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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
Planes Slash At
Communications
OF Beaten Foe
BY RTCHARD D. McNETEI.Alg

BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, NORTH
Africa, September 20.
(UP) - Signs of q German
retreat from the Salerno
area were reported Officially
today as the Fifth Army
seized all dominating heights
of the Sorrento Peninsula
overlooking Naples Gulf and
drove inland from Battipag
liza.
Swarns Of American A-36
Invader Fighter Bombers
blasted and strafed long col
umns of hundreds Of German
trucks moving into noun
tain defiles above Salerno IA
what may be the start Of q
general retreat. At least 240
out of perhaps 1900 trucks
were destroyed or damaged
Sunday alone.
The American planes enjoyed 4
field day as they ranged up and
down the narrow, clogged mountain
roads running north from Contursl.
ten miles eats Of Eboli, upopposeu
by German aircraft. One hundred
and nine trucks were left blazing
wrecks and 1877 were damaged badly.
The ground forces conmunique
reported weakening enemy resist
ance all along the Firth Array
bridgehead on Salerno Gulf-an-
other indication that the Germans
had begun to withdraw from the
area.
Seizure Of dominating heights en-
the Sorrento Peninsula, which seq
arates Salerno and Naples Cults
extended the bridgehead along n
narrow piece Of land putting 81
miles out into the sea.
On the northeast shore Of Tire
peninsula lies the Castellamnara
naval yard.
New Territory
Pushing inland on a broad front,
the Fifth Army seized new territory
In the hills north Of Battipaglia, -
miles southeast Of Salerno, and In
the vicinity Of Montcorvino. n
miles east Of Salerno. Fighting Wa
on a small scale, however, COM
pared with that Of last week. At
least 40 German tanks have been
captured or destroyed since the start
OF the invasion Sept Q.
ReinforcementS Of men, guns.
tanks and supplies continued to our
shore all long the Salerno bridge
head and the Eighth Army also was
moving northward in force for q
joint march on Naples, Rome ard
northern Italy.
The British Fifth corps In southern
italy made slight advances. the
comnunique said, wiping out =
pocket Of resistance from Gioias 20
miles northwest Of laramie, a1ld
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Sardinia Falls
To ItoIions
RY DONALD COE

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, North Africa
Sept. Administrations, a 1900
sauare-mile island with air and ma
val bases within easy striking dist.
ance of Rome and the south coast
OF France, has gone to the United
Nations without the firing Of a sim
gle Allied shot.
Two Italian divisions on the Is
land attacked and routed German
troops on Sardinia, then advised Al
lied headquarters that they were IN
possession, an official announce
ment said. The fleeing Germans
were believed to have Joined other
Nad elements on Corsica, only Z LIZ
miles to the north.
italian troops on Corsica have
Joined French patriots In fighting
the Germans, London broadcast
eaid. It credited the French with
capaturing the west coast port OF
Aiacacio while reinforced German
troops seized the northeastern town
Of Bastia.)
Another Italian contribution to
the Allied cause was disclosed IN a
front dispatch from the Salerno
area that told how ITALIAN naval
units accompanied by a single Brit
ish naval officer took over 1scniaa
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Army Must
Droft Dads
BY JOHN L. CUTTER
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
washington, Sept. 20-(UP)-Gen.
George @. Marshall, army chief Of
staff, today sought vote Of con-
fidence in army plans for induction
OF fathers into the armed service
in an appearance before congress
sional committees.
Confronting q Joint meeting OF
the Senate and House military af-
fairs committees, Marshal was ex-
pected to testify that the Wheeler
bill to prohibit induction Of fathers
would upset the Allied timetable
and perhaps resul in unnecessary
loss Of lives.
Admiral Ernest J. King, chief OF
naval operations, and Bernard M.
Baruch, adviser to war mobilization
directors James F. Byrnes, also may
testify at today's final hearing on
the bill
Senate majority leader Alben w.
Barkley said debate on the measure
would require two or three days and
that q vote may be taken late this
week.
TeStifying before a joint session
of the Senate and House Military
Affairs Committees on bill to de-
fer drafting of fathers until Jan
/, Marshall said that "for the first
time in our history" the United
States now is capable o. putting
in foreign battle lines troops which
have been fully trained at home.
The Army chief Of staff said U. s
military strategy now Is based on
plans to raise the Army'S strength
from 100000 as of Sept. !, to T.
100000 by the end Of this year
Selective Service witnesses have teS-
titled that this, together with Navy
manpower needs, means drafting OF
446, 1000 pre-Pearl Harbor fathers af-
ter Oct. /.
II those plans are not met, Mar
shall said, lit seems that all we
could do is change our program and
TOA,akf~a.sAA -. ma a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
2-3 Of Loon
Subscribed

washington, Sept. 20 - (U.P) =
The American people have sub
scribed more than two-thirds Of the
SIS, 900, 000, 900 Third War Loan. or
$40, 239, 100000. the treasury an
nounced today as the nationwide
sales campaign reached its half
way period.
Oficially launched on Thursday,
September 8, the drive is scheduled
to end September 80. The treasury
explained that the Seemingly great
speed with which the money Is roll
ing in Is due to the fact that the
big buyers-corporations and the
like-have made most Of their pur-
chase and that small investors must
subscribe to the remainder.
Secretary Henry Morgenthau. Jr.,
warned not to throw our hats In
the air simply because We are
on the home stretch in so short q
time" He said the emphasis should
not be that we have sold $4,000, j.
100000 IN bonds but that We still
have 5000. 000. 900 TO so.
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Run,ors Say Forces Try To
Gust Gen. Geo. Marshall

ports. But they persist and multiply
and persons here In q position TO
konw say they are not doing War
Department morale any good. In
quiIy among some OF Marshalls
highest ranking colleagues obtained
definite proof that there Is strong
army and navy sentiment to keep
him o nthe job here.
The general Is 10 testify today
before 3 Senate Military Affairs
Committee manpcweF hearing. Some
senator then may question the sun
burst OF weekend developments IN
the Marshall mystery. The New
York newspaper PM printed q
washington dispatch yesterday say
Ing that Marshall was currently top
choice for the command OF Allied
European invasion forces. PM said
some British sources thought Mar
shall would BE- given the JOB 70
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BY LYLE c. WILSON
nlted Press staiR Correspondent

ANrS~~-@ -" 49,
washington. Sept. 20 = (U.P0 =
President Roosevelt's avoidance OF
q direct question at his September
q news conference has led to
charges that powerful forces are
trying to Gust General George Q.
Marshall from his post as chief o.
staff.
on that date Mr.. Roosevelt was
asked about q statement appearing
IN the washington star on the pre-.
vious day that Marshall would be
appointed commander IN chief Of
Allied Forces IN the European the.
alter Of operations 70 direct any In
vaslon based on Great Britain. The
star said either General Dwight d.
Eisenhower OF Lieutenant General
HFehon II. 0omeFven would set
hGaFshail'e post here.
~. Roosevelt replied that be had
mot fhe fogBlesl Idea about The re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
70 japanese
Planes In s
Days Is Toll
BY DON CASWELL


Allied Headquarters, SouthW1..v
Pacific, Sept. 20.-(UP)-Allied Air
fleets have destroyed 10 Japanese
planes in six days Of an aerial Of
fensive to drive the enemy from the
North Solomons, 1t was announced
today.
Fourteen Of the planes fell We'd
nesday and Thursday during day and
night assaults, q communique said,
while total Allied losses since the
attacks began on Sept. IL were Is
aircraft.
Targets of the attackers-inolud-
Ing all types Of aiIplaneS In service
In the South Pacific-were the
Kahili and Ballale airdromes In the
Buin-Fais area Of Bougainville Is
land, to which Japanese reinforce
ments had been sent apparently in
an effort to have these threatened
Solomors strongholds.
Twin-engined Mitchells alternated
with dauntless and avenger bomb
ers, escorted by hellcats, corsairs and
kittyhawks, In the latest raids dur.
ing which two ponberS and four
fighters were lost.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur sent
congratulations to his American and
Australian ground troops who con-
quered Lac and Salamaua, on the
New Guinea coast, and now were
engaged in hopping up the area pre-
liminary to the next phase Of the
island offensive.
"a Canberra dispatch said that
Macarthur, In q reply to q message
from Australian Prime Minister
John Curtin, expressed determina-
ton to do everything possible toward
advancing the war against the Jap
anese within the scope Of our linz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
1st Steps To
Sway Meet

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
washington, Sept. 20 - (U.P) -
The projected conference Of British
and Russian foreign ministers with
q high ranking representative OF the
United States In Moscow was viewed
today as an obvious prelude to the
long sought Roosevelt Churchill
Stain conference.
The Moscow meeting. tentatively
scheduled for next month, was pro-
posed as q gathering Of foreign min
listers. It remains uncertain, how
ever, whether Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull would undertake 50
long o journey.
The conference would gain from
his presence because It will have the
widest possible scope Of discussion,
the agenda touching all urgent
phases Of war and post war prob
lens. Even the Far Eastern post
war situation may be canvassed be-
cause Of the Soviet Unions intense
interest in that theater although
she is not a belligerent.
Public discussion Of identity Of
OAAC <A4AACA ASAA4 ASP4 SSCAAe0b4NS oNAASeAJ
is curbstone speculation so far. w.
Averill Hartman and Harry Hop
kins have been mentioned.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
is scheduled &c represent Great Bril-
tain and Foreign Commissar v. M.
Molotov viii be host. Hartman and
Hopkins have visited Moscow before
as President Roosevelt's emiSsaries.
Both are here now.
Preparation Of the Agenda may be
Speeded by early return to Wash
ington of Admiral william H.
Standby, ambassador to Moscow,
and Laurence E. Steinhardt, ambas-
sador to Turkey. Standby is said to
have been FESTIVE because so many
special White House emissaries have
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RED ARMIES y
NEAR POLISH
; ! old BORDER
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
: ,r.ited Press Staff Correspondent

ok nENkSx SnAkAMV
Z .r.ited Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, September 80. -
(UP) - Red Armies smashed
to within 100 miles Of the old
Polish border today, liberat-
ing 1900 towns and villages
along a 750-mile front and
cracking the main defenses
before the big stronghold OF
SmolenSk.
(The Falangist newspaper
Arriba Of Madrid told in a
Berlin dispatch Of speeula-
ton the Germans may be
planning t withdraw to a new
Siegfried line along the Pol
ish frontiers, abandoning en-
tirel ythe Russian CAM
paign.)
The fall Of Dukhovschnia and
Yartsevo, 30 miles to the northeast
and east respectively, preached the
''Smolensk Gate" Premier Marshal
Josef Stain announced In one OF
the three special orders Of the Gay
trumpeting the latest series Of Soviet
successes.
Six defense lines consisting OF
piliboxes, armored forts, concrete
Notifications and nineflelds were
overwhelmed in the four-day BAT
tie for Dukhovschina, q conmunlque
announced. Stain ordered q l24-
gun salute.
Northeast Of Kiev, the Russians
reached the Desna river southwest
OF Chernigov and were less than
100 miles from the pre- 1889 Russian"
Polish border. Chernigov itself APP
peared doomed to early capture toi.
lowing the seizure Of ATnlsoyo, . 1-S
males I the east.
AZ some points northeast Of Kiev'
the Russians were only IS miles from
the UlEranian capital. A frontal
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u. S. Navy Has Expanded
To Greatest Sea-Air PotUer

Washington, Sept. 20.-(UP)-Tke
Navy Department, announcing that
the u. 8. Navy has expanded into
the greatest sea and aiTpower tn
history. served noti:e on the Axis
today that American naval strategy
Is now one Of attack.
American naval strength, as re-
vealed IN the Nays announcement,
nov stands at the ail-tlme high Of
i4.072 vessels-oi3 Of them fighting
ships-and 1890 planes.
Ability 20 build this huge force
and 70 keep building at the present
rate, the Navy said, underlifA al
American military strategy and
makes feasible O strategy Of attack
with al the risks II implies"
The Nays hitting power and
present attack strategy we're demon.
Htraied n the weekend attacks 90
Nnuru and Tarawa Islands 81 thf
Gilbert group ard on Marcus xslane
aeplembeg !, attacks which showed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20

that the Navy now Is able to strike
deep into enemy territory and Is
willing to do 50.
However, the Navy made no bones
about tho size Of the Job ahead.
While describing its fieet as 1.-THE
mightiest In history" its air force
as "the most powerful air force IN
the world" Il added polntediy:
TITS size Is dwarfed only by the
size Of the task which confronts
t."
The impressive force was built
impressive Force
largely In three years Of growth
since June, 1910. w1len the naval
expansion program began-~and eiiil
Is growing &C q tremendous rats.
IN july, 1913. there we're IS 200. :
000. Zoo worth Of new ships stan IA
the construction siaae. foFeshadow.
Ing 3 vast rev addition q the Al,
tCcniinusd en paag :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
Deco To Do
Recordings

New York, Seut. 2O-(UP)-A new
contract between the American Fed
Grafton Of Musicians, the Decca
recording Co., an dts transcription
subsidiary, world boardcasting sys-
tenn. will be presented today to a
special panel Of the War Labor
which has been considering the
year-old ban on recordings.
The contract, negotiated Saturday
at Chicago. permits the Decca Com
pany TO become the first organiza-
ton to make recordings since james
o. Petrillo head Of the AIM. in
voked his ban on transcriptions'
Aug. !, 1912.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
Nuxis List Our
SoIerno Casualties
At Over $4,000
By United Press

The Berlin radio claimed to-
day that Allied casualties in the
battle Of Salerno included more
than 10000 dead and wounded,
and 4,42S prisoners.
The broadcast said that 1853
Allied tanks and 81 guns were
lost and two cruisers, three de-
Stroyers, one landing boat, one
tanker and seven transports
were sunk or damaged.
Damage to several other war
shlps and les transports and
tankers was claimed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
GETS OAK LEAF CLUSTER

Allied Headquarters. Southwest
Pacific. Sept. e.-(Delayedl-(UPl
staff SGT. John r. Qeary Of 70
Lee Ave-. Newport. r. J., has been
awarded the Oak Lk.f Cluster IN
lieu Of an additional distinguished
Flying Gross for extraordinary ach-
ievsment willis participating IN 400
hours Of operational flight niinslons
u vas announced to-day.
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by United Press
The British radio said today
that q British force haA eeeu.
Fled CaslelFaase. ensteTmFn0at
% the italian Doaeeanese is
lands off the south coast 81
Turkey. The broadcast record
ed ~ chs said The Island vas
occupied On Sept. 9, ere day
after the announcement q the
italian nuETemaeF.
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Night sohoei begins Tumlght. neg.
lister new. 0Aioe open day ana eve
nlng. Poet Is. Colleae ea cemmeree
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TREASURY BALANCE

washington. Sept. 20 tuPl-oev.
eminent expenses ana feeelpt. let
i9ht, compared with q year Agoi
Hhim NanF Expenses Last 9eeF
sig,isS,soe,ee 0.Sa eia,ssiste5,I 1880
WaF spending
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Cash Balance
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Evening star., 1943-04-12
Mine Workers Stress
Demands for Pay on
Porta|-to-Porta| Basis
Charge Men Must Spend
81 Hours Underground
For 7 Hours Wages
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12-The en-
phasis which the United Mine
Workers are placing on their demand
that bituminous and anthracite
operators pay mine workers on
portal-to-portal basis was revealed
today in a union advertisement ap-
pearing in newspapers throughout
the country.
Explaining the miners reasons for
asking payment from time of entry
to time of departure from the mines,
the advertisement said:
DO you know that coal miners
who are paid for 'seven-hour day
actually spend an average of at least
eight and half hours below ground?
DO you know tGat for the most
arduous, often the most dangerous,
part OF their day S work, coal miners
do not get one rec cent?"
Other Demands Not Mentioned.
No mention was made in the
advertisement, second of a series
explaining the UNIV case to the
public, of the other major union
demands on the soft coal operators.
These are: A S2-a-day basic wage
increase; So minimum for all who
work in mine fields and unionization
OF minor bosses.
There now is little more than a
fortnight left before expiration of
the eXtention agreement under which
contract negotiations involving ap-
proXimately 100000 miners are being
conducted bewteen the UNIV and
bltumlnous operators of the North
ern and Southern Appalachian areas.
Northern and Southern conferences,
now IN recess, resume at 10 am.
tomorrow.
A new factor in the conference is
President Roosevelt S hold the line"
order freezing wages on the basis of
the little steel wage ceiling formula
except In cases where subnormal
conditions require adjustment.
John L. Lewis, UNIV president,
has taken the position that miners
wages are subnormal as compared
with other essential industries. Com
mentlng on the hold the line"
ORDER Saturday, Mr.. Lewis said:
Cites Corporate Profits.
L point out that this is a false
and unsound way to achieve any
reasonable control of imitation
lWenty-three millions on the farms
and 52,00d,300 employed in other
galnful occupation can not be
restrained IN their attempts to main
tam a participation, in an effective
ana cooperative basis. in our ma
tlonal economy while the Govern
ment pours s6,25O0 100000 of profits
IN nine months INTO the laps of the
coupon clippers of America
In Its advertisement the union said
payment to the miners for their
travelling time in the mines would
correct an injustice and added:
We American coal miners are
dong Our part in the war effort. We
cont mind hard work II we did
we wouldn't be in a coal mine. We
know we could 60 to war plants and
get a lot more money for much
easier work We also know some
BODY has to mine coal-the prime
mover OF American industry
Bltuminous operators claim that
the miners have received wage ad-
Vances In excess of the Little Steel
formula and that the present union
demands, therefore. are non-neeo-
liable issues. Southern operators
have asked the War Labor Board to
intervene in the dispute.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Bishop Leonard Leaves
On Overseas Mission

The departure of Bishop Adna
Wright Leonard of the Methodist
Church on a visit to the armed
forces overseas was announced to-
day by DR.. S. Arthur Devan, director
of the general commission on Army
and Navy chaplains representing 81
Protestant denominations.
The Bishop will confer with chap
lains in North Africa, the United
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Kingdom, Iceland, Labrador, China

Kingdom Iceland, Labrador, China
and India.
Before leaving. Bishop Leonard
explained his mission as one ito let
the Protestant chaplains and serv-
icemen with the Army and Navy
units overseas know that the
churches at home are not forgetting
them, and to obtain a flrst-hand
picture of religious life among the
men under fire, in order that the
churches may better serve these
men,"
Bishop Leonard is also authorized
to act as spokesman for the Federal
Council of Churches OF Christ in
America.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Inch Cash in Heart Stitched,
Man Is Given Chance for Life

the outer covering of the heart
and the diaphragm. Two blood
transfusions were given the patient.
The operation was performed
through an opening made by taking
3-1nch sections from two ribs over
the heart.
The wounds were inflicted during
quarrel with a cab driver.
Two factors accounted for the fact
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Leslie Hogon Elected
Head of Moose Lodoe

Columbia Lodge l26, Loyal Order
Of Moose, yesterday elected Leslie
E. Hagan governor at meeting at
the Moose Clubrooms.
Mr.. Hagan, 46, lives at $50 Ala
bama avenue Sc. and is employed
by the Charles H. Tompkins Co. as
q SteelWorker
Other officers ch 1sen were Ar
thur j. Crory. Junior governor;
Robert H. Beach. prelate: Russell
B. Martin. treasurer: Milton v.
Hanson, secretary, and Fred Rogers,
trustee.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Senator Austin to Speak

Senator Austin, Republican. of
Vermont has been invited to address
the University of Vermont Alumni
Association at 7:30 pm. tomorrow,
at the Highlands Cafe, Connecticut
avenue and California street NV.
Also scheduled to speak are John
S. Mills. university president, and
DR.. Charles c. Limburg of the
Public Health Service.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Mcclure Will Describe
FBI Wartime ACTIVITY

John j. Mcclure Of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation will describe
some OF the wartime activities of
the organization at a dinner meet
ing OF the Federal Club at the
Willard Hotel at 80 pm. tomorrow,
The club, composed of officials of
the executive agencies, also will
hear discussion of District trans
portation problem by Robert Dou-
gan, in charge of public relations
for the Capital Transit Co.
The club will vote on a proposed
change in the bylaws to admit
to membership representative of
the legislative branch of the Gov
eminent.
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Steel Replaces Copper
In Electrical Devices
BY the Associated Press.

BY tLe ASSOClHleu PTeSS.
Use of carbon steel or other sub
stitutes instead of copper has been
ordered in electric sockets, switches,
electric range plugs and other elec-
trical wiring devices.
WPB yesterday estimated the ac-
ton would save 100000 pounds of
copper and copper alloys annually
in addition to savings previously
effected by the ban on copper for
non-current-carrying parts
WPB said copper might last
Evening star., 1943-04-12
BY the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, April ia sur
geon's skill in sewing up an inch
long cash in the muscle of the heart
gave Roy Moon. victim of a stab
bing, fighting chance for life today.
Moon, 81, was under the ether
two hours as DR.. o. J. Hartig took
five sutures in the heart muscle
wound and seWed other gashes in
Evening star., 1943-04-12
Mexico Studies Prices

The Mexican government is OBJ
serving prices as safeguard against
excessive raises. Both the central
department and the ministry of
Economy are watching prices of
foods and prime necessities in the
public markets of the federal dis
trict. Mexico City reports.
Evening star., 1943-04-12

the loss of blood wasn't sufficiently
large to cause death, DR.. Hartig said.
First, the victim was in a state of
profound shock, which lowered his
blood pressure far below normal
Also, clot had formed in the heart
laceration.
His condition was described as
fair.