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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
BYRNES HEADS
 NEW WAR POST
Super Mobilization Office Authority Over Entire
 Home Front Effort

Washington, May 28-(P)-Presi- dent Roosevelt today created a super war mobilization office with James F. Byrnes at its head. Byrnes was given virtually total authority over the entire war effort on the home front.
 Byrnes resigned as economic stabilization director to become di- rector of the Office of War Mobili- Zation.
 The White House announcd that Judge Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky, now member of the United States circuit court of appeals, would suc- ceed Byrnes as economic stabilizer.
 Byrnes and war mobilization committee under him will determine the policy and unify the work of war agencies concerned with pro- duction, procurement, transporta- ton and distribution of military and civilian supplies, materials and products.
 Members of the mobilization con- mittee will include Secretary of War Henry l.. Stimson, Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Chairman Harry Hopkins of the munitions assign ment board, War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson and the economic stbailization director.
 we are entering a phase of the war effort" MT. Roosevelt said in formal statement, when we must
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
MAN, 50, SPINAL
 MENINGITIS VICTIM
Kirschbaum Orders POst= MOrtem; Three Children
 Still Hospitalized

An adult victim of spinal men, ingitis died at the Waterbury hos pital Wednesday evening, Dr. Ed ward J. Godfrey, health officer, an- nounced this morning. Exact cause of death was not officially an- nounced until a report on an autopsy was submitted today. The nost-mortem was ordered by Med- ical Examiner Dr. Edward H.. Kirschbaum.
 There are three other active cases of meningococcus meningitis on the health departments records. The patients, all Waterburians, are pres ently under observation in an isola- tion ward at New Haven. They are children.
 Wednesdays victim marks the second fatal case within few weeks. In this particular instance the type was definitely of the epi- demic nature. According to the case history the man was taken to the hospital shortly after being exam ined by his physician. He had ap- parently submitted to home rem edies" for his "ailment" before call ing in his doctor. He died within an hour of admission to the hospital.
 No name or address was released today in connection with formal announcement of the death Of the patient. He was man about 50 years of age. Health officials have contacted all persons who might possibly have been exposed to the disease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
(Ry United PreSSI

Pope Plus XII was revealed today to have sent Catholic bishops in Germany condemnation of those "wretched people" who, he said, are trying to destroy all that Christian ity has given the reich.
 The Pontiff's letter, written Oct. 25, 1922 in response to a congratu- latory message from the bishops on his 18th episcopal jubilee, assured the churchmen that better times were in store for them.
 The letter was broadcast by the Vatican radio only 24 hours after the same station had denounced as "propaganda" an assertion by the Nazi-coutrolled Paris radio that the Cat olic church had crushing re- sponsibility in unleashing the pres ent war" Both broadcastS were beamed to Germany.
 The latest broadcast. as reported by the United States foreign broad cast intelligence service, said the pope deplored "the fact that many people tenaciously strive to do away with that ancient glory that hither- to we have so deeply admired-that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
HAND-TO-HAND BATTLE STUDS ATTU ACTION J. s. Troops Take Several More High Points From
 Japs SARANA BAY FIGHT
 RESUMES INTENSITY Three More Attacks Made on Enemy Positions
 at Kiska

Washington, May 28. - (UP) - United States troops, in hand to hand fighting over the rugged terrain of Attu, have succeeded in taking sev- eral more high points from the Japanese pocketed in the Chichagof area, the Navy announced today. A com munique also said that Amer ican troops are fighting to eliminate the enemy from tn Sarana Bay area. The Ameri- can drive is supported by heavy and medium bombers and fighter planes.
 The communique said that three more air attacks have been made on the Japanese positions in Kiska. It also revealed that Royal Cana dian Air Force pilots took part in the attack on Kiska announced yes trday by the Navy.
 Japs' Version
 Tokya radio said today that seven American warships had been sunk of Attu and that U. s. losses on the island since the first attack May II would run about 5000 men.
 The Japanese broadcast credited the information to correspondent of the newspaper Ashi Shimbun who was on the Aleutian Islands base.
 Tokyo said that the Japanese had heavily fortified their Attu positions and strengthened them Wednesday by counter attack that recaptured a ridge near Massacre Bay. The counter attack started after an American attack failed. Tokyo re- ported.
 The vessels, according to Tokyo, includd a battleship, two cruisers, a destroyer and three other Warships.
 The correspondent said that the American forces lost at least 600 during an attack May 25 against the northeastern section of Mas sacre Bay under cover of naval guns and aerial bombardment.
 But the enemy offensive was re- pulsed by our diminishing courage" the correspondent said. He also told of a counter-attack.
 The correspondent said American casualties would total approximately 5000 and previously Tokyo had commented that U. s. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson "undoubted- ly forgot to put on an additional zero when he said 600 were the total killed on Attu' Stimsons fig ures, announced m Washington, were 127 killed, 399 wounded and 118 missing.
 Tokyo said the Japanese Attu gar rison was outnumbered 10 to one but that accurate sniper fire was taking heavy toll, including many high ranking officers of the American army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
Pension Certain, For Cloak Workers

New Work, May 28-UP)- Approximately 35,0O0 employees of the cloak industry were as- sured today of receiving $500 annual pensions at the age of 65 under the first agreement of it's kind between industry and a union.
 The agreement, under which manufacturers will contribute three per cent of weekly pay rolls toward a pension fund, was signed with the Industrial Council of Cloak and Suit Mon ufacturers, the Merchants La dies Garment association and the Infants and Children's Coat association.
 Israel Feinberg, general man. ager of the Cloakmakers' union, estimated that about 5000 workers would be eligible for the pensions within the next few weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
NAZIS INCREASE
 FIGHTER FORCES
U. $. BOmbers Compel Ger manst to Strengthen in
 Western Europe
By HARRISON SALISBURY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, May 8--(UP)-One of the least publicized and least un- derstod phases of the air war is that American Flying Fortresses and Iiberators are wearing down the German war effort even when the big bombers are resting at their home bases in England.
 It is similar to the navel doctrine of fleet in being" which means that the very existence of poten- tial striking power forces an opponent to tie down equal or larger naval units in order to meet any move.
 That sort of tactic is used by the German and Italian fleets. They seldom emerge from their home bases but the Royal Navy must keep plenty of ships handy in case they do come out.
 The same thing is going on in the air war. The FortreSSes cannot op- crate every day, around the clock with their present strength, al- though that is the goal to which every effort is being applied. But the mere fact that the Fortresses are here compels the Germans to allocate increasingly large fighter forces in France, the low countries and northwestern Germany.
 That means that the Germans are left with that many fewer fighters to meet increasing needs on the Russian front and the Mediterra-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
HAWAII TO PLAY
 MAJOR WAR ROLE
New Commander Indicates Increased Action for
 Island BastiOn
By FRANK TREMAINE United Press Staff Correspondent

Honolulu, May 28 - (UP) - Maj. Gen. Robert c. Richardson, Jr., neWly-appointed commander of Army forces in Hawaii, indicated to- day that the island bastion would assume an increasingly important role in the blows to crush Japan.
 At a press conference where he was introduced by Lieut.. Gen. Delos c. Emmons, whom he will succeed next Tuesday, Richardson said the islands biggest problem, security, appeared well in hand at present. "
 He added that Hawaii was sched- uled to expand both as a training base and as a defense for contin- ental United States. Richardson said reports did not indicate the Japanese population of the vital islands was a potential menace-but added there were good and bad Japanese.
 Emmons, whose new assignment was not revealed, warned that Ha- waii is lon the front line and an- other assault at Oahu is well within Japanese capabilities He foresaW the development of the island into a central Pacific base from which American forces can spring against Japan"
 "The record of our accomplish ments is now history" said Emmons, but the role of Hawaii in the final crushing of Japanese imperialism and the Axis dream of world domi- nation and restoration of peace in the Pacific remains to be written"
 EmmonS, who took over 10 days after Pearl Harbor, yesterday was presented with the Navy's Distin- guished Service Medal by Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, Pacific com mander
 Hawaiia's major projects either are completed or will be soon, Elm mons said He said he would return to the United States as soon as Richardson takes over.
 The citation by Nimitz said Elm mons quickly erected strong de- fense of the Hawaiian area" allow ing the Pacific fleet to take early action against the Japanese.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
ALLIES MASSINC
 INVASION BARCES
Italians Admit Boats Close to Italy and Several
 Island OutpOsts

London, May 28.-CUP)-An Ital- ian communique today implied that the Allies are masSing invasion barges in Tunisian ports within striking distance of Sardinia, Sicily Pantelleria and southern Italy.
 Italian and German planes were credited in the communique, as broadcast by the Rome radio, with scoring hits with medium bombs on landing craft at Bizerte and Sousse. It is the first time that all Axis broadcast has spoke of the presence of any invasion boats sc close to Italy and her island out posts.
 GA German TranSocean version oi the Italian communique, as recorded by the United Press in New York described the invasion craft as ramp boats" and said small tank CT also was hit during the attacks on the two harborS)
 The communique apeared tC strengthen the theory that the vir- tually nonstop Allied aerial bom- bardment of Sicily, Sardinia and Pantelleria is deSlgned to soften their defenses for an imminent landing attempt at one or more oi the islands.
 Bizerte is only 125 miles south oi Sardinia and 150 miles west of Sicily while Sousse is a little more than 100 miles southwest of Pantelleria and 1855 miles southwest of Sicily.
 A Rome dispatch to a Stockholm newspaper said tens of thousands ot persons were leaving bomb-battereo areas of Sicily, Sardinia and south ern Italy for small mountain viii lageS.
 The Italian communique claimed that Italian anti-aircraft artillery shot down five bomberS during re- peated Allied attacks on Pantellerla yesterday. The raids caused neither casualties nor material damage, the communlque said.
 However, some damage was ad- mitted to buildings i'll areas raided in Sardinia and Sicily. Four Allied aircraft were shot down over the two islands, it wHs said.
 Two Italian reconnaissance planes were reported missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
ROYAL ROMANCE
 WINS APPROVAL
King Peter of JugOslavia, Princess Alexandra of
 Greece, Plan Nuptials
By JOHN A. PARRIS
nited Press Staff Correspondent

London, May 28.-(UP)-The TO- nance that bloSsomed in exile be- tween 19-year-old King Peter of Jugoslavia and pretty Princess Alex ander of Greece has been approved by their royal families, it was re- ported today.
 Reliable sources said that both King George of Greece, the pPin- cess uncle, and Queen Marie o1 Jugoslavia, Peters mother, have given their blessing to an early marriage.
 They are two young people hap oily in love-" said a Greek spokes- man. There is no reason why they should postpone the marriage until after the war"
 While King George was under stood to feel the marriage would aid in cementing friendship between the two countries, there was no in- dication that the Jugoslav refugee cabinet had solved a crisis center ing on the marriage and its war policies.
 Friends said that King Peter and his princess. who is 21, are "madly in love" The romance developed as they worked on war plans as refugees from their homelands in the Balkans, occupied by the Nazis.
 Princess Alexandra now is divid- ing her time between studies at Oxford and relief work She is the daughter of the late King Alexan- der, who died in 1920 shortly be- fore she was born. Her mother Is a commoner.
 The couple secretly was engaged in May 1942. They were seen to- gether in London only rarely be- cause Peter is pledged to forego gaiety until his kingdom is restored They met frequently at his mothers country cottage. Peter spends most of his time at royal duties.
 King Peter reportedly plans to go to the middle east to await the day when invasion strikes southern Europe. It was reported that he wants the wedding before he leaves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
ITALIAN POSTS
 BOMB-DELUGED
Sardinia, Pantelleria Are Under Steady Assault;
 900 Bombs Dropped
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent

Allied Headquarters, North Africa May 28.-(UP) air fleets plastered the Italian invasion out posts of Sardinia and Pantelleria with high explosives and thousands of Augmentation bombs Thursday in a steady assault on Axis air bases that brought down 13 more enemy fighter planes.
 (The Italian high command again indicated fear of an early invasion of the stepping stone islands across the Mediterranean by reporting that Axis planes had bombed bargeS in Tunisian ports opposite Sardinia, Sicily and Pantelleria. Rome dispatches to Sweden said tens of thousands of persons were evacuating bomb -pitted Sicily, Sar- ardinia and southern Italy as the Allied offensive mounted. (On Wednesday, the Axis reported that huge Allied troop convoy, including a 40,00O-ton Cunard liner and WarshipS, had entered the Ned iterranean)
 The enemy air bases, which would be most important in defense against Allied invasion, were hit hard by the American bomberS, who dumped more than 4,O00 fragmenta- tion bombs on the Decimomannu airfield on Sardinia.
 Villacidro airfield also was bat tered by the medium bombers, war hawks and lightnings, and Pantell- eria was attacked twice. Big fires were started on the airfields and a freighter was strafed in the Gulf of Palmas, on the southwest coast of Sardinia.
 The strongest Axis Air opposition was encountered when more than 30 enemy fighters attacked U, s. Marauder bombers, which are fast on either defense or attack, in an 18-minute running fight from Dec imomannu to within 25 miles of the African coast The Axis fighters pressed their attack viciously, our pilots reported, but with slight suc- cess, since only one Allied plane was lost. U. $. bombers shot down seven enemy craft and warhaWks downed six
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
ALLIES RAID
 ESSEN AGAIN
Ruhr Valley Arms Center Blasted; g BOmbers
 Lost in Assault
BY WALTER CRONKITE Limited Press Staff nt

London, May 28-UP)- Allied bombers smashed at the Ruhr Val ley arms center of Essen in "very great strength" during the night following heavy American attacks from Africa against Italy's Island air bases in a double headed offen- sive that Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said would continue until the utter defeat of the Axis.
 British, Canadian and Polish Squadrons took part in the raid that heaped destruction on often bombed Essen and the flood dam aged Ruhr industrial area soon af- ter successful dusk raid by wooden mosquito bombers OH the Carl zeiss Instrument Works and Schott Glass Works at Jena-a 1,000-mile round trip to central Germany.
 American medium bombers, fight ing bombers and fighters renewed the battering of the Italian out posts, centering on airfields on Sar- dinia and Pantelferia and shooting down 13 more Axis fighters for nine-day total of 375 in addition to many destroyed on the ground.
 Pilots returning from the Jena raid reported good results.
 We picked out the tall chimneys of the Schott factory and dropped our bombs on the building" said flying officer B. SiXmore.
 Flying Officer A. B. Stovel of Winnepeg said that i've flew so low over Germany that cows and horses and sheep in the fields bolted in all directions. I saw two bombs go down into the target area and one eX- ploded wis1a,@E brilliant flash of flame 1OosfeK high"
 The flyers said they met heavy anti aircraft fire.
 Twenty-three bombers were lost in the Ruhr assault, but only three mosquitoes failed to return from Jena. Two of the mosquitoes collided over Germany.
 The one-two blows at vital Ger man industrial targets mared an in- tenSification of what Prime Min ister Churchill has called an experi- ment to determine if Germany can be bombed out of the war.
 Thousands of block busters and fire bombs were cascaded on Essen, site of the great Krupp Works and Germany's most-bombed city, by the huge fleet of four-engined Lancaster and Halifax bombers. More than 10000 tons of bombs already have laid waste vast areas of Essen in the 455 previous raids on the city.
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Soviets Lose 33 As New Caucasus Attack Starts
EDEN PROMISES
 NO AIR LET UP
Foreign Secretary Says Italy to Be Bombed Until
 Fascism Is Wiped Out

Portsmouth, Eng, May 28-(UP) Foreign Secretary Anthony Eder promised today that terrific aerial bombardment of the Axis will con- tinue until the utter defeat of the Nazi and Fascist regimes and all they stand for" but said it is up tc the Italian people to decide when the air war is to end for Italy.
 Eden, pointing out that Italy now is openly exposed to bombing from many North African bases, suggested that Benito MuSsolini and ais cor rupt Fascist regime" had brought about the plight of their people He said the Italian masses could settle the issue themselves.
 But there will be no let up in the attacks on Germany, Italy and oc- cupieG territory until the Axis cracks, Eden declared.
 Let no one have any illusions about that" he added.
 Eden reiterated the announce nent made in commons yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee that Great Britain would remain deaf to appeals from neu- tral quarters that the Allies cease bombing European cities.
 Apparently referring to a recent campaign by the Spanish press against bombardment of cities in Germany and elsewhere. Eden stated that least of all are we impressed by belated conversion to this view
 Some of those who cry out against bombing were con&picuously silent when cities of Britain were being bombarded and destroyed by all the power which the Luftwaffe could muster" he reminded.
 To-day it is the turn Of Germany and Italy. We didn't start this business. It was Goering who gloat- ed over the destruction of Warsaw and Rotterdam. The Nazis were so pleased that they even made film about it and tried to frighten fu- ture victims with forecast of their fate. Now 1t is checked. Now it the bitter bit"
 Eden also announced that news of the battle against submarines continues encouraging.
 Our MWN new construction of merchant ships is still mounting and our merchant shipping losses still mounting and our merchant ship decreasing" he revealed. "SinkingS of U-boats are still increasing . .. the battle of the U-boats still rageS.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
BROWN POSTPONES
 SHAKE-UP IN 0PA
Price Administrator De- lends Agency Against
 Price Line Charges
By ARTHUR F. DEGREVE United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, May 28-(UP)-Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown deferred today until mid-June a scheduled shake-up among the OPA high command and defended his agency against charges that it is breaking down and unable to hold the price line.
 However, Rep. Lyle Boren, D.. Okla, head of a special committed which has been Investigating the grade labelling issue. decided not to wait. He prepared to call upon the Democratic steering committee ot the House for a resolution asking President Roosevelt for complete re- organization of top OPA prices.
 Boren said he wasn't after Browns scalp, but was inspired to act by tremendous" sentiment against OPA which has been displayed be- fore his committee.
 Major clash among OPA person. nel is between J. K. Galbraith, price boss of the agency, and Lou MaXon Detroit advertising agency execu- tive, friend and adviser to Brown and OPA's chief information officer
 The dispute centers over price policies. Maxon regards Galbraith as leader of group of OPA officials who have drafted and imposed regu- lations far beyond the number needed and without practical knowl- edge of their effect upon business Maxon scoffs at the ned of imposing maximum prices on luxury items, on little-known food products such as mussels, and believed food ceilings should be limited to the 16 or IT major food items
 He has been trying to convince Brown of the need of employing a general manager who was caps ole of resisting all pressure groups. It was understood that Brown had of- feled this post to several outstand- ing business leaders and that they had rejected it. and finally it was reported he had asked Maxon to undertake the assignment.
 Informed sources said that if Max on took the job, Galbraith would be
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28
FIRE UNDERWRITERS
 HONOR N. HAVENER

New York, May 28-CUP)-New officers of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, elected at it's 77th annual meeting here, include: Pres ident, John M. Thomas, president of the National Union Fire Insur- ance Co.,. Pittsburgh: vice president; Frank A. Christensen, vice president of the Fidelity Phenix Fire Insurance Co.,, New York; secretary, (re- elected Peter J. Berry, president of the Security Insurance Co., New Haven. Conn; treasurer Ge-elected) B. M. Culver, president of the Con tinental Insurance Co.,, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-28

Summer Term for College Women Begins June list. Special Bulletin. Post Junior College of Commerce.
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