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Evening star., 1943-09-02


Smolensk were lost their flank
would be turned and a further
withdrawal toward the borders Of
the Reich might be necessary.
Most military observers wish
they had more definite informa-
ton about what is happening on
the eastern front. They would
like to know whether the Nazi
forces are being routed or are
rereating in order.
The Russians are prone to ex-
aggerate the number of Germans
they have killed. At one time
last year we had been accustomed
to reading in their official state
ments about tens of thousands OF
Nazis killed over a period of a
few days.
Until yesterdays Soviet COM
munique reported that $4,000
Germans were killed in the battle
for Taganrog, the number of
casualties listed by the Russians
seldom exceeded four figures and
the number Of Nazi tanks and
planes reported destroyed and
damaged was kept to a modest
average.
The Nazis in their commune
ques speak about bitter fights Of
their famous SIS corps, grenadiers
and aviation. But there is little
which would indicate that the
fighting consists Of more than
relatively strong rear-guard ac-
tions.
Shortened Lines Would Aid.
In the battle for Stalingrad the
Nazis lost whole armies with
their complete equipment. No
such reverses have been reported
In recent weeks, although the
Germans have two-thirds OF their
forces opposing the Russians on
the eastern front.
BY a complicated process of
calculation and deduction, 1t ap-
pears that the Germans have
lost In their present defensive
fight not more than 100000 men
killed, wounded or captured. This
Is less than 7 per cent OF their
estimated strength In that area.
Should they succeed in holding
Smolensk the Nazis are likely to
take a line along the Dnieper
River. This is q much shorter
position than heretofore and can
be held with approximately 100
divisions much closer to their
supply base than when they were
extended to the Don River.
The shortening of the Ger
mans defense line works in IA
vor Of the Russians, too, since
the Reds will need a smaller force
to fight the enemy. The present
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would actually mean decline
in their bargaining power. So, they
are striving for what they want and
we are striving for what we want.
And at this point it comes clear
that we are not going to have the
brave new world merely by wishing
for it, holding meetings and signing
papers. There is a price to be paid
for the brave new world; perhaps a
large price.
A great discussion seems to be
going on between the west and Rus
sia as to the nature of that price,
and probably the discussion is over
the timing, the location and the ex-
tent of the second front. We are
slowly coming to realize that we are
not going to have international
alliances merely by smiling suddenly
and announcing that this time we
are for them, as against last time,
when we were not. International
alliance will be won, If at all, in the
heat of day, by brave men doing
bloody and deadly work.
And it Is for public opinion to say
whether it wants permanent un-
derstanding with Russia badly
enough to be willing to pay the
price.
No News Big News.
1t certainly wants something. 1t
Is impressive to note the eagerness
with which American and British
newspapers. commentators and the
general public seize upon every tiny
indication which seems to point to-
ward a general understanding be-
tween the west and Russia.
This is the big fact which shines
out OF the obscurity of the moment.
The plain truth is that no news
would be more sensational, or would
give greater lift to the spirits of
the people OF America and England,
than the news that a conference
had finally been arranged to include
the two western democracies and
the Soviet Union.
That is an important political
fact. The majority of the people
Of the west want such a conference
so much that the nonexistence aof
1t Is the biggest political news of the
day. Our press is giving more
space 10 something which is not
happening, namely, this conference,
than to many indisputably impor-
tant things which are happening.
This Is the great empty space on
the map of the, future. The empty
Evening star., 1943-09-02
This Chunqinq World

offensive was well mapped. Large
stocks OF war material and food
had been prepared beforehand.
But as the Russians move farther
west their difnculty of supplying
the fighting men with all they
need will be greatly increased.
Hence the employment of q
smaller body of men for Often
sive purposes must be welcome
to the Soviet supply services par
ticularly because in the winter
months the roads from the main
bases to the front line are almost
impossible.
The whole story of the contin-
ued Nazi retreat is more or less
OF puzzle to military observers.
So far as Is known here the Nazis
have not suffered a single crush
ing defeat on the eastern front.
At the mere appearance of
threat, they have evacuated po-
sitions which In the past cost
them tens of thousands of lives.
Experts Are Puzzled.
A systematic and methodical
destruction not only of military
establishments but also OF private
buildings preceded the Nazi
Withdrawals.
This, together with the fact
that We have had no definite
indication that there has been q
panicky flight from the front or
that the morale of the Nazi
troops Is shot to pieces, makes
American military observers
wonder what is in the mind of
the German general stan and
what lies behind the retreat.
The Nazi divisions employed
In Russia are believed to be
among the best available In the
Reich. From our own expert
ences in the recent conquest of
Sicily we met with little If any
resistance from the war-weary
Italians but we certainly had to
hight heavily against the Nazi
divisions. The odds against the
enemy were overwhelming, par
ticularly in the air. BY all the
rules Of the game the lack OF
adequate air support should have
demoralized the Nazis. 1t did
not, however.
1t appears from available re-
ports that the Nazis do not lack
air support in Russia; quite the
contrary. Their lines of COM
munication with their bases In
the rear are far better than they
were in the sicilian campaign.
Moreover, from intelligence OBJ
tanned from prisoners taken in
Sicily 1t appears that the German
high command did not believe it
could fight more than a delaying
action there. This is not the case
In Russia, where the Germans are
said to be in position to coun-
terattack.
Hence the American strate-
sists cannot understand clearly
what the Germans have in mind.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
The Political Mill

Vi al SulpplDR Dy U0e UnlbeQ
States. 1t recognizes that other
maritime nations will have their
share of the carrying trade. But
1t does insist that the commerce
OF the United States with foreign
nations should be carried in
American flaeships up to so per
cent in any event. This would
be a great increase over the per-
centage of American foreign
trade carried in American bot
toms before the country entered
the war.
Competition with the ships of
other nations has been difficult
in the past because of the Amer
lean shipping laws, calling for
certain personnel, for higher
wages and for better conditions
than have prevailed in the ships
OF other maritime nations. 1t
may be that operating subsidies
will be required to meet these
conditions after the war. But
the problem Of construction sub
sides will have been wiped out,
to a large extent. The country
already will possess the largest
merchant feet the world has ever
seen when hostilities are over.
A condition, not a theory, will
therefore, confront the country.
The fleet will be there and some
thing will have to be done with
it. The personnel to operate 1t,
trained during these war years,
also will be there.
National Defense Involved.
An adequate merchant fleet is
needed at all times for two major
purposes. The first is for national
defense. 1t was found necessary
to build huge feet OF merchant
vessels during the last World
War, and in this war a much
larger fleet has been constructed.
The second is to promote inter-
national trade, and to aid in
stabilizing 1t.
The merchant fleet should be
privately owned and operated,
after the war. It is sound ma
tional policy. This will mean
putting many Of the Govern
ment ships into private owner
ship. The companies which had
experience, and had experience
before the war, naturally will
play their part. One of the first
steps will be the restoration of
services on established routes.
A second should be the estab-
lishment of additional routes.
Before the war, American lines
carried less than third OF the
country's foreign commerce.
There Is one field in which
American shipping may we'll
move forward. The institute in
its report said: THE enemy ma
tions have for two generations
used their merchant fleets as
spearheads of world penetration
and without them could not have
prepared for war. Those nations
should not again be permitted to
resume such q position. Such of
the trade routes formerly served
by the Axis nations as are of inn
portance to the defense or eco
nomic security of the United
States should be serviced by
American flag vessels"
The seagoing personnel of the
American merchant marine had
reached sizable proportions be-
fore the war. Since the war 1t
has been increased three or four
fold. II these men are to have
jobs with which they are familiar,
it is clear that the merchant fleet
must be kept in large part in
operation.
The American shipping indus
try recognizes the need of COL
laboration with the Allied mari
time nations in working out fu-
ture shipping policy. 1t is will
ing to 60 along. But very pro-
perly, in the interests of the
country, it is demanding its share
of the carrying trade.
Evening star., 1943-09-02

the country's merchant fleet.
1t is obvious that with the close
of the war, the shipping prob
lem will be acute, and that it is
necessary to give consideration
now to what shall be done about
the huge fleet which already is
built and still is building. Con-
gress again and again has rec
commended that an American
overseas merchant marine, ca
pable of carrying a fair share of
American commerce, be main
tanned. 1t has legislated along
those lines, the last time in 1896.
Institute Reveals Program.
What the industry itself has
to say about this problem is
worthy of consideration. Its pro-
gram, as enunciated by the in
stitute, contains the following 10
points
l. Ultimate transfer of all
Governmental wned merchant
ships to private ownership.
2. Retention OF. present mari
time position by the prompt and
progressive restoration of serv-
ice on established routes.
8. Strengthening the position
of American lines in foreign
trade by carrying greatly in
creased share OF our foreign COM
merce.
4. Establishment of new for
eign trade routes opened up by
war developments.
5. Modernization and expan-
sion of the feet in coastwise
and intercoastal trade.
g. Placing American vessels in
former trade routes of Axis DOW
ers.
7. Participation in indirect and
tramp shipping.
8. Reserving not less than
100000 tons of shipping as a
pool for national defense pur-
poses.
9, Opportunity of employment
Tor seagoing personnel.
10. Desirability for collabors-
ton with Allied maritime ma
tlons in developing the future
shipping policy of this country.
1t should be borne in mind
that the American shipping
companies today are operating
the. vast number of merchant
vessels now going to the seven
seas, according to directives is-
Issued by the War Shipping, Ad-
ninistration.
Now Government Agents.
They are operating the pri-
vately owned ships, reouisitioned
by the Government when the
war pressure developed. In ad-
dition, except for those ships
which are taken directly by the
Navy and Army, they are oper-
ating the great number of ships
which are being constructed
under the Government ship
building program. They operate
them as agents for the Govern
ment. The operating personnel
both ashore and afloat, has been
greatly augmented, and it is get
ting valuable experience.
The program of the institute
does not contemplate a monopoly
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Henderson Questions
Needs Of Military
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Sept. Leon Hen
derson yesterday raised the question
of the growing power Of the military
services over the civilian economy in
his first published magazine article
since he resigned as director of the
Office of Price Administration.
The ex-boss of OPA said in his
article for Common Sense, q
monthly publication, that any con-
siderations Of the postwar period
must include the role military pow
ers will play in disposing OF S50,-
600 100000 worth OF goods, half of
which would be Immediately avail
able for sale.
IF the generals and admirals do
not see the necessity of diaper pins
they can make 1t pretty tough for
the civilian requirements repre-
sentative to get the steel ALLEGATION.
The military services never let up
for a minute on their pressure for
control of raw materials. They are
now urging James F. Byrnes to give
them control over certain non-
combat articles, against the oppo-
sition Of Donald Nelson and the
War Production Board industry di-
visions"
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Poisoning Of $50 Blamed
On Food Spoiled by Heat
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUSA, Calf. Sept. Am in
vestigator from the State Depart
ment of Public Health said last
night that the food poisoning with
which $50 Mexican prune harvesters
were afnicted Tuesday resulted from
spoilage, through heat, of sand
wiches prepared for their lunches.
The inspector, DR.. H. L. Wynns,
said he examined the Colusa grow
ers farm labor camp, where some
300 Mexican nationals are quar-
tered. and found it entirely satisfac-
tory from the standpoint OF SANTA
tion.
He added that as far as he could
see there was no negligence on the
part of the catering concern.
OF the more than 100 Mexicans
hospitalized only 3 remained in hos
pitals
Evening star., 1943-09-02

enere. fractlcally every one IN town
knows Ferdinand and respects and
admires him. He really has all the
qualities OF greatness; he Is smart,
independent, resourceful, coura-
geous and dog of great integrity.
Meat rationing hadn't been in a
week before 1t was obvious to Fer
dinand that dogs were going to
come out on the short end, so he
put his dog mind to work and came
up with q solution that gets him
more meat than he ever had before.
He found out that If he played
cripple by holding up one paw he
was very likely to get tidbits thrown
him by sympathetic passers-by. He
knows the location of all the butcher
shops, and midmorning finds him
outside one of them, hopping
around on three legs. II this ruse
doesn't work, Ferdinand goes even
further; he tucks up another sound
leg and hops around on two legs.
Three Regular Stops.
Few can resist this appeal. The
moment he has gotten what he
wants he lowers the two legs he
has curled up and marches OF on
four sound legs.
Aside from the tidbits he gathers
by this ruse, Ferdinand has three
regular eating places. He eats In
nearby restaurant in the morning
and at lunch time temporarily Joins
the WACS and eats with them. No
one knows how he found out that
the WACs line up at noon, or that
the WACS get better than civilians.
Their eating place is blocks away
from the beauty shop. but he is
right on hand at noon to limp pa
thetically alongside the WACs and
get himself plenty of handouts.
At night he dimes at the Aladdin
Bar and Grill. He seems to like the
food there very much, because he
hasn't missed an evening meal there
for several years. His owners say
they don't have to feed him at all.
There is only one place In town
that Ferdinand studiously avoids.
A couple of years ago some men
In a hardware store few buildings
up from the beauty shop decided to
do Ferdinand kindness and give
him q bath. They did, and that is
the last they have seen Of Ferdi-
nand. To avoid passing the hard
ware store he crosses the street and
makes wide detour in front of the
fire station before recrossing the
street.
Runs Many Errands.
He runs great many of the er-
rands for the beauty shop. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore will call the drugstore,
order something and say that Ferdi-
nand viii be down in a few min
utes to pick up their parcel. The
store has become completely ac-
customed to handing out packages
to the small tan mongrel.
If the package is a little one,
Ferdinand doesn't weigh more than
10 or II pounds, he carries it smart
ly In his mouth. If it is too big for
him to handle this way, he backs up
the street dragging it along the
sidewalk. He has to cross a main
thoroughfare with traffic flights and
manage two curbs, but he always
brings things home in good shape.
Every dog owner in town wishes
his dog were as smart as Ferdinand.
/ know I do. I have worked long and
patiently with Cindy, but the only
trick she has ever mastered is sit
and howl and beg for food at the
dining room table.
No, that not fair to Cindy. She
has one more trick. She knows how
to jump on you with her wet muddy
paws
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-09-02

ond front.
w e W a n t a
c o n + erence;; it
would mean a
great deal to us.
B u t t he Rus
slams do n o t
want a confer
ence, especially;
they want a Sec
ond front.
Their attend
ance at a con-
ference W h / c h
did not produce
a second front
Evening star., 1943-09-02

city government
in my home
town.
Ferdinand is q
tiny tan mon-
grel who belongs
to Mr.. and Mrs.
etc NJ oore.
owners of a
beauty shop. The
sidewalk front
OF the shop is
home base for
Ferdinand, but
he operates far
Ard u,idA fro~.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
BY SAMUEL GRAFTON.

The Russians are probably de-
manding price for their attend
ance at major conference. 1t
seems unlikely that they would join
any conference unless it had agreed
in advance to the opening of a sec
Evening star., 1943-09-02

in less than
IL months.
With Smo-
! e n SIX def
nitely threat
ened, 1t ap-
p e a r S I o
A m e r C a n
military OBJ
servers that
the Nazis may
have a hard
time holding
even the | r
Dnieper de-
"a
Evening star., 1943-09-02

war Ameri-
can shipping
which should
challenge the
attention of
the people as
well as that
of Congress.
The Institute
Consists OF oil
A m e r i can
flagship COM
panies which
o W n a n d
o p e ate a
great part of
Evening star., 1943-09-02

as we'll as good
news. but news
of the slump in
airplane engine
production h a S
not been given
out omcially.
In a Washing
ton dispatch to
the New York
Times, reference
Is made to "an
alarming slump
In output which.
from the stand
point OF the war
Evening star., 1943-09-02
By GOULD LINCOLN,

The American shipping indus
try, through the American Mer-
chant Marine Institute, Inc, has
put forward a program for post
Evening star., 1943-09-02

HE opinions Of the 1orters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to glue all sides OF questions of interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1943-09-02
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

The German forces in Russia
have been pushed back almost to
y the Dnieper Rivera distance Of
about 600 miles as the crow flies
Evening star., 1943-09-02
|McLemore-
Foxy Ferdinond
Solves Food Problem
BY HENRY McLEMoRE.

If there weren't some silly preju-
dice against dogs running for once
I am sure that Ferdinand would
hold a responsible position In the
Evening star., 1943-09-02
Steps Urged
To Cure Lag
On Planes
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The loss of 10000 airplane motors
to the war effort is a sensational
occurrence. The American people
are supposed to be given bad news
Evening star., 1943-09-02

nutritionally speaking. l
learn those big words
from my doctor. He says
Beech Nut retains the
natural food values in
high degree. l can say the
same for the natural food
favors. I'm sure you
would like Beech.Nut as
much as / do.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
Montreal Wins
On Scoring Spree

Montreal, still without a defeat
in the National league hockey race,
fattened it's offensive records last
night in the most wide open scoring
demonstration of the season, 10
to 4 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Before home crowd of 12,449,
largest at Montreal this year, the
league leaders scored five goals in
each of the first two periods and
eaSed up slightly in the third, scor-
ing three more while Boston made
two. Buddy O'Connor led Montreal
with three goals and two assists
while Flash Hollett made three
goals for Boston.
Detroit threw the standings into
a three way deadlock for second
place by upsetting the Chicago
Blackhawks 5 to 2, ending their
four game winning streak at Detroit
before a crowd of 5000. Mud
Bruneteau got three goals and Carl
Liscombe and sgd Howe one each
for the Red Wins. Howe's came on
penalty shot after he had been
held by defenseman George Allen.
Toronto kept apace by handing
the New York Rangers their ninth
straight defeat at Madison Square
Garden 5 to 2, before 1913. Mel
Hill scored two of Toronto's goals.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
Enkcors Face P.O.
HooDSterS Tonite

The Enkors will officially open
the 1943-44 Victory Basketball
League season when they meet the
Post Office quintet at $50 o'clock
tonight. Three other games will
follow and all should be good con-
tests.
The Post Office team lead by
Fran Mccormack and Dick Nc
CURE has a fair squad to pit
against Felix Longo's charges. The
Enkors are last years runnerups
and are out tv take the league title
this season. Bob O'Connor, star
forward of the Enks will be seen in
the lineup for the last time. He
leaves for the Navy in a few days.
The Enkors' probable starting
lineup will be:
O'Connor If, Andolina IF, General
C, Behr lg, Bender re-.
In reserve will be F'ulliero, Evon,
CALI, Zaccarria, Napolitano and
Crocco. Another Enkcor athlete
will leave for the service soon, AL
LaPorta, baseball pitcher enters the
Marines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
Waterbury Boys
Win Grid IT'S

WATERFOWL, Nov. % - The Taft
School football team has completed
its first unbeaten, united season
since 1888 and has announced the
award of letters and numerals to-
day. Two Waterbury boys, "Deever"
Rockwell, son of Mrs. Sherburne
Rockwell of 173 Buckingham street
and Sanford Kaynor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren F.. Kaynor of Bucking-
ham street, receive varsity letters.
Rockwell, who played in the tackle
position. and Kaynor, who played in
the Richmond, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence L. Richmond of Washing
ton Conn, also received his letter.
Numerals are awarded to two
other Waterbury boys who saw &C
tlcn this year, Robert Belfit, son of
M. and Mrs. Robert w. Belfit of So
Sunset avenue and Francis Kenney,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kenney
Of 167 Pennington avenue. Numer-
ais were also awarded to whit"
Adams, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Adams of Midd1ebury.
The Taft squad will be hard hit
next year by the loss of fifteen let
termen through graduation. How
ever, there is good nucleus for the
lirs in such player as Richmond
and Hutchinson at end, Johnson
and Rodriguez at guard, and Brooks
at center. These are all lettermen
and should prove a formidable line
next fall. Kenney, Low and Wemyss
have all had experience in the back
field.
The following are the lettermen
for this year: Richmond, Spur,
Connors and Hutchinson, ends;
Clarke, r., Rockwell and Blanchard,
tackles, S. Smith, Rodriguez, Black
and B. Johnson, guards; Brooks, j.,
A. Burroughs and r. Stevens, CEN
tiers, Captain Whiteman, Purvis,
Danforth, Morris, Laid, Guernsey
and Kaynor, backs and A. Smith,
manager.
The following receive numerals:
Belfit, Jenckes, Edwards, LYMAN,
Adams, Cook. Murphy, Jennison,
Low Kenney, WemysS and Warwick.