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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
ALLIED PLANES
SPEED ATTACKS
All Enemy Thrusts in
Tunisia Halted; Feriana
Believed Taken
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY
United Press staff Correspondent

Allied Headquarters, North Africa,
March 1.-(UP)-Allied forces on
the northern front have checked all
enemy thrusts with the aid OF a
dawn-to-dusk air attack, and in the
southern sector of Tunisia there
were indications that the town of
Feriana had been occupied by An
glo-American troops.
The Allied aerial attack was de-
scribed by officers here as ''magni-
f1cent" term seldom used by
conservative D. ) airy men. 1t in
cluded one of the heaviest attacks
of the war on Cagliari, Sardinia, an
Axis reinforcement base. Reports
said that Flying Fortresses had
caused heavy damage among ships,
docks, warehouses and on the rail-
road yards.
Fighting yesterday in the Beta
area - chief scene Of the German
thrusts in their attempt to throw
the Allies off balance died down
in size yesterday, but the enemy
spent most of the day making jabs
dL OuT lilies.
Allies In Thelpte
In the southern sector the Ger
mans continued to retire toward
Gafsa. United Press correspondent
Phil Ault, writing from the front,
indicated that the Allies had occu-
pied Feriana and Thelpte. He told
of stepping cautiously to avoid hun
dreds Of mines and BOBBY traps
which the Axis forces had planted
before evacuating Thelpte and Fe-
riana.
An Allied headquarters commu-
nique reported that British Eighth
Army patrols were in contact with
the enemy, and it was indicated that
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
still was feeling out Axis positions
before starting his push northward.
(Stockholm dispatches quoted Ber-
lin military spokesman as saying
full scale attack on the Mareth line
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
PACIFIC VICTORY
NEAR-CHENNAULT
AII=Out Effort Will Defeat
Japs in 1913 Claims
Brigadier=GeneraI
BY ROBERT P. MARTIN


With American Air Forces in
China, Feb. 28-(Delayed)-(UP)
Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault said
today the Allies can defeat Japan
in a comparatively short time when
they turn their whole effort into
the Pacific, and there is an out
side chance the job can be finished
this year"
The commander of the United
States forces in China emphasized
his conviction that victory in the
Pacific is nearing, but said it de-
pended ON chow soon the United
Nations put the necessary stuff in
to China"
Looking to the possibility of
eliminating Japan in 1943 if an
all out effort is made, the blunt
spoken and weatherbeaten Chen
nault said:
II think there are some men in
a high position who already realize
this"
While an undisclosed number of
Army tranSports--far larger than
that previously utilized-thundered
overhead with supplies for CHR a,
Chennault pondered the situation
and then sal dthe prospects "are
definitely brighter" for sarrying the
war to Japan.
He said the promises by PreSi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
of aid to China are "the strongest
yet made. There certainly Is
reason to believe the american Air
Force will be strengthened here"
The optimism, he said, rose not
from actual operations and victor
les, but from strategic plans" laid
down at the Casablanca confer
ence.
He refused to discuss the recent
Chungking conferences of British
and American military leaders with
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek, in
which he took part, but shifted in
stead to hsi view Of the outlook
for possible victory when the United
Nations szA Haadx e Aay the price.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
TELEPHONE REVENUE
HIGHEST IN HISTORY

Boston, March 1.-(UP) - Oper-
ating revenues, operating expenses
and taxes during the wartime year
Of 1912 were the highest in its his
tory, the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co. reported today.
Revenues totaled $92, 724,1 1874, ex-
penses $62,702, 1855, and taxes $l5,-
O14,951.
Net income was $9yA08,218 or s6.O5
per share as compared with $9,5S7,-
564 In l94l.
The total number Of telephone
calls handled by the company dur
ing 1912 was approximately 200 000.-
COO more than - Jo21.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01

war past the 72-hour mark, Britain'S
biggest aircraft delivered the main
weight of the attack in a little over
80 minutes.
A British announcement said the
weight of the assault appeared to
swamp the enemy defenses. Few
German night fighters were seen.
Other British bombers raided OBJ
jectives in western Germany, the
air ministry announced.
Five bombers were reported miss
ing from the raids.
A Royal Canadian Air Force COM
munique said Canadian Halifax and
Wellington bombers participated in
the st, Nazaire assault. Two Can
adian planes are missing, the COM
munique said.
Every type of bomb in the Brit
ish arsenal, ranging from 5000
pound super block busters to two
pound incendiaries, was dumped on
the decks, submarine pens and
other installations at st. Nazaire
which lies at the northern end Of
the Bay Biscay.
The bomberS encountered heavy
clouds, as they swept across the
English southeast coast and roared
over northern France, but the sky
had cleared by the time they
reached st. Nazaire.
The communique described the
attack as Every heavy" indicating
that hundreds of four-engined Hall
fax, Lancaster and Stirling four
engined bombers participated.
1t probably was the heaviest of
A Raj raids on the port, which
also has been raided in daylight
by American Flying Fortresses and
Liberators.
Last nights attacks carried the
around the-clock Allied aerial Of
fensive against Europe into the
fourth night and wound up the
heaviest month of Allied raids
since the start of the war.
British and American planes
based in Britain made 43 attacks on
Germany and occupied territory
during February at a total cost Of
176 aircraft, of which 20 belonged
to the 9th U. S. Air Force.
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
MANY STARVING
NOW IN KARKOV
Colleges Looted and Dyna-
mited; 500 OF Build
ings in Ruins
nv M. 8. HANDLER

UNITED Press StaH Correspondent
Kharkov Feb. q - Delayed -
(U.P) - Sixteen months ago Khar-
kov, Russia's fourth largest city,
had 100000 inhabitants, great fac
tories, So colleges, 1877 secondary
schols and 20 research institutes.
The Germans came, bringing
mass murders, hangings, ISOLATION
and starvation.
Now, liberated by the great So
Wet winter offensive, Kharkov has
100000 residents, who are starving.
It's colegese have been looted and
dynamited and go per cent Of its
buildings are in ruins.
I visited Kharkov with other
nglo-American correspondents to
see how the first city of its size to be
freed by the Red Army had Jared
under German occupation.
We were told that 10000 Khar-
kov citizens were deported to Ger
many to slave in factories and on
farms. Thousands were executed.
The survivors seemed like per-
sons emerging from a nightmare.
The pallor Of their faces reflected 16
months of Transformation and the
fear OF the Nazi Gestapo, whose
firing squads and hangmen took a
fearful toll.
Small crowds followed our party,
eager to unburden themselves after
l6 months of suffering in silence.
Our conducting officers forgot their
official roles as they listened to
these Of brutality and murder.
Vladimir Voskrisensky, Is. burst
into tears as he pointed across the
frnntanlsed On Pare q
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
$125, 900, 900 Ain,
OF Mercy Crusade

Washington, March 1.-UP)
The American Red Cross set
out on a mercy crusade today
to raise SIPS, 900, 900 for its war
work.
President Roosevelt formally
opened the mOnth-lOng drive
yesterday in an appeal to
Americans to contribute gen.
erOusly SO that the Red Cross
can march side by side with
fighting men in their war to
preserve "all our concepts of
mercy and human decency."
Joining with the president In
a radio appeal were Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower, Allied
commander in North Africa,
and Admiral Chester w. Nom
itz, commander in chief of the
Pacific fleet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01

year ne said It mad resulted IN "a
genuine pooling of the available
services Of all Of the United Ma
tions."
He revealed that the United States
is supplying A countries with Lend
Lease food and materials and said
that "Lend-Lease IN reverse" has
resulted In contributions of food,
equipment and resources Of meal
culable proportions to maintain
American armies on foreign sail.
Companion Bin
The house foreign affairs commit
tee approved a companion bill Sat-
urday and It, is scheduled to come
UP for house debate late this week,
Stettinius was the first witness be-
fore the senate committee.
Up to Jan. /, 1913, Stettinius said,
the United Kingdom received 81
440,0OO,0O0 of Lend Lease supplies,
including 40 per cent of all the food
ceived $1,000 100000 Of aid, includ-
1t consumes. The Soviet Union re-
ing planes, tanks, trucks, 10000
sub-unachine guns, more than 3d.
100000 pounds Of INT and tOluol,
174,OOO pounds of copper and brass
and large amounts of food. muni-
tlonS and raw materials.
Shipments to the Middle and Far
East aggregated $1,650, 0O0, 900, in
Guiding those to Australia and New
Zealand. Among the chief imple-
ments Of war shipped to Egypt were
more than 1000 planes, many hum
dreds Of tanks and 10000 trucks.
'Lend-Lease aid to China has not
been nearly as great as the situa-
ton requires" he admitted. "Ev-
eryone concerned with Lend-Lease
aid programs has been struggling
for more than a year with the prob
lem Of developing new routes from
India into China. Now more planes
are being made available and air
borne shipments into China are in
creasing."
Nevertheless, until more planes
are available, U. s. supplies to China
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
NAzIS ATTACK
SOVIET FLANK
Thousands of German Are
Thrown Against RUS
slams Toward Dnieper
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOMVcU GEOSS 6tdH VUTTeSpOnUcnGl
Moscow, March --(UP)- The
Red Army gained new ground west
Of Kharkov today and beat Off pow
erful attacks In the Donets basin,
where German armored forces had
scored some success in q crucial
battle swaying back and forth for
three weeks.
Military sources said the spring
Ehaw had t6Tept flortl1war1 to and
beyond the central front, slowing
down all operations. The heaviest
offensive fighting was being waged
by the Germans In the DonetS ba-
sin, and observers conceded that
they appeared likely to achieve
some slight future progress there.
The Russians were reported to
have overrun a chain Of villages In
the push westward from Kharkov
toward the Dnieper, but to the
southeast the Germans were throw
ing thousands Of men into heavy
attacks against the Soviet flank.
The hostilities had shifted from
the zone southwest Of Kramatorsk
to what the noon communique
called the Kramatorsk area. Mean
while the Russians retained the
initiative in the northeastern Sec
tons of the Donets basin, where
they reoccupied one inhabited point.
Only meager details on the
Donets battle were available. The
heaviest fighting took place In the
region between KrasnoarmeiSkoye
and Kramatorsk,. controlling rail-
roads connecting the basin with the
southern Ukraine and Crimea.
Fighting appeared to have sub
sided somewhat west Of RoStov,
where the Russians were consolidat-
ing their positions and exchanging
artillery fire with the Germans.
They were facing a range OF steep
hills about midway between Rostov
and Taganrog, where the Nazis
counter attacked in growing force.
(The German radio claimed that
Axis troops had recaptured both
Kramatorsk and Lozovaya, SO miles
west northwest Of Kramatorsk, by
stormy -,
The Germans were throwing fresh
troops into action on the Krama'
tcrsk front as fast as they arrived
and buttressing their attacks witt
scores Of tanks. One town changed
hands several times In the course
Of q days fighting, the midnigh
communique said, but by night tn
9ovieks were firmly In oOSSeSS1Ol1 o.
It after killing 500 German ot11cer
and men. 49,
The midday communique did no
(Continlled on Pare A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
MADAME KALSHEK
VISITS CHINATOWN
China's First Lady Makes
New York Trip Against
Doctors Orders
BY JOAN YOUNGER


New York, March I. - Cup -
Nine. Chang Kai-shek came to New
York today for q four-day visit
which begins q farewell tour Of t.le
United States prior to her return
to China, where she will deliver as
surance sof early American aid to
her husbands armies IN the war
against Japan.
The first lady Of China was greet
ed at PennsylvaH.ia Station by May
or Fiorello II. LaGuardia, who es-
corted her to her hotel for q brief
rest before the clty's oficial welcome
at City Hall. TIE rest Of her day In
cluded O visit 70 Chinatown, whose
5000 residents have been decorating
the area for several days in her
honor.
Nine. Chang, who was not feel
ing wen and consequently cancelled
press conference scheduled for
immediately after her arrival, In
sisted, despite her doctors reraon-
ff7otfIn,IaA N pnnA a.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
JAPS PREPARING
MAJOR ATTACKS
ReinfOrCements Made in
Dutch East Indies and
North of Australia
BY DON CASWELL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Gen. MacArthur's Headquarters
Australia, March 1-(UP)-Today's
Allied communique declared Japa-
nese strength was being rapidly re-
inforced in the arc of islands north
Of Australia, from Timor, in the
Dutch East Indies, to the northern
SolomonS, and observers believed
that Japan was preparing for a
major military effort.
1t was the first public intimation
from military authority that de-
spite Allied victories in Papua, New
Guinea and in the Solomons. Aus
tralia still remains in danger OF
direct attack.
The official announcement tended
to confirm information that Japa-
nese strength in the southwest Pa
ciflc Is now as great, or greater,
than at any time since Pearl Har-
Dor. 1t appeared to substantiate
London reports that Japan Is now
keeping nearly twice as many troops
in the islands north of Australia
as 1t took to conquer them.
The communique did not say
whether the Japanese preparations
were for offensive or defensive pur-
poses but left no doubt that Japan's
main efforts are now concentrated
along Australia's outer defense line
Authoritative information in Aus
tralia indicated that Japan has
been moving as many troops an6
planes as she could spare into the
southwest Pacific area for weeks
even at the expense Of weakening
other areas.
Washington, March 1-(UP)--
American flyers on Guadalcanal
have carried out at least 1872 at
tacks on Japanese bases and ships
in the Solomon Islands since last
Auguset Z, a survey revealed today
The last two raids were last Sat
urday Cisland time) when Ameri-
sans bombed the Japanese base at
Munda for the 18th time and at
tackled q Japanese transport with
an escort Of two Corvettes of Vella
Lavella Island in the New Georgia
group.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
Allied Plan Is to Weaken
German Ties With Satel'
lite Nations
GERMANY SEEKS HOLY
CRUSADE AGAINST REDS
Nazis Following Familiar
Pattern of Accusing Sus,
piciOn Among Allies
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
limited Press staff COrresudOndentv

BY HARRISON SALISBURY
UNITED Press staff COrrespdOndentg
London, March 1.-(UP)
A major diplomatic war APP
peared to be developing be-
tween the Allies and the Axis
today with the possibility
that Italy's ultimate removal
from the ranks of the bellig-
erent powers may be at stake.
The outlines of the diplo-
matte maneuvers still are
blurred and in some cases deliber-
ately are obscured by smoke screens.
but there appear to be at least two
campaigns under way.
The first was started by the Al
lies as result of the Casablanca
conference. The second is diplo-
matte counter offensive started BY
Germany as a result of its setbackS
In Russia. 't-f
RibbentrOp In Rome
It Is regarded here as consider
ably more than a coincidence that
the German Foreign Minister,
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, has turned
up in Rome at the exact moment
when the interest of European dip
lomats was centered on Rome be-
cause of Archbishop Francis J.
Spellnan's visit to the Pope and the
transfer of Count Zaleazzo Ciano to
the Vatican by Benito Mussolini.
The objective of the Allied diplo-
matte offensive is clear-cut and sim
ple-to weaken Germany by loosen-
ing her ties with her satellite ma
tons and to encourage the few re-
manning European neutral states to
swing toward the Allies instead OF
the Axis.
Familiar Nazi Tactics
The German counter offensive Is
taking familiar form. The Nazis
are trying to foster suspicion among
the Americans, British and Russians.
The maximum objective and the M
The maximum objective doubtless
is to try to call off the war between
Germany on the one side and the
United States and Britain on the
other with all three nations join
ing what propaganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels calls, 1.-THE Holy Crusade"
against Bolshevisn.
There are indications that Rib
bentrop Is dangling this prospect be-
fore Mussoliri in an attempt to try
TO persuade him to stay in the war.
Started Befvre CasabIanca
It is possible that the German
campaign was started even before
the Casablaca conference. In view
of the declaration of President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill for unconditional Surrefl-
der, it seems the German attempt Is
doomed TO failure. 1t Is believed the
Allies will accept nothing less than
complete equalization for Italy, but
that will not prevent the Germans
from continuing their efforts with
Mussolini.
The diplomatic maneuvers of tho
last few weeks have centered around
Finland and Spain as well as Italy
1t is recalled chat rumors which were
printed after the Casablanca Con-
ference mentioned that Finland,
Spain and Italy were specifically
mentioned In the discussions be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Churchill
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
A. c. HINSLEY ILL

London, March 1-(UP)-Arthul
Cardinal Hinsley, n. head OF tho
Roman Catholic church in Eng
land, gravely i'll after a heart at
tack, spent restless night and has
failed to maintain the slight i'm.
provement he showed yesterday
his Office announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
CHURCHILL SEES
CABINET MEMBERS

London. March (UP0 -
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's
doctors are satisfied with the pro-
gress Of his recovery from pneu-
monia but have cautioned him
against resuming all his duties i'm
mediately, it was learned today.
Churchill has been getting back
to work gradually. He has been see
ing members Of his war cabinet and
other advisers. 1t was expected he
will have to remain indoors for
several more days,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
u. S. Aid ToChina
Not AS Great AS
Situation Requires
SOviets Also Sent 600 Tanks and $4,000 Other
Military Motor Vehicles; Development Of New Routes
From India to China handicaps Air Program
By EDWARD v. ROBERTS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Washington March 1.-(UP)-Lend lease Administra-
Tor Edward R. Stettnus r told the Senate Foreign Re-
atons committee today that under the lendease program
the United States and Great Britain have sent $500 planes
anC $4,000 other military motor vehicles to Soviet Russia
Tesving in behalf of bill to extend the program for
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01
Much Interest Centers
On Presence In Rome
Of High Nazi Officials'
NaZi Sub Base At
St. NaZaire Under
Heavy Air Attack
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS
United Press Staff Correspondent

London March LPHundreds Of British bombers blasted the
ST. NaZae with 1000 tons Of bombs
raid night today while
speculation sOftening HIers
invasion
sustained American aerial offensive of che
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-01

How Women Can Help! Urgently
needed in office Jobs. Post Junior
CoIIegn u CanEneEcA
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CONTINUED on Page ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-10
Music Club
Members Give
Chapel Program

The chapel program at the New
Hanover High school on Thurs
day, December 8, was presented
by a group from the Thursday
Morning Music club under the
leadership of Mrs. Emil Jebe, and
consisted of selections from the
program which was presented in
November to the Music club with
Mrs. Jebe and Mrs. George Ga
rey as leaders.
The subject matter was music
and dance of the South and Cen
trail American Allied countries.
Much color was added by post
ers which had been painted by
the Art classes at the High school,
depicting unusual costumes and
musical instruments, as well as
figures from some of the better
known South American dances.
These posters were explained by
Mrs. Jebe, with musical dance
forms presented on the piano by
William G. Robertson. Mrs. J. T.
Belcher, accompanied by Mrs.
John Tiencken, gave two delight
full tropical dances, in costume.
The other numbers on the pro
gram consisted of a piano solo,
Malaguena, by Lecuona, played
by Joyce West, a High school stu.
dent. who is also the scholarship
pupil Of the Thursday Morning
Music club, and two unusual ar
rangements for women's voices,
Doing the Samba" and ''Tatu
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-10
DIR. Koch Will Read
Christmas Carol At
. Flora Macdonald

RED SPRINGS, Dec. s-Dr.
Frederick H. Koch of Chapel Hill,
will be presented at Flora Mac
donald college on Monday eve
ming, December -, at 8:15 o'clock
when he will give a reading of
Dickens Christmas Carol. DR..
Koch performance of the i'm
mortal classic this month will
mark the 39th consecutive year
of this reading, which has become
an outstanding feature of the
Christmas season throughout thu
Carolinas.
A Kentuckian by birth, DR..
Koch has become a Tar Heel by
adoption. Since 1921, he has been
director and is founder of the
Carolina Playmakers, the popular
native folk-playmaking group at
the University of North Carolina.
His appearance at Flora Mac
donald is sponsored by the fresh
man English class, and the must
cal part of the program, at the
request of DR.. Koch, will be given
by members of the college music
department, under the direction
of Dean Eberle.