufficient intensity to cause death"
 Clearly, that eliminated death by hanging and death by the lethal chamber. Everything de- pended on action by the War Pro- duction Board.
 And now, WIPE has made it's finding. It cannot grant priorities on the equipment. Executing Private MacAvoy is not essential to the war. This finding is open to appeal, but as things stan6 now, Private MacAvoy cannot be executed on the scheduled date. SOUTH PACIFIC TRAGEDY
 Navy Chaplain Carl Knudsen, Lieut. Commander, is back from the South Pacific with tales of both bravery and pathos.
 Once he conducted 8 burial service on an island in the New Hebrides. (The Navy gives it's dead a land burial If there is a port within three days sail.) The services were carried out in the usual manner. The only persons present were the keeper of the cemetery, the dead mans devoted brother, the chaplain, and an old Negro grave-digger.
 The keeper of the cemetery, in an effort to comfort the brother, proposed taking picture of the scene to send home. At this, the brother began to weep.
 Then" says Chaplain Knud- sen, "I was amazed to see the old Negro srave-digger come up to the man, put his hand on his shoulder, and say, Don't you cry about your brother now. He's never goin' to be in no more danger. He ain't goin' to have no more trouble. Your broth CTS safe in the arms of Jesus now'."