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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-02
Gilbert Fight
Toll Heavy

Washington, Dec. 2+(UP)-The
bloody three-day battle for the Gil
bert Islands cost the lives of three
times as many American fighting
men as did the initial landings in
North Africa and twice as many as
the fight for beach-head on Sicily.
Moreover, during the hectic rs
hours that U. S. Marines fought to
win Tarawa, Maxim and Abemama,
they suffered almost the same num-
mer of casualties as they did dur
ing the six months on Guadalcanal.
A Pacific fleet communique re-
leased here by the Navy said 1892
were killed and 1880 wounded-a
total of 3772-in the recent Central
Pacific offensive. The great major
ity, 1882, were casualties at the bat
tie for Tarawa.
The North African invasion cost
the lives of only $50 American troops
until the French garrisons surren-
dered. Wounded and missing brought
total casualties up to approximately
1900
The fight for the Sicilian beach
head during the IL days from July
1922, of this year saw SOL U. S.
fighting men killed With wounded
and missing the total was about
$500.
Total Marine casualties in the
battle of Guadalcanal came to s.
767-five less than in the Gilbert
Island battles. Army troops who re-
placed Marines on Guadalcanal
suffered 1923 casualties before the
japanese were driven from the Is
land.
Even the grand-scale, 14-day bat
tie for the beach head at Salerno
In Italy cost only 521 more dead
than the Gilberts campaign.
Navy Secretary Frank Knox said
the high losses at Tarawa were
caused in part by sudden shifting
Of the wind which lowered the wa
ter over the reefs and made it diff
ficult for the landing boats to get
ashore. He denied that the offensive
was planned without sufficient
knowledge of japanese strength or
that the Navy had failed in its ar
tillery and aerial preparation.
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Big 3 Talked
Drive On Jops
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areas of command come closer to
each other in the approach toward
Japan it may be necessary to create
an overall Allied high command for
the Pacific and Asia.
The presence at the conference
of Mountbatten and 1t. Gen. Joseph
Stilwell, commander of American
forces in the China Burma India
area and chief of staff to Chang,
suggested that final details were
worked out for the ng-awaited
Allied drive to Dust the Japanese
from Burma and open the overland
routes to China.
China, with its vast manpower re-
sources, is believed to be the key
to eventual defeat of Japan. Until
that great reservoir of manpower
can be equipped with the tools of
war, American sea and air power will
continue to occupy the Japanese in
the Pacific.
Both Admiral Ernest j. King,
commander -in-chief of the U. S.
fleet, and Admiral Chester w. MINI
itz, commander n-chief of the
Pacific fleet, have expressed the
opinion that ultimately Japan must
be beaten from China. Island-by-
island campaigns in the Pacific,
while necessary to a degree to cut
down enemy bases, would prove
costly and time consuming as road
all the way to Tokyo.
Since there appears no disposition
yet on the part of the Russians to
provide the U. S. with air bases for
attacks on Japan proper, China re-
mains the best means for bringing
American aerial power to bear on
the enemy's homeland.
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1nittee on fisheries, and $50 union
and industry representatives
The regional executives state
ment conceded with an announce
ment from Washington that the
OPA would issue a fish directive
soon. Ad justment Of ceiling prices
was seen by union officials as the
only means of ending the two-week
strike Of Boston and New Bedford
fishermen.
Charges of widespread black
market dealings In flsh were made
at the session Dealers complained
they were unable to make any pur-
chases at ceiling levels.
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"Our policy is well established"
Price explained. 1--WE do not attempt
to keep news from the American
public that the rest of the world
knows"
Davis rejected Reuters explana-
ton that the scoop was the result
of enterprise by its Lisbon bureau
chief"
He said 1t was enterprise" that
any American news editor could
have "induilged" in If he desired to
considering that the official COM
munique was available to editors
at the time.
II was understood that he in
tended to take the matter up with
Brendan Bracken, head of British
information and censorship, before
any future developments "break"
on the Presidents present trip.
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Held In Camp

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by warship. He requested that; the
offices put on no extra "spit and
polish" for him and the crew wore
dungarees.
U. S. Ambassador John G. Winant
accompanied him and one officer
said "the sailors loved his simple,
unassuming manner" Churchill fire.
quently invited him to meals In his
cabin, along with the captain and
other officers.
It wasn't until Thanksgiving Day
that the American, British and Chi
neSe leaders were able to sit back
and after three solid days and nights
of joint effort have their pictures
taken.
President Roosevelt waved an ex-
pansive hand toward the center
chair and said to Chang Kai-shek:
You are guest of honor-and
after all, this is your first confer
ence."
Chang smilingly declined the
honor and took chair on the Presi-
dents right. Prime Minister Church.
ill moved over to the Presidents
left.
When the Anglo American leaders
drove out to the pyramids. Badji
ALI, the No. I senior dragoman,
took over the spotlight from the
statesmen and DECENTRALIZATION
word of interruption-his lecture on
those ancient Egyptian tombs. Lean
ing against the rear door of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's car and bobbinS
the blue tassel on his red fez as
he gesticulated, Hadji ALI y8ttled
off his memorized speech.
After the Roosevelt-C Churchill
party had driven off, someone asked
the dragoman about his tip.
Tip? Tip?' he exclaimed incred-
ulously, as though he had never
taken a tip in his IS years drago-
man at the sphynx and pyramids.
II was offered money but Of course
I did not take 1t.
II was very glad to have them
here"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-02
Fish Prices
To Be Set

Boston, Dec. 2-(UP)-Dollars-
and-cents retail ceiling prices on
fish, demanded by 1000 striking
members of the Atlantic Fisher
mems union (AFL), will be estab-
lished within a week, according to
OPA Regional Price Executive
Charles Foote.
Foote made the prediction late
yesterday at a hearing at the Bos-
ton fish pier, attended by U. 8. Rep.
J. Hardin Peterson, D., Fla, chair
man Of the congressional sub-com-
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ties in Washington, but in fairness
to them they too complained bitter
ly that we in Britain were con-
stantly scooping them with news"
he said.
Something must be done about
these conferences. In my opinion,
they ought to be absolute security
in the future"
Bracken said he believed there
should either be full publicity or
no publicity whatever.
unless the people make up their
minds that these conferences shall
be security conferences" he said,
you will get the best journalists in
the world, Ito attend the confer
ences) or at any rate the most en-
terprising.
No News
Sixty or 70 of them were at Que
bee or Cairo" he explained. ''They
are not given any news whatsoever,
and what they send are quiz mes
sages home. And always they end
up by blaming the ministry of in
formation"
II think it is unfortunate that
all these leakages occur" Bracken
said. Il have seen four of five con-
ferences, and I am absolutely GER
tain that the publicity arrange
ments will always break down be-
cause they depend on three or four
nations. All sorts of people do their
best to preserve the secrets, but
they leak out"
The controversy in Commons was
touched off by question from the
floor as to why the British Broad
casting company had been permit
ted to relay to the continent an
American radio version of the
Reuter- Lisbon dispatch long before
the same news had been made avail
able to the British public.
Bracken retorted that the minis
try Of information could not control
the American press authorities.
The London Daily Telegraph's
diplomatic correspondent, mean
while, reported that an official in
quiry would be made into the in
cident.
1.-THE inquiry, I understand, will
deal with the question of whether
any messages on the conference
wree passed by the British censor
ship before the time arranged for
the official announcement" the cor
respondent wrote. 1.-THE arrange
ments were made jointly by al 1.-The
countries concerned. What is GER
tain is that the news was known
to the enemy earlier than by the
British public"
Bayonne, N. J., Dec. &(UP)-
The Bayonne Times, an afternoon
newspaper, published the official
announcement Of President Roose-
welt, Prime Minister Churchill and
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek yes
terday, in advance of the official
release time. explaining that "the
people OF the United States are as
fully entitled to news as any other
country in the world"
The story was carried under the
headline: Everyone in the world,
except U. s., knows F.D.R., Church.
Ill, Chang meet"
In explaining its violation Of the
release time, The Times said:
"This release has been violated
not alone by foreign and domestic
news agencies, by various diverse
means, but by the Office of War In
formation itself, which has kept
the news from the American peo-
pie but has broadcast 1t to foreign
lands. We prefer to do this OPEN
~ instead Of publishing rumor
stories credited to the usual well
informed diplomatic circles"
Sydney, Dec. 2+(UP)-The Daily
Mirror yesterday published full
report Of the Cairo conference-2S
hours before the official release date.
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Mother StronsIed
By Wash Wrineer

SOmerville, Mass, Dec. r
(UP)-Mrs. Mildred COnlan,
10, mother of two children,
was strangled yesterday when
her dress became entangled In
the wringer Of her washing
machine and was wound tightly
around her neck.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-02
FLYER Crash Lends
In Very Hot Area

San Diego, Cal, Dec. B.
(UP)-When 1t. N. E. Jacobs
crash-Ianded his Navy bomber
safely in the desert northeast
of here, 50 caliber machine gun
bullets began whizzing by. He
spent the next two hours hug
ging the ground as more than
10000 rounds dug up the dirt
around him. Army gunners, fir
ing at a dummy tank, didn't
see him until their practice was
over.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-02

Consumption Of coffee In Brazil
the coffee-growing country, now
averages IS pounds a year for each
person over six years Of age.
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The story was withdrawn from later
editions. the newspaper explaining
that 1t had made a mistake.
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Allies May
GetAir Bases

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Allied Meet

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Blast Modong

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u. S. Protests
News Leaks

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Sydney, Dec. 2E(UP)-The Daily
Mirror yesterday published full
report Of the Cairo conference-2S
hours before the Official release date.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Brown and 1t. Edward Trigg Brown
are now on duty overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrel OF
Jackson, Miss, have been the guests
for several days Of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Mosser.
Mrs. Davis Hamlin Berrell OF
Scarsdale, N. Y, is the guest here
of Mrs. Thomas E. Covel, a former
classmate at Smith College.
Miss Margaret Warwick Is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. William H
Strait at their new home in Bris-
tol, R. I.
State Senator-el and Mrs. An
drew Clarke are spending the hunt
ing season in Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Mcpherson
also have gone to Winchester for
the hunting season and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Glaze.
Maj. and Mrs. c. P. Sandifer and
their family have left for Camp
Stuart, Ga.
Mrs. Horace H. Manchester, jr.,
wife of the late 1t. Col. Manchester
has moved to Washington and Is
making her home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilmette.
Mrs. Shirley Leachmann was host
ess at bridge Tuesday evening for
group of friends.
Miss Lucy White, formerly of Tex
as and New York, who has been
making her home here for some
months, closed her house last week
and has left with her mother to re-
sumo residence in San Antonio, Tex.
Miss Patricia Graves, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Graves of
Sranton, has returned here to make
her home after sCending the sum-
mer with her parents.
Capt. and Mrs. Russell Raab have
as their house guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold T. Wieand of Washington,
for whom they entertained at par
ty last evening.
Mrs. Selden S. Baker entertained
at a small tea Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Flory Of
Washington and Princeton have ar
rived to make their home in the
former residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John McCracken, on West Grove
drive in Belle Haven.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Helen T00mev
Names Date

Miss Helen Eugenle Toomey,
daughter of Mrs. James A. Toomey
and the late Mr.. Toomey, has chosen
December 27 as the date for her
marriage to Mr.. John L. Ingolds-
by, jr.
The ceremony will take place at
| 1890 o'clock at the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart, Msgr. James A.
Smyth, pastor of the church, off,
ciating and also celebrating the nup-
tial mass which will follow. A re-
ception at the home Of the brides
mother will be held Immediately
afterward.
Miss Marion Toomey will be maid
Of honor for her sister, and the
other attendants will be Mrs. James
c. Toomey, sister-in-law of the
bride-to-be, and Miss Ruth Ingolds-
by of Chicago, sister of the bride
groom -to-be. Mr.. Charles Ingolds-
by will serve as best man for his
| brother.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
General Activities in Alexandria
MISS Hardin Has Returned;
MRS. Tucker Br01Vu at Home

Miss Nancy Hardin, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Hardin, has
returned from West Point, N. Y.
where she has been the guest OF
Capt. and Mrs. William T. Hamilton
at whose wedding she was a brides
maid. Her hostess is the former
Miss Gloria Shaw.
Miss Hardin and her mother will
leave shortly for ST. Michaels, Md,
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Howard Magee, where they will be
among other guests for the Thanks
giving holiday.
Mrs. Tucker Brown has returned
from Lexington to her home here
and has with her for the winter her
cousins, Miss Rosa Tucker Fletcher
and Miss Lanetta Alexander Smith,
all of Lexington.
Mrs. Browns sons, 1t. Tucker
Evening star., 1943-11-21
News From Rockville and Vicinity
|Sbo1Ver for Miss Mary Prescott;
Mrs. Exams Goes to HOtSbrimqs

ROCKVILLE, Nov. 20.-Mrs. E..
Cecil Allnutt will entertain at a
shower tomorrow for her niece. Miss
Mary Richardson Prescott, whose
engagement to Mr.. Gordon Stanley
Rosenberger was recently announced
Miss Prescott is a daughter OF Judge
and Mrs. Stedman Prescott.
Mrs. Mary Evans and little daugh-
ter Mandy, are in Hot Springs, Ark,
for visit Of several weeks with Mrs.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wells moved
this week to their home on OBJ
servatory Heights formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Ausher-
man, who are now residing In Wash.
ington.
Seaman Billy Darby has COM
pleted his boot training at Curtis
Bay and Is spending this week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
lie Roy Darby. in Washington Grove.
Mrs. Harry Farmer of Washing
ton Grove entertained DR.. Paul s.
Douglas, president Of American
University: his sister, Mrs. Waldo
Haldeman, and DR.. Samuel w.
Spear, also of American University,
at dinner early this week.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Miss Gloria Walker. Miss Barbara
Lyles, Miss Peggy Harper, Mr.. Law
renee Sorrell, Mr.. Bobby Kinsey, Mr..
Donald Fritz, Miss Carolyn Stull,
Mr.. Marion Selby, Miss Dorothy
Kinsey, Mr.. Ernest Hans, Miss jean
nette Mullineaux, Mr.. Rodney
Thompson and Miss Dolores Cum
ningham.
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Haley Of
Hampton, Va, are the guests Of
the formers parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. James H. Haley.
Mrs. Gordon Taylor Wells left on
Saturday to join her husband at
their home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla,
where they plan to spend the win
! ter.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Luncheon Hostess

Mrs. James P. Pugh of Chevy
Chase entertained at luncheon
party Wednesday at the Columbia
Country Club in honor of Mrs.
Richard A. Sumers of Tucson, Ariz.,
who is the house guest Of her father,
Mr.. Fred Mckee.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Return From Visit

1t. and Mrs. William Rawlings OF
Louisville, who are now making
their home here, have been the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Winn of Round Bay, Annapolis.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Return to Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pitt, who
have been the guests Of their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
George Offutt III of South Arling-
ton, have returned to their home in
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

MRS. RUSSELL L. HOEPNER.
A recent bride, Mrs. Hoep-
ner is the former Miss Mary
Jane Hopkins, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Hopkins of this
city. After a 1Uedding trip to
Ne1D York and Connecticut,
the couple 1DiH reside In
Washington. Their Ueddinq
took place November 10 at the
home OF the brides parents.
Underwood & Underwood
Photo.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Birthday Party
At Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, Nov. 20-Mrs.
Edwin Kinsey entertained last eve
ming in honor of the birthday ami
versary OF her son, Mr.. Edwin
Kinsey, jr.
Guests enioying the occasion were
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Evans uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Garner Boutc.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
ILLINOIS COMMISSION
MAKES RACIAL STUDY

Chicago ILNS).-A commission of
II members, with trad" union repre-
Sentation, appointed recently by GOV
Dwight II. Green to promote better
race relations In Illinois, has begun a
long-tcrm study of interracial problems
Ia serve as guidance In formulating
definite recommendations
There Is no more important task
confronting our state than that of pro,
noting harmonious understanding be
tween the races" declared Coy. Green
at the first meeting of the commission
ut Is fitting" he added that Illinois
home of Abraham Lincoln, should pro
vide leadership for the entire nation IL
its approach To this difficult problem.
The committee voted to engage tn,
services OF the research staff Of the
state administration at Springfield 10!
the assembling Of as full Information
as can be obtained concerning race
disturbances, including the recent dis
turbances In Detroit, Los Angeles anI
elsewhere, as well as the Chicago rae,
riot of 1919 and the earlier trouble a
East st. Louis, Ill.
The commission Is composed Of
whites and Z Negroes. One of the Negro
members is Milton =. Webster vic'
president of the brotherhood Of Sleep
ing Car porters.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
BLACK POWDER HOLDS OWN

MOOsic, Pa.-BIack powder Still IS
performing many vital functions in the
war, the explosives department of the
f.. |. Dupont de NemOurs Co. an
nounced when the Army Navy ''E' was
awarded to the company'S Relin works,
where black powder is made. The de-
largely replaced since the Civil War
by gunpowder and INT, is used to
start torpedoeS and depth charges to
ignite the propellant charges in all
kinds of shells and for Il number of
other purposes, including signal flares,
primers and bursting charges.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
Shorts

Electrical Workers No. 3, NYC, col
lects 500, 800 from publishers whc
printed Il libellous story about that
union.
down in the Brewster plants. SO they
changed management and get prOduc
ton.
Dept. Commerce says no rOllback
but 7%o increase in cost of living.
American Bible Society says Bibles
may be rationed How about also
rationing religion?
9 bronze mfgrs. in Cleveland get 1C
years and $4,000 for selling defective
airplane castings. Mr. WP and HVK
take notice
Senate rules WAVES can't be sent
overseas.
brotherhood of Electrical Workers
win election among telephone employees
in Honolulu
American Statistical Soc. says Dept
Labor'S cost-of-liying figures are not
accurate enough for wage basis.
Chief of OPAs meat section promises
less meat from now on.
Cong SABBATH, Of Ohio, says a ma
tional lottery is the best means of rails
ing war revenues.
owl says gasoline will be scarcer
and weaker.
VINO says work of 2O,OOO,OOO mar
days has been wasted because of pOol
management.