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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
Resistance Broke After |Six-Day Fierce Fight
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Allied air operations over Italy for the third straight day. Of the few enemy aircraft encountered, one was shot down.
 Fighters and fighter -bombers at- tackled 8 train ard small motor transport convoy and patrolled the battle area. All Allied planes re- turned safey.
 The Allied mop-up of the north- eastern corner of Corsica continued uninterrupted with French and American troops closing in rapidly on the enemy evacuation port of Bastia.
 Lieut.. Gen. Mark W. Clark called on his Fifth Army for its supreme effort, and at dawn yesterday after an all-out barrage by the American long Toms and other cannon the infantry lashed out.
 Sweep Through Plain
 Overrunning the last German machine gun and mortar nest in the formidable mountain faStness- es, the troop swept through to the plain and the Bay of Nap1aD.
 The seizure of Nocera, which had been in No Mans Land for sev- eral days, meant an advance of two miles. Farther on the left flank the troops came down the mountain roads and swept into Castellammare.
 The fighting on the Fifth Army front has been exceedingly grim, German prisoners frankly admitted that they had had enough of 1t.
 "We have been doing nothing but retreat" one said. We are tired of fighting a rear guard action. We have only r men left out of our company"
 Military observers said the Fifth had been in harder fighting for the last six days than anything since the big battles of the north Afri- can desert. Nothing for 8 long time has equaled the difficulty of the in- fantrys task as it ran through cur tains of fire to bayonet the Ger mans from their defenses in the sides of defiles from which they commanded every track.
 The British Eighth Army, sweep ing on beyond captured Foggia, strengthening its line on the ex- treme east flank by moving up the Adriatic coast road to zapponeta an advance of Il miles from Marg- herita Di Savoia.
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Allies Wreck 7 Jap
 Ships And 6OAircraft
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voy that had just reached Wewak, ranged up to 5000 tons.
 It was the second straight raid on Wewak and the communique dis closed that six and probably seven Japanese planes were shot down Sunday in addition to the three already reported.
 Allied fighters also ranged along the New Guinea coast north of Finschhafen, machine gunning barges in the Hansa Bay area and motor traffic along the coastal road.
 In the central SolomonS, Ameri- can bombers and fighters attacked enemy positions on Kolombangara Island, while 38 Japanese planes at- tempted a raid on Vella Lavella Island but were driven off by Allied fighter patrols. one enemy plane was downed. ,s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
.AnsIo-U. s. Air RuidS
By VIRGIL PTNKLEY

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 London, Sept. 29 = (UP) - The Anglo-American aerial offensive has knocked out the industrial capaci- ties of IS of Germany's leading cit- ies, tied up manpower estimated at perhaps 3,000,000, and made heavy inroads on Germany's fighter plane strength on the Russian front, a survey showed today.
 Hitler is estimated to have as- signed roughly 100000 men to anti-aircraft guns and 100000 to afiliated aerial defenses such as searchlights, transport, etc., and to the manufacture of anti-aircraft shells. Some women are included in the latter figure. The total is about equal to the number of sol- diers on the Russian front.
 Tn its immediate effect on the Russian front, the best information here is that Germany has shifted most of her fighter strength from Russia to Germany, France and the Low Countries. The first line fight- CTS trying to combat air raids are estimated to number approximately i,6O0. The fighters still in Russia are believed less than 300 mad prob- ably around 2T0. The shift has been Of considerable aid to the Russians. especially in gaining air superiority. ct least locally.
 Aerial reconnaissance and lWports from Germany show that industry in at least is cities have been knocked out for ct least six months. Hanover and Mannheim are the latest cities listed ns probably @ per cent e more destroyed. othern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
Editor Sued For Libel

Princess Anne, Md, Sept. 29- (UP)-Rives Matthews, 26-year -old Editor of the Somerset News, will go on trial next week on charges of criminal libel resulting from articles he published about the misuse of gasoline rationing coupons by a high Maryland official.
 Matthews was indicated late yes- terday by Somerset grand jury and released immediately on $500 bond. States Attorney Prentice Evans, who brought the charges against Matthews, announced that the grand jury's decision was unan- imous. Under Maryland law there is no limit to the penalty which could be imposed on Matthews if con- victed.
 The case stirred considerable con- troversy throughout the nation last June after the youn geditor of the weely newspaper accused State Con- troller J. Willard Tawes of driving his family to Georgia in 8 state- owned car on pleasure trip.
 Tawes was exonerated by Son1- erset County rationirg board of vi- plating the pleasure driving ban, but the State Office of Price Admini- stration office later revoked his per- sonal and official gasoline ration books, giving him the right to apply for new official rations. That action was taken after Tawes admitted using his official car and official gasoline coupons to drive to his sons wedding in Georgia.
 Two weeks after OPA's action against Tawes, Matthews charged in his newspaper that his efforts all had been in vain-that on reappli- cation the State OPA had granted Tawes enough gasoline to drive 16C miles a month on official business Matthews charged that that was as much as Tawes had before he made the Georgia trip.
 The criminal libel charge did not result from Matthews complaint against Tawes, Evans said, but waE based solely on articles Matthews printed in his paper.
 Matthews originally published z fictitious radiogram purportedly ad. dressed to Tawes by an official oi the German government The sub. stance of the telegram was to thank Tawes for using gasoline for a plea. sure trip.
 After Tawes' gasoline rations wert revoked last June, Evans announced that he would not withdraw the Ii. bel suit because it was "the culmi' nation of long series of article! which had the effect of creating public disorder" The original war rant against Matthews charged hin with having ''unlawfully, falsely anC maliciously written and published { certain false, scandalous, malaciou and defamatory libel' concerninl Tawes.
 Evans said at the time of filing tn suit that the fictitious telegram gave the impression that Tawes wa in touch with the enemy Naz gov ernment.
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Wheeler And |"SIockers''
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(Continued rom Fage 1) establish the same rules for mem- bers of the armed services assigned to washington and adjacent head quarters desk jobs.
 Unconiirmed RumOrs
 There were uI1confiHmed rumors that the administration might ac- cept the Bailey Clark proposal as a compromise instead of letting the wheeler bill come to 8 vote on the outright issue of father draft, espe- cially if the section dealing with as- signment of commissioned officers were deleted.
 Lieut.. Col. Francis V. Keesling, Selective Service of1cer, released figures on government personnel draft status tending to show that the effect of the Bailey Clark pro- posa1 on the estimated zImed forces needs would be negligible.
 Keesling reported there are an estimated 675, ,00O civilian workers in government jobs between 18-3S. He estimated that 375, ,000 of them are pre-war fathers and that the other 3OOO0O were divided equally between single men and married men with out children.
 The 150,00O single ones, he said, include 100000 who are physically disqualified for combat service and 50,O0O who have been deferred be- cause of their occupations. The 150,O0O childless married men, he said, included 25,000 in class 1-A; 52,00O deferred for essentiality; 1S,- 900 in class 3-A along with most pre-war fathers, and 60,00O physi- cally unfit.
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 Sees War
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is to maintain this effort through the fifth year of the war, or the sixth year of the war, if need be, for we will never stop until we have achieved our purpose"
 Churchill's speculation that the war might continue through @ sixth year--through Sept. 3, 1945-- be- lieved to include the campaign in the Far East as well as that in Eur ope.
 He added hat the Axis only hope of victory now lay in weariness, despondency or slackness in the AL lied camp.
 Both Germany and Japan hope to consolidate themselves in their conquered territories, he said, and extract from our weariness and from any divisions that may appear among us the means of making terms to enable them to repair their losses and re-gather their forces to open upon the world, in 1t may be another decade, another war even more terrible than that through which we are passing"
 Churchill predicted that the smashing of the Naz machine would effect in a decisive manner the future destinies of the world and "even in our time" bring a "very sensible improvement in the conditions under which the great masses of people live"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
May Draft Strikers

Providence, R. T., Sept. 29 - (U. P) - State Selective Service oth- cials have threatened to draft the 1000 striking Rhode Island truck drivers who allegedly joined in an unauthorized walkout which is halting vital war production throughout the state.
 The walkout was similar to one that began July 26 and lasted 41 hours. At that time, the dispute in- volved new union contract demands.
 The driver took what they des- cribed as a holiday" when the War Labor Board refused to reach de- cision by last Saturday on their de- mands for a 14-cent-an-hour wage increase, an eight-hour day with time and @ half for overtime, and a weeks vacation with pay. Original negotiations between labor and management stalled when the oper- ators refused to grant more than a four -cent-an-hour increase, insisted on a 48-hour week and baked at proposed vacations.
 Brigadier General Herbert R. Dean, state selective service director, yesterday asked trucking operators to furnish him with names of the strikers so he could forward them to local boards flor appropriate &C., tion."
 Meanwhile, a Pawtucket war plant was forced to suspend opera tions because of refusal of truck drivers to deliver essential mater ials.
 As the walkout assumed propor- tions of general strike, state police received reports that picketS were halting trucks from Massachusetts, Connecticut and other points on state highways. State policemen were assigned to highways to pre- vent intimidation and stoppage. {" At the same time, Governor J. Howard McGrath announced that such picketing would not be toler- ated. T will not allow the stopping of motor vehicles on our highways by persons who are not law enforce ment officials" he said.
 The strikers had been ordered back to their jobs by the War La- bor Board. The men, who are all members of the International Bro- therhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers (AFL), |, also were ordered to return to work by union ofhcials.
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Jones Fights For Farm
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act prohibits the sale of any farm commodity except grain for live stock feed at below parity.
 In order to carry out the 1944 program calling for all-out food pro- duction and at the same time hold down consumer prirces 1t may be necessary, Jones said to make some additional support price loans. The most recent such move was 0 25 to 50 cents a hundred pounds milk subsidy announced last week.
 Good Guarantees
 Jones said that to assure the necessary production of food next year the WPA must be in posi- ton to make good guarantees to farmers of prices that are necessary to see them throug hthe growing, harvesting and marketing seasons.
 For 1944 we expect the volume of production to be greater - we hope considerably greater" Jones said. "The goals call for 380000, 900 acres, 16, COG, 900 acres more than this year. Farmers costs will be higher than this year, and 50 farmer returns will need to be somewhat higher"
 Tn my judgment, the best way to get production is to lave defin- ite support price that will last thrughout the season. It should be high enough to cover that will last throughout the season. It should be high enough to cover the added risks and hazards that go with increased production.
 "This means that the govern- ment would stand ready to buy any surplus of a commodity that might not flow into the regular channels at the time, and to absorb whatever loss may be necessary"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
Reds Drive On Wide
 Front; Dnieper Ablaze
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Air Force planes bombed and gunned the hard pressed Nazis as they fled over the river filled with the bodies of their comrades.
 Red Star, the Soviet Army organ, Bsid the liberation of the east bank of the Dnieper was in its final phase. and added:
 Found Concentrations
 'aThe whole of the Dnieper is nblaze. The guns are roaring inc cessantly and are audible far be- yond the west bank. Masses of men and material jam the crossings. Soviet artillery is harmpering the crossings and aircraft uninterrupt- edly pounds the enemy concentra- tions on the west bank"
 To. the north, Russian forces poured into White Russia at dozens of points, blasting their way across rivers, swamps, and forests toward Gomel, Orsha, Mogilev and Vitebsk.
 (The British radio reported fight ing in the streets of Gomel)
 Tn the regions of Kiev, the men. aced German base anchoring the whole defense line east of the Bug and Dniester rivers; of Kremenchug to the southeast and of Dnieprope- trovsk on the big bend of the river the Germans still were clinging des- Derately to fast shrinking holds on the east bank of the Dnieper.
 Try to Strike
 They were trying to strike back at the engulfing Red Army wave from the low, marshy bank broken by numerous bends in the river and the partially hidden coves.
 The government newspaper Izves-
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NJOI1OllluCO 41SAAA o6S ~ tions with diplomatic representa- tives and the church hierarchy abroad, 1t was said.
 Madrid said there was grave anx- iety over what might happen to the Vatican when the Nazis are forced to fall back to the Pc river.
 An Axis station identifying itself as radio Trieste reported that thou sands of British and American pris- oners of war released by Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio's govern ment had obtained arms and were battling to break through a ring of German troops to join the Allies in southern Italy.
 Puppet Government Meets
 A Bern dispatch said Italian troops at Bologna, described as the first Italian city to surrender to the Germans after the armistice, had ben shipped off to Germany in box cars and that the people had been warned to expect momentarily an Allied paratrooper attack.
 The whereabouts and effective ness of Benito MuSsolini's Nazi- backed Republican Fascist govern ment' still were mysteries.
 Berlin radio announced the pup pet government held its first meet ing Tuesday with Mussolini in the chair" and that it had adopted five resolutions, one of which was that the seat of government would be removed to another Italian city near to headquarters"
 Other decisions, Berlin said, dis solved the kings senate. merged army and volunteer militia forces fused the 13 Fascist trade unions into a single union, and dealt with illegal acquisition by deserters oi Fascist interests"
 (The Ofiice of War Information at New York quoted the German trans-ocean agency as saying thu government had met "in a city 1T northern Italy," but OWI addeC that the entire situation had disin tegrated into a ''welter of Naz manufactured confusion about thu seat of the puppet regime and thu status applied to Rome by the Ger man military authorities.")
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29
the invader, and mister, that's wha she really is."

SIle really AS'
 The fighter and fighter-bomber pilots report that they seldom meet opposition. They believe the Ger mans either don't have the planes to spare or are holding them back until the start of the battle of Ger many.
 Lieut.. Col. George B. Woods of New York, staff member of the technical air force, received his pi- lot training on the fields of Foggia during the first world war. He is thoroughly familiar with the coun- try, and enthusiastic about the use that can be made of the cluster of fields.
 There is one vast place on which we can crowd just about as many planes as we want to of all types from big bombers to the smallest fighters" he said. q remember when I was in training there we used to be able to disperse oul planes as much as a mile apart, and of course then there was no need for such great dispersal.
 Back in those days we had to fly those old crates and had to worry a great deal about the wind. Wind conditions around Foggia sometime: were pretty tricky, but We surely don't worry much about the winds now with our modern planes"
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include Hamburg. Cologne. Wtl- helmshafen, Dortmund. stettin, Os- nabruck, Bremen. Dusseldorf and Emden. The heavy industry in the Ruhr has been virtually erased.
 Some centers heavily bombed may require Ian occasional further bump every three or six months" to care for repairs, as one air ofiicial phTased it.
 This rubbing out of one-thlrd Of 0eFmany's industrial cities is why Anglo American aviation men want to accelerate the aerial hammering' They urge continuous action before q aatIsfaclory defense can bo de- ylaing defensive weapons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-29

and strafing the entire area with more than 100000 rounds of ma chine gun fire.
 At least 50 Japanese aircraft were aground and destroyed and eight more were shot down when 20 enemy fighters attempted to break up the attack. Three other enemy fighters probably were destroyed before the interceptors fled.
 Bomb HarbOr
 The raiders also bombed the Harbor area, leaving three tankers and four merchantmen sunk or sinking, and destroying or damaging severely % barges and luggers.
 The supply ships, part of e con-
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and pulverizing bombardments from land and sea.
 Prisoners of the German 18th Panzer division said 1t had suffered 50 per cent casualties.
 Prepare New Defense
 A front dispatch from Reynolds s Packard, United Press War Corres- pondent with the Fifth Army, said the Germans appeared to be pre- pairing a new defense line anchor ed on Mt. Vesuvius, preaching of which would outflank Naples and force German withdrawal toward Rome.
 On the Italian east coast, the Bri- tish Eighth Army continued its ad- vance northward from Foggia against only weak resistance.
 Unfavorable weather hampered
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Teachers and pupils of the Lone Star state purchased or sold ESQ., 100000 worth of War Bonds and Stamps, 1t was disclosed in a re- port made by the Education Sec- ton of the War Finance Division of the Treasury.
 New Jersey wa second with a total of $27,05o, ,76o, while Illinois was third with @ total of $21 ,0l0,- 877, but with several counties not reported.
 Chicago scholars with a total oi $17,230,5l0 invested in War Bonds and Stamps led all other cities for the school year with Detroit sec- ond with $9,052, ,246, and Philadel- phia was third with an aggregate oi $9,046, ,406.
 It is estimated that the total sales of War Bonds and Stamps ir United States schools will reach at least $500, 100000 for the 1922 43 school year.
 During the spring jeep cam paign school students invested enough of their savings to buy 10000 jeeps, although the goal was only 10000 jeeps.
 Tn the present campaign the children have the privilege oi buying" a jeep or one of its two cousins, the "quack" or amphibi. an jeep, and the flying jeep ol "grasshopper plane."
 Larger schools or groups oi schools may actually name z plane if they subscribe for enough War Bonds to purchase pursuit ship which cost $75,O00, an am. bulance bomber at $175,0O0 or ( heavy bomber at $300,000.
 Among the states which have re. ported 1942-43 school sales of mort than 8 million dollars are:
 North Carolina, SIG, 1905 900; Mis-. souri. SIG, 0,300O00; Georgia, $8,500,' 900; Wisconsin, $7,797, 900; Masachu etts, $7,796,184 (incomplete); Vir' ginia, $6,5OO,000; Minnesota, $4,O00.- 900 incomplete); Oregon, $2,266. .40l (incomplete); Rhode Island, $2,208, O12, Maine, $1 500, 900 and North Da, kota, $1,116,931 (incomplete).
 Other cities which reported out standing results for the 1942-4: school year include:
 Los Angeles. $6,525. PTS; Cleveland $S.643 900; Wilmington, D. O.. $1,675 902; Portland, Ore, $l,5i0,8l0; St Louis, $853, ,762; Newark. N. J., $853' 762: Jersey City, $824, ,304: Norfolk Va. $e64. .l94; Denver S634, ,3S2; Eli zabeth. N. J.. 687.6i6; Bayonne, N J.. s545,320: Pasaic, N. J., s504. 965 Providence, R. T., s47S.0e7; Rich mond, Va, $427.4s0; Trenton. N J.. S3o6.04T; Wilmington, Del, s3ei 800 and Great Falls, Mont, e367IO00.
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Gov To Probe Food Stotus
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Civilian requirements officials pointed out that the present dis tributlon system is geared to plenty and that persistent scarcities in widely separated areas indicate that 1t has not bee nrevised to meet wartime conditions.
 Transportation and a shortage in containers were said t0 be two Of the main problems.
 ofileials said that the survey would be conducted jointly by the two agencies because they seek the same information. The Food Distribution Administration 0f WFA, 'it was said, wiil interview food merchants while oCn representa-. llFas will interview aii othefa.
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Roosevelt Goes Silent
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 Brehon Somervell, who has been mentioned as a possible chief of staff.
 Marshall told House members, who relayed his sentiments to their col- leagues, that reports of disunity in top military levels was damaging the war effort and, furthermore, that they were not true.
 T want to quote Gen. Marshall as of this morning in saying that he greatly resents all references that have been made to his key man, Lieut.. Gen. Brehon Somer- veil, on the floor of this house and in the newspapers" said Rep. Wal ter c. Andrews, R., N. Y, senior minority member of the military af- fairs committee, land that he con- siders it harmful to army morale and grossly unfair to truly great American officer"
 House Democratic Leader John w Mccormack of Massachusetts re- ported to the House that Secre- tary of War Henry L. Stimson had denied reports that MT. Roosevelt interfered in any way with the department in the choice or assign ment of generals.