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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
Fascist Backwash! Liberated" Citizens of Tunis Steeped in Politics - Cheers, Flowers for Captured Nazis Propaganda Must Be Eradicated
 Writes Merrill Mueller in
 Newsweek

Writing in the current issue of Newsweek Merrill Mueller presents a story that is vastly different in tone that the featured dispatches of other war correspondents from the North African battlefields. Notwith- standing the fact that Tunis has been captured by the Allies and the natives freed" there is unmistak- able evidence of sympathy and ad miration for Italians and Germans. Nazi propaganda is very active and effective Mueller writes. DeGaulle favorite of French populace.
 Merrill Mueller, Newsweek war correspondent. was in Tunis at the time of the Allied victory parade and sent the following background report. The part dealing with the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
332 MORE U. 5.
 YOUTHS MISSING

Washington. May 27-(UP)-The War Department made public today three names of 332 United States soldiers missing in action in Asia tic, European, Middle Eastern and North African areas.
 The missing and next of kin in- clude:
 Missing in action in the Europ- can areO.
 Connecticut:
 Scavello, Tech, Sgt. Sebastian - Mrs. Jessie Scavello, (mother) 99 Sesson St., East Hartford.
 Thornton, Tech. Sgt. James H. Henry P. Thornton, father), 392 Lombard St, New Haven.
 Missing in Middle East Area).
 Legras, Pvt. Marcel A.-Joseph Legras Qather) ITO Park St., Hart ford
 Missing North African area).
 Pezzimenti, Pvt. Anthony F.-Mrs Antoinette DAprile, (mother), 2l Manin St. Stamford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
CATHOLIC HIGH
 PROM ARRANGED
Commencement Activities Starts With Coronation
 Exercises; 675 Attend

Commencement activities of Wa terbury Catholic high school will be inaugurated tomorrow night when the seniors hold their prom at the school auditorium at 8:30 The class day program will be presented June 18 and graduation exercises will take place June 20.
 Members of the prom committee are Jean McEvoy, chairman, Dor othy McVerry, Theresa Dillon, An gela Cartoceti, Rose Rinaldi, and Irene O'Neill.
 A physical education demonstra- tion was presented at the auditorium this morning under the direction of Miss Lucy Russo, gymnasium in- Structor
 Yesterday the annual coronation exercises were held at the audi torium, with CTS students attending. Rosemary Sautereau was in charge of the crowning, with Lucille Beau- soleil and Ann Mary Cipriano as maids of honor. Rev. Francis M O'Shea and Rev, Donald O'Leary of ficiated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
VATICAN DENIES
 GERMAN CHARGES
Ry UNITED PRESS

The Vatican radio, in broadcast reported by the office of War h. formation, today denied Nazi charges that the Catholic church brought on the war.
 "One thing is certain,' the broad cast said, it is not the Vatican which has declared this war and it is not the Catholic church in Ger many which as brought this, her fate, upon herself. Everyone knows that"
 The statement was in response to a speech over the Paris radio Sunday by a Dr. Friedrich who charged the church with crush ing responsibility in unleashing the present war" by attacking Nazi principles such as those on race, OWI said.
 We can only guess that these allegations were made for purposes of propaganda the Vatican said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
Italy Not Giving
 Up Without Fight
MethOdica Hard Opposition Looms Before Country Is
 Subdued; Allies Utilizing All Possible Weapons

Tunisia before the Allies can move forward for the next operation.
 Naturally, the exact plan of the Allied high command is not known but the most logical pathway from TuriSia to Rome appears to lie from Pantelleria to Sicily and then to the southern tip of Italy. It would be possible for the Allies to launch simultaneous attacks against Pan telleria and Sicily but the task of overwhelming Sicily should not be underestimated.
 Actually, Allied landings on the Italian mainland from Sicily prob ably could be accomplished with far greater ease than the initial land ings on Sicily.
 The Allies also might land on Sar- dinia but it appears possible that Sardinia can be by-paSsed, particu- larly if the main thrust from the Mediterranean is swerved eastward from Italy into the Balkans.
 There have been no indications of the Allies intentions in the east ern Mediterranean where the Dode- canese Islands offer a tempting tar get. Likewise, there has been no indication of whether any of the Allied forces in Tunisia have been shifted eastward with the eXcep- tion of Cairo reports regarding the arrival of some Tunisian air heroes
 An equal silence exists regarding the disposition of the British Ninth and Tenth Armies, Polish forces based in Iraq and French forces based in Syria.
 There never has been any con- firmation of Axis rumors that sub stantial American troop contingents are available in Palestine any Cy- prus which are logical jumping off points for attacking the Dodecanese and Greek islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27

political feeling in the city Is the first hint of such conditions passed by the censor.
 Strange Mixture
 Within Tunis you find a strange mixture of politics, some of which would surely shock the American, British and French boys who will lie forever on those battle positions on Long Stop Hill, Grenadier Hill, Kasserine Gap. Medjez- -el-Bab, Gaf- sa, and Guettar, because there is still far too much of a Fascist trend in the politics here. The lines of German and Italian prisoners being marched through the streets draw more cheers and get more flowers thrown at them than the Allied troops. These trends should ruth leSsly be stamped out because these boys did not surrender their lives for this, no matter how peacefully they now lie in the rolling fields of | TuniSia.
 The great number of Italian here, who make up about half the popu- lation, would believe more in the Allied victory if we would smash the Axis propaganda still remain ing behind the defeated enemy forces. During the Allied victory parade on Thursday rumors ran throughout the crowd that the guns, tanks, and trucks on show were &C., tually new German equipment which the allies had managed to capture and that the Allies had insufficient good material to parade.
 The French part of the popula- ton is predominantly de Gaulist, more so than in any other part of North Africa. Thus again it be- comes urgent that he and General Giraud reach rapprochement i'm mediately, but the Allied leaders are still waiting for the two person. al1ties to bury their egoism.
 No Heil Hitler!
 But one thing won't change, and that is the long lines of prisoners being shuffled westward in trucks to ports for embarkation It is a great sight to see huge cages of German and Italian prisoners at the scene of the Allies early re- verses on the battlefields. Tanned, smiling, playing games, and listen ing to music, they seem happy. and for the first time there are strong indications that the Germans are glad to be out of the war The aver age German trooper no longer yells "Heil Hitler" and struts like a It. tie monkey but quietly assists in the operation of prisoners cages or camps and admits that his home land had been fooled once again. Luftwaffe officers are the most nearly model prisoners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
PUTS IN
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Now That Backache la Better

Many sufferers relieve nagging backach quickly. once they discover that the re; cause of their trouble may be tired kidney
 The kidneys are Natures chief way of tal ing the excess acids and waste out of the blood They help most people pass about pints a day
 When disorder of kidney function permit poisonous matter to remain in your blood it may cause nagging backache, rheumati, pains. leg pains. loss of pep and energy getting up nights. swelling puffiness undei the eyes. headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty passages with smarting and burn ing sometimes shows there is something wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
HELMUT DANTINE SCORES

Hollywood, Calf Exactly one year from the day, as a completely unknown actor, he said one line to Errol Flynn in Desperate Journey, Helmut Dantine started a featured role in Hymns latest Warner Bros. picture, ITO the Last Man.
 Performances such as that of the Nazi commandant of an occupied Norwegian town in Edge of Dark ness" have brought quick fame to Dantine and he now rates third billing in the new picture, being topped only by the co-stars, Flynn and Julie Bishop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
NAzIS PREP AIRED FOR OFFENSIvES
Largest Scale Enemy Activity in Weeks Re-
 pulsed at South Front
By NJ. $. HANDLER

Moscow, May 27-CUP)-German troops jabbed at Soviet lines at four strategic points along the southern front during the past 24 hours in the largest scale enemy activity re- ported in recent weeks but were re- pulsed, everywhere, the Russians announced today.
 The attacks. made in strength ranging from 2,000 men to 50, fol- lowed a series of warnings from high Soviet sources that the Ger mans are preparing to launch a last desperate offensive designed to knock out Russia before the Allies can open a second front in western Europe.
 CA German broadcast said Rus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27
BILLY ROSE sHOWGIRL SIGNED

Hollywood, Calif.-Mary Oowell, six-foot-two-inch Broadway show girl who Is better known In the business as "Stutterin' Sam" has been signed by Warner Bros, to write an original screen story of her experiences. Miss Dowell was discovered by Billy Rose in her home of Fort Worth, Tex, in 1936 and has subsequently, appeared in all his shows.
 The story, to be titled Here Come the Girls" has been announced by Jack L. Warner executive producer, as probable starring vehicle for Alexis Smith. She is currently at work with Ann Sheridan and Dem his Morgan in Animal Kingdom"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-27

rcircsca when Russian artillery loosed sslvoos Of fire. Many Ger mans were drowned
 Farther north along the river. 50 enemy scouts crossed to the left bank south Of Balakleya All were killed or captured
 Australia was called New Holland at first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Bevin Aide Says Britain
Is IncIininq 10 left

The trend of English political
thought is toward the left, Arthur
Creech Jones. parliamentary private
secretary to Ernest Bevin, British
Minister of Labor, said yesterday
in a press conference at the Office
of the British Information Services.
The British Government Is SEN
sitive to this opinion" Mr. Jones
said, There is greater recognition
than at any previous time of the
social needs of all the people"
Mr.. Jones said that while both
workers and employers had given
up many rights and privileges in
cident to the almost total mobiliZa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Malt Makers Ordered
To Avoid Conspiracy
In Fixing Of Prices
ETC Charges. Association
18 Members Maintain
Identical Quotations
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission
announced yesterday it had ordered
the United States Maltsters' Asso-
citation, Chicago, and 10 member
manufacturers to cease and de-
sist" from any combination or con-
spiracy to fix prices for malt, which
is sold principally for the brewing
of beer and other malt beverages.
The commission charged that
manufacturers, through the asso-
citation, exchanged sales and price
data in program to maintain iden-
teal prices on what was known as
an "F. o. B. Chicago basis which
meant that all prices were fixed as
though the sale took place in Chi
cago.
Firms Named.
Named in addition to the associa-
ton were the Chiffon Mailing Co.,
Chiffon, Wis; the Columbia Malt
ing Co., Northwestern Malt &.
Grain Co. and Albert Schwill &
Co., all of Chicago; Froedtert Grain
81 Mailing Co., Inc. the Kurth
Mailing Co., the Ladish- Stoppen-
bach Co.. Milwaukee Western Malt
Co. and Daniel D. Weschler & Sons,
Inc, all of Milwaukee; George j.
Meyer Malt & Grain Corp, Buff
falo, N. Y; Perot Mating Co.,
Philadelphia: Rahr Mailing Co.
and Wisconsin Mating Co., both of
ManitoWoc, Wis: H. w. Rickel Il
Co., Detroit; l.. Rosenheimer Malt
& Grain Co.. Kewaskum, Wis. :;
Schreier Mailing Co., Sheboygan,
Wis, and West Bend Mating Co.,
West Bend, Wis.
The ETC said it found activities
Of the association had been "di-
rected and guided by the Chicago
firm OF Stevenson, Jordan a. Harri-
son, which was paid 100000 a year
for its services"
Makes IS Per Cent of Malt.
The association membership
manufactures more than IS per cent
Of all the malt produced in the
United States and includes all but
five of the commercial manufac-
turers of the product, the commits
sion said
Since organization of the asso-
citation in 1880, the ETC declared
the market price of mailing barley
has had little or no relation to
the price of malt quoted by the
respondent members except in the
case of unusual and violent f1uctua
tons in the market. 1t said that
the price of malt had remained
absolutely constant" since Novem-
her, 1888. despite the wide variance
in price paid by the manufacturers
for mailing barley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03

Germans entered the town and held
1t for several days but were driven
out by infantry from the Urals
which overpowered superior num-
bers of Germans. 1t was retaken
by the Germans and held for more
than a year. In ancient times.
Velikie Luki was a Muscovite fort
ress often in the path of invasion.
A Pravda war correspondent
described the fighting for Velikie
Luki, at the bend of the Lovat
River, as one of the most sanguine
battles of all times.
The besieged German garrison
had been ordered by Gen. Scherer to
hold to the last" the Pravda dis
patch said. Every soldier was
promised an iron cross for success
full defense. For surrender, shooting
and reprisal upon their families was
threatened"
The Russians encircled the vener-
able city with strong ring on
Christmas Day. The German de-
lenses consisted Of powerful field
Notifications, abundantly supplied
with cannon, machine guns. mortars.
and plentiful ammunition dumps.
These, however, could not with
stand the onslaught of Soviet
troops" Pravda said, the storming
of the town began at dawn after
intense artillery and mortar prep
aration. When the artillery shifted
its fire to the depth of German de-
lenses, Soviet infantry rushed for
ward under its cover. Artillery &C
companying the infantry destroyed
blockhouses with point blank fire.
The Germans resisted furiously.
"Sanguine engagements were
fought for every trench and every
blockhouse"
Heavy Battling Near Suburbs.
The fighting was particularly in
tense near the suburbs, where the
Nazis had planted thousands of
mines, built tank traps and placed
brick and concrete shields before
blockhouses. Tank hooks were con-
ccaled in the snow.
At difficult moment in the the
battle, Red tanks arrived to assist
the infantry and the hopping up
ensued house by house.
Fierce engagements were fought
near every big building on every
street corner" Pravda said. The
whole town was enveloped in dense
smoke and shells and mines ex-
ploded through the length and
breadth Of the streets. In areas
of the most acute struggle, sappers
raised smoke screen to cover the
advance of Russian troops.
The population including women
and even children climbed out of
Easements at the risk of their lives
10 lnQlcate 10 Red artlllefymen ire
points and secret approaches to Ger
man blindages.
The fighting continued undated
after nightfall. Platoons of auto
matte rif1emen infiltrated the Ger
man rear and the Germans retreated
in panic at the sound of shots and
grenade explosions"
BY night large blood red glow
hung over the town illuminating
the nearby hills in an eerie light
of death.
When dawn broke, the Red ban
ner flew trimuphantly over Velikie
Luki.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03

ton Of British industry for war,
vast Improvement" have come in
the working conditions in England
The visitor forecast "a further
tightening up" of British mobiliza-
ton for war, although he thought
the country at this moment lis
modified up to the hilt." OF 49,
900 900 men and women between Is
and 65 in Great Britain, $4,000 900
are at work on jobs directly bear
ing on the war.
Mr.. Jones is on lecture tour
under the auspices of the British
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03

ever, the loss of Elisha. ITO miles
south of Stalingrad. They said
Elisha was destroyed. They
claimed $500 prisoners taken in
the Rzhev area since November
49, Russian attacks were re-
ported repealed in the eastern
Caucasus, the Don area and
around Lake Ilmen)
Lists Russian Successes.
The noon communique listed Rus
sian successes on all the eruptine
fronts:
In the middle Don sector where
the Red army is driving within loo
miles Of Rostov, the Russians re-
ported the capture of a populated
place and $50 prisoners and the
seizure of favorable lines"
Northwest of Stalingrad dozens
of enemy trenches and dugouts
were overrun. Inside the ruined
Volga city, the reduction of SO
blockhouses and dugouts was re-
ported.
To the southwest, where the Rus
slams are within 80 miles of the
major rail city of Salsk in the eau
casus, the communique said 8
number of villages fell.
The retreating Germans are
abandoning large quantities OF
arms, raw material and supplies,
the high command added
Large enemy formations assaulted
Russian positions on the central
front opposite Moscow and west OF
Rzhev without success. Counter
attacks also were beaten back in
the Velikie Luki area. Large guam
titles of arms were captured there
yesterday when the German gar
rison was slaughtered. stubbornly
refusing to yield.
The British radio said the
Russians were continuing to ad-
vance in the Velikie Luki region
and that the Germans were try
ing to break out of encircled
Rzhev to the west. The Russians
were said to have beaten back
all these Efforts
Second Capture of City.
1t was the second time the Rus
slams had recaptured Velikie Luki
During the first summer of war, thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Sergeant in 4 Seconds
Emerqes as Hero

When live grenade dropped dur
ing practice at Marlborough, Eng
land, and rolled beneath a box Of
bombs many were stunned as they
awaited death. With only four sec
onds to avert disaster, Sergt. F. J.
Rosider of the Home Guard ordered
his men to shelter. recovered the
grenade and threw it away. 1t ex-
ploded as it struck the ground.
In announcing the award to him
of the British Empire Medal. the
War Office in London said the action
was all the more meritorious because
the grenade had rolled under boards
in trench and could not be picked
up without some delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Death Declared Suicide

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2 tP,.-Dr. John
M, Claffy, Anne Arundel County
medical examiner, gave a verdict of
suicide today in the death of Harold
R. Brashears, IS. Of Eastport, Nd
DR.. Claffy reported Brashears died
from self-inflicted bullet wound
in the forehead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Replaced by Zhukov,
Timoshenko's Post
Is Not Clarified
BY the Associated Press

Ds lle hSsOCldled PreSS
MOSCOW, Jan. 2. - Gen.
Gregory X. zhukov, hero of
the battle for Moscow last year,
was disclosed yesterday to have
been the commanding general
in the triumphant Stalingrad
offensive.
When he replaced Marshal
Semon Timoshenko, previously
reported as commander in the
south. was not reported. Nor
was the present standing of
Marshal Timoshenko clarified
although it was believed he still
occupied an important post
somewhere in the vast Soviet.
Gen. Zhukov as vice COM
missar for defense is second
only in rank to Stain as
Russian military leader. He
was last mentioned in dis
patches during the summer
when he led an offensive
against Rzhev opposite Mos
COW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Army Takes Diapers
To Win North Africa

By the Associated Press
ATLANTA, The fellows running
the supply services have to think
of everything.
Fr'instance, pinned up with equip
ment for the American invasion
forces of North Africa were 10000
diapers, Frank M. Smith explained.
A deputy director of the War Pro-
duction Boards Smaller War Plants
Division, Mr.. Smith said. they were
distributed among the natives for
good will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03

The dollar Is a war weapon with
the advantages of q boomerang.
Put into War Bonds, 1t will return
to YOU later with interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
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Stalingrad and in the Kalmycl
steppes.
(The Berlin radio repeated last
night that the Nazis still hold
Velikie Luki. The city still is
= firmly in German hands" the
broadcast said, adding that the
area had become a mass grave
of Soviet infantrymen."
The Germans admitted. how
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-08
FATHERS SPEAK UP
WITH CLENCHED FISTS

Important occasions breed important
actions, and this tense time in our war
period seems no exception TO the old tru-
ism.
When twice within a few days, the same
bunch of men walked out of the same 10
cal industry essential TO our war effort.
something happened.
That something was an edict from the
fathers of soldiers. These older men
whose boys are at the fighting fronts OF
the world could stand it no mOre-this
dilly-dallying with war by certain seq
ment of workers back at home.
These fathers got together and spoke
their thoughts through grittcd teeth
Their fists clenched white at the knuck-
les
By all that is right fair. and Just there
is no reason why men at home should I'M
pede the war effort while other men
offer their lives in that effort. This was
their anguished theme. bred OF reason
and sired by emotion.
In the words of their constitutional
resolution we find the very cornerstones
of American thought today. They com
prise statue of real frontier patriotism
rising from the debris of a half-planned
program called "all out but actually
only about 'half-out'
While the powers that be have procras-
tinated. while some elements on the
home front have wrangled and argued
about their rights, while many work
men have been led astray by false gods
(known as organizers). the soul of the
nation has awaited deliverance. 1t re-
mained for the fathers to speak forth
the thoughts of the many: every man
must work or fight or be branded as
traitor"
This half demand, half beseeching
PRAYER. should find universal support
from a preponderant majority of the
people 1t not only should, but it must
meet with affirmative response from
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-08
Surprise Attack
Upsets Axis Plan

WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
IUNISIA. Mairch 7-CDelayed-
GUP)-An American armOurcd pat
ICl, badly outnumbercd charged
into an Italian position with mach
inc guns Gathering and took 85
prisoners last night without losing
a man
The action occurred in a pass 10
miles west of Gasfa where a force
Of Italian military police had taken
up their position. The attack upset
the Italians so badly that they
thought the Americans were max
ing a general assault on Gafsa
and early today 70 enemy tanks
appeared in the pass ready to
defend the town. They found that
the American patrol had withdrawn
with it's prisoners after destroying
considerable enemy equipment