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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
Ndzis Forced
To Yield on
Mount Crole

ALLIED HQ., Algiers,
Nov. II (UP)-American
troops have recaptured
some of the ground lost
to G Term an counterat-
tacks on Mt. Croce, north
Of Venafro, Italy, Allied
headquarters announced
today.
Driving across heights
swept by cold winter winds,
units of 1t. Gen. Clark's Fifth
Army forced the enemy from
outposts gained by two Nazi
counterattacks near the vital
70 a d s leading northward
toward Rome on the western
end of the trans-Italy line.
EIGHTH MAKES GAINS
Small gains by British Eighth
Army north of Atessa for the
second straight day were re-
ported on the eastern front.
Patrol actions were fought in
chilly rains and mud against the
enemy river and mountain winter
line across Italy.
The extent of the American
thrust on the Mt. Croce heights
was not given in detail
In one small patrol action II
German prisoners were captured.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17

SHEDD's OLD STYLE Fish and
Meat Dressing -different-all you
need for deviled eggs.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
10 Pei.
OF Arms Go
To NJ Arthur

ALLIED HQ., S.W. Pa
cific, Nov. II (UP)-The
southwest Pacific is re-
ceiving less than 10 per
cent Of Americas war
shipments, a spokesman
for Gen. Macarthur said
today.
Even that amount-which
runs smaller for aircraft-is
better than before, said the
spokesman, Col. L. A. Diller,
in commenting on a state
ment by Rear Adm. w. H.
Young that MacArthur's flow
of supplies was enough for a
large-scale offensive.
HAS NO COMPLAINT
1.-The southwest Pacific" Dill
Ter said. "has something less
than per cent of American
military resources and is now
receiving something under 10
per cent of what America -
shipping overseas.
This is much more than for
merly. The percentage of air
resources is somewhat lower.
Without complaint, the area Is
doing everything IL can with
what IL has"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17

give the hunters immediate
hearings if they so desired
and get the whole thing
over"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-17
In The Times TO-DAY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Fishers Form
Committee

Boston, Aug. 81. (UP)-With q
strike over price ceilings threaten
ing New England's $2O,000,000 fish
ing industry, representatives OF
fishermen, buyers, boat owners.
wholesalers and retailers will APP
point a committee today to draw
up prices acceptable to the industry
and to the OPA.
The committees recommendations
first will be studied by regional OPA
officials, then forwarded to Wash
ington for possible acceptance by
the government as model for flu
ture price schedules affecting fisher
men.
More than so representatives Of
the various groups involved met to
discuss the problem yesterday after
members of the Atlantic Fisher
mems Union (AFL) here and IN
New Bedford voted to strike unless
ceilings were adjusted. The fisher.
men contend that the ceilings
actually have resulted in pay cuts
of from IS to 40 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Local Pastor
Resigns

Rev. Raymond Unsderfer, pastor
of the Full Gospel Tabernacle, 101
Prospect street, Union City, will
preach his farewell sermons Sunday,
August 20, at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Monday morning he will leave to
attend a conference at Springfield,
Missouri, and then return to Gordon
College in Boston to continue his
ministerial studies.
Rev. Mr.. Unsderfer was born in
Stratford and educated in public
schools there. He is a graduate of
the Central Bible Institute in
Springfield, Missouri and took over
the passionate of the Full Gospel
Tabernacle shortly after graduating
from the Missouri Institute. He held
the Tabernacle pastorate three
years.
During his reign in Naugatuck
Rev. Mr.. Unsderfer conducted a
weekly gospel radio program every
Tuesday evening over Station
WATR, Waterbury, from 8 to ESQ
p. m. The Full Gospel Tabernacle
also sponsors a branch unit in Wa
terbury, called the Glad Tidings
Tabernacle which meets every Sun
day morning at the Italian Congre-
ga..onal Church at the corner OF
South Elm and Onion streets, under
the direction Of Rev. John Rhine
hart, pastor, who recently took over
the duties of Rev. j. Arnold Lind
vail.
The Full Gospel tabernacle also
sponsors branch unit at 2 Maple
street in AnSonia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Catch 7 Of
10 Prisoners

Kingston, Ont, Aug. 27-(UP)-
Seven of 10 Nazi prisoners who as
capped from Fort Henry internment
camp last night have been recap
tured, military authorities an
nounced today.
The Nazis got away between 9 and
$50 p. m. through well planned
tunneling job
"A court of inquiry will be con-
vened Immediately to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the es-
CAPE" an official said. "And mean
while efforts will be accelerated by
the squads of soldiers who are
searching the Kingston area assist
ed by provincial and Kingston po-
lice. All highways have been blocked
and close inspection is being made
of all cars passing through the
area"
Four Nazis were recaptured
shortly after the break. Three more
were caught early today near mill
tary training centers surrounding
the camp.
The latest escape brought to 124
the prisoners of war who have es-
capped Canadian internment camps.
OF the l12 men who had escaped
previous to yesterdays break, two
are still at large. A third, Franz
Won Vera, made his way back to
Germany via the United States and
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Berlin Is
Not The Same
BY JOSEPH w. GRIGG
UNITED Press Staff CorreSnonden

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, Aug. 27.-(UP)-The last
time saw Berlin was little ovel
year and a half ago when, just
after Pearl Harbor, I was enroute
to a Nazi internment camp.
saw it again today-in Raj recon-
Nuisance pictures taken after Mon.
days great raid.
1t isn't the same city. Parts Of
1t are hardly recognizable.
The apartment house where I lived
at Number 2 Meierottostrasse near
Kurfuerstendamm - Berlin's Fifth
avenue-was just blackened, empty
spot on a picture.
The Kurfuerstendamm of peace
time evenings was a blaze of lights
from world famous movie theaters
and department stores. The pictures
show it a street of blackened ruins
1t will be years before the lights
blaze again.
The fashionable Kranzler cafe,
where, before the war, Berliners
sat on terrace and slipped Rhine
wine and coffee, and, in war time,
tried to keep up their spirits on
an ersatz brew of roasted barley or
acorns, appears to have been blotted
out. There was whole string of
fine cafes there-Kranzler, Mampe,
Zoocorner, Traube and many others
around which life in Berlin's West
End used to center at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and on long summer
evenings.
That life will now be a thing of
the past because the eastern end of
the Kurfuerstendamm was as thor
oughly obliterated as anything I saw
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Less Gas For
Civilians

Washington, Aug. ~. = UP) =
Deputy Petroleum Administrator
Ralph K. Davies. despite OPA's hope
of lifting the pleasure-driving ban
next week. said today that mounting
military demands for oceans OF
fuel" must invariably result in less
gasoline for civilians.
His statement followed an an
nouncement by Petroleum Admins
tretor Harold L. Ickes that east
coast motorists have overdrawn the
amount of gasoline allocated to
them during the past week, and III
consumption is not kept within the
limit of current supply" the planned
liberalization of gasoline rationing
cannot take place on schedule.
Some sources believe the Once
of Price Administration will take
no action on lifting the pleasure ban
until the last quarter ALLEGATION OF
petroleum supplies Is announced by
Ickes on or about Sept. IS, notwith--
standing previous indications that
it would be lifted on Sept. l.
On the other side of the ledger,
however, the weekly east coast pc
troleum supply bulletin and the
grim picture of rapidly mounting
military remands, appears to pre-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Reds Glue Unqualified
Recognition To French
BY H. O. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

OIuItu ITcSS SCdII correspondence
Washington, Aug. 27-(UP)-T The
Soviet Unions unqualified recogni-
ton of the French committee of Ma
tional liberation today overshadow-
ed the limited recognition granted
by the United States, Great Britain
and Canada.
But the Russian action was not
a surprise in official circles. Soviet
officials for some time have been
pressing for Allied recognition of the
French committee jointly headed by
Gen. Charles De Gaulle and Gen.
Henri Honore Giraud. The Russians
had recognized De Gaulle's fighting
French organization and it had been
anticipated that they would go
farther than the Western Allies.
American and British displeasure
at the activities of DeGaulle, who
has become the dominant personali-
ty in the French committee, was
behind the Anglo-American qualifi-
cations. The statements make 1t
plain that efforts to obtain De-
Gaulle's cooperation along the lines
desired by American and British
leaders have not been successful and
that more compl tie recognition will
be withheld until a greater degree
of unity is achieved.
The success of such policy will
not be determined Immediately.
The qualifications will make it pos
sible to withdraw or nullify recog-
milton in line with the principles and
detectives of the United Nations.
But even the limited Anglo Amer
lean recognition was expected to adj
vance the cause of French unity and
to submerge the factionalism which
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Russians Job
At PoItova
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Stair correspondent
Moscow, Aug. 27-(UP)-The Rus
sian threat to Poltava, German
stronghold II miles southwest Of
Kbarkov. increased today as Soviet
thanking columns captured several
more villages and battled their way
through the streets of large town
on its outer approaches.
GA German communique broad
cast by the Der. n radio said Rus
sian forces launched an offensive
southwest and west of Orel yester-
day, but bailed to achieve q break
through. The SOVIET suffered heavy
losses in men md materials, the
communique saido
The Red Army broke into the big
locality on the heels of German
forces retreating after losing 300
men and is tanks In a series of
futile counter attacks. At last re-
ports. the Russians had engaged the
garrison In forced street fighting
with bayonets, to.-lmy guns, rifles
and hand grenades.
Steadily widening and deepening
the Russian breach in the defense
zone north of FDltava, other Soviet
forces routed two German infantry
battalions on a neighbor sector and
captured II guns, SO machine-guns
and As trucks. Advances OF up to
four miles were, reported.
Another 800 Germans were killed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
u. S. Bombers
Crush Jops
BY BRYDON TAVES
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, Aug. 27-(UP)-A crushing
blow by the largest Allied bombing
fleet ever assembled in New Guinea
left huge gap in the vital Japan
ese coastal supply line at Hansa bay
today as ground troops scored gains
at both ends of the southern Paci-
fic front.
Naerly 100 Liberators, Flying Fort
resses and Mitchells, escorted by
Lightnings, blasted Hansa bay We'd
nesday with 100 tons of bombs, rak-
ing the area for an hour and setting
a five-mile-long mass of flames
along the shore.
Of two freighters and more than
Ga barges destroyed or damaged by
Allied flyers during the day, one
ship of between $500 and $500 tons
and As small cargo craft fell victim.
The planes met no enemy aircraft
and suffered only slight damage
from ground fire.
The first definite news from New
Georgia in more than a week re-
vealed American troops had seized
most of the shoreline of Bairoko
harbor, the last Japanese nest on
that central Solomons island, and
had hemmed the garrison into a
small area of the beach. The posi-
ton represented three-mile ad-
vance.
The important Hansa bay link in
the enemy's New Guinea supply
route along the northeast coast lies
$50 airline miles north and west of
Salamau, where Allied troops edged
forward for indefinitely stated gains
to increase the threat to the strongly
held airdrome.
Last reports of the fighting put
strong Allied forces mile from the
field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27

Committee
BY DONOLD COE


UNITED Press Staff correspondent
Algiers, August 81. - (UP) -
Political circles close to the French
Committee for National Liberation
today expressed satisfaction over
Anglo-American recognition OF the
committee, but showed disappoint-
ment over the reservations imposed.
The press here hailed the recog-
milton with eight-column banner
headlines asserting it had erased
Vichy and the Franco-German
armistice of 1910 from French his
tory and pleading for an opportun-
ity for France to sign the Atlantic
Charter and become fullfledged
member of the United Nations.
"Our Army is going to enter the
battle for Europe the day after our
country resumes it's place in world
affairs" echo D'Alger said, by our
political wisdom, we have been able
to affirm that our glorious nation
intends to maintain its position IN a
community of free peoples"
The committee will meet Satur-
day and probably take cognizance
of the Allied governments action
by appointing its representative to
Washington.
Names of the British and French
ministers woh will be exchanged
were disclosed at press conference
by the committee last night.
Pierre Vienot, one Of five de Gaul-
lists who escaped from France to
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Saga 0fMen
Porochuted
Nv ALBERT ". RAyENHOLT

by ALBERT v. NAV CNhOAA
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
U. S. Air Transport Command
Base, India, Aug. "a - Delayed) -
(U.P.) - Twenty men who para
chuted from doomed transport
plane near the India Burma border
on August 2 were nearing civiliza-
ton today in an ground rescue
job that is functioning so perfectly
that they can order their clothing
by size.
Soon a meal that will include
fried chicken and ice cream will go
floating down to the men below,
who include Eric Sevareid, common
tator for the Columbia Broadcasting
System.
The worst of their journey is be-
hind them. They had buried CO.
pilot, Lieutenant Charles William
Felix, 81, of Compton, CAL, under
a mountain crest with military hon.
ors. One man, Sergeant Walter Os-
valid of Ansonia, O., a radio opera
tor, is being carried along with a
broken leg.
But they are within a few days of
safety, and, Monsoon rains permit
ting, air transport command planes
are keeping daily contact with the
party in the jungles below by radio
as they work their way through
green tangles.
With the survivors were three
medical men sent down by para
chute to help them and rescue
party headed by Lieutenant Andrew
La Bonte of Lawrence, Mass, that
cut its way through the wild land
to find them at native village.
Flying over the area in an ATC
plane yesterday, I contacted La
Bonte and Sevareid and learned
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
SELECTED
TARGETSARE
POUNDED
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

D1 NE 1NOLD0 1AChAnO
United Press Staff Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, August 81. - (UP)-
Allied planes of all types ex-
ploded a broadside offensive
against air fields and rail-
ways in south Italy yesterday,
shooting down 10 planes and
Wrecking scores aground.
All-American fleets of Fly
ing Fortresses, Mitchell and
Marauder medium bombers,
Lightning fighters and IN
vader assault craft smashed
at select targets around
Naples, Reggie Calabria
across from Sicily, and Locri
under the toe of the Italian
boot.
Powerful Fleets
Shifting the main weight Of the
nonstop campaign from devastated
Foggia to the Naples region, the
Allies sent powerful fleets of Flying
Fortresses, Marauders and Light
nings against air fields near the city.
The Fortresses strewed thousands
OF augmentation bombs and tons Of
high explosives on the Capua air.
| drome Is miles north of Naples, de-
stroying many parked planes.
In companion blow Marauders
struck at the neighboring Grazza-
Mise air base, blowing up an unde-
termined number of grounded
planes and causing widespread
damage to the field.
Axis fighters rose in some
strength to challenge the forts over
Capua. Fortress gunners and light
ming fighters escorting the heavy
bombers fought off about As enc
my planes. The forts destroyed
eight, the lightnings four.
At Grazzanise the Marauders and
accompanying lightnings ran into
10 to Is Axis fighters. Crewmen Of
the medium bombers knocked down
two and the lightnings third.
Royal Air Force Wellingtons fol-
lowed the American attackers in the
Naples area to put the offensive
against that key southwestern port
and communications hub on day
and night basis. The Wellington
night raiders hit the railroad yards
at Bagnoli in the Naples suburbs.
While the northwest African air
forces we're pounding endlessly at
lower Italy, British warships shell
led targets near Locri and on the
Calabrian coast toward the south
end of the Messina Straits.
Naval Bombardment
A naval force bombarded the
coastal railway and bridges near Lo-
cri, about 20 miles northeast Of
Cape Spartivento, on Tuesday night.
Shore batteries replied feebly and
inaccurately.
Wednesday afternoon British
cruiser shelled Axis positions on the
Calabrian coast only few miles
from the Allied-held northeast shore
of Sicily.
Axis bombers attacked the Algiers
area last night causing a small
number Of casualties and DANCE
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
Berlin Has
Night Free
Of Bombs
BY WALTER CRONKITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

London, Aug. q U.P0 -
Aerican medium bombers, pushing
an offensive to smash Nazi air
power, attacked the Polk air field in
North Africa today after Raj night
raiders rested 10 give battered,
panic stricken Berlin its first bomb
free night in four nights.
Fighters escorted and covered the
medium bombers during their at
tack on the air field, one Of the
principal bases for German inter-
ceptors that have been harassing
British and Americans bombers dur
ing raids on Axis Europe.
Watchers on the English south
east coast said considerable num-
bers of bombers flew at great height
toward North France this morning.
The only night activity reported
by the air ministry was an attack
by naval aircraft operating with the
Raj fighter command on enemy
shipping in the Channel and routine
mining operations. -Four minesweep-
ers were damaged by the naval
planes without loss.
While no official explanation was
given for the interruption in the
bombing assault on Berlin, it was
assumed that weather over the con-
tinent was bad enough so that even
the twin-engined mosquito bombers
which took over the attack the
two previous nights could not op-
crate.
However, the bomber command
was believed using the period of
enforced lull to prepare new and
stronger blows against the German
capital.
Population Terrorized
Travellers reaching Switzerland
from Germany said the British
night raids have terrorized the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-27
FIRST LADY
SURPRISES
ANT|PODEANS

Auckland, N. T., August 81.
= (UP) - Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt has arrived in New
Zealand on a tour of Ameri-
can military hospitals and
camps in the Pacific theater,
it was disclosed today.
Mrs. Roosevelt told a press
conference she had a very
pleasant trip-the longest Of
her many Journeys as the
First Lady - encountering
good weather all the way.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she
brought from the President
a message Of good luck and
thanks to the service men
throughout the Pacific. Her
observations confirmed an in
timation that they are doing
a grand job, she said.
(Though there was no official an
nouncement of her mode of travel,
it was obvious that she flew to New
Zealand.)
Responding to a speech of welcome
by Walter Nash, New zealand's
minister to Washington, Mrs. Roose-
welt said she brought the Presidents
greetings.
IT know he'd like to be here with
me- she said. Long ago, you were
kind enough to ask me to see the
work of the women of New Zealand.
It is great privilege. Last autumn
I saw the work of the British wom-
en- and I am pleased now to see
your achievements"
Mrs. Roosevelt also expressed
pleasure at seeing so many Amer
lean soldiers and sailors so far from
home.
Grateful for Hospitality
MANY mothers and wives in the
United States are grateful for the
hospitality shown the boys" she
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Mountbatten
And Marshall
Meet
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

| UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington. Aug. 81 - U.P0 -
Lord Louis Mountoatten will meet
General George C. Marshall, army
chief of staff, today to end a whirl-
wina series of conferences with
American military and naval lead
ers on plans for the offensive to
drive the Japanese from Burma.
One subject they are expected to
discuss is the composition of his
staff. 1t was understood that he
already had obtained an important
o. S. army officer for his deputy
chief of staff.
His chief of staff undoubtedly will
be a Britisher. General Dwight D.
Eisenhower picked an American
for his chief of staff and British
general for his deputy.
Mountbatten's primary mission
will be to push the Japanese out of
Burma so that supply routes to
China can be reopened. But 1t was
expected that his operations will be
coordinated with those in the south
| WCoV cpNA1lS WlllSll 40 ulldCl IllC
command of General Douglas Mac
Arthur.
While much has been done in the
way of planning and getting sup
plies to India for the Burma cam
paign, observers here cautioned
against expecting Mountbatten's ap-
pointment as supreme commander
to be translated into quick action.
It was understood that he had lit
tie advance warning of his selec-
ton and 1t was considered likely
that after his conferences here he
would confer with military leaders
in London and Chungking.
He may not announce the COM
position of his command until he
arrives in India. But it was consid-
cred a good bet that Major General
George E. Stratemeyer, recently
named commander of U. S. forces in
the India China-Burma theater,
would become his air commander.
Other Key Officers
Other key officers probably will be
retained, too. One of these, Lieuten-
ant General Joseph Stilwell, COM
mander of all U. S. Forces in the
India China-Burma area, will re-
main lin a very important capacity
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List Nazi
WorCrimes

London. Aug. 27-(UP)-An inter-
Allied information committee report
disclosed today detailed Axis war
crimes which we're described as con-
eiEuSag with eve- increasing tempo.
The report, covering the period
from late 1912 to early 1913, accus-
ed Germany, italy and their satel-
lites of wholesale looting, and of
murders and torture of a savagery
never exceeded in world history.
The charges, L.ade by textile gov
ernments of occupied nations, in
Guided:
Poland Exhaustion, torture, ILL
ness and executions give persons
in concentration camps life ex-
pectancy of osly nine months with
particularly severe conditions at the
Oswiecim camp, where $4,000 were
believed to have died. At least 1000
900 Jews persisted throughout Po-
land in the last three years. A typi-
cal Nazi reprisal followed the fir
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