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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
ARMY EXPENSES
DRAW PROTEST
Senator George Suggests
Expenditure Limitation
Starting in 1914
BY JOHN L. CUTTER

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, June Is - (UP)-
Chairman Walter F. George, D., Ga
of the Senate finance committee
protesting unnecessary military ex-
penditures, proposed today that
Army and Navy expenditures be
limited to $75, 100000 a year.
His recommendation came as Con-
gress considered Army and Navy
appropriations bills which will make
about 100000, 100000 available for
those services in fiscal 1914. War
Production Chairman Donald M
Nelson announced last weekend that
war expenditures for this calendar
year would be about 100000, 100000
George accused the armed services
Of unnecessary expenditures which
threaten the home front economy
That, Jumped with "overstaffing' of
government agencies, ultimately will
arouse the taxpayers to protest, he
said.
THE economy VOWS Congress
made last January appear to have
been fruitless," he said, because
you can't hold down war expenses
if you give the Army and Navy COM
plete say over their needs
George conceded that any chal-
ienge of the Army and Navy budget
inevitably would bring upon the chal-
ienger condemnation on the grounds
tha.t reduced spep~ng woulo ham,
! ger the war ef1orI. but added:
!, mo matter what the Army and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
COMISO, BISCARI
DROMES BOMBED
Americans Take Over Day.
light Offensive Against
Sicily

Cairo, June 18-CUP)--American
heavy bombers from the middle
eastern command took over the day
light offensive against Sicily yes
terday, dropping tons of bombs on
the important Comiso and Biscari
airdrome, a communique announced
today.
CThe daylight attacks followed
raid Wednesday night by British
Wellington bombers from the north
west African air forces on the docks
at Naples, Italy's main supply port
for Sardinia. Daylight operations of
the northwest African air forces
yesterday were confined to routine
patrols
Can Italian communique. broad
cast by radio Rome, said that AL
lied planes yesterday raided local.
ties in Sicily and southern Italy, as
well as the "Vesuvius area, includ
ing Pompeii.' The latter reference
presumably was to the British raid
on Naples)
Formations of four-engined bomb
ers from the 9th U. S. air force re-
ported direct hits on hangar at
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
Americans Doing Too Much
"Cosmic Talking"- -Lodge

Washington, June l8-CUP)-Sen.
Henry Cabot Lodge, r., Mass, said
today Americans are doing too
much "cosmic' talking and not
enough down to earth thinking
about collaboration with other ma
lions after the war
Lodge, grandson of the senator
who led the historic Senate fight
over the League of Nations, told his
colleagues he had little faith in the
"cosmic or transcendental ap-
proach.'
He said that Britain frankly in
tends to maintain the empire and
Russia "haS clear intentions regard
ing Europe" But of the definite
aims of the United States, he said,
there seems to be a vacuum
After suggesting a number Of
practical agreements" which he
felt should be made by the United
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
STATE FEED
SUPPLIES Low
Governor Complains to
WiCkard for More Stock
for Farmers

Hartford, Conn, June 18-(UP)-
Gov. Baldwin complained to Secre-
tary of Agriculture Claude B. Wick
ard and other Washington officials
today that immediate action was
absolutely essential to provide
Connecticut farmers with adequate
supplies of stock and poultry feed,
THE supply of feed in Connect
cut" he said in a telegram to Wick
ard, for stock and poultry is rapid
ly diminishing and new supplies are
not being shipped in fast enough to
take care of our situation. Some i'm
mediate action on the part Of Wash
ington authorities is absolutely es-
sertial in order that Connecticut
milk and poultry producers may
have adequate feed supplies, parti-
cularly corn, to keep up present pro-
duction. Crisis unavoidable unless
immediate action is taken in Wash
ington.'
At his press conference the gov
ernor explained I'VE are trying to
encourage our people to grow as
much food as possible, but feed and
grain used for stock must be shipped
in"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
DOW MURDER CASE
CLOSED TO PRESS

Newburyport, Mass, June 10
CPU)-The first-degree murder trial
of 13-year-old Edward Dow, who
faces the electric chair If convicted
of the hammer-murder of an elder
ly woman, continued today behind
closed doors.
The boy, youngest defendant in a
capital case in Massachusetts, his
tory, heard three playmates testify
for the state yesterday as he stood
trial for the bludgeon Staying OF
Miss Lydia S. Cock, 70, last April 5
AS the youngstre returned to
Salem Jail for the night carrying a
bag of oranges and other edibles
he waved to four boys seated on
Bartlett Mall.
Because of BOWS youth, the press
and public are barred from the
courtroom where he is on trial be-
fore Superior Judge John V. Spald-
ing and Jury.
Besides his playmateS, yester-
days witnesses included Medical
Examiner Frank w. Snow, State
Police Chemist Joseph G. Walker
State Detectives Richard j. Griffin
Raymond L. Foley and Daniel I
Murphy and State Police Photog-
rapher william Ratigan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
BRITISH BOMB
NAPLES DOCKS
Allies Also Shell Northern
France; Oil Bomb Kills
Three in London
BY ROBERT MUSEL
United Press Staff Correspondent

London, June IS. - CUP - Brit
ish fighter and medium bonberS
blasted and strafed an airfield, rail-
road targets, barges and motor
torpedo boat in an offensive to dis
rupt Nazi communications in north
ern France last night while a Ger
man raider touched off spectacular
fire that partly demolished Lon
don postoffice.
A German broadcast reported that
Allied aircraft were over Germany
last night, but gave no details.
British Wellington bombers from
the northwest African Air Forces
bombed the docks at Naples, Italy's
main supply port of Sardinia, Wed
nesday night, but daylight operations
of the air forces were confined to
routine patrols, an African COM
munique reported.
Whirlwind bombers maintained
the regular delivery of bombs on
Polk Airield, near Amiens, the air
ministry said. One of the bombers,
which attacked from low level, ma
chine-gunned hangers after drop
ping bombs in the middle of a
runway.
WhirlWinds, Typhoons and Mos
quitoes teamed in attacks on rail-
road targets and barges. A Mos
quito pilot reported that his attack
set off explosions on two trains,
possibly from ammunition. SINH
lar explosions were observed at a
track side shed.
WhirlWinds caught an enemy
torpedo boat two miles off the
French coast, lifted it out of the
water with bombs and then sprayed
the super-structure with cannon
fire. The E-boat came to a stand
still and made no attempt to re-
turn the fire.
Two persons were killed and four
injured, two seriously, =: -soEd31
early this morning when an explod-
ing oil bomb, the first of its kind
dropped on Britain this year, killed
three persons and set fire to a post
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
FATHERS DRAFT
TO Be DELAYED
Army Figures Foretell
Sharp Decrease in Rate
of InductiOns
BY TONY SMITH
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


Washington, June 18-CUP)-The
Army as of now plans net increase
of only 1,020,473 persons in its uni
formed personnel during the -
months starting July l, and more
than one-fourth of that increase
will be women.
The figures appeared to foretell
a sharp decrease in the rate of in
auctions, and possibly a postpone
ment of the time when general
drafting of fathers will start.
The figures were revealed today
with publication of recent testimony
by Army officers before house ap-
preparations subcommittee on the
War Department supply bill for tis-
cal 1914
Maj. Gen. H. K. Loughry, Army
chief of finance, presented a table
showing that the Army is planning
to have to pay peak of 1928, 083
uniformed persons during the 1914
fiscal year. That peak load includes
1901 24 men-603,022 officers and
7,198,202 enlisted men; $4,000
WAACS, including 4O,202 officers;
SLIT woman nurses, $500 female
dietitians and 2,782 woman physical
therapy aides.
The increases contemplated by
those figures above the peak for the
current fiscal year-a peak which
undoubtedly will be June 80. the last
day Of the year-included 69S, 202
enlisted men and 35,178 men off,
GERS; 28,406 WAAC officers and 1885,
561 enlisted WAACS; 1929 nurses,
1852 dietitians and 1896 physical
therapy aides.
Thus, Selective Service will be
called upon to furnish 733,38O men
after June 30, plus requirements for
men killed in battle OF who leave
the service for other reasons. 1t
was noted, however, that since the
table included pay for all uniformed
Army personnel, non-fatal casual
ties apparently will not be replaced
above the increases noted
Recent testimony by Naval off,
GERS before another appropriations
subcommittee in connection with
the Navy supply bill revealed that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
SHEPPARD SEEKS
EXECUTION STAY

Washington, June 18--CUP)-At-
torneys for Joseph E. Sheppard
Worcester, Mass, scheduled to die
in the Massachusetts electric chair,
today asked the supreme court to is
sue writ staying his execution.
Sheppard was sentenced to die
for the murder of George Landry, a
guard at the Bridgewater state de-
linquent farm, from which he tried
to escape.
The request for a stay was filed
with Associate Justice Felix Frank
furter who referred it to the court
for further action. Sheppards at
torneys sought the stay to gain time
to file formal petition for review
of his case by the supreme court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
ENEMY TRENCHES
SEIZED BY REDS
Russian Observer Believes
Germans Have Reached
Strategic Dead=End'
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
Tinted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Omitted Press Stair Correspondent
Moscow, June IS - (U.P) - Red
Army troops seized enemy trenches
on a fortified height in surprise
assault south of Lake linen and
held firmly to river bridgehead
] above Orel today as a prominent
iSoviet observer reported signs that
! the Germans have reached "stra-
(jtsgic dead-end' in Russia.
lg1khail Galaktionov, writing in
fae New Review, war and the work.
IFS class, reported indications that
the German army is contemplating
seriously abandoning its bankrupt
led blitzkrieg strategy" to prepare
flor a long, drawn-out positional
campaign as result of its failure to
ldefeat either Britain or Russia.
las result of it's winter cam
lpaign," Galaktionov wrote, 1.-The
ERed Army is established in favor
liable positions on all decisive Sec
ttors of the front. The Red Army is
Esteadily growing stronger and is
Iready to renew mighty blows such
as last winter shook Germany to its
Germany's position now was lik-
sned by Galaktionov to that of 1915
with this difference-in the east,
The Germans are facing a powerful
Soviet Russia; Britain has not yet
Thrown in all its forces, and United
States production already is at
higher level than toward the end of
khe last war"
He warned, however, that only
'new mighty blows from the east
lind west on Germany itself will
knock Germany out of the war.
Principal fighting on the Russian
tront centered on the Mtsensk Sec
Tor above Orel, where the Germans
we're throwing fresh reinforcements
Into battle.
The killing of more than 1000
German officers and men in series
bf Patrol and artillery actions along
Ihe whole length of the front and
destruction of Is enemy planes were
Ieported in Soviet communicates
lowering the past - hours.
.Eand-to-hand fighting followed
he successful preakthrough into
3nemy trenches op the Lake linen
FONT. tbs H.1-day communique
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18

Army Air Corps, including money
to procure 99,74O airplanes - "prac-
tically the whole cost of the Army's
portion of the new airplane pro-
gram"
The $23,655, 481 900 for the air
corps prevented Every applicable
decline" in the funds needed for
the Army in fiscal 1914, despite the
fact that enlisted strength will eX-
pand by 100000 men.
In fiscal 1913 which ends June 30,
the government spent only $67,779,-
487, 1886 for all phases of the war, in
GLIDING lend-lease. In fiscal 1914 it
will make more than that available
for the War Department alone.
The $71,51O,438,87 includes $59,
037, 599,673 in new appropriations
and $12,472 $50 200 in previously ap-
propriated but unused funds. Last
years new appropriations were only
$42, 800 OO6,365, although $4,000, 000,-
600 were carried over from fiscal
1912.
The committee cut only 1887, 1885,
827 from budget requests - about
one-half of one per cent of the total.
Chairman j. Buell. Snyder, D., Pa,
of the committee which soldiered
the bill, said he expected this to be
the peak army appropriation of the
war.
Il think next year it will drop to
$50 900, 000, 000-even if the war is
still on" he said.
S.ayder said that if experiments
indicate the Axis can be subdued by
air, undoubtedly much more money
will be required than the $23, 000,-
100000 set aside for the air corps
But if we can bomb them into
submission, there will be only one
of our boys to lose his life as COM
pared to 10 If an overall invasion
is necessary" he said.
"Frightful Costs
The House Committee, hardened
20 appropriating large sums OF
money, choked a bit on this one and
said: 1.-The cost is frightful! {.
The figures are almost unbelievable"
General George G. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff, described it as an
enormous sum necessary to carry
On aggressive warfare around the
globe
your action Gin approving it,, -
he told the committee, will hasten
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
FRENCH CRISIS
NEARSSH SHOWDOWN
Members Meet Next Week
to Reach Understanding
on Army Reforms
BY c. r. CUNNINGHAM
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Algiers, June 10 (UP)-A show
down on Gen. Charles De Gaulle'S
demands for French Army reforms
was expected to develop next week
as members Of the French commit
tee for national liberation held in
formal conversations and North
Africa celebrated DE Gaulle day.
On the third anniversary OF De
Gaulles announcement over the
London radio that France still
fights the French Colonial empire
observed holiday with many bust
and newspapers proclaiming the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
Treasury Balance
Winner Holds Bag

A $1,10O unpaid treasury bal
ance ticket may be the signal
for another cleanup of alleged
gambling activities it was in
timated in police circles when
it was learned that an emplOye
of the French Manufacturing
Manufacturing Co.. has voiced
a long, loud wall of being
robbed" The office of the
states attorney may take over
a special phase of the probe.
The unfortunate "winner" is
reported as having shown his
ticket to a few close friends a
day or two before the numbers
appeared. The winner" when
congratulated on his success
was more than surprised-for
no one had mentioned anything
about S1,100 coming his way.
And here's where the police
came in. No reports as yet.
In the last cleanup of treas
ury' ticket promoters in Water
bury, several were sent 10 the
county Jail for long stretches.
Their bankrolls were greatly
reduced by the application of
large fines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
Band OF Independents
Seize Thessaly Province
In Eastern Greece Area
South Street Man On
England Maneuvers
Miles of ENEMY" Territory in Military Games
Overseas; In Service Six Years

Headquarters, European Theater
of Operations, June II - Filtering
silently through enemy" lines at
night, a force of United States
Rangers, among them Private First
Glass John P. Kennedy of Water
bury, Connecticut, captured or DIES
troyed' key workshops, codes and
attack plans if opposing armored
forces on recent combined British
American maneuvers in the south
of England.
The sortie delayed for several
hours the attack Of the armored
column against American infantry
holding positions TO the south.
Private Kennedy, with the Com
mando-trained group, penetrated
100 miles of patrolled enemy ter
ritory to within striking distance of
a concentration of workshops vehi-
Giles and mobiles repair units for
armored vehicles.
Detrucking and moving without
noise, the Rangers overpoWered SEN
tries and approached the objective
AS they came upon the point an
enemy officer rounding the COR
ner was surprised by the Rangers
and declared "out of action" by the
umpire. He proved to be the COM
manding officer of the workshop
units.
Moving rapidly against approach
ing daylight, the Rangers proceed
ed to knock out completely the men
and equipment in the area, One
pool of dozens of vehicles was taken
out of the battle.
Coming upon the enemy" head
quarters, the Rangers overpowered
guards and captured maps showing
positions of troop concentrations
and the direction OF the main
enemy" thrust They also took the
radio code, necessitating delay while
it was revised.
Several miles farther the Rangers
Sergeant major captured dispatch
rider and relieved him of the march
order and details Of the plan of at
tack.
For the purpose of the maneuver
plOULclll Illc AIllCIlSdll lOICeS repre-
sented group of German" infan-
try and artillery fighting delaying
action against numerically super
ior armored column of British, ad-
vancing on a waterway several miles
in length.
Returning from their raid from
behind the lines, the Rangers were
ordered to delay bridging operations
along the waterway while the main
body Of American troops took up
positions TO the south.
British officers observing the ex.
erciSe praised the effectiveness with
which the Rangers accomplished
their mission and returned to their.
base with relatively few Casualties.
Kennedy is the 80 year old son of
Mrs. Hannah Kennedy, 167 South
street, Waterbury, A regular army
man with six years service prior to
the war, he was trained at tough
Ranger School in the Highlands of
Scotland and served for several
weeks with a British Commando
unit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
U. S. LOST rs MEN
In CANAL FIGHT
Merchant Ship, Landing
Barge Damaged; Six Air.
planes Destroyed

Washington, June 18-UP)-The
great air battle over Guadalcanal
in which n Japanese planes were
shot down cost the Americans 7e
casualties, and a merchant ship and
a landing barge were damaged, the
Navy revealed today. These U. S
losses we're in addition to the pre-
viously-disclosed loss of six Ameri-
can planes.
A communique broke down the
casualties into 25 killed 20 injured
and % missing afloat and ashore
1t also estimated that the attack
ing enemy air armada consisted OF
120 planes.
Text of the Navy department
communique No. 416:
South Pacific. Cali dates east
longitude):
81. On June 16, during the night
Army Liberator consolidated B-24
heavy bombers attacked japanese
positions on Ballale Island, Short
land Island area. Results were not
observed. One U. S. bomber is miss
ing.
20. Further details of the air
battle over Guadalcanal Island (pre-
viously mentioned in Navy depart
ment communique No. 416 reveal
that Japanese air forces engaged
were estimated to have been go
bomberS and 60 fighters.
"One U. S. merchant ship and one
landing barge was damaged. U. S.
personnel casualties were: Is killed
30 injured, and % missing af1oat
and ashore. The latest report con-
firms that six U. S. planes were lost,
but the pilot of one plane was res
cued.
North Pacific:
80. On June 16, three additional
Japanese soldiers were captured in
the Khlebnikof area, Attu Island
The total number of enemy cap
tured is "a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
YOUTHS APPEAL
REFORM TERMS
Two Sentenced to Chesh=
ire for Disturbance
on Bishop Street

An attempt to make a couple of
boys playfuhlesS take on the APP
pearance of race riot was Squashed
by defense attorney A. Henry Weis-
man in municipal court this morn
ing. Two of the boys, Walter C,
Davis, Is, SO Abbott avenue, and
Douglas Calling, IT, 90 Abbott ave-
nue., charged with breach of the
peace. were sentenced to the Che
shire refornlatory by Judge John L..
Gaffney. An appeal was entered. A
third boy, John Lewis, 10, 50 Abbott
avenue was granted continuance
for two weeks in the custody Of
Mrs. Leila T. Alexander.
The disturbance started at about
8 p. m. Wednesday, when the three
defendants were walking along
Bishop street, jostling one another
and laughing noisily. One, of the
boys, Walter Davis, broke away from
the others, and dashed into the
street. shouting "Nyah, va can't
catch me-"
At that moment, Samuel kopo-
lovitch, an aged junk dealer, was
driving his horse cart through the
street. His horse became frightened,
and started to kick. Davis, in dam
ger of being run down by the
frightened horse, grabbed the
horses reins. Kopolovitch, thinking
that the boy was trying to upset
the horse, struck the boy with his
whip. Then about half dozen
tradesmen in the vicinity rushed
over and sustained body bruises.
which they exhibited in court, in
throwing Davis to the ground and
trying to hold him there. Davis
companions kept out of the fight.
I'VE didn't want to get in no trou-
ble," explained Lewis on the stand.
Walter Horowitz, 287, Pine street,
described the incident as a riot"
All the colored people were fight
ing with all the white people," he
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
PULLMAN VOLUME UP

Chicago-Pullman sleeping car
traffic volume currently is running
about go per cent above the preW-
Gus record high level of a year ago
and about three times the level Of
average pre-war years, with little
increase in equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
House Approves
Bill To Procure
99,74O Airplanes
S7,51O,43S,S73 Appropriation, Largest in History
of Any Country, Sanctioned Today; Army Travel
Cut 1919; Care of 100000 War Prisoners
BY EDWARD v. ROBERTS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, June 10. - (UP) - The House Appro-
praons Committee today approved the largest appropra
ton bill in the history of any country 1878
decisive appropriation for the War Department. to trans
late "to decisive strategic tactical plans during
fiscal year 1914 third of the total for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18

Register now for Summer Term.
Glasses begin June 30. Post Junior
College Of Commerce.
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Moderate lem
Tonight

Dimout-s;3O p. m. to 4:46 q.
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La gaceta., 1943-07-05

Los Phillies ganaron ell primer
desafio de aver con los Cubs y
perdierOn Ell segundo. Lee fu6 ell
pitcher ganador, por ell Chicago, y
Johnson por ell Filadelfia.
Chicago 1c, 5h, De; Filadelfia
&c, Oh, 2e.
Chicago &c, Sh, lie; Filadehia
&c, III, lie.
La gaceta., 1943-07-05
Venci0 de Nuevo ell
Ecuatoriano Segura

ELIZABETH, New Jersey, julio
Sci ecuatoriano Francisco Sc
gura, que representa- a la Univer-
sidad de Miami, termin6 aver con
exito la defensa de su titulo de
campe6n de hombres, "simples'
de tennis, del estado de New
Jersey.
Bob Odom, de la Universidad
de Washington, fue la victima del
sudamericano en- los finales, con
a~notaci6n de 6-2, rs y 81.
Segura ha ganado tres titulos
en- esta temporada y no ha perdi-
do un solo ''set".
La gaceta., 1943-07-05
Jack Tuero Vencio en-
ell Torneo del Sur

ATLANTA, Georgia, julio s.
Jack Tuero, de New Orleans, gan6
aver ell campeonato annual de "ten-
nis", del Sur, derrotando a Bob
Dickson, del servicio de guarda-
costas de los Estados Unidos.
Undo Tuero con Earl Bart
lett, tambien de New Orleans, ga
naron ell campeonato de dobles
frente a Malon Courts y teniente
Walter Petit.
En- los simples de mujeres Sc
proclam6 campe6n a Marjorie
Waite, por su victoria sobre Flo
renee Camp.
La gaceta., 1943-07-05
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precio es econ6mico. Pidal0 a 90
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