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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
u. S. Losses
1900 Decd.

washington, Sept. so - (Up) -
American casualties in the North
African Observation-Disclosures Sicily
and Italy--from the original land
ings on Sicily on July 10 to Sent.
Is have numbered slightly less than
10000 killed, wounded and MISSING.
Secretary Of War Henry L. Slim.
son said today.
American casualties in the haAtlo
Of Salerno were less than feared
the secretary said at his press cuns
ference, adding that up to Sept. -
they amounted TO about $500 cas-
ualties win mount. however, as Al
lied forces move forward, he WARM
ed.
From the landing on Sicily % IL
beginning Of the battle Of Sa1eEnn.
American casualties IN tho Moath
African theater Of operations. I'M
GLIDING Sicily, were more than Lass
killed, 5,2l3 wounded. and l.7sD
missing.
Most Of these casualties occurred
In Sicily. although SONS WgEa ~
to air operations elsewhere u -
Mediterranean plus q few prBtzr
unreported casualties from enHsia
Continued On Page u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
'TERR|FICU.S.
RAID ON JAPS
BLASTS WEWAK
BY DON CAsWELL

Allied Headquarters, South
west Pacific, September 80.
American Liberators,
in one of the most devasta-
ting raids Of the Southwest
Pacific war, blew up a huge
Japanese munitions dump at
Wewak, New Guinea, touch
ing off an explosion that
momentarily blotted out the
enemy base and turned the
entire area into blazing
ruins, an Allied Headquart-
ers communique reported to-
day.
Striking for the third
straight day at the japanese
supply center, the LiberatorS
dropped 145 tons of explo-
sives all across the base area
Tuesday, but a single stick OF
bombs literally chit the jack
pot"-an ammunition stor-
age depot in the middle Of
Wewak peninsula which
was believed to have been the
enemy'S main munitions
store on New Guinea.
Tons Of earth and flaming am
munition erupted over the peninsula
and O second hit on nearby fuel
dump added to the blaze. Fires
covering the peninsula still were WIS.,
ible when the raiders we're 90 miles
away on their homeward flight.
Combat crews state that this was
the biggest explosion ever seen by
the air force In the Southwest Pa
cific," the communique from Cen
eral Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters said.
Forty enemy fighters challenged
the Liberators and their Lightning
fighter escort, but the raiders shot
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Airplane Makers Seek
ManpolUer Shortage Aid

Motors, said at the conference that
a proper type Of plan would increase
production by IS per cent.
Other manufacturers. however.
believe Q wage incentive plan would
be difIicuit to put into practice be-
cause constantly changing models
and designs make 1t difiicult to e.
tablish q production standard.
National service legislation will
not be recommended, II was under
stood, because the industry feels II
can work out the manpOWNr eitua-
ton for the present BY voluntary
methods.
Members Of the manpower COM
mlttee Of the east coast division Of
the Aircraft War council proposed
moving work away from labor short
age areas either By gubcontracting
o. BY opening branch factories y
labor pool areas.
They also recommended man.
power pFloFikies deferred fEom tile
draft. and the hiring q uoEG
women "aboFe what " may have
eonelmded was . naturatim paant"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Outbreaks
In Naples

London, Sept. 80. (UP)-The Ger
man transocean agency said today
that a communist uprising had
broken out in Naples and the Nazi
high command reported that sever
est" counter measures were being
taken.
The transocean dispatch, broad
cast by the Berlin radio, gave no
details Of the reported uprising and
the German high command COM
munique devoted only one sentence
to It:
German military circles were
quoted by the transocean agency
as suggesting that the communists
were acting according to plan" in
cooperation with the Allied Fifth
Army, which rapidly Is approaching
Naples.
"Iarbor installations were thor
oughly destroyed to eliminate the
danger of an Allied landing CO.
ordinated with the uprising" trans
ocean said in q Berlin broadcast.
The NaA high command COM
munique devoted only one sentence
to unrest in Naples:
"Severest measures against reviv-
ing Communist unrest have been
taken"
The transocean dispatch also as
serted that grave acts of sabotage"
were carried out during the social
ed uprising.
Allied sources believed the Ger
mans may have invented the COM
munist uprising" in an effort to
justify the wave of terror which
italian refugees slipping through
their lines reported was under way
in Naples.
Though admitting demolitions in
the harbor area, the Germans
sought to place the blame for very
considerable destruction" in the
city on the Allies, asserting through
the trans-ocean agency that 100
Anglo American air raids caused
havoc even in areas where there
were no military detectives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Uncle Sam Is
Big S pender

washington, Sept. 3o-(UP)-The
governments first quarter Of the
1914 fiscal year ends to day with
war expenditures for the period well
over $4,000, 000, 900 and the public
debt now standing at more than
$751; ,000, 200, 900.
War spending for the same quar-
ter of last year was only o little
more than $4,000, 600, 900 and the
public debt at the end of Septem-
Der, 1912, was little over 500 y000,-
600 900.
At the present rate Of spending,
the national debt will soar over the
5000 000, 900. 900 mark this year-well
over $500 for every man, woman
and child in the United States.
Whereas war expenditures are
about one-third higher than q year
ago, government revenue receipts
for the first quarter of fiscal 1914
will be about 2 Ia times greater
than for the same period Of fiscal
1913. Receipts for the first three
months this year will be about
$40, 600, 000, 900, while a year ago
the government had collected only
a little less than $4,000, O00, 900.
War spending in July, the first
month of the fiscal year, was little
below $500, 10000. In August war
spending jumped to $1,000, 600, 900
and, while indications are that 1t
will not be quite as high in Septem-
Der. it probably will approach ST.
OOO. OOO. 900.
Total government expenditures
for the three months win be a little
short of so, 000. 100000 indicating
that government expenses aside
from war for the three months will
be something less than $4,000. 900, =
600.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Bad News In
Iekes Report On
Coal Situation

Washington, Sept 3O.-UP)-
Federal Coal Mines Administra-
tor Harold L. Ickes said today
that "the coal situation Is get
ting worse every week and will
continue TO wOrsen until the
United Mine Workers and Coal
operators sign q wage contract"
Although he defended the
miners production record, Ickes
told q press conference that
they would not work at max
imum efficiency until they had
q contract.
"The miners are used 10 work.
ing under q contract" he said.
"They don't feel like working at
top efficiency because Of the
uncertainty over hours and
wages.
An agreement between the
UNIV and Illinois coal ques-
tons, providing for substantial
wage increases, Is now before
the War Labor Board. The
Continued on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Bonk Queries
Postwar ak

Boston, Sept. 30-(UP)-The First
National Bank OF Boston declared
today that postwar tax policy will
determine postwar prosperity.
In its current New England let
ter, the bank said that unless we
"have a clear conception of what
federal expenditures will be and the
type Of tax policies that will be
adopted, we cannot proceed very far
with the blueprints of the future"
The bank advocated complete
and thorough overhauling Of the tax
structure as one of the most i'm
portant tasks In preparation for the
postwar period. takes should be
on an equitable basis and should not
be a hampering influence upon bu-
siness enterprise" The publication
also urged that tax provision be
made at once to enable corporations
to create cash reserves for the re-
conversion Of plants and for rehabil-
itation and expansion projects after
the war.
After the close Of the war the
normal tax on corporations should
be reduced gradually to maximum
of 20 per cent" the bank asserted.
only through reasonable taxes can
industry regain its vitality and be
able to perform under its own pow
err"
The bank also declared that the
greatest threat to Solvency and pri-
vate enterprise sis the new phil
oSophy Of debt and spending :.
this is a pernicious, dangerous and
fallacious doctrine since 1t opens
the door wide for pressure groups
and commits the nation to chronic
deficits"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Mrs. E. Hayes
Passes AWoY

Mrs. Ellen E. Sorry Hayes, widow Of
Thomas H. Hayes and mother Of
former Lieutenant-G Governor and
Mayor T. Frank Hayes, died early
this afternoon at st. Mary's hos
pital following long illness.
Mrs. Hayes, lifelong resident OF
Waterbury was member OF one OF
the city's pioneer Irish families,
identified prominently in business,
social, fraternal and civic circles
for many years. She was for years
an outstanding communicate of the
Church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. She resided in recent years
at l18 Prospect street.
She Is survived by three sons and
one daughter, T. Frank Hayes, Col
Seery Hayes, Waterbury's ranking
officer in World War No. /, Ralph
Hayes and Mrs. Daniel T. Earring
ton Jr., Of Waterbury. She also
leaves two brothers, Peter Seery Of
New Jersey and Edward Seery Of
Woodmont; and two sisters, Mrs.
Maria Bolan and Mrs. Michael G.
Donovan.
Funeral arrangements viii be an
nounced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30

Stand Inks

Bern. Switzerland. Sept. So
CUP)-Hungary's decision 10 MAIN
tain diplomatic relations with both
the puppet Fascist regime Of Benito
Mussolini and the Italian peace gov
eminent represented by King VIC
tor Emmanuel has evoked q strong
protest from Germany. according 10
adyices from Balkan sources.
"A Hungarian broadcast recorded
By government monitors In New
York said Hungary had recognized
the MuGsollni regime ~ 0eFmany's
request. but that Il was mot In o
position" at present 10 communicate
with II Duee.l
The decision Of Adm. Nicholas
HoFthy. regent o. Hungary. 10 keep
q minister IN Rome accredited 70
the Italian King, vino Il noE behind
the Allied lines with his Premier.
Marshal pietFo Badosiio, resulted
IN Germany promptly fling q pro-
test IN nudapest, u was reverted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Sec. Stimson
Gives Out
On MorshoII
By REUEL s. MOORE

Washington, Sept. 3o--(UP)--
Secretary Of War Henry l.. Stimson
declared emphatically today that
"any suggestion" President Roose-
welt has interferel politically with
the assignment Of Army officers, In
GLIDING Gen. George c.. Marshall,
"iS O piece Of folly aimed at dis
crediting the American conduct OF
the war during q most critical per-
Tod Of Its course"
In q prepared statement which he
read at his press conference, Slim
son said that whatever duties Mar
shall Is assigned to by the presi-
dent will be determined with the
sole purpose Of placing this SUI
premely able officer in the position
where he can render the best serv-
ice toward a successful conclusion
Of this war" .........
Stimson thus did not rule out
the possibility. as has repeatedly
been suggested since early this
month, that Marshall will be given
q new assignment. 1t has been pre-
dicted In congressional quarters that
Marshall will be made global COM
mander in -chief Of Anglo American
has been specialized that he will be
placed In supreme command Of the
land, sea and air forces. It also
anticipated Allied invasion Of west
ern Europe, with headquarters in
London.
Although he did not discuss such
speculation, Stimson did attack
charges that Mr.. Roosevelt, as the
secretary phrased 1t, has sought to
Continued on PAGE ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Double Deaths
Accidental"

Revere, Mass. Sept. 30-(NP)-Po-
lice today recorded as accidental the
deaths of Capt. Kenneth ]. McClem-
ems Of Revere and Mrs. Harriet E.
Anderson of Lynn, whose bodies
were recovered from the Pine river.
Police found McClemens body yes
terday q short distance from the
spot where the 39-year-old Lynn
widows body was found last week.
An attempt to compare fingerprints
on McClemen's cabin cruiser with
those Of the drowning victims proved
futile, police said.
Medical Examiner william j.
Brickley reported his autopsy dis
closed brain confusion. scalp
wounds, and a confusion Of the right
ankle on the body of McClemens, a
34-year -old Northeast Airlines, Inc,
pilot. All bruises occurred immed-
lately before death. Or. Brickley
said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Move To Save
In
Draft Scored

Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 30-(UP)-
Gov. Baldwin's. announcement he
would ask draft deferment for his
new executive secretary, 36-year-old,
Carl A. Lundgren, Ansonia, brought
q protest today from Hartford
Mayor Dennis O'Connor, who de-
clared such q step would be "dem-
oralizing to the people who have
been 50 patriotic in the war effort
Lnundgren, former Ansonta City
Court Judge, became Executive
Secretary Monday, and the next
day received a notice from his draft
board to report for induction. He Is
married but has no children.
Gov. Baldwin said he would ask
the State Deferement Board to
determine whether Lungren was
ESSENTIAL to the state service, and,
II so to so notify the draft board.
Mayor OConnor said he was
amazed" at the Governors action,
and wrote Gov. Baldwin that las
Mayor of Hartford where hundreds
Of fathers have been drafted and
hundreds more may be expected to
be called, cannot allow this mat
ter to pass without comment to
ask deferment for q childlesS mar
ried man, who will, no doubt, be
deferred because of your influence,
to be replaced In the draft by a
father Of children, is, in my opinion,
not in accordance with our Ameri-
can spirit of fair play and, to say
the least, demoralizing to people who
have been so patriotic in the war
effort"
Gov. Baldwin now is in Washing
ton, endeavoring to have Connect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
At on Bombs
Rock Bochum
In The Ruhr
& BY WALTER CRONKITE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


London, Sept. 30-CUP)-British
four-engined bombers, hundreds
strong, made a heavy block-buster
assault on the great arms center
Of Bochum in Germany's bomb
devastated Ruhr valley last night,
Only eight bomhers were lost in
the raid and in subsidiary attacks
on other targets in the Ruhr and
In mine-laying operations, the air
ministry announced.
The big night-raiding Lancesters,
Strings and Halifaxes penetrated
the heart Of the Ruhr, the most
heavily protected area of Germany,
to deliver their cargoes of explo-
sives, ranging from four-ton super
blockbusters capable Of devastating
q six-acre city block each to two
pound nicendiaries.
Huge fires sprang up in their
wake among the jaw-packed fac
tories Of Bochum, which include
eight big steel works, five chamical
plants, 10 power and gas works and
huge railway marshaling yards.
The Vereingte steel works alone
produce 100000 tons Of pig iron
and 100000 tons. Of steel a year
as wei as arrnor plate and gun bar
rels.
Bochum, with $4,000 population,
Is one OF the biggest cities in the
!Hontinued m Pare ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Ry Holm .. CUTTER

Washington. Sept. 80 = (U.Po =
Senator Robert A. Taft. r., o., to-
day sought bipartisan support for
his proposal TO require the drafting
OF fathers under so years OF age
first.
Taft hoped TO offer his proposal In
the senate this afternoon as q sub
stltute for the bill OF Senator Bur
ton X. Wheeler. D.. Mont, 70 defer
induction Of al pre-Pearl Harbor
fathers until January ].
Unless there Is such compromise
Wheeler's bill Is destined 70 defeat,
either through 3 vote on the Issue
a. b. recommittal 70 q senate COM
naitiee plgeogi-hole.
A tentative dFeit Of the substitute
which Taft proposed has three ma
ior provisions. ~ wenid;
I. Forbid induction Of pre-War
faihaFB until the entire national
pool os single and ehIldleas married
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
WorLoon Is
Over The Top

washington, Sept. 80 - (U.P0 -
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr, will probably an
nounce today that the Third War
Loan campaign to raise SIS 900, 000,-
600 has gone over the top.
Total sales reported yesterday
reached $14, 739, 600, 000-only $26l,
O00,000 short Of goal-and subscrip-
tons have been coming at around a
half billion-dol a-day clip.
Morgenthau will broadcast from
Evanston, Ind. at las p. m, EWT.
The original deadline was midnight
tonight, but Morgenthau pushed it
ahead to midnight Saturday to
make certain the drive would sue
coed.
Now it appears that by Saturday,
the national quota will be over
subscribed by well over 100000
600. Sales to corporations and other
large investors aheady have reached
$l1, 121, 10000 and will go higher.
And the Treasury Department ex-
poets the individual quota Of $780,
100000 to be attained. though the
final count won't be completed till
the middle Of October.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Taft Seeks Support For
NetU Father Draft Bill

men was drained.
2. Require the calling Of fathers
under 80 before any above that age
were taken.
3. Forbid occupation deferments
for any man under 30 unless he was
engaged In essential work having 10
do with actual production Of air.
planes. shipping. munitions. mining
OF some similar task under direct
government contract.
Taft said he already had the sup
port OF two other Republican,
Senators Chapman y. Reyercomb OF
West virginia and Edward v. Ro-
beTtson OF Wyoming. He hoped 70
enlist the support Of Senators II.
styles Bridges. b. ". "; Edwin O.
johnson. D., Colo, and Bennett @.
CLARK, D., No.
CLARK 4 co-sponsor with Senator
Josiah w. Bailey. D.. ". o., Of .
lconiinued On Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
Ally Planes
Strofe It0Iy

Allied Headquarters, North Africa,
sent 3O.--Up)--Aliied planes, az
tacking through skies clear OF Ger"
man aircraft, knocked out two Inn
uortant supply and escape routes
within as miles Of Naples Weones-
day. II was announced today.
Aiding Firth Army ground troops
closing on the city, Mitchell medium
bombers destroyed the Ambrose
highway and railroad bridge north
east OF Naples while marauders
wrecked q railroad bridge south OF
Cancello.
Fiehter.bombers strafed enemy
motor conveys and the town OF Ben
evento on the railroad from Naples
eastward toward Foggia.
After a three-night layoff due 70
bad weather, Wellingtons resumed
nightly raids on Formia, A miles
above Naples on the west coast OF
the Italian Peninsula last night
The Formia railroad yards were
heavily hit.
Marauders and Mitchells also
hit the railroad and highway bridges
around Palma and Castelvenere and
American lightnings attacked
bridge near Appollinare. Consider
able flax was encountered over most
targets, but no enemy aircraft were
seen and only one plane was miss
ing.
Three Messerschmitts were shot
down during fighting on Sept. %, q
headquarters communique said. A
flying fortress which failed to re-
turn from a recent Bologna raid
was revealed to have landed safely
on Sardinia and Its crew and
French newspaperman, who was a
passenger. Francois Musard, were
safe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
BY JOSEPH LATIN

Washington, Sept. 30-(UP)-F4f-
teen leading airplane manufacturers
today win propose specific steps, not
including the drafting Of labor, 10
remedy a manpower shortage which
threatens airplane production goals
for 1914.
At the same time. manpoweT ON.
eiais said hiring controls now In efs
feet IN plane and ship industries on
the west coast may be extended 70
eight or 10 other core spot areas
including Detroit. Akron and the
Connecticut Valley.
The aiEplane manufacturers, Or
ganized into the National Aircraft
War Production council. made u
clear at q press conference yesterday
lhat IN their opinion the stepped
up 1874 plane goals could not pos
Eibly be met unleas the labor short
age is overcome.
One Of the national councils sug.
eeaied remedies may well be nc
adoption Of q wage Incentive plan
Y. q. Goad. vice president q tl1e
Eastern Aircraft division q General
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30

London. Sept. 30 - CUP - The
Germans have sent from five 70 six
pnnzeF divisions Into Italy, illus
trating the importance they attach
10 that battle area, information
reaching Allied military observers
showed today.
rive 70 SIX panzer dlylsions, it was
believed, would represent about q
third Of the number being used ~
the Germans on the Raasian REoak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
| ! i. ARMIES
STORM GOMEL
APPROACHES
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UNITED Press staff Correspondent
49, 80. -. ....tH

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
Moscow, September 80. -
(UP) - Red Army troops
stormed the approaches to
Gomel, key White Russian
railroad junction, today as
their comrades to. the south
struck out from the east bank
of the Dnieper and seized
an island midstream under
almost point-blank fire from
Kiev.
adolf Hitler was reported
by the Swedish press to have
made a dramatic trip to the
Russian front, summoned his
generals, and announced
bluntly to them that the
Dnieper River line must be
held" as the natural
frontier between the two
armies.")
Gomel already was in
vested from the south and
east and the capture OF
Zetka, only nine miles to the
northeast on the opposite
bank Of the Sozh River,
raised a direct thanking
threat.
The army organ Red Star reported
that the Germans were rushing re-
Inducements from other sectors IN
a frantic effort to check the RUS
slams, who swept up more than ITO
towns and villages In their advance
yesterday. ..
Capture Of Gomel would unhinge
the whole German defense system
in southeastern White Russia. The
northern and central defenses al
ready were threatened by Russian
drive through the Smolensk gate 70"
ward Vitebsk. Orsha and Mognev.
In their FIRST announced thrust
beyond the east bank Of the Dnieper,
the Russians yesterday seized Truk-
hanoy Island opposite Kiev follow
ing the smashing OF the last enemy
resistance TO the east with the cap
ture OF Darnitsa. The Dnieper. at
this point is only 1850 feet VIDE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-30
What Went Up In
Smoke Were Not
AsheF's Troubles

Buffalo, Sept. 3O.-(UP)-All
the furniture and belongings Of
Asher CONNER, go, who died
when fire destroyed his home
yesterday, were damaged ex-
cept his pillow.
Embroidered on the pillow case
were the words:
MAY ali your troubles end in
smoke"